Holiday Eve..
Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. Thanksgiving dinner is held on this day, usually as a gathering of family members and friends. Traditionally, it is a time to give thanks for the harvest and express gratitude in general.
We here at T4E Headquarters (Me, myself, and I) want to wish you safe travels, and a pleasant holiday weekend.
When I’m worried and I can’t sleep
I count my blessings instead of sheep
And I fall asleep
Counting my blessings
When my bankroll is getting small
I think of when I had none at all
And I fall asleep
Counting my blessings…
~ Irving Berlin
A Holiday Tradition
I cannot remember when I stopped watching the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, but it was decades ago now. My “hip and cool” jaded cynicism rebelled against the crass commercialization. (Does every single freaking thing we look at have to have some kind of advertisement??? Hey Folks! Our Black Friday Sale Is Starting Early!)
But maybe I’m mellowing in my old age. Today I actually looked up the Macy’s parade.
“In the 1920s many of Macy’s department store employees were first-generation immigrants. Proud of their new American heritage, they wanted to celebrate the United States holiday of Thanksgiving with the type of festival their parents had loved in Europe.
In 1924, the inaugural parade (originally known as the Macy’s Christmas Parade) was staged by the store. Employees and professional entertainers marched from 145th Street in Harlem to Macy’s flagship store on 34th Street dressed in vibrant costumes.There were floats, professional bands and live animals borrowed from the Central Park Zoo. At the end of that first parade, as has been the case with every parade since, Santa Claus was welcomed into Herald Square. At this first parade, however, the Jolly Old Elf was enthroned on the Macy’s balcony at the 34th Street store entrance, where he was then “crowned” “King of the Kiddies.”With an audience of over a quarter of a million people,the parade was such a success that Macy’s declared it would become an annual event.”
Yes. Society has changed since 1924. I’m not even sure that motion pictures had sound back then.. As I said, maybe I’m mellowing. I am going to tune in to the parade and give it another look-see. And I’m not going to look at it with an attitude of hip cynicism, but instead remember how and why it came to be – and for each float that goes by I am going to count a blessing in my life.
When I was a kid (back when T-rex was king) my favorite was Snoopy.. I wonder if he’s still around..
Today’s quote: “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.” ~ Melody Beattie
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Why Did 9,000 Porny Spambots Descend on This San Diego High Schooler?
Folks, a rather interesting read to recommend to you today.
* Why Did 9,000 Porny Spambots Descend on This San Diego High Schooler?
“A voyage into the strange underworld of spambots, shady marketing, and non-human intelligence.” Read more..
[… “non-human intelligence” … I think we need a new term. ]
Today’s quote: “When angry, count to four; when very angry, swear.” ~ Mark Twain
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Sunday Beauty #141
Here’s yet another interesting image for your Sunday.
Click on image to see more by this artist (reco’d)
Balustrade at the Old Foundation, by Dendroica cerulea, courtesy of Flickr Commons
Today’s quote: “For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
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One More Word About Passwords
(Alternative title: Two Million Idiots)
I know Halloween has passed already, but this should scare you.
* Millions used ‘123456’ as a password in breach affecting 42 million
“Security firm Stricture Consulting Group revealed this month that ‘123456′ was the password used by about two million of the roughly 38 million Adobe customers impacted in a breach disclosed in October. That incident involved the loss of credit card data and product source code, as well.” Read more..
If you’re wondering why I used the word “idiots”, please see my article A Word About Words — Passwords, That Is
Reader submitted: Easy access to all Indie Game bundles « Giveaway of the Day Forums
“If you have a gamer on your Christmas list, this might help you out finding the best prices.”
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Today’s quote: “Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools.” ~ Albert Einstein
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Yuk
It hasn’t stopped raining today.
Which to me is just… well, yuk.
Today’s quote: “Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.” ~ Buddha
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Sunday Beauty #140
I can almost hear the ‘chug!a-chug!a-chug!’ …
Click on image to see more by this artist
“No.34046 ‘Braunton’ at Woldingham” by Peter Trimming, courtesy of Flickr Commons
Today’s quote: “A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.” ~ Phyllis Diller
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Friday – Wrap Up & Fun Video
Sheeze, the week’s over already.
The best article I read this week came out today (and it explains why I am not posting daily tips & tricks any longer):
* It’s not about Windows: The repairable PC is dead
“My ZDNet colleague, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, has aired his grievances about Windows PCs and has decided to switch to Macs. But I reckon the root cause of his mid-life computing crisis runs deeper than just the OS.” Read more..
[ no.. I will not be ‘switching’ to Macs, as Adrian says he’s gonna. I have several; and find them utterly boring (as boring as repeating Kindergarten would be).]
It’s a good read, even if you’re not a tech enthusiast (and whether you agree with the author or not).
* I have posted today’s Friday Fun Video before, but I have recently been studying (ahem) stress, and the health benefits of maintaining a can-do, optimistic-and-grateful, “positive” outlook on life. Science says that such clueless inanity (or delusional thinking, take your pick) reduces your likelihood of catching colds/flu, having a heart attack or stroke, and being lonely due to lack of friends.
So maybe there’s some good advice here……..
.. and yes, you might wanna “sing it note for note”.
.. and I do know that since I stopped being a talk radio/news junky, it’s been easier to smile.
Today’s quote: “Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” ~ Leo Buscaglia
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• About Tech Paul
I am a Retired computer & network technician. I used to think the machines were pretty cool. Now I don’t.
They’re anything but.
I regularly posted how-to’s and tricks & tips and general computing advice here starting in 2007. (Use the Search tool to find answers. But be aware, many are rather dated.) Sometimes I answered (your) specific questions in an article if I believed the answer was generally helpful to “everyone”. All the writing you see was my own, typos and all. There always is/was an implied “IMHO” in what you see here.
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