9,000 year old trees.

Before virtually every organized culture this tree stood. What is amazing about these spruce trees is how small they are. The ten year old trees in my backyard are bigger. But they wont live a thousand years.

World's Oldest Living Tree -- 9550 Years Old -- Discovered In Sweden

ScienceDaily (Apr. 16, 2008) — The world's oldest recorded tree is a 9,550 year old spruce in the Dalarna province of Sweden.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080416104320.htm

Thinking 10,000 years down the road

I didn't really believe that the 10,000 year clock would ever be built but it really looks like it will happen. Check out the chime mechanism. I'm on the list for tickets when the clock is finished. Let me know if you want to see it.

http://www.quora.com/How-does-the-10-000-Year-Clocks-chime-generator-work

First it was the blog, and now Facebook

Not to say I told you so...but Roger's "Diffusion of Innovations" theory from decades ago told us this day would come. At Half of the US population already having an account, I'd say we are long past due.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/06/are-people-using-facebook-less-growth-slowing-u-s-canada.html