If We Don’t Renew, We’ll Expire!
June 3

PingPong the Panda:

One of Computious’ favorite books is Sabbath –

Finding Rest, Renewal, and Delight in Our Busy

Lives. For the next month, we’ll be away for

a break. Here are a couple articles about

taking time to refresh and coming out happier

and Stress and Recover. Take good care of yourselves!

This posting is written by PingPong the Panda, a friend of Computious^® – The Everyday
Sage of the Digital Age! — and friend of DotComplicated, Serge deFault, MeiMei,
Sweet & Sour the Pig, C.C. the Cat, and Elman the Elephant . What a group of characters!

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GREETING CARDS:

THANK YOU GET WELL THINKING OF YOU

BIRTHDAY ANY OCCASION "MARRIED TO THE COMPUTER?"

D R I N K W A R E:

" 'H' IS FOR 'HACKER' " "KEYBOARDS OF THE THINGS ARE
RICH & FAMOUS" LOOKING UP”

TEACHER “SOMETIMES IT'S HARD "LIFE OF THE PARTY"
APPRECIATION TO MAKE A DECISION”

A P P A R E L :

"HAPPY PANDA" “PEACEFUL PANDA" "KEYBOARDS OF
THE RICH & FAMOUS"

MAGNETS :

THINKING OF YOU FRIENDSHIP "PANDA MONIUM"

P O S T E R S:

      "MARRIED TO THE            “GRATITUDE - THE            "MY LIFE IS
         COMPUTER?"            UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE"        PANDA MONIUM"
         SAYING THANK YOU IN
                                               MORE THAN 25 LANGUAGES)

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Not-so-secret Fan of “Snow Flower and
the Secret Fan”
May 22

THANK YOU CARD HOODIE

SAYING "THANK YOU" IN
MORE THAN 25 LANGUAGES

Computious:

My Aunt Joanie emailed my mom the other day about a book which
was so good she just had to recommend it. She normally doesn’t
push people to read the same books she reads, but "this one is so
outstanding (in my mind) that I have to share it.” What book is it?
Snow Flower and The Secret Fan by Lisa See. Here’s what Aunt
Joanie said:

It is the most remarkable story of a girl in China; the
tradition of foot binding; arranged marriages; a secret
form of writing called "nu shu" invented by women to
keep their secrets safe from men; and the custom of
having a "laotong" — or a contracted, forever girlfriend
— as opposed to "sworn sisters" who were not blood
but sworn to each other to be there for each other
but not on the same level as the laotong.

Written in the same "voice" as Amy Tan, it is richer and goes so
deeply into the world of these women that you will feel that you
are there with them.

Wow! Guess what book I’m going to read soon?!

This posting is written by Computious – The Everyday Sage of the Digital Age! –
friend of DotComplicated, Serge deFault, and sister to MeiMei. Other friends
include Sweet & Sour the Pig, C.C the Cat, PingPong the Panda, and Elman the
Elephant.What a group of characters!

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GREETING CARDS:

THANK YOU GET WELL THINKING OF YOU

BIRTHDAY ANY OCCASION "MARRIED TO THE COMPUTER?"

D R I N K W A R E:

" 'H' IS FOR 'HACKER' " "KEYBOARDS OF THE THINGS ARE
RICH & FAMOUS" LOOKING UP”

TEACHER “SOMETIMES IT'S HARD "LIFE OF THE PARTY"
APPRECIATION TO MAKE A DECISION”

A P P A R E L :

"HAPPY PANDA" “PEACEFUL PANDA" "KEYBOARDS OF
THE RICH & FAMOUS"

MAGNETS :

THINKING OF YOU FRIENDSHIP "PANDA MONIUM"

P O S T E R S:

      "MARRIED TO THE            “GRATITUDE - THE            "MY LIFE IS
         COMPUTER?"            UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE"        PANDA MONIUM"
         SAYING THANK YOU IN
                                               MORE THAN 25 LANGUAGES)

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Does Worry Help Solve Your Problems?
April 14

    MOTHER'S DAY "SHOWER OF HEARTS & AFFECTION"

        PORCELAIN MUG                 SHIRT

Elman:

I'm a worrywart. So I was interested to learn there's a difference
between productive and unproductive worry. Harvey MacKay,
business motivational speaker and author of such best-selling books
as Swim With The Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive, wrote about
this subject in a recent column. Click here to read about it. Thank
you, Serge, for bringing this to my attention!

This posting is written by Elman the Elephant, a friend of Computious^® – The
Everyday Sage of the Digital Age! — and friend of DotComplicated, MeiMei,
Serge deFault, Sweet & Sour the Pig, C.C. the Cat, and PingPong the Panda .
What a group of characters!

