Valentines Day Sonnets

Here are Shakespeare's Sonnets 116 and 29, enjoy... and do have a great day...

Sonnet 116:

Let me not to the marriage of true minds
Admit impediments. Love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds,
Or bends with the remover to remove:
O no! it is an ever-fixed mark
That looks on tempests and is never shaken;
It is the star to every wandering bark,
Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken.
Love's not Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks
Within his bending sickle's compass come:
Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,
But bears it out even to the edge of doom.
If this be error and upon me proved,
I never writ, nor no man ever loved.

Sonnet 29:

When, in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes,
I all alone beweep my outcast state
And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries
And look upon myself and curse my fate,
Wishing me like to one more rich in hope,
Featured like him, like him with friends possess'd,
Desiring this man's art and that man's scope,
With what I most enjoy contented least;
Yet in these thoughts myself almost despising,
Haply I think on thee, and then my state,
Like to the lark at break of day arising
From sullen earth, sings hymns at heaven's gate;
For thy sweet love remember'd such wealth brings
That then I scorn to change my state with kings.

Google for Christmas

35 Essential Computer User Google Links

The greatest advent of Google is that you are always connected wherever you go and able to access your account via the omnipresent Google cloud.

The list has been broken down into several sections to make it easier for those beginning their Google experience and those who want to augment their abilities.

Google has many well-known and some lesser-known products that everyone who uses Google should be familiar with. Whether you are practicing social networking as an Internet user, or as a professional you will need to know Google well to share information and continue to get others involved as Googlers.

These are just some of the Google Products that are designed to make your surfing of the Internet more enjoyable and productive for you. Many of these products are very useful aids for helping you to keep up to date with your postings on the Internet.

Google Basics

1. Google Account - Signing-up once here and creating a single Google account will give you access to all of Google's products, features, and services.
   
2. Google Mail or Gmail - For sending and receiving email.
3. Google Top Searches - More search options to help you research more accurately
   
4. Google Hot Trends - With Google Trends, you can compare the world's interest in your favorite topics.
5. Google Blog Search - Blog Search is Google search technology focused on blogs.
6. Google Web History - Keeps a record of your Internet use while logged into your account.
7. Google News Search - Need more information on a theme or topic? News Search will look for you.
8. Google News Archive Search Allows you to search and explore historical archives.
9. Google Image Search -Need an image for your project? Image Search will speed up the search for you.
10. Google Reader - Google Reader constantly checks your favorite news sites, RSS feeds, and blogs for new content.
11. iGoogle - Your own personalized Google user interface page that promotes searches and your selected content.

Google Intermediate

1. Google Video - A collection of 'User Videos' that may or may not be on 'YouTube.' And also a place where users can host their videos.
2. Google Alerts - Email updates (web, news, etc.) based on your choice of query or topic.
3. Google Calendar - A very useful aid that effectively reduces scrap paper and never gets lost, use it in combination with other Google products.
4. Google Docs - Create and share documents on-line. This product allows the creation of documents similar to Microsoft Word and Excel. Very easy to use and permits users work together at the same time despite time zone differences.
   
5. Google Custom Search Engine - Create your own custom search engine for your external hosted website.
6. Google Sites - Allows users to create and host their own website.
   
7. Google Talk - Instant communications, a simple fast chat and messenger program.
8. Google Chrome -Google's browser software, its fast, simple and secure.
   
9. Google Adsense - Google AdSense matches ads to your site's content, and you earn money whenever your visitors click on them.
10. Google Earth - Google Earth lets you travel almost anywhere on Earth to view satellite imagery, maps, and terrain.

Google Advanced

1. Google Gadget Ventures - Google Gadget Ventures is a new Google pilot program dedicated to helping developers create richer, more useful Google Gadgets.
2. Google Grants - The Google Grants program supports organisations to help the world in areas such as science and technology, education, global public health, the environment, youth advocacy, and the arts.
3. Google Code University - Provides tutorials and sample course content so CS students and educators can learn more about current computing technologies and paradigms.
4. Google Ad Words - Display Ad Builder for website advertising.
   
