tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85771923583794462762024-03-21T20:31:07.710-07:00Goodies for GoogleJ R "States" Manshiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02746202605903541439noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577192358379446276.post-10265009811221517682010-01-06T07:54:00.000-08:002010-01-07T08:30:05.326-08:00Goodies for Google, Christmas Card 2009, Patrick Henry Award 2001<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgyt5WocQBm_vgGv2VbRBgB_yfUS5soNv3tErS3ptwyF-usFlh9XzBjQTid1kocJ1LXUZZpZ3v6UZE2Njxwh3Q1tYDVGQZbI7uLy_YtFYY7AX2DhPCCet6YX0Gxi6fN2vFFw_dELDRuEdN/s1600-h/zmPkI5.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgyt5WocQBm_vgGv2VbRBgB_yfUS5soNv3tErS3ptwyF-usFlh9XzBjQTid1kocJ1LXUZZpZ3v6UZE2Njxwh3Q1tYDVGQZbI7uLy_YtFYY7AX2DhPCCet6YX0Gxi6fN2vFFw_dELDRuEdN/s400/zmPkI5.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423657901208592226" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQoCJgn8BnE"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwSK-hxrpnYRzTFSsYqz7OILuU2q4hhutxIDENdj5EIn5IbvIvTGompEDgCcq0BF5_YvzllmWj2DZYBXj5Rp0Euexz243eXE6X6MzuGenf8LPrq931oqkulcFUjA89ib8i5KbAWgoFC9zJ/s400/Picture+34.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423657895494784194" border="0" /></a><br />Click on the image with the Wreaths Across America YouTube partial image and the iGoogle Gadget with Reagan Quotations with the Google descriptive Reagan quote to link to the YouTube video to hear Darien High School choir sing the National Anthem while the current American Flag is raised while the Revolutionary 13 star American flag flutters in the foreground.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1JbMM1sb0kAxJkpaWUsUUFU4iVUeKrjZNV3EodgfkM12d-eieWEY60_28nP13vmYgQx2meAZHutsmIXPPVT-TEwUhgvj6XVloX0wqLtsy7_YiEiXy5wXaYP1k5O32b1apbhRD4M35TtfW/s1600-h/WPostGWpic.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 307px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1JbMM1sb0kAxJkpaWUsUUFU4iVUeKrjZNV3EodgfkM12d-eieWEY60_28nP13vmYgQx2meAZHutsmIXPPVT-TEwUhgvj6XVloX0wqLtsy7_YiEiXy5wXaYP1k5O32b1apbhRD4M35TtfW/s400/WPostGWpic.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423657885967969042" border="0" /></a>J R "States" Manshiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02746202605903541439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577192358379446276.post-1680272675863379442010-01-01T01:01:00.000-08:002010-01-07T08:17:01.592-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidpP2AjCP-6jCjo3RX3_RZ_aCt5KmsTcAQ193X56e3WKf_jCYyNvURqOaYcdPLgAEcntXhyPpfiODhHUJkQJaAgV89gFic-GfDkVAPRGqgiuc0nT-FHV1EPo0q3lPI2SohWrIbVQ3rU3V5/s1600-h/Picture+4.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidpP2AjCP-6jCjo3RX3_RZ_aCt5KmsTcAQ193X56e3WKf_jCYyNvURqOaYcdPLgAEcntXhyPpfiODhHUJkQJaAgV89gFic-GfDkVAPRGqgiuc0nT-FHV1EPo0q3lPI2SohWrIbVQ3rU3V5/s400/Picture+4.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424028670609497618" border="0" /></a>The image shows the Mount Vernon library of George Washington, what he called his "<span style="font-style: italic;">Sanctum Sanctorum</span>".<br /><br />Google Books is a gift to the world that gives meaning and hope for the wise words of Washington,<br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">"A knowledge of books is the basis upon which other knowledge is to be built."</span><br /><br />That Washington quote is inscribed high above the street level on the Patrick Henry Building that formerly housed the Library of Virginia, and now houses the "working offices" of the Office of the Governor of Virginia.<br /><br />Then again, the Ceremonial Office of the Governor of Virginia is in the Capitol designed by Thomas Jefferson, who is better known for his books, that were sold to the Library of Congress to create the collection after the British burned the library during the War of 1812. Jefferson is also fairly well known for his words, <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">"I can not live without my books".</span><br /><br />In the world today, it is possible that all the books of Jefferson AND of Washington, and the wise words written by both, and the wisdom contained in all those writings and books, as well as other great books full of wise words, could be digitized and placed on one Apple iPhone or Google Nexus Phone, able to be in our pocket, ever present to aid us in making wise decisions.<br /><br />Yet the question to answer by our actions is, <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-style: italic;">"Can we be wise like Washington and Jefferson were?"</span>J R "States" Manshiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02746202605903541439noreply@blogger.com0