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GREETING CARDS:

THANK YOU GET WELL THINKING OF YOU

BIRTHDAY ANY OCCASION "MARRIED TO THE COMPUTER?"

D R I N K W A R E:

" 'H' IS FOR 'HACKER' " "KEYBOARDS OF THE THINGS ARE
RICH & FAMOUS" LOOKING UP”

TEACHER “SOMETIMES IT'S HARD "LIFE OF THE PARTY"
APPRECIATION TO MAKE A DECISION”

A P P A R E L :

"HAPPY PANDA" “PEACEFUL PANDA" "KEYBOARDS OF
THE RICH & FAMOUS"

MAGNETS :

THINKING OF YOU FRIENDSHIP "PANDA MONIUM"

P O S T E R S:

      "MARRIED TO THE            “GRATITUDE - THE            "MY LIFE IS
         COMPUTER?"            UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE"        PANDA MONIUM"
         SAYING THANK YOU IN
                                               MORE THAN 25 LANGUAGES)

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‘iBrain’ - How Technology is Changing Our Brains
March 11

                         "MARRIED TO THE                       "MY LIFE IS
      COMPUTER?"          PANDA MONIUM"

P O S T E R S

Computious:

How does modern digital technology, especially computers and video games,
affect our brains? Dr. Gary Small, focuses on this question in his new book
iBrain…Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind. A respected

neuroscientist, Dr. Small discusses how high tech develops
certain regions of the brain more in those who have known
computer technology since birth (“digital natives”) versus in
those who learned technology as adults (“digital immigrants”).
Digital natives multi-task easily and are gaining in IQ scores.
They often lack social skills, though. The parts of the brain
that control empathy are not exercised adequately due to
lack of face-to-face interaction.

Middle-aged digital immigrants are supposed to have an ad-
vantage because their brains are “plastic” enough to learn
new technologies, but they also had the chance to develop
critical social skills.

The good, the bad, and the ugly of high tech’s impact on brains:

Good: accelerated learning, increased creativity;

Bad: more social isolation, Internet addiction;

Ugly: steep rise in ADD diagnoses.

Thank you to Michele Lyons for telling my mom about this book!

This posting is written by Computious^® – The Everyday Sage of the Digital Age! –
friend of DotComplicated, Serge deFault, and sister to MeiMei. Other friends
include Sweet & Sour the Pig, C.C the Cat, PingPong the Panda, and Elman the
Elephant.What a group of characters!

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easy-to-use site www.computious.com. See the Special Values!

GREETING CARDS:

THANK YOU GET WELL THINKING OF YOU

BIRTHDAY BIRTHDAY BIRTHDAY

D R I N K W A R E:

TEACHER “SOMETIMES IT'S HARD "FROM THE WHOLE
APPRECIATION TO MAKE A DECISION” TOOTIN' GROUP"

" 'H' IS FOR 'HACKER' " "KEYBOARDS OF THE THINGS ARE
RICH & FAMOUS" LOOKING UP”

A P P A R E L :

"HAPPY PANDA" “PEACEFUL PANDA" "PANDA MONIUM"

MAGNETS :

THINKING OF YOU FRIENDSHIP "PANDA MONIUM"

P O S T E R S:

   "A FRIEND IS A PRESENT             "MY LIFE IS           “GRATITUDE - THE
   WE GIVE TO OURSELVES"    PANDA MONIUM"    UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE"
   SAYING THANK YOU IN
                                                      MORE THAN 25 LANGUAGES)

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Chinese New Year 2009
January 30

   "HAPPY PANDA"
                                                                         TOTE BAG

Computious:

Chinese New Year began a few days ago on January 26, 2009. It's
the "Year of the Ox"! Those born in this year are supposed to be
stable, hardworking, and sometimes stubborn. Walt Disney was
born in an ox year.

The 15-day celebration is a time of festivity, food, and most
importantly, family. So here’s our “family” sharing with you some
of our favorite Chinese New Year traditions:

Sweet & Sour the Pig:
Unlike what people think, pigs can be just as clean as other
popular pets. I love cleanliness! My favorite part of Chinese
New Year is the time before new year’s when we clean up the
house. We “sweep out” the bad luck and start fresh.

MeiMei, Computious' little sister:

In addition to all the good food, I like receiving
the red envelope with “lucky” money in it.
Usually children and single people receive
them. I’m saving for college, but I’ve got
my eye on an iPhone too!

