2017 archive
Geeking Out 0
Virtual Machines of Windows 7 and SolusOS running in VirtualBox on Slackware –Current.
Speechless 0
The voice of Jay Ward Cartoons has passed away.
I would argue that Rocky and Bullwinkle, in their continual struggle against Boris, Natasha, and FL, offered, beneath masterful puns, silliness, and absurdity, some of the most perceptive commentary on the political theatre of their time, much of it still valid today.
Not half an hour ago I was quoting my favorite line, one that still rings true:
In the Pentagon, there was General Consternation . . . and his entire staff.
“Not Political Footballs” 0
In the far western corner of Virginia, there is an annual event called the Remote Area Medical Expedition at Wise. Doctors, dentists, nurses, and many other volunteer their time to treat persons who otherwise have no access to health care.
In The Roanoke Times, Dr. Ralph Northam, current Virginia Lieutenant Governor, writes eloquently of his experience there this year. Here’s a bit:
She was scared, but not about her plan for treatment. She was scared her daughter would be unable to get health insurance because she now had a pre-existing condition. This is a mother and child. These are our friends, our neighbors. They are not political footballs.
A Worst Class Scout 0
Jack Ohman preview the new Donald Trump Memorial Edition Boy Scout Handbook.













