but at the end of the day, 1 was too sick to stay in school. I knew when she left for school that it was a long shot that she make it but she had to try. Think about all of the times in your life that you look back with regret because you just didn't give it a shot. She won't … [Read more...] about It was a valiant attempt
Nostalgia
I've been blogging since at least 2003, much longer if you consider the early days of computing. I've stopped and started many times, usually deleting everything. I found about 800 old posts from 2004 - 2007 that I imported for random memories. Those posts are under this category.
I’m so glad that
SU was able to make it to Abilene. I think that there is a lot of comfort to be had from a Mom, to state the obvious. New doctors were able to tweak the diagnosis and adjust the medications. The short term outlook is bleak, but the future is still wide open for my bright eyed … [Read more...] about I’m so glad that
Truth be told, it isn’t
easy being a man. Oh, I know the stereotypes, since I've been one for a few years. And I know the jokes. But I also know the overwhelming sense of inadequacy and frustration that goes along with the role. Chin up, 'ol boy! Pull up them bootstraps and get going! Burn them thar … [Read more...] about Truth be told, it isn’t
How cool is this?
I've always wanted a way to save "streams", you know, when you play a song on the 'net, it plays on your computer but doesn't save. Well, friends, a little program with KDE (a Linux interface) called Kaffeine saves the stream as an mp3 file! How cool is that? Way cool. … [Read more...] about How cool is this?
Stopped by Best Computer
on the way home and picked up a 256mg stick, plugged it into the new Mephis box and, shazaam!, she's running great! How's about that? Has the price of memory dropped or what? I would've picked up at 512 stick but they were all out. Also picked up a new optical mouse for $12. $12! … [Read more...] about Stopped by Best Computer