What do Steve Jobs and Barrack Obama have in common?

Co-founder, Former CEO and Chairman of Apple Inc., Steve Jobs and President Barrack H. Obama II were both the biological sons of Muslim born intellectuals...I say Muslim-born because I see no indication that either of their fathers practiced Islam as adults...And I say intellectuals because Mr. Jobs biological father, AbdulFattah "John" Jandali earned a PhD, while Barrack Obama Sr. did not complete his PhD program at Harvard University...I found it interesting to say the least, this little common thread between two great men of the 21st century...Sort of a crazy coincidence, if you will...

Well anyway, Steve Jobs' sister Mona Simpson said that his last words were "OH WOW. OH WOW. OH WOW." during the eulogy at his memorial...Although Steve and Mona shared biological parents, Mona was raised by her mother alone while Steve was raised by his adoptive parents, Paul and Clara Jobs...Mona met with her biological father, AbdulFattah "John" Jandali, a Syrian immigrant, when he worked at a coffee shop and he commented to her that he had previously managed a popular restaurant in the Silicon Valley where "Even Steve Jobs used to eat there.Yeah, he was a great tipper." ... Obviously unaware that Steve was his son...Having only met Steve when she was 25, Mona and Steve were amazingly close...

The life and times of Steve Jobs was remarkable...He was creative, imaginative and inventive to say the least... But he wasn't an advocate of the power of one...To the contrary he believed in the power of the collective...He is quoted to have said, "Great things in business are never done by one person, they are done by a team of people."...

Plenty Of Fish for Facebook !!!

Well guess who's been under a rock again...You've guessed it...Crazy me...Well I just found out about a FREE online dating service...You've probably heard of it...Plenty Of Fish...So the site is free to users for basic services, because primarily its operating costs are covered from advertising...Plenty of Fish is the number one ranked dating site in UK, Canada and worldwide...Well there ya go...

I am playing catchup with all this social networking stuff...I chat from time to time in either Yahoo! or Skype...I've even starting tweeting a little bit...Go Twitter!!!...And now I am just getting my Facebook page somewhat together...Do you know how to put up a facebook banner on your page for FREE???... Facebook has over 800 million active users...Now you know that's just plain crazy...Folks are out there sharing photos, videos and you name it...And then tagging and liking all over the place...Facebook makes the world go round, apparently...Hey here's some news you probably couldn't use...I am sure you hear about the family that named their daughter "Facebook" ...You know what I want to call that...So you just fill in the blanks for me...C-R-?-?-Y...

Recipe: Caramel Chocolate Pecan Bars...Yummy!!!

Anyone who knows me, knows that I LOVE chocolate, caramel and pecans...My mom and dad have a pecan tree in their backyard...But unfortunately the squirrels probably love the delectable nuts more than we do...Rarely can we get a single pecan intact...

I've always loved Turtle candies and it's hard to resist ordering the Caramel Pecan Turtle Cheesccake when I visit the Cheesecake Factory...So I am sure you can imagine my delight when I was tweeted this recipe today...Yummy...

Now if you are on a diet, maybe you should just have a little sliver...Try to at least...Crazy me would just eat as much as i could...

You can find out how to make this wonderful recipe too...CLICK HERE to get the recipe for Caramel Chocolate Pecan Bars !!!

Start Planning Now for Black Friday 2011 !!!

With Black Friday 2011 less than a month away, keen shoppers should begin to coordinate and strategize their plan of attack early...So stay calm, cool and collected, I've got a few tips for you to use so that you will know how to make the best of your 48-72 shopping spree...

For the best deals, you have got to get there early...You and I both know that the retailers are advertising killer deals for things that will be in limited supply...So, take it easy on Thanksgiving Day...Then take an afternoon/evening nap so that you'll be ready to roll out at about 8 or 9 pm Thursday night...And I highly recommend you shop in teams of 2-3 or more, in case the lines get extremely deep you can tag-team your shopping so that checkout will be much faster...

Mothers, Fathers and Guardians of kids of all ages, please make a note that Toys R us will be opening at 10pm, Thanksgiving night...Early research leads me to believe that Target will be opening at midnight, on Friday the 25th of November...So plan accordingly...Macy's is coming in on the radar at the early late spot of a 4am opening, Friday...Walmart is next in line with a 5am opening on Friday...

