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I found this on the Vimeo website.  It's the best short (under 3 minutes!) ghost video I've come across. Website: Vimeo Use full screen. Some of the shadows are hard to see.

I found this video on the Digg website: Digg It was originally from the Vimeo  website: vimeo.com

I like to call my To-Do list my "Action List".  It just sounds better to me, more encouraging to do something rather than just add items to a list. I tried out a few programs but this one is easier and more useful.  You can even change the background! Here's the original background: Here is a link: The Best To-Do App for Windows Using pen and paper is okay but you can't make changes as easily. Rearranging, organizing, deleting are much easier with a computer program. But using paper and pen does not require any equipment or learning to use the software. I still print a copy just in case something goes wrong.     

These pages are not complete. I want to put in some biographical information. Then I'll add whatever I can find to make a family tree.  I'll have to work with a small family.  My parents are no longer living.  I never met my grandparents. Before the 1900's my family roots go back to Italy. I'll add pages from whatever I know about the family even if it's only their first and last names; maybe where they lived.   My parents were married here: Minturno, Latina, Lazio I know that the further back in time I go the results will be less reliable. Putting in the references from birth, death and marriage certificates will be proof that the information is valid. Maybe I'll get lucky and find someone from the family looking for any information I might have.

Why I'm going to try WeRelate: It's free. I don't want to get into a subscription service like Ancestry.com It works like wiki;   a website that allows editing of its content by its users. I hope I can find distant relatives working on their genealogy so we can exchange information.  This is what could make the website useful. The information is saved as a webpage.  This should be safer than having it on my PC because I can use any PC to find it. But I wonder if letting my family history be out on the web will  jeopardize my privacy.  I'm not publishing my social security number, bank accounts, etc. I'm not a celebrity.  It should be safe.    I found this on the Gizmo freeware website. Here's a video explaining how it works: The link:   www.werelate.org So far I'm still learning to use this wiki website. It's more difficult than I expected. I'll let you know how it works...

"Last night, the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film went to  Mr. Hublot , which is now available online. Set in a mechanical world,  Mr. Hublot  follows a man with OCD who brings a robot puppy into his life. Laurent Witz wrote and directed the award-winning short, which manages to transport us fully to its world of factories and gears while maintaining a strong emotional core. It's easy to see what made it Oscar-worthy." (From the i09 website)

Ideas and images from a post on the "i09" weblog   8 Great Philosophical Questions That We'll Never Solve I found a post titled "8 Great Philosophical Questions That We'll Never Solve" It was from the i09 weblog. I decided to share my ideas about these questions. Let me know what you think. 8 Great Philosophical Questions That We'll Never Solve - StumbleUpon "Mathematical structures can consist of numbers, sets, groups, and points — but are they real objects, or do they simply describe relationships that necessarily exist in all structures?"  I think that numbers only describe what is "real" and have no real existence outside of our minds.