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Another movie recommendation...
Posted Apr 16, 2007
Matinee. John Goodman. Terrrriffffic. 
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Medical Crisis in Wilds of North Alaska
Posted Mar 25, 2007
I have a cousin in Barrow, Alaska. He is a physician's assistant, who also works in search & rescue. He was one of the divers who searched for victims of one of the crashed jetliners off the coast of New York, that was suspected of being a terrorist act. Great guy, I'd happily introduce any of my single young friends to him.
He fell and sprained his right wrist a few days ago. But then his whole left side began to swell. So, last night I get a call--he's being flown to Anchorage for emergency medical care. There is a condition that can result from injury, where the muscle starts to break down. The increased protein in the blood puts extra strain on the kidneys, and can cause failure. It looks like that's what happened. But, fortunately, it was caught early and he's in really good health. So, we hope that with a few rounds of dialysis (to give his kidneys a break), he'll be just fine.
So, we can all relax, at least unless there is worse news ahead. I'm searching for a really funny gift to send him.
Does anyone know what ever happened to "Adam & Eve" or other novelty catalogs? Are there good websites? I'm at a bit of a loss... somehow magic tricks and canned farts just don't seem quite right.
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Bush wants aides to offer unsworn testimony...
Posted Mar 24, 2007
I never would have bet that I'd ever MISS Bush Senior...
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Ordered a shed.
Posted Mar 23, 2007
The new shed should be up in two weeks. It'll be 12'X12'. I'll paint it to match the house this summer. Before it arrives, I'll have to prepare a compacted crushed rock extension to the existing concrete pad. The existing shed should go away this weekend. We advertized it on FreeCycle, and within half an hour had more than a dozen people offer to carry it off for us.
I'll be working extra hours this Spring/Summer, all on the night shift. The work is fun, though. I can wear comfortable clothes and take an MP3 player. There will even be some travel.
The greyhounds have developed an interesting habit lately. They are rooting up my golden bamboo (with their snouts, not their paws). Something is really attractive to them, so I suppose I should pick up some chicken wire (they call it "poultry netting" now) so I can protect the soil there.
The renters that moved in across the street are out and about now that the weather is improving. They got a puppy, but they don't seem to know anything about having a dog. They drag the poor thing around by its neck, and let it run in the neighborhood. So, the landscape plan needs to include better screening. See http://www.videoranch.com/html/frhomepage.html
click on videos, choose the second item in the left column. 
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Jumping out of windows.
Posted Mar 20, 2007
Since Vista came out, I've been doing more research into it, and the direction Microsoft will be turning in the next few years. So, I've decided to switch to Linux. My hardware presents a number of problems, though. So, I think I'm going to have to empty one of my hard drives, connect it to my roomate's computer (which probably will be fine on both of the distributions I'm considering) and configure the distros with the drivers for my hardware, try them out on my computer to make sure they work, choose one, and then load it in a dual-boot configuration with Windows.
I have two Linux Users Groups that are easy for me to attend, and since I worked in the school of electrical engineering and computer science, I know lots of really sharp people--but they are all very busy.
Eventually, I'd like to dump Windows completely. I hope I can choose a good emulation application, or at least access my MS Office Pro stuff via OpenOffice.
I think I either want Knoppix or Kubuntu. But, so far all that works on my computer (as configured) is GoblinX (slackware). I think it would be fun to play around with the Beryl project. Maybe in a couple of years I can build a spiffy-er computer and network them.
This weekend, I got the fountain on the back patio set up and running. I also replaced the power supply in my roomate's computer. And pruned most of the winter damage out of the shrubbery. The cul-de-sac I live in will be having a joint garage sale on April 14, the day before tax day. So, I'm going through stuff to see what I can unload at that. By then, we should have a new shed built and I'll be able to move the remainder into it and stop paying for storage. That will be two Bills I'll have out of my life--Gates and storage.
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