November 13th, 1948

On this date, November 13th, 1940, Walt Disney’s FANTASIA was released. It is one of those kind of movies to see over and over, seeing something new each time. It has many scores of classical music in it, many practical lessons, and many this and that. One little lesson in it is the Sorcerer’s Helper, played by Mickey Mouse. While the Sorcerer is away Mickey (aka Mickey) tries out his bosses’ Magic Wand.. Before the boss left, he left his helper with orders to fill something, I forgot what, with water. A boing task, to be sure. So, Mickey, newly learned in magic, orders his broom or mop to do the job. The mop carries two buckets load of water from the well to the target over and over. Mickey got bored and fell asleep. The mop or broom continued carrying loads of water, since it was not instructed at what point to stop The Sorcerer’s residence is flooded and the mop or broom keeping on working. There is a lesson there, that has to be included in every computer program in today digital world. “Turn it off!”