PingPong the Panda:
With my sweet tooth, of course I love the sweet goodies.
My favorite is the sticky rice ball with red bean paste. The
stickiness symbolizes family loyalty — sticking together!

Elman the Elephant:
I like the firecrackers that welcome the beginning of the new year. Many people believe the Chinese invented firecrackers and fire- works. (Children need to be careful and stay near their parents.) Because my hearing is so sharp (my ears are big!) I usually stay inside to listen to the firecrackers. Otherwise I get a headache!

DotComplicated -
She makes things complicated!
My favorite tradition comes from Northern China,
where on New Year’s Eve they serve potstickers
(“jiao zi”). They represent wealth because their
shape looks like golden ingots, which were used as
money many years ago. Computious taught me how
to eat these tasty dumplings with chopsticks, too!

C.C. the Cat:
My favorite Chinese New Year’s tradition? Is when it’s
the Year of the Tiger! One more year to go! Besides that,
though, I like to polish my claws practicing my Chinese
paper cutting skills to make the decorations for the doors
and windows. I usually end up with paper cuts on my paws
(ouch!) and you’ll see me wearing a lot of Band-Aids.

Serge deFault:
I like being part of the dragon in the Dragon Dance, which is on the last day of the New Year celebrations. Many Chinese equate the length of the dancing dragon with the amount of good luck the new year will bring. Dragons have been powerful symbols in Chinese culture for centuries. Most of them are good.

Computious:
I love all the red clothing and decorations. Red is a powerful
color in the Chinese culture and symbolizes good fortune.
Many families buy new clothes for the new year. That’s one
of my favorite traditions!

Chinese New Year is a time of new beginnings, family
reunion, and wishing others well. We wish you only
the best!

his posting is written by Computious^® – The Everyday Sage of the Digital
Age! – friend of DotComplicated, Serge deFault, and sister to MeiMei.
Other friends include Sweet & Sour the Pig, C.C the Cat, PingPong the
Panda, and Elman the Elephant.What a group of characters!

The Computious^® product line includes fun, unique gift items at the
easy-to-use site www.computious.com. See the Special Values!

GREETING CARDS:

THANK YOU GET WELL THINKING OF YOU

V A L E N T I N E V A L E N T I N E V A L E N T I N E

D R I N K W A R E:

TEACHER “SOMETIMES IT'S HARD "KEYBOARDS OF THE
APPRECIATION TO MAKE A DECISION” RICH & FAMOUS"

"IT'S A GIRL" "IT'S A BOY" "THINGS ARE
B A B Y C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S LOOKING UP”

A P P A R E L :

VALENTINE “PEACEFUL PANDA" "PANDA MONIUM"

P O S T E R S:

"MY LIFE IS                       "MARRIED TO THE           “GRATITUDE - THE
   PANDA MONIUM"                 COMPUTER?"               UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE"
       (SAYING THANK YOU IN MORE
                                                                                                          THAN 25 LANGUAGES)

MAGNETS :

THINKING OF YOU FRIENDSHIP "PANDA MONIUM"

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‘Bratproofing Your Children’
September 27

          "THINGS ARE LOOKING UP"
                                                                      GREETING CARD

Computious:

My mom is reading a book called Bratproofing Your Children:

How to Raise Socially and Financially Responsible Kids. She

says she doesn't want us to become rude and spoiled. Mom

also wants us to know how to manage

money responsibly. The book has five rules

for parents to remember and seven character

qualities (like optimism and a strong work

ethic) to help "bratproof" us kids!

This posting is written by Computious^® – The Everyday Sage of the Digital Age! –
friend of DotComplicated, Serge deFault, and sister to MeiMei. Other friends include
Sweet & Sour the Pig, C.C the Cat, PingPong the Panda, and Elman the Elephant.
What a group of characters!

SAYING "THANK YOU" CONGRATULATIONS
IN MORE THAN 25 LANGUAGES

HOODIE THANK YOU CARD M A G N E T

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The Pursuit of Happiness
July 14

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   TOOTH LAW" SHIRT

PingPong the Panda:

The month of July includes two well-known holidays that
commemorate the idea of pursuit of a better life for all.
The “Fourth of July,” also known as Independence Day,
memorializes the adoption of the U.S. Declaration of
Independence in 1776. Bastille Day, on July 14^th, is
sometimes thought of as the French Fourth of July.
Thomas Jefferson, the main author of the U.S. Declaration
of Independence, wrote one of its most recognized
phrases: “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

Most of us take for granted everyone wants to be happy.
Computious told me about a book which came out earlier
this year called Stumbling on Happiness. It talks about how
it’s not easy for a lot of us to figure out what will actually
make us happy. Why? The author Daniel Gilbert says it’s because
the decisions we make for our future are made in the present,
influenced by the present, but our “future selves won’t see the
world the way we see it now.” We will change, our world will
change. We won’t know for certain how we’ll feel until we’re in
the future situation. Hmmm…I know one thing — three things have
always made me happy: friends, hula dancing and chocolate! The
book sounds interesting…

This posting is written by PingPong the Panda, a friend of Computious^® – The Everyday
Sage of the Digital Age! — and friend of DotComplicated, Serge deFault, MeiMei,
Sweet & Sour the Pig, C.C. the Cat, and Elman the Elephant . What a group of characters!

