Sir Timothy John "Tim" Berners-Lee

Plaidmania's Citizen of the Day


I would not be typing this congratulatory blog post if it hadn't been for Sir Tim Berners-Lee. After all, it is thanks to him that we have the Internet which is 20 years old. Sir Tim Berners-Lee also is a proponent of network neutrality. He has been named one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century. On June 13, 2007 (St. Anthony's Feast Day, it just amazes me how this all connects on this blog), he received the Order of Merit, becoming one of only 24 living members entitled to hold the honour, and to use the post-nominals 'O.M.' after their name.
Now all those awards were something, but as the readers of this blog can attest, they do not even come close to being awarded Citizen of the Day. Plus, to top it all off, I found this picture of Berners-Lee wearing what else? A plaid shirt. Not only is this distinguished gentlemen an innovator, he is a man of impeccable taste. If you see Sir Berners-Lee, tell him, "Hey, I heard you are Plaidmania's Citizen of the Day! Congratulations!" Also tell him how thankful you are for the invention of the Internet.

Plaidmania's Movie of the Millenium: Source Code

After seeing the movie, the Source Code has been released on DVD, I have got to declare that this is definitely a movie that has got to be seen.
A few months ago, I wanted to see the Source Code in the theater, but for some reason or another I did not. However, after watching it on DVD, I was amazed how great of a movie it was. I expected it to be similar to the Matrix and Inception. I was surprised how it felt like Groundhog Day. I do not want to tell you what the movie is about, (there are plenty of sites that will tell you.) It's just that I, Pie Francois, highly suggest that you go and buy this movie as soon as possible.

Shrinkage

Ahh!

Just Thinking

I'm sitting in somebody's room, (Actually the Fuzzy Bee, one of the greatest places to find low-prim furniture.) Hmmm... Who should be Plaidmania's Citizen of the Day?

Natalie Hanly: Citizen of the Week

A very special congratulations goes out to Natalie Hanly, Plaidmania's Citizen of the Week. Remember if you see Natalie, congratulate on her accomplishment. Let it be known that Natalie is Citizen of the Week NOT the Year. The Plaidmania Citizen of the Year remains the honourable Maybe Lunasea.

I Hope Everyone Had a Good 4th of July

Hi there, if you were out and about on this holiday then this what you might have missed.

Maybe Lunasea: Citizen of the YEAR

Congratulations Ms Maybe Lunasea! You have been nagging me for weeks, and months to be Citizen of the Day. Well, guess what? You will receive an honor that has not yet been bestowed on an avatar. Let the trumpets proclaim that Maybe Lunasea has been named Plaidmania's Citizen of the Year! Not only did she receive the highest honor of plaid, she also was given the medal of the Plaidistan High Order of the Plaid in a private ceremony. Well, Maybe it doesn't get much better than this (yeah it probably does, but I am really tired.)

The John Locke and Amanda Hocking Phenomenon

I'm not quite ready to name them Citizen of the Day (because of envy.) However, I have been both inspired and intrigued with their recent successes. If you have not heard of these two names, they are both authors of best-selling books. They are not only authors but they are self-published authors. Last night, I read all about John Locke's success. John sells his books for $0.99(USD) and of that he makes $0.35. He has over 1,000,000 books. I hope that you find some inspiration from this post tonight. Just for reference I am providing hyperlinks to their respective sites.
Hey! Let's write a book now!
http://lethalbooks.com/
--John Locke's site.

http://amandahocking.blogspot.com/p/my-books.html
--Amanda Hocking's site.

Citizen of the Day: The Solo Cup

Plaidmania proudly bestows the honor of Citizen of the Day to none other than the Solo Cup.
Solo Cup, you are always at the party. You have always been there for me when I needed you the most. Only you can make Natty Light taste good when you contain it. Therefore, let it be declared in the States and the and the Kingdoms as well as in the Metaverse, that you are Citizen of the Day. (I will see you tomorrow night at the keg party.)

Fuzzy Bee: Nothing abnormal here....

Fuzzy Bee: Nothing abnormal here....: "Just another calm night on the porch for these two :D In other news, we EXPANDED the shop and are working on some new cool things, plus ..."

