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GRAFFITI -- June 14, 2010 thru June 20, 2010 >> Link to the Current Week << Last Week << Mon   Tues   Wed   Thu   Fri   Sat   Sun >> Next Week Search this site : Welcome to Orb Graffiti, a place for me to write daily about life and computers. Contrary to popular belief, the two are not interchangeable.     About eMail - I publish email sometimes. If you send me an email and you want privacy or anonymity, please say so clearly at the beginning of your message.

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June 14, 2010

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June 15, 2010

2125 - Well, no house guest tonight, schedule's been rearranged. By the time I was finished feeding and walking dogs and self, it was about 2030. Now it's later than that, but I can't seem to get the clock gadget going yet. On E17. Yep, it's time to play around a bit with desktops. Both Gnome and KDE still feel slow to me, I'm not sure why (perceptually). And since I haven't tried Enlightenment in about a decade, so it's time. It's a much lighter set of libraries and tools that underpin the desktop, which improves the responsiveness. And Enlightenment's been used to get Ubuntu running happy and shiny on netbooks, too. Oh, hey, there's the clock. And it's analog. I don't see a digital clock, though. Dammit. Doug Adams knew that the descendents of monkeys need cool digital displays, none of that sloppy analogue stuff. Still experimenting. Enlightenment has clearly retained its focus on being elegant without being heavy. Nice. Nothing else to report at this time, Ciao!

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June 16, 2010

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June 17, 2010

2238 - Yay! Jen's here to visit for a couple of days. Since the turkey burger was still a frozen turkey brick, we had pizza instead, and watched Bottleshock. Fun flick. We finished that up just before 9, in time for me to buckle down and spend 1.5 hours updating and rebooting systems. Go, go, gadget worker-bee! Tomorrow, Marcia's got the day off. She is going to spend the day doing girly stuff with Jen. For me? Well, at least it's going to be Friday, even though I am on call. Ciao!

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June 18, 2010

Jen is visiting......

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June 19, 2010

2142 - And Jen is gone. Following supper out tonight at Mi Hacienda (yum), she headed over to stay with another friend before flying home tomorrow. Today was bacon day, and it was good. I also managed to fit in a significant mowing event - it was low 90's today, and it'll be as warm or warmer for the next few days, according to the weather liars. Not much else to report, except that I'm really quite tired, and think I'll retire early tonight. Ciao!

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June 20, 2010

1104 - Steve and Barbara both noticed that I forgot to change the variable that controls the datestamp at the top of the page. My bad. Back tonight.

2219 - Linda made pizza from scratch tonight, with yummy Gallo salami brought from California. Yay! And we watched Alice tonight. Fun flick, although the bits put in just for the 3D F/X were annoying. Johnny Depp continues to rock. And now ...

Sadness. Our condolences to the families and units of the fallen.

• Sgt. 1st Class Robert J. Fike, 38, of Conneautville, Pennsylvania, died June 11 at Forward Operating Base Bullard, Afghanistan, from wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.
• Staff Sgt. Bryan A. Hoover, 29, of West Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, died June 11 at Forward Operating Base Bullard, Afghanistan, from wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.
• Sgt. Israel P. Obryan, 24, of Newbern, Tennessee, died June 11 in Jalula, Iraq, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device.
• Spc. William C. Yauch, 23, of Batesville, Ark, died June 11 in Jalula, Iraq, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device.
• Spc. Christian M. Adams, 26, of Sierra Vista, Arizona, died June 11 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained from a non-combat related incident.
• Sgt. Mario Rodriguez, 24, of Smithville, Texas, died June 11 in Powrak, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires.
• Spc. Brian M. Anderson, 24, of Harrisonburg, Virginia, died June 12 in Za Khel, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his vehicle using an improvised explosive device.
• Spc. Christopher W. Opat, 29, of Spencer, Iowa, died June 15 in Baquah, Iraq of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.
• Sgt. Joshua A. Lukeala, 23, of Yigo, Guam, died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device June 7 in Konar, Afghanistan.
• Spc. Matthew R. Catlett, 23, of Houston, Texas, died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device June 7 in Konar, Afghanistan.
• Spc. Charles S. Jirtle, 29, of Lawton, Oklahoma, died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device June 7 in Konar, Afghanistan.
• Spc. Blaine E. Redding, 22, of Plattsmouth, Nebraska, died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device June 7 in Konar, Afghanistan.
• Cpl. Jeffrey R. Standfest, 23, of St. Clair, Michigan, died June 16 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
• Lance Cpl. Michael C. Bailey, 29, of Park Hills, Missouri, died June 16 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
• Spc. Benjamin D. Osborn, 27, of Queensbury, New York, died June 15 in Shigalwashheltan district, Konar, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires.
• Seaman William Ortega, 23, of Miami, Florida, died June 18 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device blast while conducting combat operations against enemy forces.
• Capt. Michael P. Cassidy, 41, of Simpsonville, South Carolina, died June 17 in Mosul, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.

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