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November 30th is Computer Security Day. I suppose it’s the annual Cyber equivalent of ignoring proclamations to check those home fire alarm batteries. You’ve probably noticed the growing number of people on FaceBook and Twitter mourning the hostile takeover of their social media accounts. I’ve helped a few over the phone, going over the [...]
Although there have been calls for such a day since the 1960′s, Trinidad and Tobago were finally able to pull together the creation of this day in 1999. International Men’s Day has slowly grown from humble beginnings, to a worldwide celebration of the male gender and his role in Society. Organizers, including founder Dr. Jerome [...]
Happy 81st Birthday, Mickey Mouse! Mickey Mouse officially celebrated his birth with the screening of the cartoon Steamboat Willie on this day, back in 1928. As usual, when discussing what day it is, I had to put some thought to how the remembrance and/or celebration of this popular character’s storied life can be tied to [...]
Awhile back, when I received the beta invitation (or warning) for the new Retweet feature at Twitter, it’s one “improvement” that I had not been looking forward to, and I’ve worked diligently around it for awhile now. I’ve been using the “Old School” retweet method of forwarding those nuggets of information I like to my [...]
Tolerance n. 1. Recognition of and respect for the opinions, beliefs, or actions of others. 2. The amount of variation from a standard that is allowed. 3. Capacity to withstand pain or hardship. 4. Physical resistance to poison. I thought I’d start out with a propaganda film from the 1950′s regarding Homosexuality, just to put [...]
You just wrapped up your first week of Twitter, said hello to the world, quietly squeaking inside over your very first follower, discovered the joys of that reply button, and publicly thanked each and every new follow and @mention you received. As the week progressed, you discovered the naughty Follow Bots and how to block [...]
Death is a release from the impressions of the senses, and from desires that make us their puppets, and from the vagaries of the mind, and from the hard service of the flesh. ~ Marcus Arelius The story of Husayn Ali Husayn Ali was born on November 12, 1817 in Tehran, Iran, to the home [...]
Silently, one by one, in the infinite meadows of Heaven, blossom the lovely stars, the forget-me-nots of the Angels. ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Early Stories Surrounding the Forget-Me-Not Nov. 10th is National Forget-Me-Not Day. One of the many stories surrounding the origin of the Forget-Me-Not name is that during the Medieval Ages, a knight picked [...]
For the women reading this, November 5th is National Men Make Dinner Day. It is also known affectionately as National What The Heck is That on My Plate Day, National Why Are There So Many Dishes in the Sink! Day, and so forth. Take some time after reading this, find your significantly manly other’s cell [...]
“Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.” ~ Siddharta Nov. 4th is Use Your Common Sense Day. How many times, growing up, did an adult say to you angrily “Use some [...]