5. Google Analytics - Google Analytics is the enterprise-class web analytics solution that gives you rich insights into your website traffic and marketing effectiveness.
6. Google Data Protocol - The Google Data Protocol is a REST-inspired technology for reading, writing, and modifying information on the web.
7. Google Maps API -
8. Google Base - Simply describe your items on Base to make them as easy as possible for people to find when they search.
9. Google Research - Google’s mission and the enormous scale of Google’s operation lead to fundamental questions in Computer Science and Engineering; the technical excitement of this, and the real and practical benefit we can bring to Google’s users through our integrated approach, all contribute to the excitement of doing research at Google.

Branded Products Owned by Google

1. Blogger -Access thousands of blogs and search through them for useful postings - Or, start your own.
2. Youtube -A collection of 'User Videos' that may not be on 'Google Video'.
3. Picasa - An off-line | on-line tool for organizing and editing your photos and images.
4. FeedBurner - Great program to creating, directing and making feeds and blogged information go all over the place.Supports RSS 2.0 and Atom and more.
   
5. Gears - Gears is an open source project that enables more powerful web applications, by adding new features to your web browser:

Pause for breath, see what you are miss...

Too many people put off something that brings them joy just because they haven't thought about it, don't have it on their schedule, didn't know it was coming or are too rigid to depart from their routine.

I got to thinking one day about all those women on the Titanic who passed up dessert at dinner that fateful night in an effort to cut back. From then on, I've tried to be a little more flexible.

I cannot count the times I called my friend and said, 'How about going to lunch in a half hour?' A various stammered responses, such as, 'I can't. I have clothes on the line. My hair is dirty. I wish I had known yesterday, I had a late breakfast, It looks like rain.' And my personal favorite: 'It's Monday.' She died a few years ago... We never did have lunch together.

So many of us cram so much into their lives, we tend to schedule our headaches. We live on a sparse diet of promises we make to ourselves when all the conditions are perfect!

We'll go back and visit the grandparents when we get Steve toilet-trained... We'll entertain when we replace the living-room carpet... We'll go on a second honeymoon when we get two more kids out of college. We love excuses!

Life has a way of accelerating as we get older. The days get shorter, and the list of promises to ourselves gets longer. One morning, we awaken, and all we have to show for our lives is a litany of 'I'm going to,' 'I plan on,' and also 'Someday, when things are settled down a bit.'

When anyone calls my 'seize the moment' friend, they are open to adventure and available for trips. They keep an open mind on new ideas. Their enthusiasm for life is contagious. You talk with her for five minutes, and you're ready to trade your bad feet for a pair of Roller blades and skip an elevator for a bungee cord...

Not touched ice cream in 10 years. I love ice cream. It's just that I might as well apply it directly to my stomach with a spatula and eliminate the digestive process. Go on spoil yourself, you deserve it... If the car hits an iceberg on the way home, You will have died happy, a few millimetres on the stomach is nothing it gives a loved one more to cuddle.

Now... go on and have a nice day. Do something you WANT to... not something on your SHOULD DO list. If you were going to die soon and had only one phone call you could make, who would you call and what would you say? Why are you waiting?

Have you ever watched kids playing on a merry go round or listened to the rain lapping on the ground? Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight or gazed at the sun into the fading night? Do you run through each day on the fly? When you ask ' How are you?' Do you hear the reply?

When the day is done, do you lie in your bed with the next hundred chores running through your head?

When you worry and hurry through your day, it is like an unopened gift... Thrown away... Life is not a race... Take it slower.Hear the music before the song is over.

Every Day is National Friendship Day.. Show your friends how much you care. Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND. If it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends.

Life may not be the party we hoped for... But while we are here we might as
well dance and enjoy ourselves! A frown is a smile tht is upside down!

A Daily Quote from Boffins Neuron - 22nd to 28st August 2009

A Daily Quote from Boffib1157's Neuron to start each day...

Saturday - 22nd August 2009
"Reality is - Waking up realise what you could have done may have helped someone besides you."

Sunday - 23rd August 2009
“Living life as an amateur will build you a road to serious wounds”

Monday - 24th August 2009
"There are no White lies, they are all as Black as night!"

Tuesday - 25th August 2009
"There are times when it is wise to turn a blind ear and / or a deaf eye for notice to be taken by someone."

