friday blues

today in history:

born today

• the great baseball player Jackie Robinson in 1919
• another great baseball player Nolan Ryan in 1947
• Franz Schubert in 1897
• Justin Timberlake in 1981

other stuff that happened today

• Apollo 14 launched in 1971 on its way to the moon
• Explorer satellite launched in 1958 became the first successful US satellite
• Project Mercury test launch with Ham, the chimpanzee aboard in 1961
• denise and Alida hung out at the patriots hotel in Atlanta so we could see a few, and we did:

when it popped up on my feed it was a painful reminder that we are not in the superbowl this year.  i know we should not expect it every year, but.....

smart park - with a boston accent.  just saw this ad and i can't stop laughing, love it! 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85iRQdjCzj0

so this article says you have to lie about who you really are to succeed at work.  i guess i always knew this but its harsh to see in writing.  https://www.fastcompany.com/90458272/3-things-you-must-do-to-make-a-good-impression-in-a-new-job?utm_campaign=eem524%3A524%3As00%3A20200131_fc&utm_medium=Compass&utm_source=newsletter

friday, january 31, 2020

thirsty thursday

today in history:

• gandhi assassinated in 1948
• the beatles' last concert - 1969.  for those who know who the beatles' are!
• bloody sunday in londonderry northern ireland - 1972
• first brawl in the us house of representatives in 1798.  this means there was more than one?

• an informative story regarding how to protect yourself from coronavirus or influenza, esp when on a plane.  
• infection area in say an office:
• According to Emily Landon, medical director of antimicrobial stewardship and infection control at the University of Chicago Medicine, the hospital’s guidelines for influenza define exposure as being within six feet of an infected person for 10 minutes or longer.
• on a plane:  
• The World Health Organization defines contact with an infected person as being seated within two rows of one another.  Because more people move around more on longer flights, the longer the flight, the more susceptible you are to being in contact with an infected person.   The 'Fly Healthy Research Team' says that the window seats have least opportunity to come into contact with an infected person.  

• Landon suggests following the CDC guidelines for infections diseases when you are on an airplane:
• wash your hands with regular soap or using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer after touching any surface. very important since there is evidence that coronaviruses last 3 to 12 hours on surfaces.

• the full article is here:  https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/01/how-coronavirus-spreads-on-a-plane/

thursday • january 30, 2020

tidbits of useless information

wednesday ~ 1.29.20

• "These are the times that try men's souls" - Thomas Paine born on this date in 1737

other stuff that happened on this date:

• The Seeing Eye, north america's first guide dog school was incorporated
• "The Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe was published 
• William McKinley, our 25th president was born

items uncovered on data privacy day happy hour yesterday (nerd status complete)

• when was the earliest documented hack?
• The Marconi WIreless Telegraph was hacked on June 4, 1903 - demonstrated for the first time that wireless communications were inherently insecure
• who said: "The only truly secure computer is one buried in concrete, with the power turned off and the network cable cut."?   
• Bill Gates, 1981

we are in the middle of a home entertainment nightmare and this article covers most of the pain i am currently feeling (and paying for) https://www.inputmag.com/features/drowning-in-movies-tv-shows-streaming-disney-netflix-hbo-nbc?link_uid=43

it does not cover all of the costs i pay to get the channels i want:

• hulu - (local channels)                                                  $54.99
• sling tv (hallmark & nfl channel)                                   $34.99
• apple tv (i get free for a year)                                         $4.99
• disney+ (the mandalorian and most marvel movies) .    $6.99
• cbs all access (some content only available here) .       $5.99
• prime video (included with amazon membership)
• netflix (some shows i like)                                             $14.12
• total                                                           $122.07
• and not one premium channel .  all this because my husband who has DirectTV with the dish so he can have Sunday Ticket but won't add hallmark channel or add another box so i can have tv in my office . smh

stick a fork in me!

hanging in my atlanta office

tuesday, january 27, 2020


happy data privacy day - stay safe online

in atlanta today to attend a data privacy day event - happy hour tonight.  it's official, i am now a nerd!


