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I was a bit hasty in my praise of Fedora Core 5. After downloading the updates which included a new kernel version, my Intel 2200 no longer functioned and after a number of starts and stops I’ve reverted to Centos 4.3. There is a lot to be said for stability. Centos is enterprise Linux and … Read more

Curiousity killed the cat and satisfaction brought him back. I’m a curious cat and last night I decided to rebuild my laptop with Fedora Core 5. I downloaded the ISO with Azureus from Bittorrent. This morning and afternoon I’ve been rebuilding the computer. I’ve used many version of Linux and written about some of them … Read more

Tonight I’ll be reunited with many of my high school classmates. It’s our 35th class reunion. I’m looking forward to it. We graduated from high school in war time. Vietnam was grinding up human lives and nearly all of my classmates went to college. Many went to avoid the draft. Some volunteered for military service. … Read more

Think differently. Dare to make a difference in the society around you. There are three kinds of people in this world: those who make things happen, those who watch things happen and those who wonder what happened. Live boldy and make a difference.

Yesterday was the 33rd anniversary of my father’s death. There were lots of memories and lots of things I wish that I’d have said to my Dad had I known the future. He was only 46 when he died. That seemed old to me then and young to me now. On my way to the … Read more

I’ve stated before here that I love the Colbert Report on Comedy Central. Monday night’s show was exceptional. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have. I was still laughing tonight. Follow this link to the clip. Technorati Tags:Colbert Report, Christian Right

A fellow Secular Franciscan has asked that I plug his book on this blog. That sounds like a great idea. Antony Outhwaite, SFO of Mountain Top, Pennyslvania has written a book, “Rediscovering the Rosary”, it is available at Amazon.com and at Lulu Press. I carry a Franciscan Crown Rosary with me in the car. During … Read more

I used to wear a WWJD, bracelet. It was a great idea and it was one of those things that helps one to examine their behavior. I came across well written piece from the San Francisco Chronicle. It seems to me that the term Christian nowadays connotes a narrow minded increasingly war like persona that … Read more

I came across a well written piece today in my net travels and I thought it was worth pointing you in that direction. “The center isn’t holding so well here, either. When idealists of both parties ran away from politics–under the impact of Watergate, fundamentalism, corruption, conservative smear tactics, and general apathy–the center became hollow. … Read more

Internet Monk is offering a free podcast of Thomas Merton. It’s very cool to know that Merton is still causing such a stir in the evangelical community. I haven’t listened to much of the podcast but so far it is interesting. Contemplative prayer gets short shrift in much of the evangelical community. There are many … Read more