Archive for February 2006

Linux and the PPC

The Mac OS X started flaking out on me. And it was running slow. So I decided it was time to bid farewell to OS X again. Time it was to install Linux. But which distro? I do not like YellowDog or Ubuntu. Mandriva used to be the distro of choice for me, but my fondness for it has waned. … Continue reading

A Reviewed Week

I have had one day off from work this week. I spent it looking for a different job. I had an interview but I don’t know what for. I woke up at nine-ish. I shampooed my hair with Suave, hoping I would then be suave. I had some conditioner that I bought by mistake and I used some so that … Continue reading

The E Bomb

With David Emerson’s defection to the Conservashit side a question is raised about democracy and decency. When I cast my ballot for Pat Martin and the NDP here in downtown Winnipeg, did I cast it for Pat Martin or for the NDP or for Jack Layton? Pat Martin is an NDP MP, yes, but Pat Martin is Pat Martin first … Continue reading

Curling and Drinking Games

We can all now sleep at night. The terrorists cannot take this from us. Great Britain can, but not the terrorists. The 1924 Olympic curling matches count. The more things we add to the list of things the terrorists cannot take from us the freer we are. Sleep easy. Curling is a simple game played for fun. Curling is one … Continue reading

Hip Versus Cool

Several things have become apparent to me in the last while. The first is that everything can be presented as a list. The second is that the list can be alphabetical. Third, I love my Ipod. Fourth, my music can be displayed alphabetically. And Fifthly, too many people do not understand the definition of cool or hip and therefore get … Continue reading