Wednesday - 26th August 2009
"When all is said and done, try to make sure it leaves a positive memory for others to live with."

Thursday - 27th August 2009
"Reality is - Realising you are not as old as you thought you were, as you have now grown up."

Friday - 28th August 2009
"Reality is - Growing up and realising that it is a never ending part of life’s wonderful tapestry"

A Daily Quote from Boffins Neuron - 15th to 21st August 2009

A Daily Quote from Boffib1157's Neuron to start each day...

Saturday – 15th August 2009
“Being there is one thing, having a positive impact is another, especially after negative actions."

Sunday – 16th August 2009
"A good leader never asks others to do what is not yet in the capable area of another."


Monday – 17th August 2009
"You can not share Love, Trust & Respect with others if you have none of these for yourself."

Tuesday – 18th August 2009
"Reality is - Recognising you are different, be different, not just another slice in the loaf of bread."

Wednesday – 19th August 2009
"It doesn't matter how Rich you are, unless you have an Asbestos Suitcase - You can't take it with you."

Thursday – 20th August 2009
"No matter how hard you try, you can't change the past, but you can ruin the present whilst fretting about the past ruining your future."

Friday – 21st August 2009
"Reality is - Missing the boat because you thought the tide was out."

A Daily Quote from Boffins Neuron - 8th to 14th August 2009

A Daily Quote from Boffib1157's Neuron to start each day...

Saturday - 8th August 2009
"Native speakers know their own tongue better than anyone, never order them to do otherwise, there is more to protocol & manners without adding your 'Ignorance' to it"

Sunday - 9th August 2009
"Opportunity knocks only once, but temptation leans on the doorbell! (Various)"

Monday - 10th August 2009
“Failure to master a particular skill will cause many delays in multiple lives around you”

Tuesday - 11th August 2009
“Do not give up learning about a subject, even if it has become second nature to you”

Wednesday - 12th August 2009
"Reality is - Not making a name for yourself, rather a case of letting others make it for you!"

Thursday - 13th August 2009
"Getting there is easier when you remember that the 2nd step is the hardest."

Friday - 14th August 2009
“Pragmatic thinking is essential, just entertaining likes and dislikes is a waste of ones life”

A Daily Quote from Boffins Neuron - 25th to 31st July 2009

Sat 25th July 2009
"Reality is - Waking up and realising the World is not just here for you alone."

Sun 26th July 2009
"There is never a bad time to show consideration to others, there is never a good time to inflict your opinion on others."

Mon 27th July 2009
"Friends are strangers we have not met yet, we and they hold the keys to a better life for all - Go, Meet, Befriend."

Tue 28th July 2009
"If you can perfect your paranoia, then you have perfected your awareness."

Wed 29th July 2009
"There is someone special for everyone out there in this Global Village."

Thu 30th July 2009
"Interestingly not only does a frown burn more calories, it also if regularly practiced puts far more weight on you in many ways - But a smile does the opposite and causes greater health and happiness to all it touches."

Fri 31st July 2009
"Reality is - Taking your life off hold, so that the Sun sets in the West rather than in the East."

A Daily Quote from Boffins Neuron - 18th to 24th July 2009

Sat 18th July 1009
"Depth of perception is limited to the Breadth of ones knowledge"

Sun 19th July 1009
"Live in a fantasy and your life will be a delusion."

Mon 20th July 1009
"Nature loves curves, Man loves Geometry, try not to square peoples natures with the latter."

Tue 21st July 1009
"Our interactions with others leaves impressions, try to leave lasting and positive ones only."

Wed 23rd July 1009
"Reality is - Waking up and realising you are not where you could have been in life."

Thu 24th July 1009
"The Wise sleep when they can, the young sleep because thy need to, fools sleep anywhere and anytime."

Fri 25th July 1009
"Time is a man made illusion invented by some control freak somewhere back in history."

Who Did You Ignore Today Then?

A wonderful collection of anecdotes for you to read, inwardly digest, share and (I trust) put into daily use.

First Lesson - Cleaning Lady.

During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions until I read the last one: 'What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school? Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the cleaning woman several times. She was tall, dark-haired and in her 50's, but how would I know her name?

