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Glad to be back from St. Louis. Happy New Year everyone!
Say the year "1810" out loud. Now say the year "1999" out loud. See a pattern? It's been easier, faster, and shorter to say years this way for every decade (except for the one that just ended) instead of saying the number the long way. However, many people are carrying the way they said years from last decade over to this decade as a bad habit. If we don't fix this now, we'll be stuck saying years the long way for the next 89 years. Don't let that happen!
(My Original Blog Post: http://ping.fm/XEjZf)
Google has now added a single button that merges all your duplicate contacts at once. To clean up your contact list in one fell swoop, just click the "Find duplicates" button in the contact manager, review the merge suggestions (and uncheck any suggestions you don't want merged), and hit the "Merge" button.
For Improv Everywhere's latest mission, a 13-member hand bell choir provided some unexpected accompaniment for a Salvation Army bell ringer in Manhattan. Enjoy the video first and then go behind the scenes on what they call the Guerrilla Handbell Strikeforce.
Inside the Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall. The official rule is that no photography is allowed in the hall at any time. However, my friend, a "symphony subscriber," has even had ushers help take pictures in the past. Go figure.
I always feel outta place when I'm there. (Like I said, my friend is a "subscriber.") I work for a non-profit, which means I don't make truckloads of money. I'm not white, married, nor am I middle-aged, although some of my students may like to think I am. Oh, and I'm a Raiders fan. I'm not trying to stereotype, but I'm just making an observation that I'm part of the minority when I'm there. Wait, when am I NOT part of the minority? I should be used to it by now. (Tell that to my face and I'll kick your... you're lucky I found Jesus).
Enough nyquil-induced rambling, I'm glad I got to hear the San Francisco Symphony Chorus sing Bach’s Christmas Oratorio that night.
