Good Morning!

I’ve been waking up feeling vibrant and energetic lately. The only problem is it’s happening between 3:00 and 4:00 AM.

Can't argue with higher reasoning and logic (or a 3 year old)

Setting: 08:00 AM Sunday Morning, sunny, quiet, 6 of the 8 family inhabitants are sleeping. The two household insomniacs are awake as usual.

Players: Myself and 3 year old grand-daughter Reese.


Opening Scene: I'm cleaning up the risk board from the night before on the dining room table. Reese walks in from the back of the house, blanket in tow.

"Hey Papa"
In a hushed voice I respond, "Hey Reesey" ... "We have to be quiet, everyone is sleeping still."
Whispering she says, "Where's mufferin?"
"What, baby?"
"Mufferin."
"You want a muffin??"
"I want juice."
Sipping her juice, "Where's mufferin mee oh?" (Where's my friend Meadow? - the iterpretation suddenly clicked)
"Oh! Where's your friend Meadow?" (her cousin)
"Uh huh" (nodding)
"Everyone is still asleep, it's not wake-up time yet"
Reese pauses, eyes locked on mine, then clearly says, "But the sun is back."

Future debater?

From Jaunty Jackalope to Karmic Koala

You will no doubt be pleased to know that Karmic Koala installed flawlessly on my laptop PC. Me too. Thanks Ubuntu, Linus, RMS, and community. Nice work.

129 Days and Counting

Just 129 days left before Windows 7 Release Candidate starts shutting down every two hours! That's when Windows 7 (RC) Ultimate Edition turns into Windows Nostalgic Edition; a throwback to the days when we restarted our PC's every couple hours just to regain lost RAM or escape the BSOD. Ahh, the good old days!

The RC will expire on June 1, 2010. Starting on March 1, 2010, your PC will begin shutting down every two hours. Windows will notify you two weeks before the bi-hourly shutdowns start. To avoid interruption, you’ll need to install a non-expired version of Windows before March 1, 2010. You’ll also need to install the programs and data that you want to use.

Fences

Windows 7 with Fences looks curiously like KDE4 (which has been around for a year and a half). It reminds me of the old Windows 3.11 days.

One Small Step...

Put my right foot on the back bumper of my pickup, started to step up into the truck bed. *Snap* Ouch. Sounded like a twig snapping, felt like a rubber band breaking inside my foot, followed by burning. Turns out I ripped a ligament, which hurts much worse than when I broke my other foot a couple years back.

Iron Penguin

Iron, flightless bird art at Atlanta Airport. No irony here. (nor pun)