Friday, March 18, 2011

the evolution of the internet

many people wish the Internet to be our shares brain

but what kind of brain is it?

what does it have and what is it missing?

where is the neocortex?

where can I ask what I should do or what will the consequences be or what plan should I take?

Wednesday, March 02, 2011

lucky lucy or little red riding hood

just before you were born there was a beautiful young girl named Jill. her mom told her to go straight to grandmas and not to talk to any strangers.

on the way to grandma's, a kind and nice looking wolf asked her where she was going.

"what is your name child?" asked the wolf.

"my name is Jill," said Jill.

"where are you off to on this sunny day?" asked the wolf.

"I am going to grandma's," she said.

"where does your grandma live?" the wolf asked.

"in the red house at the end of the next street," she said.

"that's too bad," said the wolf, "I am going the other way. good bye!"

but the wolf secretly raced ahead to grandma's house, tricked grandma in to opening her door by pretending to be Jill, ate poor grandma up and then got into grandma's bed.

when Jill got to grandma's house she thought something had changed but couldn't tell what it was because all the lights were out.

"grandma why are all the lights out?"

"I have a headache my dear. come into bed with grandma."

"grandma what big arms you have!"

"all the better to hug you with my dear."

"grandma what big legs you have!"

"all the better to catch if you run away my dear."

"grandma what big teeth you have!"

"all the better to eat you up with if you don't do as I tell you. i am the biggest and baddest wolf. I will eat your mother and father up if you try to run away, or tell anyone. you will stay with me and cook and clean for me or I will eat you up. is that clear?"

Jill worked harder than she had ever worked in her life and the wolf was very cruel and made her cry when she didn't do what the bad wolf wanted.

now one day, just a couple years ago, the wolf said "you will go and catch me a young girl or I will eat you up."

she said no she wouldn't - but the wolf was especially cruel and made her cry more than ever before and finally she had no choice but to do what the wolf wanted.

"dont even think of running away - I will find you and eat you up!" - so off she went.

now lucky lucy was the cutest girl you ever saw. her mom told her to go straight to grandmas and not to talk to any strangers.

on the way to grandma's, a kind and nice looking lady asked her where she was going.

"what is your name girl?" asked Jill.

"my name is Lucy," said lucy.

"where are you off to on this sunny day?" asked Jill.

"I am going to grandma's," she said.

"why dont stop at my house before going to your grandmas. It's my birthday and I have lots of cake and ice cream and candy." said Jill.

"ok," said Lucy.

but when they got to the wolf's house there was no cake, no ice cream and no candy.

the wolf said to Lucy "i am the biggest and baddest wolf. I will eat your mother and father up if you try to run away, or tell anyone. you will stay with me and cook and clean for me or I will eat you up. is that clear?"

the wolf was very cruel and made her cry when she didn't do what the bad wolf wanted.

but one lucky day a house inspector came to check on the house and saw Lucy.

he called the police and the wolf was caught and killed, Jill was put in jail for catching Lucy, and lucky Lucy got to go home to her parents, who had been searching for her everywhere and were so happy she was finally home safe and sound.

the end.

fair tales for the 21st century

Perrault did it
the Grimms did it
Andrew Lang did it

every generation someone takes responsibility for telling again the fair tales that have been told and retold time and again.

what a huge job. someone should do it.

what tales would you include that you can tell or would like to tell by heart?

here's a list of tales I would like retold - that I know by heart

sleeping beauty
Cinderella
rumplestiltskin
the dog and the bone
Ivan and the wild wolf
the flying ship
silly noddy and the pike
Red riding hood
goldilocks
the three little pigs
hansel and gretel
Korean / Chinese stolen princess
Korean the smart peasant and the stupid nobleman
jack and the beanstalk
the tortoise and the hare
Aladdin and the lamp
the emperors new clothes
the pied piper of Hamlin

and for history that I might like to know
Gilgamesh
Beowulf
parsifal and the Grail