As a vet I really like this video.   http://www.gratitudecampaign.org/shortmovie.php

Ubuntu Linux has become a very popular Linux distribution over the past couple of years. Ubuntu started out primarily as a user friendly distro using the Gnome desktop environment. It then branched out to Kubuntu with a KDE ednvironment, Xubuntu which uses more minimal window managers, and even an education specific flavor. Well, that just wassn't good enough now was it? Ubuntu has found religion. There is the Ubuntu Christian edition http://www.whatwouldjesusdownload.com/christianubuntu...

It's easy to tell it's a Presidential election year. As usual during an election year the loons swarm around the web like flies to a pile of shit. As is normal for these moonbats they invariably spem venom, hatred, bigotry, and insults at anyone and everyone who doesn't agree with their particular point of view without ever posting anything of substance or even remotely demonstrating intelligent, thought out fact based arguments for thier point of view. Most of the time their posts are childi...

Today someone mentioned to me that the hotel in which I am staying is reputedly haunted. I did a quick bit of googling and found that it is indeed listed among the haunted hotels of America. According to the story a bride named Rosieand her new groom checked into the hotel on their honeymoon. Oneevening the groom went down to the lounge to have a drink and while hewas there he met another woman. After a prolonged absence, Rosie went insearch of her new husband, only to find him and hi...

I've been working on a design for a cabled tie. After many different attempts and frogs I think I've finally come up with a design I like.  

There's aa site called MyMiniCity where you can "create" your own little  city. It starts out very small and grows as people visit it via their browser.  Sort of a SimCity kind of thing. I created one called Knit City. You can visit it at http://knit-city.myminicity.com/

Yeah, I'm evil incarnate. I walked over to the c-store to get a couple of things. This homeless guy hit me up for money. I'm really short on cash myself at the moment after spending two weeks not working. The dude started giving me a hard time about it and I basically told him to fuck off. This unwashed piece of scum made the mistake of grabbing ahold of me and screaming at me. I shoved him away from me and as I started to walk away this moron ran towards me and took a swing at me. Wel...

A couple of the current presidential candidates are making a lot of noise about so-called universal health coverage. I have heard many people mistakenly refer to this as universal health care. They are not the same thing. Universal health coverage simply means that the government, using tax dollars, will be paying for health insurance for citizens and possibly non-citizens as well. Ok, that may sound really nice to some people but what does it really mean? Health insurance may be nice to h...

Just a few screenshots of my current Linux desktop. It's a 3D cube. The pics show it stationary, in rotation, and with an application open. I really like the glowing theme.

I made this hat for an Applebee's waitress who asked me to make her one. The colors are what she said are her favorites. I used moss stitch for the main body of the hat which made for a nice textured pattern.

I am finally back in WI and it's freezing up here. I've checked into the hotel and had a nice hot shower to get warmed up and de-hogged, and will be walking over to Appleby's once I am certain my hair and beard are totally dry. As cold as it is out there any dampness would freeze immediately. I did manage to finish up the camo watch cap last night. It's nothing fancy, just a basic cap made with camo yarn. It fits perfectly and is quite warm. I'll be taking it easy here tonigh...

Ok, this is one really ugly hat. I wanted to learn how to work with more than one color and make more interesting designs, which entails learning the stranding technique in knitting. This hat is my practice project to learn the technique and practice it a bit. I didn't follow any sort of pattern, I just made it up as I went along, thus the ugly hat LOL. I did learn a lot doing it though.

Ok, time to change calendars, write the wrong date on checks, and generally adjust to another arbitrary numerical change in our measure of that illusion called time. Any excuse for a party I suppose. May the upcoming trip around the sun bring each and every one of you health, happiness, and blessings of all kinds. May friendships grow stronger, the tax man lose your address, and fortune smile upon you every day. Or not.