Good morning! I'm waking up to the great news that I'm an uncle again. Congrats Suzanne Bilik Clausen and Brian Clausen on the birth of Erik Matthew. 1:27am?! Talk about "While You Were Sleeping"... ;-] Get some well deserved rest and enjoy your new bundle.
Got the girls dropped off at school and then head down to the Boxborough office. Sunny but chilly morning. Offered a Rosary for the health of my wife & mom then listened to a little more "Anna Karenina", the 1st several chapters of part 7. These are a handful of chapters where one wonders where Tolstoy is going. Seems like a diversion from the story. Michelle's at the Milford Golds about to teach her 20/20/20 fitness class.
Saw the perfect quote for Michelle when someone harasses her about our five kids: "I'm not trying to overpopulate the earth, just outnumber the idiots." [Luckily most folks are pretty supportive ...]
"The Bible calls children blessings and debt a curse. Yet in our society we apply for curses and reject blessings. Something is wrong with this picture." --Unknown authorship.
Walked with my boss to pick up a salad for lunch. Man! It is nice outside. It's probably a good thing I chose an office without windows. Then joined the GPU driver guys for lunch where topics ranged from motorcycle racing, to wood stoves, to woodworking, to MA vs NH taxes, etc. Hey, as long as no one said "perspective correction", "filtering", or "antialiasing" over lunch, I'm fine.
Had a nice drive home listening to "Anna". After reheating a quick dinner, got a call from Michelle to meet her and the kids at Haywards Ice Cream. Timothy's class had just finished their performances and they were going out for a treat. Ice cream? Twist my arm!
Bookmarks I made today:
NY Post: Selling virgins on TV
Comment: Words escape me.
Excerpt: A reality show that promises to sell off three virgins to the highest bidder is — to say the least — raising a storm of controversy on two sides of the Pacific.
Social Media Revolution 2
Comment: Think social media is just a fad? [Hat tip: Domenico Bettinelli]
Excerpt: Social Media Revolution 2 is a refresh of the original video with new and updated social media & mobile statistics that are hard to ignore. Based on the book Socialnomics by Erik Qualman.
Big Bang Theory: Tonight You're the Delivery Man
Comment: Did anyone catch last night's Big Bang Theory?? It's getting a bit too racy, but was still pretty funny. I loved the line: "She wants New Delhi, not kosher deli!"
Excerpt: Dr. Plimpton wants to get frisky with the boys.
AT&T Takes a Commanding Lead... In Dropped Calls
Comment: Not exactly the kind of leadership people are lookin' for...
Excerpt: AT&T may have improved their dropped call performance lately, but they've still got a lot of work to do. According to a recent survey from ChangeWave Research, AT&T customers experience 3x the percentage of dropped calls as Verizon users. Ouch.
Get Notified When Someone Else Logs Into Your Facebook
Comment: Just a handy tip...
Excerpt: With all the privacy issues surrounding Facebook recently, you may be keeping a closer eye on your account's activity. Use this built-in Facebook feature to get notified when a computer besides your own accesses your account.
Time to play… “Name that Old Testament Prototype”! & win a FREE Scott Hahn CD set
Comment: OK Scripture scholars, rule #1 says I must sit this game out, but if YOU care to do a little digging... [Hat tip: Joe McClane]
Excerpt: How to play: 1. Scott from NH… sorry bro you will have to sit this one out! 2. I will give you the New Testament verses and fulfillment, and you will have to give me the Old Testament prototype & verses.
Wall Street Journal: Verizon Wireless, Google Work on Tablet
Comment: Bloomberg is saying pretty much the same. http://preview.bloomberg.com/news/2010-05-11/verizon-wireless-is-in-talks-with-google-about-developing-tablet-computer.html
Excerpt: Verizon Wireless CEO Lowell McAdam said the company is working with Google on a tablet computer, as the wireless company works to catch up with iPad host AT&T in the area of devices that connect to wireless networks.