http://www.carolrutz.com/blog Friend of the Predigtamt Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:45:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Met some friends from last year, mailed some books I've purchased from Powell's. Heard negative feedback from convention-goers regarding the "People for Geeks" tutorial, mainly complaints that the tutorial was condescending. I will have to keep my ears open for any other feedback. Heard Mark Shuttleworth last ... http://www.carolrutz.com/blog/2008/07/23/oscon-2008-monday/ Yes, I'm in Portland right now, and 30 minutes from now, the Open Source Conference will begin at the Convention Center. And tonight, Ubuntu's Mark Shuttleworth will be speaking at the Mission Theater. BTW: If you can, drive down to Pine State Biscuits and get yourselves a Reggie sammich. ... http://www.carolrutz.com/blog/2008/07/21/oscon-2008-starts-today/ This song has been in my head. I might as well pass it along to you. http://www.carolrutz.com/blog/2008/07/05/o-superman-o-judge-o-mom-dad/ Cherish your freedoms, and most of all, read the Constitution. http://www.carolrutz.com/blog/2008/07/04/enjoy-your-4th/ From the DO NOT WANT files of the Consumerist, one woman's discovery of unwanted critters in her box of Goobers: (video after the jump) In the Midwest, the humid warm weather can cause insect eggs in food to hatch. Flour, grain products, and even candy are fair game. This is ... http://www.carolrutz.com/blog/2008/06/28/goobers-now-with-extra-protein/ Just got the newest CBD catalog...and browse through the latest pulp theology and Christian novels. I came across the blurb for Lori Copeland's upcoming novel Twice Loved for her Belles of Timber Creek series. Here is the story plot: Woman has to choose between older but wealthy ... http://www.carolrutz.com/blog/2008/06/26/love-duty-not-exclusive/ This week's Farktography is a very good one: the theme is about food on a dish or plate. The results are stunning. Many of the entries featured homemade dishes, others were made in a restaurant. I spent 8 hours Tuesday at the internship and on lunch break, picked up ... http://www.carolrutz.com/blog/2008/06/26/tasty-eye-candy-from-fark/ You are a guy (or an Honorary Male)...and there will be times when you are not at your best. You need something comforting and cheap. And chocolate won't cut it. That's for the fluctuating estrogen crowd. Booze gives you a hangover and maybe more trouble. ... http://www.carolrutz.com/blog/2008/06/25/late-night-burrito-place-drown-your-sorrows-in-sour-cream/ The 2003 Server, the Vista lappy, and now the classroom Vista box has issues with their hardware. Last week, the on-board Ethernet card on the server was not detected and we looked for the drivers. We had the disk that came with the motherboard. Upon using the disk, ... http://www.carolrutz.com/blog/2008/06/24/looking-for-drivers-parts-for-the-microsoft-boxen/ The Fark servers has imploded upon the news of Carlin's passing. He was more than happy to see mankind fail miserably and chances are, he was happy to leave the human race. You guys remember him as the dude who can recite the Seven Dirty Words with gusto; I ... http://www.carolrutz.com/blog/2008/06/23/goodbye-angry-funny-man/