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How Steve Jobs Touched My Life

Steve Jobs
1955-2011

Earlier this week Steve Jobs passed away at the young age of 56.  Special tribute will be given here to Steve today because in many ways, the world of DigElog would never have existed if it wasn't for his vision, creativity and technological influence.  

Let me begin by referencing another mentor of mine:

The story of Steve Jobs is an amazing one. He turned a few hundred dollars of spare parts into one of the most valuable companies in the world while revolutionizing one industry after another. In so doing, he was a prime example of the empowerment of the individual while in turn empowering everyone else. He showed the power of marrying science and art and democratized the tools of creativity. Jobs was truly a unique and remarkable innovator who has enriched all of our lives and we are all immeasurably saddened at his passing.

— Ray Kurzweil

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Steve Jobs' 2005
Stanford Commencement Address

• Our Stories Intertwine Back In 1982
  The two Steve's had already invented the Apple II in 1977, but I personally get involved when I purchase a Apple II Plus with 64k of RAM and dual 5.25" floppy drives, for my Drywall Distributing company in 1982.  I find myself learning basic programming at the local community college and becoming a VisiCalc enthusiast applying spreadsheet technology to everything from product inventory to payroll in my small company.  I also discovered a "Family History" software that pushes me to dig deeper into my family heritage and to document it on my Apple II Plus.

• 1984 Steve and Apple Introduce Macintosh
  I see the Super Bowl commercial like the rest of the world and immediately decide it's something I want to learn more about.  The local community college buys a couple first edition Macs for their computer lab and I get some immediate hands on experience that simply dazzles my imagination.

• 1985-6 Steve is forced out of Apple but the Mac explodes into the publishing industry
  Although Steve's direct involvement with Apple will take a 10 year hiatus, his dream and vision of the Macintosh inspires me to become a Public Information Director for the local community college with a brand new Mac 512 and a Laserwriter Plus on my desk.  Over the next 12 months I produce camera ready copy for publishing in the local newspaper and I publish one of the very first camera ready college catalogs (100 plus pages) using Ready Set Go 1.0 publishing software.

• 1987-8  Steve has now started both NeXT Computer and Pixar Annimation Studios
  My Mac experience has prepared me for my next life encounter.  I join 6 other brave young lads in taking a bankrupt Team Electronics store and turning it into an "Apple Only" computer store.  At the time, the seven of us knew more about Apple products that any 7 employees of Apple did, because we not only sold the product but we trained it and supported it.  Our crazy idea was a success and the fundamental company that was started back then is still alive today.

• 1989 While Steve is busy making animated movies, I'm proving the Mac to be a business machine
  The driving force for any computer is its software.  I choose the niches of Accounting and Data Base development as my areas of growth and opportunity.  I become a consultant in both Accountant Inc. and Filemaker Pro software.

 

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"Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything -- all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.

Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart. ... Stay hungry. Stay foolish."

- Steve Jobs, 1955-2011

 

A Community Mural Project In Cold Spring

Cold Spring Mural Project by Shannon McEvoy
Summer 2011
Cold Spring, Minnesota   USA

An Honors Thesis Project by Shannon McEvoy, Art and Hispanic Studies Double Major at the College of Saint Benedict, in partnership with Casa Guadalupe Multicultural Community (CGMC).  The mural takes a multicultural perspective on the history of Cold Spring and hopes for the future.  It will be on the Cleaning Center’s west-facing wall, courtesy of business owner Dan Kippley.  The painting is taking place throughout August into the beginning of September.  Anyone age 10 or older is invited to come paint!  To sign up to paint and learn more about how you can help, contact Shannon at (952)807-6702, email: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> or CGMC at (320)685-3949.

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Cold Spring Brewery Office Building Demolition

Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Cold Spring Brewery Company
Cold Spring, Minnesota   USA

DigElog LIVE! Live Broadcasts from Old ROCORI Middle School Demolition

Live Broadcasts today from Cold Spring, Minnesota

Stay tuned for live coverage this morning when the old ROCORI Middle School will begin to be demolished beginning at 10:00 AM.

LIVE COVERAGE SPONSORED IN PART BY:

Dr. Mary Jo Femrite, a graduate of ROCORI High School, received her BA degree from Moorhead State University and her Doctor of Optometry degree from the Illinois College of Optometry.  Dr. Femrite completed a residency with Minnesota Eye Consultants, specializing in eye disease management, LASIK surgery and comprehensive eye care. Following her residency, Dr. Femrite continued in private practice from 2001-2006.  She opened LAKES Eye Clinic in May 2006. 