I handed in my paper, leaving the last question blank. Just before class ended, one student asked if the last question would count toward our quiz grade. 'Absolutely,' said the professor. 'In your careers, you will meet many people. All are significant. They deserve your attention and care, even if all you do is smile and say 'hello.'

Second Lesson – Helping Strangers

One night, at 11:30 p.m., an older African American woman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway trying to endure a lashing rainstorm. Her car had broken down and she desperately needed a ride. Soaking wet, she decided to flag down the next car. A young white man stopped to help her; generally unheard of in those conflict-filled 60's... The man took her to safety, helped her get assistance and put her into a taxicab.

She seemed to be in a big hurry, but wrote down his address and thanked him. Seven days went by and a knock came on the man's door. To his surprise, a giant console colour TV was delivered to his home. A special note was attached...

It read: 'Thank you so much for assisting me on the highway the other night. The rain drenched not only my clothes, but also my spirits. Then you came along. Because of you, I was able to make it to my dying husband's bedside just before he passed away ... God bless you for helping me and unselfishly serving others.'

Sincerely; Mrs. Nat King Cole.

Third Lesson - Always remember those who serve.

In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10-year-old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him. 'How much is an ice cream sundae?' he asked. 'Fifty cents,' replied the waitress.

The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and studied the coins in it. “Well, how much is a plain dish of ice cream?” he inquired. By now more people were waiting for a table and the waitress was growing impatient. 'Thirty-five cents,' she brusquely replied.

The little boy again counted his coins. 'I'll have the plain ice cream,' he said. The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on the table and walked away. The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier and left. When the waitress came back, she began to cry as she wiped down the table. There, placed neatly beside the empty dish, were 2 nickels and 5 pennies... You see, he couldn't have the sundae, because he had to have enough left to leave her a tip.

Fourth Lesson – Life’s obstacles in our path.

In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the King for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything about getting the stone out of the way.

Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. Upon approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded. After the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the King indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The peasant learned what many of us never understand! Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve our condition.

Fifth Lesson - Giving when it Counts...

Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at a hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liz who was suffering from a rare & serious disease. Her only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion from her 5-year old brother, who had miraculously survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies needed to combat the illness.. The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the little boy if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister.

I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking a deep breath and saying, 'Yes I'll do it if it will save her.' As the transfusion progressed, he lay in bed next to his sister and smiled, as we all did, seeing the colour returning to her cheek. Then his face grew pale and his smile faded.

He looked up at the doctor and asked with a trembling voice, 'Will I start to die right away'.
Being young, the little boy had misunderstood the doctor; he thought he was going to have to give his sister all of his blood in order to save her but he had chosen to save her anyway.

Only on the Internet...

Only on the Internet...

1. Can you post a blog entry before you have even written it.
2. Can you receive more junk mail than lands o your doormat at home.
3. Wake up in every Country in the world before you have fallen asleep.
4. Read a joke you sent to friends on its return, that is now rewritten completely.
5. Interact with real people you would never have known existed at all.
6. Conduct a Worldwide business from your kitchen table.
7. Watch the latest films before they reach the cinema in your Country.
8. Find anything you need in life (Including a kitchen sink)
9. Lose the kids for days and have to ask them their names when they finally surface.
10. Let people into your home who would not even get through your front door in real life.
11. Get totally confused whilst reading the last page on the Internet...

• The last page on the Internet
• The last page on the Internet
• The last page on the Internet
• The last page on the Internet
• The first page on the Internet

A Happy New year and lots of success to you all wherever you are in this 'Global Village'

Even if you are reading this before I've written it, don't worry there are 23
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Lost in Translation...

Okay, here I am in and they have changed my language – I ask you why? I thought I spoke English apparently not I now have to speak english! You see even English is spelt differently as well.

When I arrived at the hotel entering on the Ground floor I was corrected and informed I was on the first floor. After getting out of a ‘Taxi’, which is a ‘Cab’, getting my suitcase from the Boot, sorry trunk of the taxi, sorry cab. Puzzled as to the direction taken which turned out to be route, buying some ‘sweets’ to chew which had blank looks from the shopkeeper till it clicked I meant ‘candy’, and I meant ‘cookies’ not ‘biscuits’ and a packet of crisps had suddenly become ‘chips’!.

