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The early Internet years

Did you ever wonder what happened to services like Compuserv and Prodigy. Well, first what were they? According to Wiki...

Prodigy Service
Compuserv Service

Now what happened:
Compuserv ends service
I'm not able to determine exactly what ever happened to Prodigy. Maybe later.

Who is Seven of Nine?

The other day I was posting on Rays blog. The discussion was about Star Trek and I had asked who or what is Seven of Nine anyway? Well, what followed was a series of posts that ended in my definition. I post it here for your further enjoyment. :-)

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To quote that Wiki article, "At some point after her assimilation, Annika was given the Borg designation 'Seven of Nine, Tertiary Adjunct of Unimatrix Zero-One'." Now let's see if we can figure this one out from Merriam-Webster..

Tertiary:
Date: circa 1550
1 [Medieval Latin tertiarius, from Latin, of a third] : a member of a third order especially of lay people

monastic:
I've included this definition just to enhance the meaning of Tertiary
Date: circa 1563
1 : of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nun

Adjunct:
Date: 1588
1 : something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it

Unimatrix:
Note, there no real definition for this, but Wiki kind of defines it as:
Definitions of Unimatrix on the Web:
The Borg are a fictional pseudo-race of cybernetic organisms depicted in the Star Trek universe.
Now, additionally Wiki defines Borg as:
The Borg are a fictional pseudo-race of cybernetic organisms depicted in the Star Trek universe. The Borg consist of assimilated humanoids whose bodies are infested with nano-probes that maintain their health and connection to the hive mind or The Collective The Collective is the group as a whole who operate somewhat like bees with a Queen.

Zero one
Note, Zero one is a programming term:
term used in a special case of integer programming where all the decision variables are integers and can assume values of either zero or one
Now Wiki says that Zero one is:
Pro Wrestling Zero1 (stylized as Pro Wrestling ZERO1), formerly known as Pro Wrestling Zero-One and Pro Wrestling Zero1-Max

So there we have it..let's see if we can make any sense of this..

A little girl, Annika Hansen, at the age of 6 became infested with nano-probes, became a nun and joined a monastery of the third order, which is somehow joined or added to another monastery, but is not a part of it, and they are called the Borg, which is a fictional pseudo-race of cybernetic organisms, which are very good at programming or they wrestle a lot.

I think that certainly clears up the question of what or who Seven of Nine is...

Cry for Baby P

I don't normally post this type of information, but I was very struck by the message and the song. Before you watch the video, scroll down and read the story.

Destruction in SLOW motion

A few plants out front

Not sure of it's name, but I'm sure that my wife will let me know.. :-)



Elephant Ears. These leaves are almost 2 feet tall. They just seem to love the hot weather we've been having.

Lawn without water

This is what happens to your front lawn when you don't have rain for a loonng time. I don't know where those trees are getting their water, certainly deeper than the grass..

Are we going to the moon or did we?

Fred Schaeffer rides across the Walkway Over the Hudson

An old piano classic

The Weather

Boy I am about ready to bury my head in a bucket of water, if this heat continues for much longer. The heat and humidity just drains all of the energy right out of me. I don't want to do anything, let alone think, talk, walk, work, eat, read, etc...you get the idea..

Up Early

Boy, do I hate it when I wake up early in the morning for no reason at all. My mind just starts running and I can't get back to sleep. This morning it started about 4:00am and then finally at 5:00, I gave up and got up. I figure, I might just as well try and be a little productive now and then take a good nap later.

Hecktic Times, but we're home

Well, we did manage to get home from Nova Scotia. We had a great time, I hadn't been there since I was a kid. Of course the old Bluenose ferry isn't running anymore (nor is the new Cat) so we had to drive to Saint Johns and then as I said before we took the Ferry over to Digby. We spend a wonderful week on the southern side, but then the departure came and we headed for home.

When we got here, my wife had one more week of work and then it's retirement time for her. Well, of course this all has meant parties, dinners, etc. But, now it's official she is among the world of retired folk on fixed income..:-) But, now we will have time to go to lunch, take day trips or whatever our resources will allow and if we want to do it. Sounds great.

Of course now that all this is past us, I hope to be able to blog more often. I've been kind of slipping up on it.

Today, Sunday, we had coffee on the deck reading the newspaper, did some "small" tasks around the house, fixed a hose in the pool and now plan on taking a nap. It can't get much better...

Till next time, Tommy

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Arrival in Nova Scotia

Well here's proof, we finally (after 2 days of driving) made it to Nova Scotia. In the picture is our ferry, from Saint Johns, arriving in Digby, Nova Scotia. After a 2-1/2 hour drive we arrived at our timeshare in White Point.

I was in Nova Scotia as a kid or I guess I should be politically correct and say as a child. Anyway, I'm really impressed with the vast amounts of open undeveloped land here. I mean there is a main road on the north and south coasts but there isn't much but undeveloped forrest land in the middle. It's great and we love it.