Dr. Femrite is active in the Minnesota Optometric Association, the American Optometric Association and the Cold Spring Chamber of Commerce.  She has presented several case reports, research studies and lectures to the optometric community and public.  She currently reside in the Cold Spring community with her husband and 2 children.

Lakes Eye Clinic DigELINK page...

Bill's Bits Column - MY FIRST DAYS AT COLD SPRING

MY FIRST DAYS AT COLD SPRING AND MORE-

It was in August of 1968 that my family and I moved to Cold Spring from Medford, Minnesota.

I had been teaching 4th grade in Medford since graduating from Mankato State Teacher's College in March of 1960.  I also was married on August 20, 1960.

When a teaching and Principalship opened up I applied at Rocori and got accepted.  My first 7 years were spent out in Rockville as a 4th grade teacher and Principal.  Because there was no current public Elementary School in the newly formed Rocori District.  The town of Cold Spring was
divided in half and approximately half of theCold Spring pupils went to Rockville and approximately half went to Richmond.

With the large numbers of pupils attending
Rockville and Richmond, there had to be additional space provided.  This was accompished by bringing in re-locatable buildings.  They were small classroom buildings that held up to about 30 pupils.

That was the Fall of 1968.  The following year, Cold Spring Public Elementary was started and then the number of pupils in Rockville and Richmond  dropped back to about 200 pupils in both schools.

The temporary buildings were actually quite comfortable.  In a way it was like going back to the one room country schoolhouse I attended while in grade school.

There were certain things about being out at Rockville that stay in my mind...  Not that they were bad, but different from time to time.  The original building ws built during the Works Progress Administration (WPA) during the term of Franklin Delano Rosevelt.  The halls of that building were quite wide and at each entry way there were hand painted murals of the life style in and around Rockville.  The building was constructed with the local Grey Granite from a near-by quarry and cut and finished right on the school's site.

NOTE:  There are more story's to tell about John Clark Elementary and I will continue with more of them in the next week or so.

TRIVIA-  There are more single men than single women.  For every 100 single women in their 20's, there are 119 single men in the same age group.

There are roughly 2.2 million marriages per year in the U. S.

Seventy percent of men and women between the ages of 30 and 34 have
been married at some point in their lives.  This is based on studies done in the year 2008.


TITANIC TRIVIA-  The U. S. Coast Guard drops a wreath at the site of the sinking
of the Titanic every year on the anniversary of the disaster.


LIGHTSIDE- 

Olives in a Jar: 

A man walks into a bar and orders martini after martini,
each time removing the olives and placing them in a jar.  When the jar was full and all the drinks consumed, he started to leave.

A customer asked the man, "what was that all about?"  "Nothing," he replied, "my wife
sent me out for a jar of olives."

HUNTING FLIES:  A woman walkS into the kitchen to find her husband stalking around with a fly swatter.
"What are you doing?"  she asked.
"Hunting flies"  he responded.
"Oh! , Killed any?" she asked.
"Yep, three males, two females," he replied.

Intrigued, she asked "How can you tell?"
He responded, "Three were on a beer can,
two were on the phone."

WHO GOD USES- 

The next time you feel like GOD can't use you, just remember...

1. Noah was a drunk.
2. Joseph was abused.
3. Moses had a stuttering problem.
4. Sampson had long hair and was a womanizer.
5. David had an affair and was a murderer.
6. Jonah ran from God.
7. Isaiah preached naked.
8. Job went bankrupt.
9. John the Baptist ate bugs.
10. Peter denied Christ.
11. Zacccheus was too small.
12. Lazarus was dead!

NOTE:  No more excuses now.  God can use you to your full potential...

Ole once lent $5,000 to a guy for a face lift.
Now Ole can't find him.

Ole was feeling a little sorry for himself.  He said,"I'll never get fired.  Dey got to
SELL slaves."

Ole thought of a way to make Lena drive more carefully.  He reminded her that if she had an accident, the paper would print her age.

