Another joke

Another joke from my friend T.K. - internet related:

Subject: Fw: How the Internet Began


>Subject: How the Internet Began
>
> >In ancient Israel, it came to pass that a trader by the name of Abraham
>Com
> >did take unto himself a young wife by the name of Dot.
> >
> >And Dot Com was a comely woman, broad of shoulder and long of leg.
>Indeed,
> >she
> >had been called 'Amazon Dot Com.'
> >
> >And she said unto Abraham, her husband, "Why doth thou travel far from
>town
> >to
> >town with thy goods when thou can trade without ever leaving thy tent?"
> >
> >And Abraham did look at her as though she were several saddle bags short
>of
> >a
> >camel load, but simply said, "How, dear?"
> >And Dot replied, "I will place drums in all the towns and drums in
>between
> >to
> >send messages saying what you have for sale and they will reply telling
>you
> >which hath the best price. And the sale can be made on the drums and
> >delivery
> >made by Uriah's Pony Stable (UPS)."
> >
> >Abraham thought long and decided he would let Dot have her way with the
> >drums.
> >And the drums rang out and were an immediate success. Abraham sold all
>the
> >goods he had at the top price, without ever moving from his tent.
> >
> >But this success did arouse envy. A man named Maccabia did secrete
>himself
> >inside Abraham's drum and was accused of insider trading. And the young
>man
> >did
> >take to Dot Com's trading as doth the greedy horsefly take to camel dung.
> >They
> >were called Nomadic Ecclesiastical Rich Dominican Siderites, or NERDS for
> >short.
> >
> >And lo, the land was so feverish with joy at the new riches and the
> >deafening
> >sound of drums that no one noticed that the real riches were going to the
> >drum
> >maker, one Brother William of Gates, who bought up every drum company in
> >the
> >land. And indeed did insist on making drums that would work only with
> >Brother
> >Gates' drumheads and drumsticks.
> >
> >And Dot did say, "Oh, Abraham, what we have started is being taken over
>by
> >others."
> >
> >And as Abraham looked out over the Bay of Ezekiel, or as it came to be
> >known
> >"eBay" he said, "We need a name that reflects what we are."
> >
> >And Dot replied, "Young Ambitious Hebrew Owner Operators."
> >
> >"YAHOO," said Abraham.
> >
> >And that is how it all began. It wasn't Al Gore after all.
So now you know!!

London Underground

Whilst I have visited London briefly a few times in my life, I must confess it would take a lot to persuade me to go there these days. But you don't need to go anywhere near the metropolis to appreciate this little gem!. If you travel on public transport anywhere in the country, this will strike a cord. Enjoy!

C.P.U. Direct Computers Ltd

I am really enjoying working in Keith's computer shop (Link to website will follow when we have eventually got it back up and running.) I'm slowly getting better at the 'product knowledge' and where things are but there is so much to learn and the old memory isn't so efficient in one's more 'mature' years. (And no cracks about age, please!!!). I came across a tricky problem yesterday when an order came in and I was unpacking it, checking it off and .......pricing the items with one of those neat little pricing guns. The problem was that the roll of tickets had run out and it needed a new one. Well, that wasn't the real problem, the real problem was putting on the new roll. Or at least, the REAL problem was that I didn't know how to do it. Well, there isn't a huge demand for expertise in pricing gun usage in primary school. No, on second thoughts, the REAL problem was that no-one else in the shop knew how to reload it either. The price-gun-expert had left some weeks ago and apparently taken his expert knowledge in the art of managing price guns with him. Actually, the REAL, REAL problem was that neither of my (male) companions at the time were willing to ask someone who DID know - i.e. the nice people in the shop next door. So off I went next door for a quick lesson and I now have my certificate in price-gun-loading! Easy when you know how!!

Read a book and pass it on

If you click on the little yellow book in the sidebar,you will discover, as I just did, this excellent site called Bookcrossing. It exists to promote a novel way of encouraging people to read books. (Novel - books - get it? Oh well, please yourself!) The idea is that you join up and recommend a book you have read on the site and then leave it in a public place for someone else to pick up and read, in the hope that they too will pass it on in their turn. Seems like a good idea so I joined this morning. I only have one problem. Since I discovered the joys of writing and reading blogs, I have done appallingly little reading, so it looks as if I shall have to cut down on the blog-browsing and read more so that I will actually have a book to recommend!

Another quiz

Just come across a brilliant site although I'm not sure how I got there. On that site there is an interesting little questionnaire which apparently is used in many Human Relations departments of large corporations to enable them to get a better insight on their employees and prospective employees but you can do it just for fun!
My score was 38 and this is the comment:
Interpretation of Results
Others see you as sensible, cautious, careful & practical. They see you as clever, gifted, or talented, but modest. Not a person who makes friends too quickly or easily, but someone who's extremely loyal to friends you do make and who expect the same loyalty in return. Those who really get to know you realize it takes a lot to shake your trust in your friends, but equally that it takes you a long time to get over it if that trust is ever broken.

Personally I like the 'clever, gifted or talented but modest bit'! Yes, I can live with that :)

Another sheep!

What are you looking at then?

So, it's another sheep - this time from T'Lake District. How can you tell the difference between Cumbrian and Welsh sheep? It's the accent, of course!

From one national park to another

Today, Keith bravely decided to venture into England! (Slight digression, but did you know that there is still an ancient law in existence which forbids Welshmen from being within the walls of Chester after sunset?) Anyway today we swapped Snowdonia national park for the Lake District, heading off at the crack of dawn (all-right, 8.30a.m.). In spite of having lived in Liverpool for more years than I care to remember, I have to confess that I had never ventured as far as the Lake District, except for a couple of visits to friends in Barrow, but that doesn't really count.
We decided on Lake Windemere and Keith's trusty PDA with sat. nav. brought us speedily to Bowness on Windemere and the lake itself.
We had our lunch in a little motor boat in the middle of Lake Windemere, which was unusual and very pleasant even though it stayed overcast most of the day and Keith played with his camcorder and shot reams of exciting film. I was allowed to play with it for a brief moment too, but made a mess of my attempt. I will need more practice before our trip to France! For my photos look at the Windemere folder here.
After that, Keith decided he wanted to go and look at Barrow - no idea why (apologies to any Barrovians reading this) as it's not exactly a tourist attraction, but we drove along the dock road before heading off towards Ulverston and then home. Keith was heard to breathe a sigh of relief as we crossed the border back into Cymru! :)