Apollo I spacecraft fire happened 53 years ago yesterday. Astronauts Grissom, White and Chaffee  died.  34 years ago today the space shuttle Challenger exploded killing 7.  Not a good time of year to be going into space.

• when i was a kid, i was fascinated by the exploits of NASA and their astronauts.  then they just stopped doing stuff.  
• now we have to look to private companies for this excitement and many are not forthcoming, except Elon Musk.   not sure if he is hero or villian but it is an interesting read:   https://www.inverse.com/innovation/spacex-crew-dragon-the-next-six-months

on the patriots - belichick - brady front.  Bill was hired 20 years ago today and the rest, as they say, is history:



On the downside - Dante Scarnecchia the o line coach retired today.  was a hard season for him

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, one of my favorite books was published today in 1813.   i may have to read again this weekend.  or at least watch one of the movies!

this drug takes away the fear of death of cancer patients.  wish i had had access to this 8 years ago!   https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/cancer-patients-single-dose-one-popular-drug-provides-relief?link_uid=24&utm_campaign=inverse-daily-2020-01-28&utm_medium=inverse&utm_source=newsletter

time for my Privacy Day Event at Ecco Buckhead!

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friday, january 24, 2020

so i'm super busy today but i saw this article about men truing to taste soy sauce with their balls (long story) and could not help but read and laugh.  i needed that, perhaps you do too?  https://thetakeout.com/balls-taste-buds-soy-sauce-tiktok-1841157821?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=ba&utm_mailing=BA_ROTD_012420_Beggs&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&bxid=5c92b85b24c17c329beffd1b&cndid=33983891&esrc=bounceX&utm_term=BA_Recipe_Of_The_Day

i actually found this story about Mr Peanut's death sad.  he has been one of those brand reps that has been around forever, at least my entire life.  not sure how i feel about the parent company sacrificing him for a commercial,  smh.  https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2020/1/22/21077210/mr-peanut-dead-super-bowl-planters-matt-walsh-wesley-snipes?bxid=5c92b85b24c17c329beffd1b&cndid=33983891&esrc=bounceX

thursday, january 23, 2020

yesterday was another failed blogging event but practice makes perfect!

looking at list of material that is leaving netflix next month and i am surprised to see the Matrix trilogy, the first is a classic and the next two meh.  still i would not think a classic would leave.  will have to watch again.  district 9 is also leaving so will view that again.  i do not usually go to netflix to watch movies, i really never think about it.  it is more of a "show" view for me, similar to what i used to watch on traditional tv or old shows that i want to see.  fat cry from when i was growing up and we had channels 2 (pbs), 4 (nbc) 5 (cbs) and 7 (abc) to watch on a black and white tv.  i remember being so excited when 2 independent stations (38 and 56) became available if you had a special round antenna (vhs). lucky for us my mom was willing to spring a few bucks for the antenna so we could watch reruns of old movies and stupid local shows like Major Mudd . 

netflix shows to target in the next few weeks:

• clouds of sils maria
• disrict 9
• trainspotting (has been years since i saw this one - funny and depressing)
• layer cake
• stripes - because it makes me laugh
• the matrix

all of this is to distract me from the latest world health hazzard 2019-nCoV or the Wuhan Flu.  first US case discovered in washington state in a 30 year old man who just returned from Wuhan Province in CHina.  He is recovering but the thought of the potential for this to spread is mind boggling

MUST DO WORK Now

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fasting food today

meal 1

• 2 cups coffee
• fiber one cereal
• skim milk

wednesday, january 22, 2020

so my ability to blog every day went sideways this week because of a massive avalanche of work i had to complete.  thought i would attempt to do something today to rectify that.  this should not be an either or proposition

i tried.

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fasting 16:8 meals . LETS DO THIS!!!

meal 1 - 10am

• fiber one and skim milk
• kombucha
• coffee

meal 2

• manicotti

meal 3

• Jack made grilled ham and cheese on pumpernickel .  yum