Paw Prints: Writings of the maddog

Time For Reflection

Jun 15, 2008 GMT

Sunday, June 15th is "Fathers Day" in the United States, and while I have never been married and have no "blood-line" children of my own, my favorite breakfast restaurant was overflowing with families celebrating and this has caused a bit of reflection.

For those of you who are parents and are hunched over your computer terminal today (or tomorrow, or the next day), take the time to reach out to your family and show them you love them.

For those of you who are not parents think about volunteering to talk about Free Software, or even software in general,... more »

Paw Prints: Observations, News and Musings on Free Software

Jun 11, 2008 GMT

Last night a storm moved through the area where I live. For the past several days we had record high temperatures for this time of year, but when I heard the trees rustling and saw the flashes of lightning, I knew that a cold front was coming and the temperatures would drop to something tolerable. When I was very young my father taught me to understand the changing weather, and to know what to expect afterwards.

Today as I sit here writing my first Blog for Linux New Media, I remember the lessons my father taught me, and which I have tried to... more »

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