Googlemania and other thoughts

Google has recently "clonally proliferated" into an even bigger presence in my life, and millions others I'm sure. It has all sorts of nifty gadgets you can add to your iGoogle page, decorate it like a little girl decorates her room. I don't mean to put a disdainful spin on it, because at heart, I will forever be that little girl that loves to decorate her room, her scrapbooks, her wallpaper, her blog, etc etc.


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I recently went to visit an elderly resident at a nursing home-like facility. This woman, at 91, is sprightly and sharp and independent as ever. I admire her ability to still think critically and her interest in keeping up with the world and its current affairs. She mentioned some stuff about current politics which I thought were interesting, even though it was somewhat in opposition to mine. I didn't think it appropriate to start a heated political debate with someone who is more than 3x older than me, so I just listened politely. While I may not agree with her, I still find it interesting to talk to her.

Jason came back recently from China. He got to sample some scorpion and butterfly cocoon. I'm sure he will blog all about it later. He showed me some videos of him doing it. I don't think I would EVER want to be in the position of eating these fried bugs and sloshing bug juices in my mouth. Eegads! Apparently it's a big hit with the tourists who visit there though. I think all these world travelers who flock to China are looking for precisely these exotic out of the world experiences and some smart vendors in China figured out how to exploit that particular desire at that particular time. Apparently the locals are not exactly all that into eating bugs either, so the Chinese save their bugs for their wonderfully obliging and game visitors.

Thanksgiving is in a few days. I will be heading back to Maryland to spend some downtime with the folks. I think I will have to set aside some time to study though because I've not been keeping up as well as I should be. I also have a baby to visit and an ex-coworker to have lunch with. It shall probably be busier than even when I'm in school!