At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated, "If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25.00 cars that got 1,000 miles to the gallon."In response to Bill's comments, General Motors issued a press release stating: If GM had developed technology like Microsoft, we would all be driving cars with the following characteristics:
1. For no reason whatsoever, your car would crash twice a day.
2. Every time they repainted the lines in the road, you would have to buy a new car.
3. Occasionally your car would die on the freeway for no reason. You would have to pull to the side of the road, close all of the windows, shut off the car, restart it, and reopen the windows before you could continue.
For some reason you would simply accept this.
4. Occasionally, executing a maneuver such as a left turn would cause your car to shut down and refuse to restart, in which case you would have to reinstall the engine.
5. Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, was reliable, five times as fast and twice as easy to drive - but would run on only five percent of the roads.
6. The oil, water temperature, and alternator warning lights would all be replaced by a single "This Car Has Performed An Illegal Operation" warning light.
7. The airbag system would ask "Are you sure?" before deploying.
8. Occasionally, for no reason whatsoever, your car would lock you out and refuse to let you in until you simultaneously lifted the door handle, turned the key and grabbed hold of the radio antenna.
9. Every time a new car was introduced car buyers would have to learn how to drive all over again because none of the controls would operate in the same manner as the old car.
10. You'd have to press the "Start" button to turn the engine off."
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Derek owns the umbrella and today he shared some proverbs with us.
John Legris shared a bit about the wine offerings today: Mia Ragazza (translated "my girl"). It is a Chianti (translated "blood of Jupiter") which is produced in the Chianti region in Tuscany. The Pool Side Pinot Grigio is a product of Australia. Apparently the winners last week didn't take these home so they were offered again today along with: Cupcake Red Velvet and Splendid Oak Chardonnay. John admitted that he was not familiar with either of these he said to choose them "at your own risk."
Dr. Linda Cook is a local retired pediatrician and she is using her knowledge and experience to help in the fight near and dear to us as Rotarians - the fight against polio. She went on a polio surveillance trip to India with Sherri and Al Muniz in 2010 where she observed the work that Rotarians are doing there to control polio and ameliorate the damage it causes. Linda reported that since the 1980-90's there have been no reported cases of polio in the U.S.A. (Rotary and the Fight Against Polio timeline can be found 
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