5 (maybe more!) Things I Learned in Computer Class

1.  Probably the most exciting was that I learned how to make a web page . . . a rather rudimentary one, sure, but I am mainly a self-taught computer geek, so it was nice to finally get that under my belt.

2.  Finally learned what Bluetooth is: essentially it is a fancy term for a Personal Area Network, or PAN.  Those wireless headsets that work with your cell phone?  Yeah, that's Bluetooth.

3.  I learned that though a MIME file is a universally recognized email attachment, it's still annoying.

4.  I learned that Saturday morning classes are for the birds.

5.  I learned other fancy terms for things I already knew about, such as POP, or Post Office Protocol, which is basically just a geek way of saying your email is stored on a host computer.

6.  And I learned that there seem to be other popular social networks out there besides facebook and myspace . . . like Ning (never heard of it), LinkedIn, and Classmates Online.

new game

http://www.arcadetown.com/theidiottest/gameonline.asp

Brilliant article by Gian Fierro

Link to the original article here: http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Difference-Between-Being-Smart,-Educated,-and-Intelligent&id=2181806


Or read it here:


"The Difference Between Being Smart, Intelligent, and Educated"

I've always been intrigued by the subject of intelligence. As a child my mother would refer to me as "smart," but I quickly noticed that all parents refer to their children as smart. In time I would discover that all children are not smart, just as all babies are not cute. If that were the case, we'd have a world full of beautiful, smart people - which we don't.

Some of us are smart; but not as smart as we think, and others are smarter than they seem, which makes me wonder, how do we define smart? What makes one person smarter than another? When do "street smarts" matter more than "book smarts"? Can you be both smart and stupid? Is being smart more of a direct influence of genetics, or one's environment?

Then there are the issues of education, intelligence and wisdom.

What does it mean to be highly educated? What's the difference between being highly educated and highly intelligent? Does being highly educated automatically make you highly intelligent? Can one be highly intelligent without being highly educated? Do IQs really mean anything? What makes a person wise? Why is wisdom typically associated with old age?

Poem 1

For one look
The one look
I would steal the moon from the Velvet skies
This cold rage which was
Eased by
Your silken Touch and your Silver eyes

In the Forest of my laughter
You pray to He who cares
But in your mind it's never time
To wake and be aware

For one look
The one look
The world was broken
My mind was opened
Crescent diamonds of Legacy
Told the story of You and Me

Silence, now, is my only god
Tears, my only friend
I sit in darkness
I wait in vain
For my Sun to rise again

For one look
The one look
My mind was opened
Now I am broken
Crescent diamonds of Legacy
Told the story of You and Me.