Yesterday, I took author “Barbara Hambly”:http://www.barbarahambly.com to the airport, but first we went for a walk in Garden of the Gods.
Gray morning
COSine
Today is the first day of “COSine”:http://www.rialto.org/cosine/, a science fiction convention being sponsored by our club here in town. I volunteered to pick up our Guest of Honor, “Barbara Hambly”:http://www.barbarahambly.com/, at the airport. I have been reading her books since her first fantasy novel, The Time of the Dark, was published, and am looking forward to meeting her.
Enchanted Ceiling
Those who read my weblog have probably gathered that I like photos of the sky. EnchantedCeiling is a menagerie of skies collected by you and your internet neighbors.
(“via J-Walk)”:http://j-walkblog.com/blog/.
January sunrise
Bathrooms, Bleh, Reprise
In Bathrooms, bleh I whined about painting our bathrooms. Last night, I finally finished Jack’s.
More than ordinary procrastination had kept me from finishing his bathroom. I had some joint aches this weekend, especially in my left thumb and elbow. Among other things, I thought the painting I did on Thursday might have caused them. (Fishing ice out of drinking buckets with my bare hands probably didn’t help.)
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Afternoon nap
From left to right, Rags, Smoke and Hap.
Lody and Dudley
Lody and Dudley are playing Lody’s favorite game: “Lie here on the floor while I chew on your head.”
Houdini
Over the years, Hap has demonstrated a certain facility with opening latches, even the supposedly horse proof ones. He has learned to rattle them until they open. Taking him to overnight events was always a challenge as we had to decide whether we had to Hap-proof the accommodations.
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Why Open Source Software / Free Software
I’ve been a supporter of OSS/FS for years, and used what I could even before I finally made the switch to GNU Linux this fall as my desktop operating system. This long article, Why Open Source Software / Free Software (OSS/FS)? Look at the Numbers!, not only gives the standard reasons for migrating, but provides numerical support for doing so as well.
Do I think that desktop Linux is ready for the masses? Judging by one or two recent questions I have been asked by people (who unfortunately think of me as some sort of computer expert) I am not sure that Windows is ready for the masses.