Archive for November, 2007
As most of you know, I am allergic to snow so I try and get out of Canada every winter for a few months. This year is no exception. I already have my tickets booked for my return to Nicaragua.
If you are anything like me you can’t pass up a freebie. How about free software? I am not talking about software that no one but a real geek would want. I am talking about programs such as Microsoft Office, Frontpage, Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop and plenty more.
Being involved in web hosting and applications on the internet I come across lots of special offers etc in regard to trial offers and services. Most, I ignore. This offer is different.
I found this interview of Mohammad Yunus of Grameen Bank. His idea to provide “micro loans” to poor people to jump start their entrepreneurship truly is changing the world. In fact, Yunus won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for his work.
Alberta-based author Nancy Millar roamed through graveyards around Canada, hoping to discover and share the unique way people want to be remembered after death. On her journey, Millar stumbled on plenty of “Rest in Peace” and “Beloved” but she also found an increasing number of quirky final farewells like “I’d rather be in Boston watching the Red Sox,” “This wasn’t my idea” and “I’m not here, I’m havin’ a beer.” Millar has now published a book, “The Final Word: The Book of Canadian Epitaphs,” of all the sweet, funny, romantic, and just plain weird gravestone good-byes.
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