Quote of the Day

Thank you Martin Luther King Jr., somedays I really need this one. Hate is a very strong word isn't it?

Let no man pull you low enough to hate him.

Martin Luther King Jr.

RE < C Computer Energy Consumption

Have you seen this expression, REnew energy initiative from Google, to use renewable resources to power their applications.

I've preached this to my group frequently, a processor costs more in energy costs than initial purchase costs. However, I had not considered the long term effect of large applications like Second Life. According to this article, a Second Life avatar consumes more energy than an average real Brazilian person.

While I've heard you can do a job interview over Second Life, I doubt they have virtual wind farms, like we have here in Texas.

Thanksgiving Communism and China

Getting the family together always seems to have a great affect of stirring the intellectual pot. I love it.

My question, in after dinner discussions, was "how strained is the adoption relationship between the U.S. a democracy and China a communist state." One of our dinner guests suggested that China is, in fact, a republic; suggesting it's name The People's Republic of China. Unfortunately, due to my own lack of research on the subject, I could not argue this suggestion.

While looking for this on the web it seems, despite its name, The People's Republic of China, is in fact a communist state. Thier leader, Hu Jintao while holding one democratic title of President of the People's Republic of China, is also the General Secratary of the Communist Party of China. In fact, the Communist Party of China (CPC) has been the constitutionally gauranteed rulers of China since Mao Zedong.

It seems, while Mao initially baised the CPC on Marxism-Leninism principals, currently, the Chinese economic practice is described as a socialist market economy. This economic principal, while socialist, the "state retained ownership of large enterprises, it does not use this ownership to intervene to change prices which are set by the market."

Of course this just scratches the surface on an interesting after dinner conversation. Love to hear any feedback. Thanks again family for the always stimulating time.

Happy Thanksgiving Family

We are so thankful for our family. I found this quote today

What a beautiful, sunny morning. It makes you happy to be alive, doesn't it? We can't let the sun outshine us! We have to beam, too!
Takayuki Ikkaku, Arisa Hosaka and Toshihiro Kawabata

Shine on Family, we love you

Baby You Save Me

You have to check this site out .

Here's the song that Denise and I danced to in our wedding.


I can't listen to this song without cracking up, I'm so lucky. Better head home and see my lover. Manana

Further With the Beautiful Boy Song

Found this new web site that let's you play songs in your web site.

Here's Celine's version


And John Lenon


And Something a little different

Life Without TV

I must admit, we definately watch TV, but this list is awesome. Another entry from Michael's No Impact Man suggestion. My favorite is,

We ride aimlessly around on the No Impact Mobile (our tricycle with a back seat
for Isabella), seeing what we can see ...

Star Wars, Star Trek, Robots, and Ninjas

I love these cool YouTube viewers. Isaac and Christian will love this one.

Beautiful Boy

Mom called and told me about this song. Here's a video from YouTube. I played the original John Lennon version for Isaac as well.

2007Halloween

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Originally uploaded by mhughen.

Pictures of Isaac's Halloween costume. "Come to the dark side Luke, it is your destiny." Did he say 'destiny'