The OS Problem

I recently purchased a new laptop.  It’s a Gateway M-6843.  It’s wonderful!  The very first thing I did, of course, was install Ubuntu 8.04.1.  I plugged in the laptop and booted from the Ubuntu CD and clicked the install icon.  After about a week, I saw this blog detailing how this person got a refund [...]

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Quote

[For] every act of evil there are a dozen acts of goodness in our world that go unnoticed.  It is only because the evil deeds are less common that they are ‘news’.  It is only because we believe that people should be good that we despair when they are not.  Indeed, if people condoned the [...]

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Political Signposts

I’ve been trying lately to describe why I like the Democratic party better than the Republican party and it’s been difficult.  I just don’t seem to have the right words.  But, I’m going to try.  Also, I have to emphasize that I do not believe that the answers to the questions I raise lie within [...]

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Lughnasadh

Lughnasadh is the ancient Celtic festival marking the beginning of the harvest season.  It is a festival filled with community gatherings, horse races, reunions with distant family and friends, the blessing of fields, fairs, trading, bonfires, dancing and celebration.
Now, when the days grow visibly shorter and the sun seems to decline, the crops ripen.  [...]

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