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Portals

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Cats

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Higgs Boson for Dummies

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Maybe it is a bit clearer now...

Comic Sans

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I've tried them all and I keep returning to my favorite font Comic Sans But here in blogger-land my choices are limited! C'mon Google let me use my favorite! Arial Courier Georgia Helvetica Times Trebuchet Verdana

Grow ideas in the "Garden of your mind"

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Nice tribute to the late Mr. Rogers. I bet he would approve of this.

Lotte Time Lapse: Birth to 12 years in 2 min. 45

I thought I would share this wonderful video for Father's day. Kudos to Frans for such a a unique project.

Freedom Paws - Mary Cortani

Operation Freedom Paws

I don't hate Facebook, I just think it is flawed... no we are flawed

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I'm guilty of bashing Facebook. My sister has brought this to my attention. Okay, good point and readers of this blog and my other online venues deserve an explanation. Actually it is not the technology that is flawed. Like many other things in life it is human behavior. The ability to write something about someone and post it to millions of folks is almost magical. Sadly if it is a negative comment, the author is insulated from looking into the eyes of the subject of the posting. Text has little context, it is very easy to hurt folks feelings. I went on a Facebook diet after reading a series of disturbing postings. I care about my family and friends and it is very distressing to read them bashing each other. Is this the fault of Facebook? Of course not, but they have flaws in their user interface. I have no idea what the difference is between posting on my Wall and posting to "friends". I don't like that I can't really edit a previous post. The privacy se

Fresh Air with Terry Gross

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Readers, I want to thank you so much for watching this video