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I’ve installed Fedora 9 preview on a boxen here at the HQ and so far, outside of some SEL issues preventing me from accessing the net I’m pretty impressed. Whats more impressive is that Linux is taking more news from the mainstream media.

For instance, this week in eWeek, there was a fairly decent write up on the latest release from Ubuntu. Actually extolling the goodness that is Ubuntu and how well they’ve done in coming up with a friendly, easy to use product that could be a viable alternative to Windows.

Previously, such articles were reserved for wisened old nix gurus in specialty mags, but the fact that Ubuntu earned a two page spread in eWeek (a fairly MS biased trade publication) is something to be excited about… now if only they’d switch their color schemes to something more friendly….

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So I’m a banjo pickin guy. I’ve been playing since January and as I’ve said in previous posts, I’m getting better every day. I just need to sit down and make sure that I actually practice so that I don’t throw away the money we’ve put in to the lessons.

Listening to Abigail Washburn though, makes me yearn to play like I’ve been pickin for years. She has a magic way about her on the 5 string and its noticeable on this album. Makes me wish Amy was a banjo pickin girl….

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• woot #
• It means you’re out of space. #
• and you need to clear out some files #
• Then it sounds like you deleted your mysql database…. #
• does your host have a backup? #
• si #
• Yay!! #

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I’ve been a certified Scuba diver since I was 14. I’ve been diving a total of 5 times (thats in about 15 years). I’ve introduced Amy to snorkling (we’ve even bought our own snorkel gear) and she likes it enough that she’s willing to get dive certified as well when we have the time and the money. I’ve had the wii for about 7 months. Outside of the sports games that came with it, we haven’t really played with it until I found Endless Ocean for the wii.

This game is the coolest thing outside of being in the water… and the best part is no sea sickness!! I’ve been diving a total of 5 days so far on it and I’ve swum with dolphins, penguins, sharks, whales and a myriad of other aquatic life. I’ve been down to a depth of 500 feet (something that I don’t think I’d ever do in real life) and I’ve had a ball.

While the people in the game could use a little work and the dialog is all text based, the underwater scenes are amazing. The fish life like and it has a pretty good knowledge base for all the fish. All in all I’m pretty impressed with endless ocean and would definately recommend it.

Of course, I’m also preordering my wii fit!

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Well, baseball kicked off last month (the beginning of April) and by this point we were supposed to have had three Friday Night Fireworks shows…. So far, we’ve had two. The April 4th show was rained out (game called before it even started) but the other two have been superb shows so far.

Each show has a theme to it (chosen several months ago by the Braves) and it choreographed to the music so that its prettier than a dance. The shows are taking us about 2 1/2 to 3 hours to layout and wire, but we’re still done with plenty of time to spare and so far, we’ve had two 100% shows (which is pretty damned good).

This past week Gruntled came by with a couple of his friends and they were able to see the setup before we shot. I don’t think they realized what it took to put on a show like this. Most people are amazed when they see the final product (especially after seeing what it looks like setup).

Anywho, I found some video of the 4/18 show (it was latin themed) on myspace… so here….

Braves Friday Night Fireworks

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• @ dance with the princess #
• The cleaning never ends!!! #

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• Another day, another dollar?? #

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Its been a while since I’ve done a thursday thirteen… but here goes…

Thirteen things not to stick up your nose!
In no particular order…

1. Skittles
2. M & M’s (worse then skittles as they can melt!)
3. Your Friends fingers
4. Dog Poo (well, poo of any kind really)
5. Hot Sauce
6. Chili Peppers
7. Chicken Pot Pie
8. Pens/Pencils
9. Cacti
10. Siccsors
11. Sharpies
12. Bugs, Spiders, Insects of any kind
13. french fries or potato salad

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Wrong. It really is ok to be wrong. This offering by Josh Schicker is a really fresh and fun song that reminds us all that its ok to be wrong.

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• Omfg! Twitter post for gruntled! #

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Did we even have a weekend, because if we did I missed it. Between the Premier Designs Jewelery party at our house on Friday night, Grace’s Dance class and the gymnastics exhibition on Saturday and the Hawks Playoff game (does anyone believe they actually won that one??) and cleaning the guest room for grandma’s pending visit this weekend I feel like I had hardly any time to do anything. Amy’s a little out of sorts with her grandmother coming to town on Sunday. Next Tuesday, Amy, Grace and Grandma fly to NYC to catch the Little Mermaid on Broadway.

I know its a stretch for the 4 yr old to go see a Broadway play, but she’s in to TLM right now and amy is afraid that by the time it begins touring, she might not be. Besides, it will be good for the G to experience things like that. How many other four year olds can say they’ve been to a broadway play??

The following week Amy and I head to Vegas for a week. No. Its not a completely fun trip, while amy is sleeping in and lounging by the pool, I’ll be in training classes and usergroup meetings. WooHoo! Luckily, there’s nothing else big planned until November. Maybe we’ll get some time to slow down this summer and I can get some stuff done around the yard….

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• "I feel like an old man!" - Grace #

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So I’ve been taking banjo lessons since January. They were a christmas present this year as I’ve only had the banjo for two years and could only do a basic roll. I’ve learned Cumberland Gap, Cripple Creek, Blackberry Blossom (one of my favorites), parts of Foggy Mt. Breakdown and I’m working on learning Nine Pound Hammer. Granted, I stumble through most of them at the moment as I’m not that adept at making my left hand do what it needs to with the chords while I figure out the rolls and picking with my right hand.

Every so often, I search Amie Street for one of the songs I’m working on to see what it “should” sound like and lo and behold, this time I found it. Here for all your listening pleasure is 9lbs. Hammer the way it should be played. Band and all. Listen to the banjo in the background and imagine it with more pauses, breaks, bad chords and other wise untimeliness and thats me playing for you…

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