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Tonight I presented on a Linux Terminal Server system that I set up for the local township. No one there was much impressed with the system. I used the K12LTSP distribution. The consensus was that anything for free couldn’t be too good. Some people are dumber than a post. I can’t help that I guess. … Read more

“For the “old man”—everything is old—he has seen everything or thinks he has. He has lost hope in anything new. What pleases him is the “old” he clings to, fearing to lose it, but certainly not happy with it. And so he keeps himself “old” and cannot change; he is not open to any newness. … Read more

Tonight I spent about twenty minutes viewing “Meet the Press”. Two politicians, one from each of the major parties were debating the way forward in Iraq. The more I listened to them the angrier and sadder I got at the same time. Both of them were suggesting that bullets and bombs can win the peace. … Read more

Today after Mass at Mt. Irenaeus and the brunch that followed I drove to nearby Olean, New York to do some shopping. Following a trip to Home Depot I drove down the road past St. Elizabeth’s Motherhouse. It is the home of the ladies who taught me how to read, write and do ‘rithmetic. It … Read more

Today is my brother’s birthday, he is 53 and also the Feast of the Epiphany. It’s the twelfth day of Christmas if you still celebrate a traditional Christmas. I was out and up early. A trip to nearby Arcade, New York and then off to Rochester, New York armed with a Lands End gift certificate … Read more

I’ve just finished viewing the “River of Secrets” on CNN and I’m convinced more than ever of the futility of war. This is a gripping story that doesn’t glorify the War in Iraq. It doesn’t demonize our incompetent national leadership who lied our way into this conflict and put these and thousands of other young … Read more

A friend sent me this link. We’ve been friends for a long time and like all good friendships ours continues through peaks and valleys. We were in business together at one time and this guy taught me a lot about putting people first. I hope you’ll like this link and that it will cause you … Read more

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of … Read more

“The killing of the guilty is not the way to rebuild justice and reconcile society, rather there is a risk of nourishing the spirit of revenge and inciting fresh violence.” – Vatican spokesperson Fr. Federico Lombardi S.J., on the execution of Saddam Hussein. (Source: Holy See Press Office) Jim Wallis of Sojourners has a very … Read more

The rule and life of the Secular Franciscans is this: to observe the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ by following the example of St. Francis of Assisi who made Christ the inspiration and the center of his life with God and people.Christ, the gift of the Father’s love, is the way to him, the … Read more