Disturbing...

The importance of learning a second language...

Too funny...

Facebook in real life

Robot Boss?

Check it out: Anybots

Did you know?

sites -

If you are familiar with Skype (you shoud be) then you may want to check out Oovoo (allows for multi-discussions and other similar functionality as Skype).

Here are a couple others I stumbled upon recently:

• Toilet paper entrepreneuer
• Trade Vibes - need to be a member of SVASE

Fired exec: 'Starbucks saved my life' - CNN.com

Michael Gates Gill was a high-flying, six-figure-earning advertising executive years ago before he was abruptly fired. He had created huge campaigns for companies like Christian Dior and Ford and lived an even bigger life, with luxury automobiles, lavish vacations and fabulous clothes.

Gill, the Yale-educated son of the famed New Yorker writer Brendan Gill, closed the consulting business he started after he was laid off, got divorced and was diagnosed with a brain tumor. He had hit both the rock and the bottom and was continuing to fall.

The story continues and can be purchased on Amazon or (summary) read on CNN. A fitting story about gratitude.

I'm a sucker for a good disaster movie - 2012

Click here for trailer.

New York Times Prophesies All Problems Fixed

I walked into an appointment this morning and picked up a copy of the New York Times. On the front page was a picture of a helicopter taking off and the headline read, "Iraq war ends". Piquing my interest, I scanned the page. Below that another headline, "Ex-secretary apologizes for WMD Scare." And another, "President Bush being indited".

Then I looked at the top - the date was July 4, 2009 and in small print, "news as we would like to print."

Read the whole paper here.

Inspirational Landing

The entire country was inspired, amazed and thankful to hear that this jet crashed w/o one death. I don't know that I have experienced news like this ever in my lifetime. Hats off to the pilot!

Cool Spy Gear

My son is really into spy gear. Fortunate for him wild planet is on top of their game. We were doing a book report and he found this article on google:

Link to Article

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- To celebrate 10 years of
making spy toys, Wild Planet is redesigning the Spy Gear brand look and logo,
upgrading its most popular items, introducing 10 new products and releasing
the first Spy Gear board games.
    (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080131/LATH055LOGO)
    For the past decade Spy Gear has turned kids into super heroes, giving
them the power to hear through walls, see around corners, communicate in
silence, and protect their belongings.  "We attribute Spy Gear's success to
our ability to incorporate advanced, real-world technology into old-fashioned,
classic play," says Daniel Grossman, CEO and founder of Wild Planet.
    "Pretending to be a spy is not a new idea," explains Grossman, "but having
a real-working remote-controlled spy vehicle that transmits video and audio
back to a private headset -- that's a new way to play spy."
    The Spy Video ATV-360 is one of the new Spy Gear releases scheduled for
fall 2008.  A follow-up to the brand's original Spy Video Car launched in
2006, the Spy Video ATV-360 will be the first remote-controlled Spy Gear
vehicle to offer video and audio transmission, full-circle spin control, and
tank tracks for a mass retail price of $99.

This is definately a toy I would like to get - for him, of course...