Keeping Halloween Safe & Fun

 MeiMei - Halloween costume - computer mousepad                 Magnet  - MeiMei Rock Star "Star in Your Own Life"
     MeiMei - name and tagline                      “STAR IN YOUR OWN LIFE" MAGNET

 

 

MeiMei

Today is Halloween. Here are some reminders from the Red Cross and

the Los Angeles Fire Department to keep it safe and fun.

Tips from:

The Red Cross

-  The Los Angeles Fire Department

 

Watch out for the goblins and don’t eat all your candy at once!!

 

This posting is written by MeiMei, little sister of Computious® – The Everyday Sage of the Digital Age! — and friend of DotComplicated, Serge deFault, 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!

 

    Mug - Cyber Horror - with color          MeiMei - eThinker shirt   MeiMei - eThinker design for shirt

“H is for HACKER" CYBER HORROR              "E-THINKER"                (Design on shirt)
                          MUG                                              SHIRT

 

                               © Computious - All rights reserved 

 


 

Computious Endorses Stephen Colbert for President

Stephen Colbert -  Wikipedia photo               Computious image w- name and tag line  

           Stephen Colbert

 

 

IRVINE, Calif. – Within a day of comedian Stephen Colbert announcing his candidacy for president, he has been endorsed by Computious® – The Everyday Sage of the Digital Age! – a cartoon character whose name rhymes with Confucius, who was revered as one of the wisest people in history.

Colbert is running as a Republican and a Democrat, but the new support will help build a constituency for Colbert among independents who are wise (like Confucius), high-tech types like computer geeks, people who like a good laugh (and who doesn’t?), and cartoon lovers in every state.

“We will go on the stump for Mr. Colbert,” said Computious, who wants Colbert on the California ballot. “We are assembling a team to win Irvine by a big margin.”

Her team includes MeiMei™ (“little sister” in Mandarin) her sister; DotComplicated™, who promises to “keep things simple” in the Colbert campaign; and Serge deFault™, a socially awkward geek who says, “’The Colbert Report’ is the only thing I watch on TV besides shows about computers.”

Since Computious is a cute American with subtle Asian features, she will build support for Colbert among Chinese-Americans, Korean-Americans, Japanese-Americans, Vietnamese-Americans, Laotian-Americans, Cambodian-Americans, Thai-Americans, Burmese-Americans, Malaysian-Americans, Singaporean-Americans, and regular Americans.

Computious’ animal friends will help, including Sweet & Sour™, a sleepy pig who will “stay awake” throughout Colbert’s campaign. PingPong the Panda Bear™, who's lovable, will “give Steve a big hug when Steve refuses to put a bear rug in the Oval Office.” C.C. the Cat™, who will rid Colbert’s campaign headquarters of any mice. And Elman the Elephant™, a gentle worrywart, will quit asking the question, “Gosh, do you think we can win?”

Computious is being bombarded with appeals from other candidates to drop Colbert and support them instead.

In the Democratic camp, John Edwards promises to defend Computious should any comedy malpractice lawsuit arise. Barack Obama, who is good friends with Oprah Winfrey, said he will get the popular TV host to carry a Computious handbag. And Hillary Rodham Clinton said she will name Computious the “First Lady of Lightheartedness.”

Republicans are speaking up. Fred Thompson promises to give Computious a guest spot on “Law and Order.” Rudy Giuliani said he will keep organized crime out of the cartooning world. Ron Paul, often called “Dr. No” for opposing government spending, said he will “put a Computious T-shirt in every home in America.” Mitt Romney pledged to provide free health care to Computious, while John McCain promised to name an aircraft carrier after her.

“All that’s very nice, Computious said, “but we’re going to post nice things about Mr. Colbert on our blog.”

 

BACKGROUND ON COMPUTIOUS®: 

Marie Meade – who is not excessively political despite having an international politics degree from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service – created Computious® while studying in Taiwan (she is half Chinese). Upon return to the United States, she sold the Computious® greeting-card line in retail outlets across 31 states and Canada. Today, the Computious® product line includes more than 200 gift/product items at www.Computious.com. Customers can personalize all products with names and messages, and most products are created within 24 hours and ship by the following day.

