Kim Milton

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admin — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:00:31 +0000

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Styrofoam Cups versus Plastic Cups

admin — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:22:32 +0000

QuikTrip (QT) now carries plastic and Styrofoam cups. So the debate begins..

I went over to my brothers house for an envelope stuffing party. After finishing my QT drink and adding a can of Diet Coke to my Styrofoam cup, I have concluded that a Styrofoam cup can keep a drink alive and cold in Arizona on a summer day for hours and hours and hours. I promised to blog about Styrofoam so here we go.

Here is my take on disposable cups:

If I’m having a beer, please give me plastic.

Why? Isn’t that how they serve beer at parties? Other reasons…If I’m having a beer, I plan to drink it within a short period of time so temperature is not an issue. Finally, I don’t want my Nephew to think I’m drinking a soda and take a swig.

Back to soda.

My top two reasons for using Styrofoam cups is that Styrofoam doesn’t sweat like plastic and it keeps a cold drink ice cold for hours. A couple other reasons its cool to drink from Styrofoam cups are.. It’s invention was an accident and some cities in California have banned restaurants from using Styrofoam take out containers.

and look, cool cup art!

Styrofoam Facts:

Wikipedia – Polystryrene

American Chemistry Council – Polystyrene Facts

Earth911 – Tips on Recycling Plastic #6

About.com – Invention of Polystyrene and Styrofoam

Stairway To Heaven – Led Zeppelin

admin — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:03:11 +0000

Video, Lyrics and more..

There’s a lady who’s sure all that glitters is gold
And she’s buying a stairway to heaven
When she gets there she knows, if the stores are all closed
With a word she can get what she came for
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh And she’s buying a stairway to heaven

There’s a sign on the wall but she wants to be sure
‘Cause you know sometimes words have two meanings
In a tree by the brook there’s a songbird who sings
Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven
Ooh, it makes me wonder
Ooh, it makes me wonder

There’s a feeling I get when I look to the west
And my spirit is crying for leaving
And my spirit is crying for leaving
In my thoughts I have seen rings of smoke through the trees
And the voices of those who stand looking
Ooh, it makes me wonder
Ooh, it really makes me wonder

And it’s whispered that soon if we all call the tune
Then the piper will lead us to reason
And a new day will dawn for those who stand long
And the forests will echo with laughter
Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, ooh, whoa, oh

If there’s a bustle in your hedgerow, don’t be alarmed now
It’s just a spring clean for the May queen
Yes, there are two paths you can go by but in the long run
There’s still time to change the road you’re on
And it makes me wonder
Aw, uh, oh

Your head is humming and it won’t go, in case you don’t know
The piper’s calling you to join him
Dear lady, can you hear the wind blow, And did you know
Your stairway lies on the whispering wind

(Solo)

And as we wind on down the road
Our shadows taller than our soul
There walks a lady we all know
Who shines white light and wants to show
How everything still turns to gold
And if you listen very hard
The truth will come to you at last
When all are one and one is all
To be a rock and not to roll

And she’s buying a stairway To heaven…

Wikipedia and more:

Stairway to Heaven

Led Zeppelin

Album Cover

Song Facts

Demetri Martin with his Large Pad

admin — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 02:34:45 +0000

I love this one. It makes me laugh over and over

Demetri Martin Finds Clearification

admin — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:44:03 +0000

Time.com Top Sites flicker.com

admin — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 05:41:53 +0000

I noticed Time.com has a top 50 sites list. So, lets check out what they think are good sites:

#1 Flicker.com

Here are a few Arizona photos for your pleasure.

This really looks like the edge of town.

Photo by MikeJonesPhoto

And who could pass up Bedrock City south of the Grand Canyon..

Photo by mlhradio

This is a great site! I can use pictures from flicker for this post as long as I include a link back to the images flicker page.

A little BBC Humor

admin — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 04:22:24 +0000

Digital Measurement

admin — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 04:12:11 +0000

1 bit cannot be seen
a byte is 8 bits
a kilobyte is 1,000 bytes
a megabyte is 1,000,000 bytes
a gigabyte is 1,000,000,000 bytes
a Terabyte is 1,000,000,000,000 bytes
a Petabytes is 1,000,000,000,000,000 bytes

Size converter: http://egret.net/kb__mb.htm

http://www.coolnerds.com/Newbies/kBmBgB/SizeAndSpeed.htm

Common Keyboard Shortcuts

admin — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 03:30:12 +0000

Ctrl + Alt + Del	See Below…
F1	Help
F2	Rename the selected object
F7	Spell Check (all Microsoft Programs)
Ctrl + s	Save
Ctrl + z	Undo
Ctrl + y	Redo
Ctrl + a	Select All
Ctrl + c	Copy
Ctrl + x	Cut
Ctrl + v	Paste
Ctrl + p	Print
Ctrl + f	Find
Alt + Tab	Switch to another running program
Alt + F4	Quit the active program

Ctrl + Alt + Delete (Interrupt Keys)

The combination was selected because there is no way to accidentally select all three keys with one hand.

~ wiki ~

Windows XP Login and Security Dialog Box.