Just for the Fun of It
Visual Thesaurus
A friend of mine just pointed me to Visual Thesaurus. Provide a word and the tool creates a visual diagram of related words and their meanings. Sort of a mind map for words. You can try a few words for free and then it requires subscription ($19.95 per year) or buying software ($39.95). I put…
Read MoreTea Time
Several weeks ago, the women in my family celebrated my mom’s 79th birthday by taking her to high tea at a historic hotel in Denver, The Brown Palace. It’s a classy place where heads of state stay when they are in town. Before atriums were made commonplace, The Brown Palace had one, topped with a…
Read MoreWhen Did the Aliens Arrive?
My son had a birthday party with his friends last weekend. He turned 14 years old. Seven boys in the midst of adolescence plus one wanna be (my 11-year old son). When my son was younger, he seemed to have a new best friend each school year. For the last few years, he’s had the…
Read MoreThe Knack
A friend sent me a one-minute Dilbert video that’s bound to be a classic someday. At least for geeks who have a sense of humor. BTW–I’m enjoying the fact that through places like YouTube, it’s alot easier to share videos, even Dilbert videos….
Read MoreThe Thrill of Numbers
Okay, now that I’ve invested some time in my Squidoo lens on whole brain thinking, I’m getting a rush by seeing the lens ranking change each time I add something. Last week, when all the stuff on it was a year old and bare bones, I was around 70,000 for the lens ranking. Adding in…
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