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Free Happenings

So much going on, where to start. I’ll start with a big thank you to Paul W. Frields from the Fedora Project for an excellent talk at CALug last Wednesday. He gave us a presentation on remixing Fedora that led to pleasantly running over our regular end time. Many things were discussed and asked about […]

I'm Starting To Get Used To This

That’s what Peg said to me earlier today in reference to my Dell Mini running KDE 4.2. Early last week her laptop broke in such a way [at the hinge] that I’m unable to fix it myself and it is so old that it is not worth the cost to repair. It is at the […]

Thanks and the Future

Hi Everybody. I have a few things to talk about so I’ll cover them in order. First, thanks to all my friends and family that donated financially and/or encouraged my effort at Plungapaloza ’09 for the Maryland Special Olympics. Together we raised $600 and helped to enhance some lives. You can see my pictures and […]

Identi.ca vs Twitter or Open vs Closed

Over the last month I’ve seen a few posts that makes me wonder about the choices made in open vs closed software. These examples are all related to choices in the microblogging category. The choices are that of identi.ca vs twitter. The first was an announcement of a new launchpad feature. This was announced as […]

Plungapalooza '09

A couple weeks ago I got an email that will forever change the beginning of 2009 for me. It was an email that reminded me to do something I’ve been talking about for years but never got around to for various reasons. This year is different. This year I’ll be Plunging. What is Plungapalooza you […]

Farewell LugRadio!

I am both sad and glad to see the boys calling it a day for the program. I am saddened that the show is going away as it is always interesting to listen to by the time I would get to it. There was a time where I would hold out on release Monday mornings […]

Things Are Happening

It’s been a busy few weeks. I guess the best place to start is with Inara. Our little shnoodle is now happily walking on a leash. Peg got her a little back pack to wear while out for walks. We put in treats and a little weight so she can feel it there. And as […]

Inara's First Birthday!

Well yesterday we celebrated Inara’s first birthday! The really cool thing is that she’s now walking on a leash and enjoying it to some degree. We were able to walk with her on a leash up to Bark! and do a little shopping there. Peg got her a little biscuit cupcake to celebrate with. Peg […]

Sinking Funds And Envelope Budgeting

So this evening I was browsing around the web. I was searching out some blogs and sites about debt reduction. While I am committed to the Dave Ramsey plan at this time, I like to read alternatives just to make sure that I’m not missing some detail. Also I enjoy seeing the progress of others […]

$25K In Change Buys Truck

So I came across an article the other day. A 71 year old man in Indiana paid for a new truck with cash. Not simply cash, but loose change gathered over the years. This as the the third vehicle he paid for with loose change in thirteen years. Over at The Consumerist where I first […]