ROBERT OWEN — Technology Leader & Musician
Technology leadership, music, and the space where they overlap

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Random Mess for Saturday

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Here is another “Eaten Post” from my site Conversion.

Happy Saturday to everyone… Following Friday Funny style (I know it’s Saturday),  the following came to me via an e-mail.  Here is a random worthless mess for All those people who “know” everything. Who knows if it’s 100% accurate or not but, if you know everything, you’ll know. And, if you don’t… Well… ENJOY!

SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW EVERYTHING?

A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.

A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.

A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue.

A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.

A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.

A “jiffy” is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.

A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.

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History Lesson

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Continuing on the Theme of  “Posts eaten” , we have this beauty below. It truly is a dandy, must be because, WordPress ate it up like a plate of Chocolate covered bacon… mmmm, bacon!

A friend of mine sent me a bit of information about our Presidential line that I did not know so, I thought I would share.

Who was the first President?
I’m sure that George Washington was your best guess. After all, no one else comes to mind.

But think back to your history books – The United States declared its independence in 1776, yet Washington did not take office until April 30, 1789.

So who was running the country during these initial years of this young country?

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Welcome Readers!

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Hello all, I was planning a post for today… have a couple in mind actually but, like everyday I got distracted. I thought… Hey!… I’ve set up that Google Analytics thing but never actually looked at it’s VERY detailed reports. I wonder what people are already reading. Well, to my surprise… (and to yours, I’m sure 😉 ) I actually … Read more

Those Brits are a Talented Bunch

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This is just a quick post to link to a video I saw on YouTube I would normally just embed it but they wont allow this one to be embedded. This is way better than the crap that spits on on American Idol and, shows you shouldn’t judge by appearance alone. Give this a look:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY

Petition for Secretary of the Arts

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I received this in my e-mail today and thought I would post rather than resend in the hope that this would potentially be seen by more people. This is a great idea of Quincy Jones's….sign the petition! Subject: Secretary of the Arts Hello all, This is a really cool idea. Think of the symbolism of creating a cabinet level position … Read more