Palin's Gift

Sarah Palin has given us all a very large gift when she announced her resignation. No, not the possibility that she supposedly killed any possible future political ambitions she might have had, but the very real fact that her announcement took at least half the air time that would have been devoted to that grotesque pedophilic caricature of a man, Michael Jackson.

Second Guessing Palin

It seems every major news outlet is 2nd guessing Sarah Palin's decision to resign as governor of Alaska. They have all decided she did it to facilitate a presidential run in 2012 and that she comitted political suicide by tendering her resignation.

Did Palin say she is running for president in 2012? If so I must have missed it.

If not, you people need to back off. Your job is to report the news, not analyze it. The MSM is completely out of control with their thought that they are the only ones smart enough to know what is going on and that we need everything explained to us with their twist on it.

Trying something new

I want to try a new OS. My reasoning behind this is that Microsoft products have simply become too intrusive. While the products usually do what I need to do sometimes they won't allow me to do what I want to do without jumping through hoops, somewhat like the government. Couple this with the fact that my favorite Microsoft OS, XP Pro, is going away and I have no interest in trying Vista or Seven. Add in the cost of upgrading a Microsoft OS and you see why I want to try something new and preferably open source.

I'm not saying that I'm not willing to pay for an OS. I am saying I would prefer to try an OS that is less expensive that can be customized to my preferences and needs.

I have three reservations with trying a GNU/Linux derivative although I've been reading up on them and they have piqued my interest. Maybe one of my two readers can answer my thoughts.

1) I will need to aquire another computer to run this OS on, as I'm not going to replace the OS on my main computer nor am I going to try to set it up as a dual boot system. The main computer is a Compaq N410c, and, while it is old by most standards, I've had it quite a while and it does everything I want so therefore it's not obsolete.

I will probably build a medium power desktop computer but how do I know what hardware is supported and what drivers are available? This is probably my number one reservation.

2) Later this year I want to purchase a netbook, preferably with a SSD instead of a traditional HDD, bluetooth and built in 802.11n wifi capability. Whatever OS I decide to use must be compatible with the hardware of this netbook.

3) The OS must have a good GUI to use while I am learning to use the command line again, as I have only used the command line rarely in the last 13 years since I gave up Windows 3.11/DOS 6.1 and went to Windows 95, 98, 2000, and XP Pro.

I also wonder about the fact that various drives (CD/DVD, flash drives, floppy drives and external hard drives) must be "mounted" and "unmounted or dismounted". Is this a major hassle? Can these procedures be automated or at least can you set up a shortcut on the desktop to provide these functions?

Can someone that has a working knowledge of various GNU/Linux distributions help a brotha out? :)

Why keep this up?

In this post, I stated this blog wasn't something I really wanted to do. While reading back through my back posts I see a large majority of those posts contain no original content and I have rarely written anything worth reading. From now on, if I post, it will what's on my mind at that time. The post's may contain a link to other info or may even contain a quote from other sources, but from now on this blog might be a little disjointed and scary because it will be a mirror of what I'm thinking. There's a very good chance I will very rarely post but if I do, it will be my thoughts.

Herpes of the eye

I just saw a disturbing ad on tv. They were advertising a solution to treat infections of the eye. They did say however that the solution had not been tested to treat herpes infections of the eye. How does one get a herpes infection of the eye? Looking for love in all the wrong places?

Help!

I need some help. A couple of days ago I was reading a blog, no I don't remember which one, and in the comments someone was talking about a cooling system sealer that his father had recommended. I went to the web page for the product and forgot to bookmark it.

Now, Ravon and JB's car has blown a head gasket and they don't have the money to fix it, and good ole Dad is also tapped out. I need to find out this cooling system sealant to give it a try.

If you read this, please try to remember where and either email me or leave a comment.

Sent to me in an email

"This year, taxpayers will receive an Economic Stimulus Payment. This is a
very exciting new program that I will explain using the Q and A format:

Q. What is an Economic Stimulus Payment?
A. It is money that the federal government will send to taxpayers.

Q. Where will the government get this money?
A. From taxpayers.

Q. So the government is giving me back my own money?
A. Only a smidgen.

Q. What is the purpose of this payment?
A. The plan is that you will use the money to purchase a high-definition TV
set, thus stimulating the economy.

Q. But isn't that stimulating the economy of China ?
A. Shut up.


Below is some helpful advice on how to best help the US economy by spending
your stimulus check wisely:



If you spend that money at Wal-Mart, all the money will go to China.
If you spend it on gasoline it will go to the Arabs.
If you purchase a computer it will go to India.
If you purchase fruit and vegetables it will go to Mexico, Honduras, and
Guatemala (unless you buy organic).
If you buy a car it will go to Japan.
If you purchase useless crap it will go to Taiwan.

And none of it will help the American economy.

We need to keep that money here in America. You can keep the money in
America by spending it at yard sales, going to a baseball game, or spend it
on prostitutes, beer and wine (domestic ONLY), or tattoos, since those are
the only businesses still in the US.

Obama's Inauguration

I didn't write an inauguration post because frankly, I couldn't get the words I wanted to write to congeal on the text editor screen. However, imagine my surprise when I read a post by Farmgirl saying almost exactly what I was trying to say.

Tractor Tracks: What? Where?

However, I do need to add a few words (yeah you knew I couldn't keep my mouth shut).

I don't like Obama. It's not a race thing. It's almost evenly split between a difference in ideology and my thought that he is a "do nothing the polls don't want me to do" type of politician. You know, the type that votes present at Senate votes because he hasn't been told explicitly by his handlers what vote to cast.

So while I don't like him, I hope he is a good enough manager and negotiator to fulfill his presidental oath. You know the one, "to preserve and protect the Constitution". I just hope someone slips him a copy of the Constitution so he can familiarize himself with what he is supposed to preserve and protect.

Home Depot Scam BEWARE

Over the last month I became a victim of a clever scam while out shopping. Simply going out to get supplies has turned out to be quite traumatic. Don't be naive enough to think it couldn't happen to you or your friends. Here's how the scam works:

Two very hot 20 something year-old girls come over to your car as you are packing your shopping into the trunk. They both start wiping your windshield with a rag and window cleaner, with their breasts almost falling out out of their skimpy T-shirts. It is impossible not to look.

When you thank them and offer them a tip, they say 'No' and instead ask you for a ride to another Home Depot or Lowes. You agree and they get in the backseat. On the way, they start undressing.

Then one of them climbs over into the front seat and starts crawling all over you, while the other one steals your wallet.

I had my wallet stolen December 4th, 9th, 10th, twice on the 15th, 17th, 20th, 24th & 29th. Also January 2nd, 4th, twice on the 8th, three times last Saturday and very likely again this weekend. So tell your friends to be careful.

Wal-Mart has wallets on sale $2.99 each. You'll need more than one.

An Embarrament to the Obamessiah

I'm an embarrassment to Barack!


I only scored 14 on the Obama Test