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Memorial – Remember the Names of the Fallen

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US Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Michael J. Pernaselli 27, of Monroe, N.Y KIA 24 April 2004, Northern Arabian Gulf, Operation Iraqi Freedom US Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher E. Watts 28, of Knoxville, Tenn KIA 24 April 2004, Northern Arabian Gulf, Operation Iraqi Freedom US Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan B. … Read more

System76 & Kubuntu 13.04

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My wife and I are 25 year Mac users. We have about 5 or 7 Apple computers in the house. Everyone in the family owns at least one iPhone. Since 1986 I have been a self-confessed Apple Fan Boy. This week I set up the first non-Apple computer we have had for regular use, a … Read more

I Really Want to Like Nexus 4

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Since its inception, I have really wanted to like Google’s Nexus phone. I really like the idea of an affordable smartphone purchased independent of my cellular service provider. This would allow consumers to buy a phone on the merit of its features and subscribe to a cellular service provider based solely on its coverage, service … Read more

Senator Feinstein: One Soldier’s Response

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I sent the following email to Senator Feinstein via Senator Feinstein’s web site response to her statements in this video clip: Senator Feinstein: Veterans may have PTSD and should not be exempt from assault weapons ban. Senator Feinstein, I am a service member in the United States Army Reserves. I have served in the United … Read more

The Death of an Apple Fan Boy

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I was first introduced to computers in 1986 in Japan. In an odd turn of events that can really only happen in Japan, I got a job that required me to know Macintosh computers. I was given a Mac Plus with a 20 megabyte serial hard drive. Since then I have owned a number of … Read more

Geeky Running Gadgets

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I used a number of geeky gadgets for running over the past year. I started the year using a Garmin Forerunner GPS watch with heart monitor. It worked well but I did not really like the user interface on the watch during my runs. The small screen real estate makes it a challenge to layout … Read more

2012 Resolutions, 1 out of 3

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Here we are, 2013. The Mayans are embarrassed or, western European/American anthropologists do not really understand the Mayans. A year ago I published my New Year’s resolutions here. I managed to keep one of the three. Sort of. Posting a blog entry once a week was the first resolution to go by the way side. … Read more

How I am Voting on the Propositions

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Proposition 30: Temporary Taxes to Fund Education. Guaranteed Local Public Safety Funding. Initiative Constitutional Amendment. This is essentially a bail out to compensate for a California State legislature that is incapable of doing its job. The State of California operates at a $13 billion deficit because the state legislature spends money it does not have. … Read more

Shackle, Sweet Shackle

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I played by the rules and with integrity. I sought wise advice and followed it. Now, I am stuck with a property I no longer want, making rather huge payments for a property that, at least for the foreseeable future, will never be worth what it is costing me.

Learning WordPress

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I have read through the docs that explain the basic structure of the WordPress theme. Seems simple enough. The next step is to delve deeper into the theme structure as I figure out how to duplicate the design I currently have on Smittie’s Ramblings. I would like to incorporate my resume into the design. This … Read more