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If We Don’t Renew, We’ll Expire!
June 14

PingPong the Panda:

One of Computious’ favorite books is Sabbath –

Finding Rest, Renewal, and Delight in Our Busy

Lives. For the next month, we’ll be away for

a break. Here are a couple articles about

taking time to refresh and coming out happier

and stronger… 12 Ways to Renew Yourself

and Stress and Recover. Take good care of yourselves!

This posting is written by PingPong the Panda, a friend of Computious^® – The Everyday
Sage of the Digital Age! — and friend of DotComplicated, Serge deFault, MeiMei,
Sweet & Sour the Pig, C.C. the Cat, and Elman the Elephant . What a group of characters!

"CONGRATULATIONS" "HULA PANDA" "HULA PANDA"
MAGNET TOTE BAG SHIRT

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site www.computious.com. See the Special Values!

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Doing Something Nice for Others Can Help Us, Too!
May 30

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          "THINGS ARE LOOKING UP"
                                                                      GREETING CARD

Computious:

More than 300 years ago, John Bunyan, author of The

Pilgrim’s Progress, recommended doing something good in

secret for someone every day. Increas-

ingly, research shows the importance to

our own happiness of doing something

good for someone else — meeting true

needs within the parameters of our

personal limits. Click here for ideas on

ways we can contribute to others'

well-being, which can also add to our own!

This posting is written by Computious^® – The Everyday Sage of the Digital Age! –
friend of DotComplicated, Serge deFault, and sister to MeiMei. Other friends include
Sweet & Sour the Pig, C.C the Cat, PingPong the Panda, and Elman the Elephant.
What a group of characters!

"SENDING GOOD THOUGHTS" "ENCOURAGEMENT/
CONGRATULATIONS

GREETING CARD PORCELAIN MUG MAGNET

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What Is It You Want To Be Famous For?
April 14

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                  “STAR IN YOUR OWN LIFE"
                                                                                       MAGNET and SHIRT

Computious:

Tomorrow, on April 15, 2008, Hyperion Books releases a
new book by Maria Shriver which looks wonderful! She’s an
award-winning journalist and the First Lady of California. She
also has four children! We admire her mother, Eunice Shriver,
for founding the Special Olympics. (Eunice Shriver is a younger
sister of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.)

Just Who Will You Be?, the new book, was
inspired in part by reports that a majority
of kids have a main goal of being famous.
(In an early January 2007 Pew Research
Center poll, 81% of 18- to 25-year-olds
said their first- or second-most-important
life goal is to be rich; 51% said the same
about being famous.)

Just Who Will You Be? asks the important
question of what is it you want to be famous
for. I love some of the inspiring suggestions:
to set our sights high by aspiring to be great

in order to have positive impact in the world — and to do it with
integrity. We all can be great in our own way by “starring in our
own lives!”

Thank you to: USA Today for the reference to the Pew poll; and
Reader’s Digest for first bringing this book to our attention.

This posting is written by Computious^® – The Everyday Sage of the Digital Age! –friend of DotComplicated, Serge deFault, and sister to MeiMei. Other friends include Sweet & Sour the Pig, C.C the Cat, PingPong the Panda, and Elman the Elephant. What a group of characters!

    “STAR IN YOUR OWN LIFE!”                                      ENCOURAGEMENT/
                                                                                                                        CONGRATULATIONS
                    BAG                                      GREETING CARD                                  MAGNET

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If We Don’t Renew, We’ll Expire!
June 3

Not-so-secret Fan of “Snow Flower and
the Secret Fan”
May 22

Does Worry Help Solve Your Problems?
April 14

‘iBrain’ - How Technology is Changing Our Brains
March 11

Chinese New Year 2009
January 30

‘Bratproofing Your Children’
September 27

The Pursuit of Happiness
July 14

If We Don’t Renew, We’ll Expire!
June 14

Doing Something Nice for Others Can Help Us, Too!
May 30

What Is It You Want To Be Famous For?
April 14