I was half an hour outside of Minneapolis last Thursday when I got a call from my youngest daughter saying that her mother, my estranged wife, had died. None of us had expected this. She died of congestive heart failure. She would have been delighted, because this meant breast cancer didn’t get her. Her mother [...]
Yes, friends, today I will be on streaming video, live from the Spinathon, starting at 1pm Central Daylight Time. What will I be doing? Probably standing around looking like an idiot. But I’ve said I’ll do it, so I will, if I’m not in jail. (Edit: our main website went down, of course while our [...]
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Reesa and Nathan have been watching re-runs of the old Addams Family TV show. I approve of this, in part because it’s refreshing to see a 60′s sitcom where one can believe the couple actually had sex. But it produced a question which has been bothering me, lo, these many days, even to interfering with [...]
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A dear friend of mine was hurt recently. If you want the full story, it is (linked with permission) here. The short version is as follows: They were playing a game in which someone puts the name of a character (real or fictional, living or dead) on your forehead, and you ask yes or no [...]
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UPDATE: Good news! Females 1& 2 and Male 1 have all found homes! Please keep spreading the word to anyone you know who might be interested so we can place the last three. Thanks for the help so far! My folks found a stray dog on their property that they very carefully decided to ignore [...]
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Thanks to help from many people, we have moved about 95% of the Dream Cafe to its new home in Austin. We have to wait a few days yet for the electricity and other utilities to be turned on, but I’m pretty sure the move will be complete by the middle of next week. Thanks [...]
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The bride was beautiful. Tons and tons of cool people were there. It was pretty nifty. Fourth Street was good, too. I suck at reports, so I won’t give one, but I’m pleased with how hard everyone worked to make it come off. I don’t have working email yet, but I hope to by tomorrow.
If you know anyone who needs a Linux sysadmin, I have a friend who could use more work. His web site is here. He does good work. Thanks for passing it on.
Just off the phone with my son who called from the delivery room. My third grandchild appeared 19″, 8.34 pounds, 14″ crown, curly dark hair. No name yet. Now smoking a virtual cigar.
It was wonderful seeing my kids, grandkids, sister, and friends. Needed more time with my sister, though, and with various friends I never got to see. But it was good, and I was able to enjoy what did happen, rather than letting myself be upset about what didn’t. If I’d learned that skill thirty years [...]