Monthly Archives: February 2003

Talking about DISD and my wife’s job.

Fact: the Dallas ISD is the 8th largest in the nation, having recently been eclipsed by the Broward County, Florida, school system. Dallas ISD serves over 150,000 students. Fact: The Dallas ISD is divided into 8 regions, each with their … Continue reading

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I just LOVE this administration.

http://www.newsday.com/business/printedition/ny-e3142018feb23,0,2678986.story?coll=ny-business-print

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An accident experience

A few of my friends and relatives have been in some accidents lately as either a party in the accident or a person severely affected by the accident. I’ve got a story of my mother-in-law, Anita, and her property. Anita … Continue reading

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Great quotes on actions and consequences

I’m looking for some good quotes about actions and consequences. The current favorite is “You can’t unring a bell.” (David Foster Wallace). If you have any, post them in the comments.

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On Linux Internals

This is a rather short entry. I’ve been taking a Linux internals class this week, and now, after the class is over, I am in utter awe of the amount of stuff that goes on behind the scenes in any … Continue reading

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RANT OF INDIGNATION: The Sonic on Centennial Blvd.

I have a lot of stuff to talk about today, so I’ll put it in separate entries. Some of it is backlog, but I have a chance to make up for lost time. There are times, most likely Thursday nights, … Continue reading

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Why my life is complete

Sunday : went to see Alegria. Wow. Tuesday : built my own Linux kernel. Not quite Wow; more like whoa. Wednesday : attempt to conquer the universe through acrobatic Linux builds. Note: Barbie computers have 31 Meg of ram. Insert … Continue reading

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A note and a thought for today

NOTE: While some weblogs may update daily, I’m going to limit it to at least twice a week. This is because quality matters to me, and I’d rather write decent stuff than mindless filler (note: some people would say the … Continue reading

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The question of war with Iraq

This entry is primarily to get responses from people, so please use the comments link. I’m somewhat troubled by our rationale for going to war with Iraq. Perhaps it’s just that I don’t understand it. Are we fighting because they’ve … Continue reading

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A letter from Bill.

My old college roommate Bill and I have recently re-opened email lines of communication, and in the re-connecting process, he let me know that he was inbetween jobs at the moment. After I made the statement that “even a financial … Continue reading

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