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Only One Wallpaper Today

2009-10-14T17:11:29Z

I just have one to share today. It is an autumn inspired one. I hope everyone enjoys it.

Anna

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Boorman's back for another By Any Means

2009-10-14T14:13:48Z

Boorman's back for another By Any Means

By Mark Hinchliffe

October 13, 2009 11:00pm

ONE of the world's best-known motorcyclists is heading back to Australia to launch his latest book.

Actor Charley Boorman, who became famous for his 'round-the-world motorcycle adventures with Ewan McGregor, will launch his Right to the Edge: By Any Means (pictured) in Sydney next month.

He will then retrace his route in the book up the coast of Queensland, starting with a swap meet at motorcycle customisers Deus ex Machina in Sydney on November 21.

The new book takes up where Boorman left off in the previous By Any Means book, DVD and TV series about his trip from his home in Ireland to Sydney by any means of transport he could find from elephants to jet skis.

Right to the Edge follows his journey in May/June this year from Sydney to Tokyo via Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan and Japan, travelling on quad bikes, hovercrafts, wooden scooters, canoes, paragliders and his favourite mode of transport, motorcycle.

The By Any Means series follows his successful Long Way Round and Long Way Down series with McGregor and his solo effort to conquer the famous and gruelling Dakar Rally in Race to Dakar.

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,26197224-5010760,00.html

Two Quotes For The Week.

2009-10-13T14:48:13Z

I picked two quotes this week.

Anna

Imagination is more important than knowledge.

-Albert Einstein

Never be afraid to sit awhile and think.

-Lorraine Hansberry

New Ewan wallpapers!

2009-10-08T02:13:52Z

I know I missed last weeks post but here are more Ewan wallpapers.

Anna

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Quote of the Week.

2009-10-06T15:20:38Z

"An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself like oil over the troubled sea of thought, and keeping the mind smooth and equable in the roughest weather."

- Washington Irving

Happy Birthday Wishes!

2009-10-05T15:55:31Z

Happy birthday crazy4ew!!

Anna

Here Rose take your pick! Happy Birthday!.

More Happy Birthday wishes!!

2009-10-01T17:41:47Z

This time it is byte366's birthday. I wish you the grandest of birthdays.

Anna

Happy birthday Morgan. I hope its great one for you.
Here is your birthday present. I would dearly love to give you the actual person but alas he isn't mine to give.
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More Birthday Wishes!

2009-09-28T16:57:16Z

I wanted to wish kewfant4ewan a very happy birthday!

Anna

Happy Birthday Clare. I hope you have a great day..

New Ewan wallpapers.

2009-09-16T22:56:48Z

I missed posting last week so I hope every one enjoys this weeks post.

Anna

Food for thought.

2009-09-12T21:02:43Z

We all start out with the same alphabet. We are all unique. Talent is not the most important thing --- discipline and dedication are. Craft can be learned but desire and longing are innate.

Despite the demands of school and just being young, try to write SOMETHING every day --- a description, a captured emotion, a simile, a metaphor. Read, for crying out loud!

A writer must read the way a ball player must go to the ball field every day to practice. Everything is possible in this world of ours--- and so's publication.

- Robert Cormier, answering the question "What advice do you give to young people who want to be authors?"

Happy belated birthday Reba.

2009-09-07T16:26:53Z

Reba I just wanted to wish you a happy belated birthday.

Anna

My internet was down all weekend so I couldn't post this or anything else for that matter. I hope you enjoyed your birthday and had fun.
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Ewan McGregor Wallpapers.

2009-09-03T01:03:23Z

I'm finally back with new wallpapers. I hope everyone enjoys them. More to come later.

Anna

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Happy Birthday!

2009-09-01T19:52:20Z

Woosgirl happy birthday. I've got a present for you.

Anna

I hope it a great day for you and I thought you could use some geeky perfection.
Enjoy your day!
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A quote I received earlier in the week.

2009-08-13T15:47:55Z

"My inspiration is ART. . . Because without ART we would just be stuck with reality."

- Daniel Robert Lynch

Belated B-Day Wishes.

2009-07-28T01:16:17Z

Sue I'm sorry I'm so behind but I wanted to wish you a happy birthday.

Anna

Again I'm so sorry I missed posting this on your birthday. I hope it was a happy one..

This makes me feel incredibly old.

2009-07-01T23:13:25Z

I went through a few of these when I was growing up. As a matter of fact I'd take one now over my crappy MP3 player. Wow do I feel old! All four members of my family had one.

Anna

Walkman, at 30, a mystery to teen

Alejandro Martinez-Cabrera

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

What better way to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Sony's iconic Walkman than to ask a teenager for some feedback on the device?

The BBC couldn't think of one, and neither can I.

I like to imagine that the experience was similar to an archaeologist rediscovering how a recently excavated artifact was employed thousands of years ago. But I'm well aware that it must have been different for 13-year-old Scott Campbell, who co-edits his own news Web site. For one, teenage impatience must have stood in the place where I fantasize scientific curiosity should have been.