 

      Card - Elman the Elephant "Things are looking up"           Mouse Pad - Keyboards of the Rich & Famous

    “THINGS ARE LOOKING UP”          “KEYBOARDS OF THE RICH & FAMOUS"
              GREETING CARD                                             MOUSE PAD  
                     

                               Greeting Card - Congratulations - bunch of 
                                                   “CONGRATULATIONS"                
                                                        GREETING CARD

 

© Computious - All rights reserved

 


 

Health Tips when Air is Unhealthful

 DotComplicated and MeiMei with Air masks 2              Elman - Elephant - Bouquet of Good Thoughts revised

                                                                  “SENDING GOOD THOUGHTS” 
                                                                          GREETING CARD

 

DotComplicated:

We’re in Irvine, California, and are grateful we didn't have to evacuate because of the fires. More than 800,000 people in Southern California did evacuate! The air here, though, is smoky –  not good to breathe. So we looked up some tips on what to do when air conditions are unhealthful:

 

 DotComplicated face with Air mask 2 Everyone should avoid all vigorous exertion, indoors or out;

DotComplicated face with Air mask 2  Residents with heart disease, respiratory diseases including asthma, as well as the elderly and children should stay indoors;

DotComplicated face with Air mask 2  Keep windows and doors closed unless it is extremely hot inside. In these cases, seek alternate shelter; and

DotComplicated face with Air mask 2  Turn on an air conditioner if you have one. Keep the fresh air intake closed and the filter clean to minimize outdoor smoke entering the house.

Thank you to the South Coast Air Quality Management District for the above suggestions. Here are updates on the Southern California fires.

 

This posting is written by DotComplicated, friend of Computious® – The Everyday Sage of the Digital Age! – as well as friend of Serge deFault, Computious’ sister 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!

          Mug - Bouquet of Good Wishes                Card - Get Well - "How to Cure a Ham!"

  “SENDING GOOD THOUGHTS”                                “FEEL BETTER SOON”
                          MUG                                                            GREETING CARD

                                                                              © Computious - All rights reserved

 


 

Crankiness Isn’t Always Bad for Health!

C.C. the Cat - purple band revised                Mousepad - CC the Cat with mouse BLUE     

                                                                           "CAT-and-MOUSE”
                                                                                      MOUSE PAD

 

C.C. the Cat:

Everyone talks about how optimists and nice, cheerful types have a health

advantage. But look what I found! An article that says we curmudgeonly

pessimists aren’t doomed to shorter lives. If we take action on what we’re

complaining about, we can stick around as long and give those Pollyannas a

hard time! Here’s the article.

 

 

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

 

      Card - CC the Cat - Star In Your Own Life              Magnet - CC the Cat - Star in Your Own Life

          “STAR IN YOUR OWN LIFE”                       “STAR IN YOUR OWN LIFE”
                     GREETING CARD                                                 MAGNET

                                    © Computious - All rights reserved

 


 

Web Wise Kids

 Elman the Elephant - Web Wise Kids        Mug - Cyber Horror - with color                                                                                                  "CYBER HORROR"
                                                                                                                
MUG                 

 

Elman the Elephant:

"Web Wise Kids" (WWK) is a non-profit organization that helps protect children and teens online from predators. It does this by providing innovative interactive computer games that show how to communicate with others safely on the Internet. Founder Judi Westberg-Warren was motivated to establish WWK as a result of her (then) 14-year-old sister being lured by an adult male online and disappearing for four months a number of years ago.

Next week is Web Wise Kids Week. Help them achieve their goal of reaching ten million children in schools and community programs by 2010 through a donation. You can watch powerful videos at their website. Stay safe!

 

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!

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

 

      Greeting Card - Friendship - PingPong the Panda Gigglebytes             Shirt - Cyber Horror

         “GIGGLEBYTES OF FUN”                   “H IS FOR HACKER - CYBER HORROR"
                GREETING CARD                                                      SHIRT

                                                                           © Computious - All rights reserved

 


 

Perpetual Pep? I Wish! (I’ll Try!)

  DotComplicated - eyes to sideDotComplicated - name      Card - DotComplicated - Indecision

                                                                        “KEEP THINGS SIMPLE"
                                                                                                      GREETING CARD

 

DotComplicated:

It’s hard for me to make decisions because I don’t want to make a bad one. And all the thinking about them can be tiring! I thought it’d be good to remind myself how to get energized when I’m dragging. So back online and back to basics:

apple - thumbnail Get enough sleep; Power of Full Engagement - Book

apple - thumbnail Move around/exercise;

apple - thumbnail Eat well;

apple - thumbnail Make sure I give myself time to re-charge mentally (have some fun, be with friends);

apple - thumbnail  Make sure I remember why I'm doing the things that I'm doing! That's advice from the terrific book shown to the right, The Power of Full Engagement by Jim Loehr and
Tony Schwartz.

apple - thumbnail  Keep a "can-do" attitude.

 

These reminders seem simple, but it’s hard to remember when a lot’s going on!

