What is Daily Ted? Daily Ted is reviews of great videos posted on Ted.com. When I find them, I’ll post them. Video Synopsis: Let’s face it. No Westerner really understands China. Martin Jacques gives us a peek into Chinese culture and projects into the future when China becomes a major world player. What makes this… Continue Reading
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Daily Ted #3 : Dean Ornish tells it like it is
What is Daily Ted? Daily Ted is reviews of great videos posted on Ted.com. When I find them, I’ll post them. Video Synopsis: I like Dean Ornish. I like the clear and coherent way he speaks. I like that he doesn’t talk down to people and his realistic assessment of the challenges of modern life,… Continue Reading
Daily Ted #1 : Arthur Potts Dawson : Sustainable Restaurants
As I work out every morning, I watch Ted.com videos. I used to post some of them here, but I felt a little silly about my love of Ted. In the last few years, Ted conferences have exploded. There are more and more of them around the world, which, to my joy, means there are… Continue Reading
Gorgeous creatures.
This video is five minutes long. “Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.” –Jonathon Swift May your week be filled with seeing the gorgeous creatures around you! Happy Monday… Continue Reading
True difference between men and women
(video is less than 3 minutes) In case you wondered……. Continue Reading
Public Service Announcement: Ways to not fix your scanner.
Last weekend, D went camping so I thought I would start scanning all of our files with my NEW scanner. Nope. Didn’t happen. The new scanner is broken. As a public service, I want to share with you things that will not fix your scanner: 1. Yelling and/or cursing out loud will not make the… Continue Reading
Thursday Thirteen – On-line things to do to unwind.
Things have been a bit dank around here lately. I saw this post and thought it would make a great Thursday Thirteen. (I stole some of his ideas and added some of my own.) Please add your favorites and I’ll put them in the post! Thursday Thirteen #36 – 13 on-line things to do to… Continue Reading
Freedom of Speech? Not when John McCain's around.
Outside a McCain “town meeting” in Denver, my friend Molly’s mother, Carol Kreck, held a sign that said: McCain = Bush. She was ticketed, escorted from the property and given a court date. Click here to see the video: A defense fund has been set up to help her fight this bogus charge. Help if… Continue Reading
Thursday Thirteen – Let's play scrabble.
VOTE FOR ME!! VOTE FOR ME!! VOTE FOR ME!! VOTE FOR ME!! VOTE FOR ME!! (please) After one too many serious TTs, I thought we should play a little scrabble. Here’s how: 1. Create a word from the previous word by changing only one letter. 2. No foreign words or letters. Don’t add a letter… Continue Reading