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I listened to Steve Jobs at his developers conference in San Francisco (the conference was there - not me - isn't Quicktime wonderful?!!) and he was telling us that Podcast feeds are now available in iTunes (or iToons if you live in Ca.) Until the service is available over here this the next best source.

Geograph British Isles - photograph every grid square! Here's an interesting idea - althopugh I'm not really sure what use it is - I think it needs more to explain why the picture is important and what's going on.

Mayonnaise Jar Philosophy

Thanks to my friend Christine Gledhill for passing this on. Unlike many of her emails this one makes sense without ridiculing half the human race!

MAYONNAISE JAR PHILOSOPHY

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the beer.



A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.


So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the
open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once
more if the jar was full. The students responded with a more hesitant "yes."

The professor then produced two cans of beer from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the
empty space between the sand. The students laughed. Now," said the professor, as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life.


The golf balls are the important things - your family, your children, your health, your friends, and your passions, things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full." "The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house, your car. The sand is everything else - the small stuff. "If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will
never have room for the things that are important to you. "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical check-ups. Take your partner out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to
clean the house, and fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first, the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest
is just sand."



One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the beer represented. The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked," he said.
"It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of beers." :o)