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The music video from the Mac book Air Ad

Apple knows how to pick music !!!

100% Cotton

100% Cotton, originally uploaded by Southernpixel.

It was strange seeing cotton growing back in December, the last time i saw cotton growing was in the late 1980’s in Madison, Mississippi where I lived at the time. In late October the road ways would look like it had snowed, because of the cotton falling off the trailers hauling cotton to the gins. And it brings back memories of a cotton seed plant that smelled so bad and good at the same time almost like popcorn that was about to burn.

celestial sights

clipped from news.yahoo.com Spectacular Sky Show: Venus, Jupiter and the Moon SPACE.com – Fri Jan 25, 9:46 AM ET Sent 5,836 times The most spectacular celestial sights over the next couple of weeks are reserved for the early morning sky. Two bright planets will converge, then be joined by the moon.

Multimedia image for web 2.0

Multimedia image for web 2.0, originally uploaded by Southernpixel.

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, take these broken wings and learn to fly All your life, you were only waiting for this moment to arise
-Paul McCartney

100,000 year old skull

clipped from news.yahoo.com China hails “greatest discovery since Peking Man” Wed Jan 23, 1:21 AM ET BEIJING (Reuters) – An almost complete human skull fossil that could date back 100,000 years has been unearthed in China, state media said on Wednesday, hailing it as the greatest discovery since Peking Man.

Snow in Alabama

Snow in Alabama, originally uploaded by Southernpixel.

“To appreciate the beauty of a snow flake, it is necessary to stand out in the cold.”

We don’t get snow very often so when we do it is an event :~)

NANO CAR

clipped from www.npr.org Technology Ultra-Cheap ‘Nano’ Car Debuts in India Listen Now add to playlist � Enlarge Raveendran Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata poses with the Nano. AFP/Getty Images � � Morning Edition, January 10, 2008 � The Indian car company Tata unveils a four-seat automobile that will sell for just $2,500. The Nano would be available later this year, and is aimed at people who might otherwise purchase a motorcycle. Reporter Murad Ali Baig describes the car to Renee Montagne.

The future !

clipped from news.yahoo.com Tue Jan 15, 2:37 PM ET Previous 41 of 148 Next Apple CEO Steve Jobs holds up the MacBook Air after his keynote at the MacWorld Conference in San Francisco, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008. The super-slim new laptop is less than an inch thick and turns on the moment it’s opened. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) Photo Tools Email IM Print Purchase Cart Recommend Recommended 85 users recommend

Mona Lisa Smile

clipped from news.yahoo.com MOST POPULAR HIGHLIGHT German experts crack Mona Lisa smile Reuters – Mon Jan 14, 11:33 AM ET BERLIN (Reuters) – German academics believe they have solved the centuries-old mystery behind the identity of the “Mona Lisa” in Leonardo da Vinci’s famous portrait.

Macworld is on it’s way

clipped from news.yahoo.com Slim Apple laptop expected at Macworld Reuters – Thu Jan 10, 9:01 AM ET Sent 262 times SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – As the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas winds down to lackluster reviews, Apple is expected to grab the spotlight with an ultra-slim laptop computer and online movie rentals at its biggest annual show next week.