Archive for November, 2008
Thanksgiving Vacation
Posted by Mark | Filed under Life
Drove up to Mom’s house. We should have arrived between 9–10 hours after we started. One wrong turn meant we arrived 12 hours after we started1. On the bright side, it was a pretty drive (at least until it got dark) and we did arrive safely. It was a good visit and while we were there: […]
Kubuntu 8.04 to 8.10
Posted by Mark | Filed under Computers, Software
Last night I upgraded my home PC from Kubuntu 8.04 to 8.10. On the one hand, the upgrade went better than any other upgrade ever has. On the other, I ran into some major problems. Good The actual upgrade process completed without errors. The computer was successfully upgraded from 8.04 to 8.10 without any manual […]
Tags: KDE, Kubuntu, linux, Upgrade
Over The Kitchen Counter
Posted by Mark | Filed under Life
The following events are true. Names have not been changed to protect the innocent or guilty. SCENE: McKibben household kitchen, lunch time. Brats freshly cooked on the Foreman Grill are steaming slightly. Plates with buns sit in front of the grill. Michelle stands between Mark and the refrigerator. Michelle spins around, retrieves the ketchup and […]
Tags: humour
OBAMA FOR THE WIN!
Posted by Mark | Filed under Politics
Barack Hussein Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States on Tuesday, sweeping away the last racial barrier in American politics with ease as the country chose him as its first black chief executive. Mr. Obama’s election amounted to a national catharsis — a repudiation of a historically unpopular Republican president and his […]
Howdy
Posted by Mark | Filed under Elsewhere
Howdy. Yes, we’re here. Yes, we’re voting. Yes, we voted with hope in our hearts and change on our minds. We’re now looking forward to President Obama taking his office. Thanks for calling. In response to Calling Middle America, Are You There?
Tags: Elsewhere
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