 

This posting is written by DotComplicated, friend of Computious® – The Everyday Sage of the Digital Age! – as well as friend of Serge deFault, Computious’ sister 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! 

 

 Sweatshirt - Sleep late             Mug - DotComplicated - indecisiveness

        “TO SLEEP IS HUMAN,                                          “SHE MAKES THINGS
TO BE ABLE TO SLEEP LATE IS DIVINE"                              
COMPLICATED!"        
                 SWEATSHIRT                                                                   MUG

                                                   © Computious - All rights reserved  

 


 

Cheers for Queenly Cate (Blanchett)!

   Computious - royal purple dress with gold stars                    Greeting Card - Congratulations - bunch of

 Computious - name & tagline                    “CONGRATULATIONS" GREETING CARD

 

 

Computious:

One of my favorite actresses, Australian super-talent Cate Blanchett, stars in

a sequel to her Oscar-nominated Best Actress role as Queen Elizabeth I. The

  

                                  Movie - Elizabeth - Cate Blanchett 
                                    “ELIZABETH"  DVD

 

first film, Elizabeth, was released in 1998 and shown here. The sequel,

Elizabeth:The Golden Age, opens today. We wish Ms. Blanchett the greatest

success! 

 

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! 

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

 

 

Magnet  - MeiMei Rock Star "Star in Your Own Life"          Mouse Pad - Keyboards of the Rich & Famous

           “STAR IN YOUR OWN LIFE”                “KEYBOARDS OF THE RICH & FAMOUS”
                          MAGNET                                                         MOUSE PAD

                                                                   

                                                                       © Computious - All rights reserved

 


 

Carly Fiorina News: Joining Fox Business News Network

  Computious image w- name and tag line                  Mouse Pad - Keyboards of the Rich & Famous                 

                                                                 "KEYBOARDS OF THE RICH & FAMOUS"
                                                                                         MOUSE PAD

 

Computious

 Book - 'Tough Choices' - Carly Fiorina

Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett Packard, joined

the soon-to-be-launched (October 15)

Fox Business Network as an on-air contributor.

 

We wish her success! Here are links to a couple

stories: Associated Press; Variety Magazine.

 

  TOUGH CHOICES  BOOK
    by CARLY FIORINA

 

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!

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

 

   Greeting Card - Congratulations - bunch of         Magnet  - MeiMei Rock Star "Star in Your Own Life"

             “CONGRATULATIONS”                            “STAR IN YOUR OWN LIFE”
                   GREETING CARD                                                  MAGNET

                                                                             © Computious - All rights reserved

 


 

Inspiring Women

    MeiMei - Star in Your own life              Greeting Card - Congratulations - bunch of
          MeiMei - name and tagline                            “CONGRATULATIONS” 
                                                                                         
          GREETING CARD

 

MeiMei:

Newsweek Magazine features a cover story about influential women in its October 15th issue. Profiles include Rachael Ray (one of our favorite TV cooks because of her personality!); Andrea Wong, President/CEO of Lifetime Network and Entertainment Services; pundit/author Arianna Huffington; actress Kyra Sedgwick; Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin; and six other women with impact. (Most women DO have impact – one way or another!)

Here’s the link to the story.

 

This posting is written by MeiMei, little sister of Computious® – The Everyday Sage of the Digital Age! — and friend of DotComplicated, Serge deFault, 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! 

 

 Mouse Pad - Keyboards of the Rich & Famous             Mug -  'Star in Your Own LIfe'

“KEYBOARD OF THE RICH & FAMOUS”               “STAR IN YOUR OWN LIFE”
                    MOUSE PAD                                                               MUG

 

                                                                             © Computious - All rights reserved

 


 

World Teachers’ Day

 Serge deFault with colored shirt                      Mouse Pad - Computious Teacher Appreciation

                                                                             “TEACHER APPRECIATION"
                                                                                          MOUSE PAD

 

Serge deFault:

Today is “World Teachers’ Day,” established in 1994 by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). The day recognizes how important teachers are in shaping the minds of children and young adults. It’s celebrated in more than 100 countries! Tomorrow also ends the “Week of the Classroom Teacher.”

 

This posting is written by Serge deFault, a friend of Computious® – The Everyday Sage of the Digital Age! — and of DotComplicated, and 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!

 

 

 Shirt - Computious Teacher Appreciation

                                SHIRT  FRONT                                                      SHIRT BACK


                                                        “TEACHER APPRECIATION"              

 

             Mug Front - Computious Teacher Appreciation       Mug - Computious Teach Appreciation - Back

                              MUG FRONT                                               MUG BACK

                                  © Computious - All rights reserved