"Eye of God" ...

This photo taken by the Hubble Telescope has been named the "Eye of God" by NASA. Could it be?

Another Quote...

How about this one from Andy Rooney:

"Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don't need to be done."

Quote ...

As a parent, I think this quote from Harry S. Truman is right on the mark:

"I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it."

Happy Anniversary Shan and Cam ...

Congratulations on year one ... we love you!

Keep up-to-date ...

Several people have asked me recently how I keep up-to-date with all that is going on. Here is my secret: Alltop ... their slogan is: "We've got all the top stories covered all the time." Give it a try.

Emergency Preparedness ... Natural Disasters ...

I am planning a series of posts in the coming weeks on a variety of Emergency Preparedness topics that I hope will be useful to everyone. For starters, the following list shows the number of reported world-wide natural disasters in each decade since 1900:

• 1900-1909 ... 6
• 1910-1919 ... 18
• 1920-1929 ... 11
• 1930-1939 ... 17
• 1940-1949 ... 20
• 1950-1959 ... 23
• 1960-1969 ... 43
• 1970-1979 ... 85
• 1980-1989 ... 148
• 1990-1999 ... 232
• 2000-2007 ... 540

I will let you draw your own conclusions! As for me, I am taking the advice of a wise person who said "If ye are prepared, ye shall not fear."

Digital Photo Organization ...

If you do not have the luxury of owning an iMac to do your photo and video work, don't overlook all that you can do with Picasa. Picasa is a Google product and is free. It is a great way to quickly find and organize all of the photos on your PC. Plus, you can upload your photos to the web. And, don't forget, if you have a Gmail account you already have a Picasa account ... your Gmail account gets you access to all of the Google products. Pretty nifty!