Freedom Rally Honolulu

My wife an I attended the Freedom Rally last night. Sean Hannity, Newt Gingrich, and Oliver North all made it to Oahu this week. This is a rare treat as I don’t recall many conservative events making their way to Hawaii. The three might have needed a vacation, but I doubt the [...]

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Posted in Politics on May 26th, 2007, 7:34 pm by Eric  1 comment   

Blow the flaming shot out before you drink it

I did a lot of stupid things when I was a kid. Fortunately none of them left scars. Kids, if you think the best way to enjoy alcohol is lighting it on fire, blow it back out before you pour it in your mouth and all over your face.
Be careful out there.

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Posted in Random Thoughts on May 24th, 2007, 4:28 pm by Eric     

Ann Coulter on the immigration issue

Its always entertaining, if nothing else, to read her take on things. This time its immigration and the current backlash. Her column.
Apparently, my position on immigration is that we must deport all 12 million illegal aliens immediately, inasmuch as this is billed as the only alternative to immediate amnesty. The jejune fact [...]

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Posted in Politics on May 24th, 2007, 6:25 am by Eric     

Snug Harbor

Got a sample of this one with the pound of Guildford Courthouse I ordered. Not bad for a English type blend with Latakia at the fore. Its pretty round with a little sweetness, and that touch of vanilla is there throughout the bowl. Not sure if I’ll buy it, but nice to [...]

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Posted in Pipes and tobacco on May 23rd, 2007, 7:49 pm by Eric     

Still running great

I’ve had about 10% of the “issues” I expected to have transitioning to Ubuntu/Linux. Linux is definitely ready for prime time if you go with this distro. All the stuff like ripping CDs, playing music, including jukebox functions, writing CDs, and on and on are all available. If you are interested in [...]

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Posted in Uncategorized on May 23rd, 2007, 7:47 pm by Eric     

Up on Linux

Installed the Ubuntu distro today. Its amazing how far Linux has come along. It was quicker and easier to install than Windows. Getting the video driver to work was only a matter of checking a box and hitting OK. Linux downloaded it and installed it. Everything else about the install [...]

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Posted in Uncategorized on May 19th, 2007, 5:45 pm by Eric