"My dad had told me it was the iPod of its day," Campbell wrote. "He had told me it was big, but I hadn't realized he meant that big. It was the size of a small book."

Sure enough, people on the street noticed the antique clinging from his belt with amusement and friends on his school bus were quick to come up with some witty remark.

Campbell went on to criticize the portable cassette player's size, appearance, functionality and the "hissy backtrack and odd warbly noises."

Even when he discovered the cassette had more music on the other side (it took him three days), Campbell was still disappointed it could only hold a small fraction of what an iPod can.

"Did my dad ... really ever think this was a credible piece of technology?"

Ouch..

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/07/01/BU2618GKE7.DTL&nopu=1

Help out people around the world by playing a game.

2009-06-24T23:05:39Z

I picked up Ewan's copy of Men's Health today and in one of the articles was a website that helps donate rice around the world. Here's the link and a little information.

http://www.freerice.com/index.php

Free Rice - For Each Answer You Get Right, We Donate Free Rice through the United Nations World Food Program to Help End World Hunger

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I really make a difference by playing FreeRice?

The rice you donate makes a huge difference to the person who receives it.

According to the United Nations, 25,000 people die every day from hunger or hunger-related causes, most of them children.

Though 10 grains of rice may seem like a small amount, it is important to remember that while you are playing, so are thousands of other people at the same time. It is everyone together that makes the difference. Thanks to you, FreeRice has generated enough rice to feed millions of people since it started in October 2007.

Find out more Hunger Facts.

Who pays for the donated rice?

The rice is paid for by the sponsors whose names you see on the bottom of your screen when you enter a correct answer. These sponsors support both learning (free education for everyone) and reducing hunger (free rice for the hungry). We thank these sponsors for their generous participation at FreeRice. For information about how you or your company can sponsor FreeRice, please email freerice.rep@wfp.org.

How do I start playing FreeRice?

In the middle of the FreeRice Home page you will see something like:

small means:
little
old
big
yellow

To play the game, click on one of the four definitions (.little,. .old,. .big,. or .yellow.) that you think is correct. If you get it right, FreeRice donates 10 grains of rice to help end hunger. In the example above, you would want to click on .little,. which means .small.. You will then get a chance to do another word the same way. You can play as long as you like and donate as much rice as you like. When you are finished, you do not have to do anything.your donation is already counted.

How does the FreeRice program work?

FreeRice has a custom database containing knowledge questions at varying levels of difficulty. There are levels appropriate for beginners and levels that will challenge the most scholarly professors. In between are levels suitable for students of all ages, business people, homemakers, doctors, truck drivers, retired people. everyone!

FreeRice automatically adjusts to your level. It starts by giving you questions of increasing difficulty and then, based on how you do, assigns you an approximate starting level. You then determine a more exact level for yourself as you play. When you get a question wrong, you go to an easier level. When you get three questions in a row right, you go to a harder level. This one-to-three ratio is best for keeping you at the .outer fringe. of your skills, where learning can take place.

T.V. Nonsense

2009-06-24T02:56:14Z

I'm halfway asleep so feel free to ignore my rambling. I was watching the Animal Planet channel a minute ago when it went to commercial. They ran a Fox Reality spot. Which has two or three clips from LWD running through it. I've seen it three times now but Ewan flew by so quickly I thought I was seeing things.

Anna

More headers for ya Reba.

2009-05-31T20:26:09Z

Reba here are some headers using the caps you liked.

Anna

http://inlinethumb34.webshots.com/39329/2404238050103323708S600x600Q85.jpg

  http://inlinethumb50.webshots.com/27953/2323191740103323708S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb16.webshots.com/19983/2460626130103323708S600x600Q85.jpg

I hope these are what you want. Let me know if you run into any issues.

Reba here are some headers.

2009-05-29T01:57:14Z

Reba I created four different ones for you to choose from. Have fun with them. If they aren't what your looking for let me know exactly what you want.

Anna

http://inlinethumb26.webshots.com/45337/2448428100103323708S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb59.webshots.com/42618/2939239140103323708S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb44.webshots.com/39723/2395480980103323708S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb22.webshots.com/45205/2329659690103323708S600x600Q85.jpg

It is a toss up between the last two which is my favorite. I hope you like them.

I missed my usual Wenesday post so here are new wallpapers.

2009-05-23T02:19:59Z

Say Hi,

This is my newest Hayden favorite below.

Happy Birthday Char!

2009-05-21T23:07:25Z

Char I'm sending you birthday wishes of the happiest kind.

Anna

Belated Birthday Wishes.

2009-05-18T23:58:54Z

I know I'm a little late but happy birthday Anika.

Anna

Jon Brandis Wallpapers!

2009-05-14T01:49:18Z

Its weekly wallpaper post time. This time round it is Jonathan Brandis.

Anna

Ewan McGregor Wallpapers.

2009-05-07T01:36:40Z

Here is the newest batch of wallpapers featuring Mr. McGregor.

Anna



               And here's a bonus wallpaper.