Einstein Was Here

I wish I was better at explaining things…

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Honest Abe and the Internet

I just saw this on one of my Facebook friend’s posts and thought it funny.  I hope you do too:

And I thought it was Al Gore who invented the Internet.

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Happiness

True words:

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Happy Birthday to George Washington

The second inaugural address by George Washington should have been an example to all other elected presidents who have followed. 

Besides being the shortest, it is maybe the most honest and to the point.  Perhaps someone will follow suit someday…

This is from about.com:

George Washington

Second Inaugural Address
In the City of Philadelphia

Monday, March 4, 1793

Fellow Citizens:   I AM again called upon by the voice of my country to execute the functions of its Chief Magistrate. When the occasion proper for it shall arrive, I shall endeavor to express the high sense I entertain of this distinguished honor, and of the confidence which has been reposed in me by the people of united America.

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Previous to the execution of any official act of the President the Constitution requires an oath of office. This oath I am now about to take, and in your presence: That if it shall be found during my administration of the Government I have in any instance violated willingly or knowingly the injunctions thereof, I may (besides incurring constitutional punishment) be subject to the upbraidings of all who are now witnesses of the present solemn ceremony.

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Happy New Year – 2011

As we enter 2011, please keep in mind one thing – “A New Year’s resolution is something that goes in one year and out another” – anonymous.

I found the greetings below at guy-sports.com:

Note: In some languages the accents are important, for example in Spanish you really do need the tilde over the ‘n’ in Año.  Ano without a tilde, has the most unfortunate meaning happy new anus.

Language	Happy New Year
Afrikaans	Gelukkige nuwe jaar
Arabic	Sana Sa-eeda
Bengali	Shuvo Nabo Barsho
Cambodian	Soursdey Chhnam Tmei
Catalan	Feliç Any Nou
Chinese (Mandarin)	Xin Nian Kuai Le  謹 賀 新 年
Croatian	Sretna Nova godina
Danish	Godt Nytår
Dutch	Gelukkig Nieuwjaar
Eskimo	Kiortame pivdluaritlo
Esperanto	Felican Novan Jaron
Finnish	Onnellista Uutta Vuotta
French	Bonne Année
Gaelic	Bliadhna mhath ur
German	Prosit Neujahr
Greek	Kenourios Chronos
Hawaiian	Hauoli Makahiki Hou
Hebrew	L’Shannah Tovah
Hindi	Naye Varsha Ki Shubhkamanyen
Hong Kong	Sun Leen Fai Lok
Hungarian	Boldog Ooy Ayvet
Indonesian	Selamat Tahun Baru
Iranian	Saleh now mobarak
Iraqi	Sanah Jadidah
Irish	Bliain nua fe mhaise dhuit
Italian	Felice anno nuovo
Icelandic	Farsælt komandi ár
Japanese	Akimashite Omedetto Gozaimasu
Korean	Saehae Bock Mani ba deu sei yo
Kurdish	Newroz Pirozbe
Latvian	Laimīgo Jauno Gadu!
Lithuanian	Laimingu Naujuju Metu
Maltese	Is Senat Tajba
Nepal	Nawa Barsha ko Shuvakamana
Norwegian	Godt Nyttår
Papua New Guinea	Nupela yia i go long yu
Persian	Saleh now ra tabrik migouyam
Philippines	Manigong Bagong Taon
Polish	Szczesliwego Nowego Roku
Portuguese	Feliz Ano Novo
Punjabi	Nave sal di mubarak
Romanian	An Nou Fericit
Russian	С Новым Годом (S Novim Godom)
Samoa	Manuia le Tausaga Fou
Serbo-Croatian	Sretna nova godina
Slovak	A stastlivy Novy Rok
Slovenian	Sreèno novo leto
Somali	Iyo Sanad Cusub Oo Fiican
Spanish	Féliz Año Nuevo
Swahili	Heri Za Mwaka Mpyaº
Swedish	Gott nytt år!
Sudanese	Warsa Enggal
Tamil	Eniya Puthandu Nalvazhthukkal
Thai	Sawadee Pee Mai
Turkish	Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun
Ukrainian	С Новым Годом Z novym rokom
Urdu	Naya Saal Mubbarak Ho
Vietnamese	Chuc Mung Tan Nien
Welsh	Blwyddyn Newydd Dda

 

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Since I’m on a Beatles Nostalgia Kick… The Hey Jude Flowchart

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I Never Finish What I Star (do yo)

I’m glad I’m not the only one who doesn’t finish what I star…

http://www.crazypiglet.com/picture/i-never-finish-what-i-star

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Don’t Worry What People Think…

I suppose that an awareness of what people around us are thinking does drive at least a few of our decisions – for example, I get dressed each day – mostly so I will offend as few people as possible.  I also make an attempt to stay within the speed limit when I see a policeman, because I do care about what s/he might be thinking when or if they see me speeding.

For the most part, however, my decisions are driven by what I think is right, not necessarily by others.  This bumper sticker seems to drive that point home (unfortunately, I’m people – so I fall into this category too):

http://img2.moonbuggy.org/imgstore/dont-worry-what-people-think.jpg

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Deja Vu with a Twist (of Sons)

“Do you believe in Deja vu?” – Didn’t you just ask me that?”  This is one of my favorite exchanges from my favorite movie: Groundhog day.

I experienced deja vu with a slight twist last night.

My 12 year old son and I went to Magic Mountain (here in SoCal) for a private party (my university rents the park one night each year for current students, alumni, friends, and etc. to mix).  One of the good things about going each year is that it is cheap (our tickets were $25) and the lines are short – really short – as in non-existant (attendance is about a quarter of a normal operating day).  We not only did not wait in line, but following several rides we were asked if we wanted to ride again.

About two hours into the evening, while driving the bumper cars, I was overwhelmed with this sense of deja vu – with a twist. 

(As background) On my 13th birthday, my dad took me to Magic Mountain (about a month after it opened).  There were few rides and (it seemed) fewer people, so on several rides we were asked if we wanted to ride again.  The bumper cars were our favorite ride of the day.

(Back to last night) It hit me while I was chasing my son around in the bumper cars (same location since opening day) as I saw him glance back at me with an absolute look of joy on his face… and I saw me – more than 35 years before as my dad chased me around in the same bumper cars, laughing like mad.

How great is that?

Bumper Cars at Magic Mountain

Another Favorite Ride of My Dad, My Son, and Me.

The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest (Bad Opening Sentences to Imaginary Novels)

Since there has been such an underwhelming response to an earlier post (One Sentence Romance Novels for Those Who Don’t Like to Read Romance Novels), I thought you might not want to read entries in the annual Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest – named for Edward George Earl Bulwer-Lytton, who penned the words (that Snoopy stole) “It was a dark and stormy night” to open his novel, Paul Clifford (1830).  The contest is for the best of the bad opening sentences to imaginary novels.

Here is this year’s winner:

Theirs was a New York love, a checkered taxi ride burning rubber, and like the city their passion was open 24/7, steam rising from their bodies like slick streets exhaling warm, moist, white breath through manhole covers stamped “Forged by DeLaney Bros., Piscataway, N.J.”

You can read more here (or not).