Ole's cousin, LeRoy, is so cheap that he married a girl born on February 29th so he'd have to buy her a birthday present only once every four years.
-All the above Jokes are from Ole & Lena book #6-


"What do you get when a blonde dyes her hair?  Artificial Intelligence
        -Jolly Jokes for Older Folks-


WORDS FOR THE  WEEK-  "Inhale Faith.
Exhale Works."    -Daily Thoughts-

"A rich person is not one who has the most,
but is one who needs the least."
                 -Daily Thoughts-

"Treat a person as he is, and he will remain as he is.  Treat him as he could be, and he
will become what he should be."
  -Former football coach-Jimmy Johnson-


OLD BURMA-SHAVE SIGNS-

The chick
He wed
Let out a whoop
Felt is chin and
Flew the coop
BURMA-SHAVE.

So, until next week, please take good
care of yourself.         

B. G.

 

Bill Goede
Long standing resident/videographer/story teller
Cold Spring, Minnnesota  USA
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Japan Before / After the 2011 Tsunami (where you can donate)

Sendai Airport

 

Yuriage in Natori

 

Yuriage in Natori (looking west)

 

Fukushima Nuclear Plant

 

Yagawahama in Miyagi (Oshika Peninsula)

 

Soccer field in Minamisanriku

The Last Train... and the story inside the story.

This photo was a part of the video story published a couple days ago about the last train to Cold Spring.  To our delight, Tommy Weber helped fill us in on the specifics of this photo.

The Last Train To Cold Spring : December 30, 2010

LAST TRAIN.
Certainly enjoyed the "ride " as a matter of fact my rail history includes as a young boy riding the " DINKY " a one car with engine train that ran from St. Cloud Great Northern Depot to Roscoe and back. Also please note that you have included in the Cannon Ball Express photo , second to last , a man standing to the right of the crossing. That man in his "cop " uniform is my Grandfather Mr. John Weber who stood guard and monitored traffic on 2nd Ave which was a public street running right past the main door of the Cold Spring Granite Company plant. Trains approaching from the East could not be seen and additionally not heard since the large dust collector system located above the West Northwest end of the plant emitted a high piercing sound from the exhaust of the system making a trains whistle or horn inaudible . John Weber enjoyed his last days as Cold Spring Granite Company Cop thanks to the generosity of John Alexander.
 
Duane ,really appreciate your work, as always a surprise in there somewhere for someone !
kindest regards,
tommy weber

Thanks Tommy for your valuable insights... another piece of a "Land of ROCORI" legacy is filled in because of your interest in sharing the story.

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The Last Train To Cold Spring : December 30, 2010

Thursday, December 30, 2010
Cold Spring, Minnesota  USA

In this story, Paul Hetland, Cold Spring City Administrator, shares his experience witnessing the last Burlington Northern train to visit Cold Spring.  Using his smart phone, Paul took a series of pictures that captured engine 1411 as it made its way across Red River Avenue, having made its last trip to Cold Spring during modern times. 

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OTHER GREAT "Land of ROCORI" RAILROAD STORIES

Railroad comes to Cold Spring

 

 

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2010 Hometown Pride Award Recipient: JANET AASETH

Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Cold Spring Chamber Of Commerce Hometown Pride Awards Banquet
Cold Spring, Minnesota USA

One of this year's 4 Hometown Pride Award recipients was Janet Aaseth.  Janet grew up in Cold Spring and graduated from ROCORI High School, St. Cloud Technical College and Moorhead State, with a degree in Medical Records.  Shand her husband Todd live in Cold Spring and have two children Chad and Sarah who are both in college.  Janet has worked as an Administrative Assistant at Wenner Funeral Homes for 10 years.

Janet has volunteered in many different ways in the community.  She has been an EMT with Cold Spring Fire & Rescue for 14 years and has served as a volunteer "Friendly Presence" at ROCORI HS since 2003.  Since 1996, Janet has participated in many capacities both on and off stage as a member of the Great Northern Theatre Company and is an active member at St. Boniface Church.

Future stories will feature Judy Samuelson and the OLD GLORY RUN cofounders, Pam and Curt Karls.

ROCORI Jazz Singers entertained with carols of the season.

 

2010 Award Recipients:  Janet Aaseth, Judy Samuelson, Pam and Curt Karls

The Railroad Comes To Cold Spring : Part I

March 12, 2010
A Cold Spring Area Historical Society Presentation
Cold Spring Senior Center
Cold Spring, Minnesota  USA

Ray Schouviller, Cold Spring resident and past employee of the local railroad, tells the story of how the railroad came and left the area.  Key facts, dates and names include:

• City Father Marcus Maurin
• The Farmer's Milling Company
• Jim Hill, Railroad Tycoon
• Local line built in 1885-86
• Cold Spring Steamboat excursion company
• Last passenger train came to town 1954

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