MoShang: Citizen of the Day

I really wanted to listen to some music tonight, and there was this really intriguing description that stated the following, "MoShang is a sound jeweler living in Taiwan. He collects rough audio diamonds from the streets of Taiwan (be they overheard conversations, street-ads blared from the ubiquitous blue-trucks, street processions or funeral chants) and fuses them with traditional Chinese instruments http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifand laid-back beats to create a unique blend of downtempo electronica he likes to call Chinese Chill.

MoShang has released 4 full-length albums and an EP commercially - his latest, Further East (2010), is now available from iTunes and other online retailers.

In SL, MoShang performs live on a WX-5 midi windcontroller (electronic sax), lending a jazzy air to his all-original downtempo live-mixes. He shares one of his SL performances per week as part of his MoShang Live Online podcast.

http://moshang.net"

So I go to the virtual concert which was hosted at Starport Omega, awesome place by the way. One of the most interesting musician that I have listened to in a long time.

It was no question that I just had to make MoShang Plaidmania's Citizen of the Day. Congratulations!

St Anthony Could Have Been Citizen Back in the Day

Saint Anthony of Padua (actually he was from Lisbon, Portugal) is Plaidmania's Saint of the day! I know what some of you are thinking to yourselves, "Come on Pie, don't play around with this!" But allow me to retort, I figured that June 13th is the Feast Day and it would be most appropriate to make him Saint of the Day. He is the patron saint of lost items and I have prayed to Saint Anthony many times when I had lost my television's remote control or had misplaced the keys to the car. Therefore, I feel St. Anthony should be honored by Plaidmania. So, if you lose an item today (I hope you don't) you can pray to St. Anthony and say, "Hey, congratulations! You are Plaidmania's Citizen mmm... I mean Saint of the Day!"

Anthony Weiner: NOT Citizen of the Day

Plaidmania was going to announce that the congressman, Anthony Weiner was nominated Plaidmania's coveted Citizen of the Day, but after further discussions with the selection committee, Plaidmania decided it would be best to table that motion. If Mr. Weiner had been selected as the Citizen of the Day, he would have been the second real-life person to be so. The first was acclaimed football draft expert, Mel Kiper. By the way, Mr. Weiner tweets.

Daily Puppy Is Removed

Mr. Pie Francois has decided to remove the Daily Puppy from his gadgets on the Plaidmania Blog. It was taking up too much resources. Plus, Pie could not figure out how it related to plaid. There is no animosity toward the Daily Puppy. Please, stay tuned to Plaidmania and watch out who may next become Plaidmania's Citizen of the Day. It could be YOU!!!

Santa What?

This is a video someone showed me in a welcome area. One look at it and I thought that this has got to be put on the blog.

Mel Kiper: Citizen of the Day

Because somebody has got to be a fan, the following T-Shirt commemorates Mel Kiper who is a self-described NFL draft expert. He has been seen and heard on ESPN's draft coverage for years. He is often criticized. Perhaps, people are just jealous of him.
I just want you to know Mel, I'll be your fan. Therefore I say, congratulations Mel Kiper! You are the first real-life person to become Plaidmania's Citizen of the Day!
Mel, let them hate. After all haters hate, but players play.

Pie Pies

I hope that you have a Happy Easter! Here is a little gift to my plaid monsters!

Jano Runo: Plaidmania's Citizen of the Day

Felicitaciones a Jano Runo!

http://www.twitter.com/janoruno

The following was taken from his profile and made into more descriptive English by Pie Francois.
Songwriter, guitar player and singer. He was born and currently lives in Mexico. His style of music is Bossa, Samba, Cuban Clave Songs and his own original music. He has been performing live concerts in SL for almost 3 years now. He sings because he feels a desperate need to bring joy in the world. No matter what´s going on in his life, his music is dedicated to bring joy to those who listen to it.

Plaidmania highly recommends that you check this artist out. Jano is very unique.

Digby Smalls is Citizen of the Day

This selection was long overdue, but well deserved. This man is an awesome musician. Great guitarist! Check out his MySpace page http://www.myspace.com/digbysmallsband
Plaidmania Citizen of the Day is a program implemented by Pie Francois in order for the betterment of the metaverse.
Remember, if you see Digby, Congratulate him.

Stargazer Dream

Out of the corner of my eye I saw the sexiest avatar that I have met in a while. So, I decided to make her Plaidmania's Citizen of the Day!