Now that you know what time you need to be there, what are the deals to be had this year...It's a bit early yet to know for sure...But your favorite toy store has a Great Big Toys R Us Book packed with 80 pages of games, bargains, freebies and you guessed it toys... Since sale prices are good starting today October 30 through November 23, 2011, this toy book is more of a preview to the main event... Apparently the hours have been set, but the details of deals to come are not available online right now... For now teaser sales abound for the early birds that would rather avoid the crazy madness of the impending chaos...

Consequently Amazon is not slacking in letting everyone know that if you don't want to wait until the last minute you can check out Amazon.com's Gold Box Daily Deals...It's like Black Friday everyday of the year...

Bottom line, since Halloween 2011 is basically over, it's time to put away your costume and focus, plan and execute your Black Friday strategy starting today...

Cool Math Games Can Help Bring Out the Scientist in You...

Math is one of my favorite subjects...Cool Math looks like a nice website for kids to use for playing and learning...Cool Math Games is a spin-off site from the Coolmath.com website because its creators established that it would be better if the math games had their own site... Coolmath-games.com doesn't just have math games...It also has science, geography, reading and spelling games...Although Coolmath-games.com is the number one educational website in the U.S. , I really like khanacademy.org for it's "how to" video tutorials, math drills and progress tracking all for FREE...And for multiplication or times tables we usually use multiplication.com ...

Playing a few math games online is not necessarily going to single-handedly save the planet or put a man on the moon, but I believe it could foster a love of learning which all kids need throughout their lives...A scientist's ability to hypothesize, theorize and then experiment to prove theories are mostly grounded in math...Just recently a group of scientists may have debunked Einstein's 1905 Theory of Special Relativity which states that nothing in the universe can travel faster than the speed of light... Well, they have recorded sub-atomic particles travelling faster than light...That's just crazy fast... Although not everyone has the innate ability to be a rocket scientist, math is an integral part of our daily lives and it is important to know whether you are going to the market or the moon...


 

Walter Isaacson Answers the Question, "Who is Steve Jobs?"

Google search engine has been my go-to search engine for well over 10 years...I remember when I told my husband "the tech head" about it, I felt so proud because I actually found something worth sharing before he did...Well Google.com is what I use when I want to know "how to", or "what is" for most things...Now when I need to know driving directions my go to website is Mapquest.com ...When I am not sure of the correct spelling of a word or I need a synonym/antonym for a word I use Dictionary.com ... My favorite thing to know daily is weather so I typically use Weather.com for that...Although if I want to know about international weather BBC is my choice...

Now for anyone that wants to know "who is" or rather "who was" Steve Jobs, apparently this latest biography "Steve Jobs" is all that, by Walter Isaacson...Not only did Steve Jobs cooperate in the compilation of this book, he encouraged his friends, family and colleagues to be honest...Isaacson interviewed more than one hundred folks from friend to foe and extracted content from more than forty interviews in the composition of this book...The cover photo was hand-picked by Jobs, himself... Isaaccon wrote about Jobs, "He didn't invent many things outright, but he was a master at putting together ideas, art, and technology in ways that invented the future."...Jobs' legacy at Apple, Pixar Animation Studios and beyond include iPad, iPod, iPhone, MacBook, Mac OS and my favorite movie, probably of all-time, Toy Story...I say it was pure, crazy genius in his core...

Chicago Marathon Completed by Pregnant Amber Miller...

My husband is an outdoorsman...He knows how to fish, hunt, camp, bike, and even build and fix things...His favorite recreational sports might be fishing and hunting...When it comes to biking, he has a Cannondale bike and all the recommended gear to ride it...And although he likes to run he's never been a marathon runner...

I'm no runner, but I'm good for a walk-a-thon although I prefer rebounding...As far as creative talents, I enjoy cooking, baking, crocheting and sewing...Having a large family doesn't allow me much time for the recreational things that I would like to do...

Did you hear about that nearly 39-weeks pregnant lady that completed the Chicago Marathon...Her name is Amber Miller and after her doctor's consent she entered and then finished the race in 6 hours, 25 minutes and 50 seconds...Walking half and running half was the technique that her doctor recommended... Accompanied by her husband, that's just what she did to complete the race (with random contractions coming near the end)...Although her husband was with her for most of the race, he actually fell behind and she beat his time...She was cheered on with crazy comments like "Go pregnant lady"...So after completing the marathon, she grabbed a sandwich and headed for the hospital to give birth to a 7 lb, 13 oz baby girl...Click here for Chicago Marathon results...