kd recently got rid of her windows desktop and traded it in for a flashy new Linux Distribution. Some of the comments awoke one of my long-standing decisions in the Microsoft vs. Techies everywhere debate. The debate has many tangents, but what it comes right down to, is the mentality that Linux is better because [...]
Don’t mistake the title of this entry… this mess is far from over, but it is the beginning of the end, I think. If you’re lost and clueless, my favorite superhero Batgrl has compiled the most complete reference on the situation. I’ve been proud of myself… I’ve done MUCH more reading than writing, but I do [...]
So a while back, I had a critically acclaimed blog entry titled “About a Blog.” I spent lots of time discussing the phenomenon called blogging. Now, one thing that I certainly neglected has recently come to the forefront for a few reasons. First off, this blog has a larger percentage of IRL folks (read: non-bloggers) [...]
I’ve never seen combat. I’ve never even served in the armed forces. When my father did his time in Vietnam I wasn’t even born; in fact, pretty far from it. Nevertheless, I still think it’s much more important of a holiday than most people recognize. Though our nation is just a baby compared to some, we’ve [...]
Today was a slow day… Blog-land news: Lee decided to go away. She let the assholes that seem to pervade every nook and cranny of life (even here online) drive her away. Ahh well, it’s a loss, but she’ll be back. She can’t resist us. Lee’s departure caused a move: Kare is now at www.AsIWasSaying.com… update your bookmarks [...]
It was 1985ish when Mom and Dad moved The Pete Show to Indianapolis. I figured it was good to spread around my wonderful self, and Indy was as good a place as any. Unbeknownst to me (and my parents, for that matter) The Pete Show was about to have another star. Just a day after [...]
I’m living at home for the summer, and I’ve brought my beast of a computer with me. Along with that computing package comes a scanner. Now we all know what parents have stowed away, that they just LOVE to show, well, everyone you know: Baby Pictures. That’s right… from the embarassing, to the just plain [...]
A few days ago, CNN noted that the Feds are not allowing pilots to carry guns. Now, I’m a person fairly convinced that people should be able to have guns (and concealed ones, at that). My first instinct is to think “Damn, those pilots oughta have guns. That’d stop those stupid terrorists.” Then, of course, [...]
Having used far, far too many words on my last journal entry (which seems to be getting rave reviews, strangely) I’ve decided to give you shorts. First, the most ingenious/strange thing I’ve seen in a while is caffeinated soap. This is NOT a joke. In blogland news, Ali and kd have BEAUTIFUL new designs. Faith decided to [...]
Most of the people who visit this site probably have little idea what a blog really is. Hell, sometimes I hardly feel like I know what one is. The combination of IRL friends asking “what the crap is a ‘blog’, anyway?” and the recurring series of “this is how blogging should be” posts have made [...]
