Randy Pausch

Randy Pausch is an inspiration to many. His talk: Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams may be seen on various venues, the link here takes you to YouTube source. There are several reasons I have included Randy on my blog. His dedication and creativity as an educator, inspirational speaker, husband and father, the Alice Project, encouragement for women to study computer science.

Buckminster Fuller Exhibit @ the Whitney - NYC

Well done, Bravo - worth a visit, as an 11 year old noted "....this museum requires more time...."

The New Museum - New York City

An 11 year old visiting from Sydney Australia and I went to see this museum recommended by a friend. The corrugated walled elevator was fun. The museum was not our favorite, the building is quite interesting, space in NYC is lovely...Decided to move on to the Whitney Museum

BLOGS

BLOGS - instead of "having to have" a web site a blog is a fantastic solution and a great start. Easy to set up, modify and very flexible. This morning I found a blog called the Heirloom Gardener that explained how to dry Annabelle Hydrangea blossoms, I am trying to see if drying by this method works!

Flickr

I am linking my Flickr accounttake a look....

Free Rice and Visual Thesaurus

Last nite my friends were over for dinner. I mentioned the many web sites that are so intriguing and well worth some time. I opened Free Rice without knowing my friend is a wordsmith. He really was buzzing along, and getting most of the correct answers. I must admit, cheat a bit, using the Visual Thesaurus. I love it's visual representation of words, and related synonyms and antonyms are so helpful. My preferences are set to also give me the French words. Finally I was able to get him away from the computer so we may have dinner. I must admit, I get such pleasure in introducing the gems of the web to folks he enjoy and can learn from the sites.

Searchme - Beta

Searchme.com - A new visual search tool that is currently in beta testing. Makes searching the web easier, especially for the visual learner. You see what the site looks like, similar to a book jacket. A brief description of the site is located at the bottom of the screen. Your search words are noted in the search screen with a rectangle in a primary color. More to come as I gain familiarity with this tool and using it. It currently has many sites, but as a beta it is still in development.