Back in the day, my very first Linux installation was Slackware. Yes that one, and yes I did it from floppy disks. Tens of them if I remember right. From there I bought (it was a thing) the boxed set of Redhat. If memory serves it was version 5 or …
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Fedora KDE
As I have documented before, I bounce around far too much between Linux distributions. I freely admit I tend to do this when I'm stressed about other things in life, and this response must be something akin to prove to myself that I have something that I'm proficient at. Over …
read moreFinding Linux for someone I love
I have an aging computer that is used by my wife. She uses it for web browsing and doing our taxes. Maybe on the odd day she starts Microsoft Word to create a document. With the Windows 10 update cliff now come and gone, we were left with a decision …
read moreBuying a new (to me) car - Part 2
Part 2 - Finally...
So back in June I was trying to wade through the process of buying a new to me car, and with that my first EV car at that. As a reminder to myself here were the contenders:
- 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV
- 2018 Nissan Leaf
- 2020 Nissan Leaf …
10k - 05-28-2025
Run: 10k, 6'39" average
As I try to up my weekly total distance, today's run was changed from a 5k to a 10k. But keeping with our pattern, my wife joined me for the first 5.
We had a lovely first half. The sun was shining brightly, the temperature around …
read more15k - 05-27-2025
Run: 15k, in 1 hour, 27 minutes. 5'49" per k
Eventhough I had a rough go with a 15k distance last week, due to my own stupidity, here I'm back at it again. The conditions couldn't be better; a light wind, 4 to 6C, and a clear sky.
I choose …
read moreWife 5k - 05-26-2025
Run: 5k, in 36 minutes or so.
We jaunt out for a lovely 5k'er in 8C weather. These are always good times of the year to be running as there more people out running as well, all I pass get a hardy clap and comment of "well done" or "good …
read moreParkrun - Run Director 5-24-2025
Run: 5k, in 33 minutes or so.
One of the joys I have in the local running scene is volunteering for the Sheep River Parkrun. It is a wonderful group of people that enjoy running and a wee chat after the run. My job this week was the Run Director …
read moreFriend 10k - 2025-05-22
Run: 10k around 1 hour, 2 minutes.
After the week of running I've had so far, I admit feeling that this could be a tough one. We meet up just over a kilometre into the 10k, and chug along together. We joke about how tired we both feel. Lack of …
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