I felt like an alien to my own tongue, ordering a snack of ‘Aubergine and Chips’ added to an interesting exchange, this is also wrong – ‘Eggplant and French fries’ was the right mix, an eggplant is known as a Kiwi fruit in parts of England. Even the ‘Serviette’ had turned into a ‘Napkin’ and the Tomato sauce was some weird name ‘Catsup

After the meal do you think anybody would give me the ‘bill?’, No they said no one called Bill worked there, then I heard someone ask for the ‘Check’ to pay for their meal, it arrived and off they went, tried the same and ‘Hey Presto’ I paid for my meal! (A Cheque in England is another term used in banking)

Having left the hotels dining room, I headed for the reception and got a bit lost on the way so I checked with a staff member asking, “Which way to the ‘reception desk?’” was greeted with a blank look and realised I should have used ‘Front Desk’ instead. Anyway, intent on taking my luggage up to my room and resting for a short while, again a ‘lost in translation ‘situation occurred – My ‘baggage’ had been taken to my room, so no one knew where my ‘luggage’ was! On top of that, my room was 6120, horror thoughts entered my mind of being on the 61^st floor of the hotel, Normality restored, and as it was pointed out that, it was room 120 on the sixth floor.

It gets better! My room had no ‘Cupboards’ at all they had turned into ‘Closets’ – The ‘Curtains’ had vanished and become ‘Drapes’ – The ‘Toilet’ had become a ‘Restroom/ Bathroom'.

As I sat on the chair next to the bed, thankful they had not changed heavily in translation, I thought about my journey after leaving the Airport – The ‘Taxi’ had become a ‘Cab’, the ‘Windscreen’ was a ‘Windshield’, the ‘Boot was the ‘Trunk’, the ‘Bonnet’ was the ‘Hood’, the ‘Motorway’ was the ‘Freeway’. The ‘Footpath’ had become a ‘Sidewalk’, the ‘Road surface’ was a ‘Pavement’ and cars did not have ‘Bumpers’ they are called ‘Fenders’

I had come here as a ‘Solicitor’ but was a ‘Lawyer’ – Had arrived in the ‘Fall’ not the ‘Autumn’ and despite being on a short working ‘Holiday’ found I was on a short working ‘Vacation’. Even my wardrobe took a hammering in some ways, my ‘Trousers’ became ‘Pants’ and various other items of clothing switched from inside to outside attire as names changed.

(Mental note) Must remenmber to spell correctly here, the habit of missing letters in English words must not be allowed to interfere with my time here; there is enough to re-learn about my English.

Communication - The Three P's

Three not so little words that speak volumes - or do they, do they fall on deaf ears, or kick-start your Neurons?

P Put known knowledge to use effectively.
U Use what you know to learn even more.
R React and respond to questions raised.
P Put your new knowledge to daily use.
O Observe and learn from any mistakes made.
S Seek further advice to learn much more.
E Each day has something new for you to learn.


P Put your thoughts into words.
R Reach out and share with others.
O Observe and help others grow as well.
G Grow your knowledge and experience gradually.
R Remember your weaker areas and improve on them.
E Each day is a clean page in your life.
S Sitting back and criticising others helps no one at all.
S Step in and help others grow as weak areas emerge.


P People do not always say what they see.
E Each one of us is very different from yourself.
R Reach out and share your knowledge with others.
C Care that your message is in not in coded form.
E Each case has similarities that are different in some way.
P Patience when you reveal any new truths to others.
T Time is on your side if you can be patient and have support.
I Instincts and awareness work well together.
O Others may not see as clearly as you do at this time.
N Never forget others may not like your choice of words.

Reality is... - Quotes from my Neuron

"Reality is - Fiction turned into Fact."

"Reality is - Waking up and seeing what you could have done would have helped others as well."

"Reality is - Realising that Technology is not the answer to problems, we are the answer to life’s problems."

“Reality is - Recognising that if an element of doubt exists, then you have a starting point for further progress or clarification to begin."

“Reality is - Realising that sharing an opinion is far better than keeping a thought inside your own head.”