07.11.06
To Google or not to Google
It has become best practice to “google†someone prior to an interview, meeting or potential business deal these days to try and source as much information about that person as possible.
We use this term so widely that it has become part of our day to day vocab. So, it’s about high-time the dictionary acknowledges it as a verb, which it has just done in the new release of the 2006 edition of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, which features the verb along with several other new words.
Another brand that made it to verb fame is “xerox†- which we often use as a term to indicate that we’re about to make a photocopy.
Another phrase that I quite like is the phrase “mouse potato” which is used to refer to someone who is glued to the computer screen, akin to the earlier “couch potato”, who was someone glued to a television screen.
On a Personal Note
Knysna was awesome as always! Joey had a great run – and cut 7 min off his previous personal best time for a ½ marathon. We had a huge after marathon party at Crab’s Creek – which was incredibly full, but loads of fun!
Sunday, we ventured to the oyster company where we had our traditional bottle of bubbly and tray of oysters. Was delicious! Afterwards we made our way back to Cape Town in the bumper-to-bumper traffic across the pass. It was a great weekend and we’ll definitely be back there next year for round two.
We went to watch Superman Returns last night. It was good, but incredibly cheesy!!
Too much romance and too little action IMO, but the graphics were cool. My next movie scheduled to watch is Pirates of the Caribbean.