The war in Iraq just now came close to my world. Last night I received news that Army Sgt. Timothy M. Smith, was killed in Iraq by an IED. This news comes after the recent milestone of 4,000 coalition casualties in Iraq. This was the first person that I knew personally that was killed in this war, or any war for that matter. It’s really making me evaluate life, death and war. My thoughts are with Timmy’s family.
http://tahoedailytribune.com/article/20080410/NEWS/666895657
Timmy - thank you for paying the ultimate price for my freedom.
Feeling a bit confused lately, I decided to go where I know all of the answers reside, google. Google “love”. I know your curious about what the wise, all knowing goog has to say about the L word. I’ve summarized the SERPS for ya.
Top Google Search Results for Love
1) Love - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - A very lengthy article (as expected from Wikipedia) about love. Very ironic that the image up top is ‘The Kiss’ by Gustav Klimt. Wikipedia being the repository of all knowledge on the web, has got to be a good place to start. It is a very complete reference, outlining the biological, psychological and sociological explanations of love. But, alas, no magic bullet for me.
2)The Love Calculator - a super cheezy little tool. How this ranks #2 for Love on Google is way beyond my comprehension.
3)Love - Cirque du Soleil show in Vegas, the one with the Beatles soundtrack. I’ve been wanting to see this show.
I went through the first 3 results, didn’t find anything, and carried on, in my confused state. I did find a quote in the wiki article that hit me… “Studies have shown that brain scans of those infatuated by love display a resemblance to those with a mental illness”…. or is it a statement? Damn. Thats some scary shat.
According to Wikipedia, migraine headaches are “severe or moderate headache (which is often one-sided and pulsating) lasting from four to 72 hours,[5] accompanied by gastrointestinal upsets, such as nausea and vomiting, and a heightened sensitivity to bright lights and noise.”
People who suffer from this very painful type of headache, may have a new option for treatment. Ok, not so new treatment. I was able to find numerous articles on the Internet, explaining how sex can cure the common migraine headache. The articles almost all cite the serotonin releasing activity as a possible remedy. I was able to find a academic study done at the University of Indiana, that has scientific evidence that sex can stop a migraine. Read more…
Long haired apartheid. Discrimination has existed throughout history and is quite well documented, but today I found a little gem of history that sheds some light on a somewhat unknown type. Did you know that until the late 60’s, men with long hair were excluded from enjoying the pleasure of Disneyland? This blew my mind, man.
http://www.snopes.com/disney/parks/longhair.asp
Note to Don: Find more references to Hippie Discrimination
Reading my home town news today I found an article about the South Tahoe High School music teacher, Bob Grant. http://tahoedailytribune.com/article/20080321/NEWS/876398580
Bob was one of the many teachers that made a huge impact on my life. I was lucky enough to be in the first class he taught, 4th grade, 18 years ago at Tahoe Valley Elementary. He sparked my interest in electrical circuits and computers. In High School he was my music teacher, where he helped foster my love for music of all kinds.
He is one of those educators that left an indelible mark on my life. His focus on “educating” and not just teaching is what sticks in my mind. If your reading this Bob; sorry for causing you grief and by the way I made it through my teenage angst (mostly).
Thanks Bob!
I read today that Willie Nelson recently covered the Dave Matthews Band song “Gravedigger”, which is one of my favorites. I went to youtube to check it out, and it gave me an eerie feeling like I had seen it before. It gives me the same dark ominous feeling that I had when I first saw the Johnny Cash song “Hurt”, a Nine Inch Nails cover.
Take a look at these two videos… and see what you think. Willie Nelson singing the Dave Matthews Band cover, Grave Digger
Johnny Cash singing the Nine Inch Nails cover, Hurt.
There is a short TV series airing this March on The Science Channel called Download:The True Story of the Internet. From what I can find, its a a four part series. It starts March 3 @ 9pm PST, on the Science Channel. See Schedule
Browser Wars
This is the story of an epic battle between America’s mightiest corporation and a small group of “computer geeks” who created a revolutionary technology.
Search
In a few short years a new and unique way of finding information revolutionized the Web and in the process created one of the largest companies in the US; Google.
Bubble
In an astonishing journalistic coup, the founders of the Amazon and Ebay, Jeff Bezos and Pierre Omidyar, tell the story of how their business grew from nothing to dominate the global economy and profoundly change the way we live our lives.
People Power
This is the story of how the internet has changed society and how a new breed of entrepreneurs are shaping our digital futures. It all started with Napster; a way of swapping music that was dreamt up by the teenaged Shawn Fanning.
Update:
I was able to watch the first part of the 4 part series, Browser Wars. Being a self proclaimed technologist and history junkie, I was surprised how much I learned. I didn’t realize that Netscape Browser was on the market before Internet Explorer. After watching this I regained some of my old fear/hate for Microsoft, which as of recent, has been focused on google. I will am anxiously awaiting for my DVR to record the rest of the series.