Wednesday, February 08, 2012

ACIM

I have started a new blog. It will be about my interest in the "A Course in Miracles" book and it's impact on my day to day life.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Well it has been a while, updating

My Toshiba m10 now runs ubuntu. Opensolaris looks like a dead end at least for running on my computers.I have let this blog hang in the breeze for a while, but I have decided to get back into it, for a couple of reasons. First I retired last year. I quit Oracle. I would work in computers again, but I am not driving 50 miles a day, or allowing someone else to define my hours of work. I want to spend the rest of my life doing something I really care about. I don't want to join Facebook I really don't trust that guy's software running in my computers.

This is the place where friends and family can find out what I think.

I live in a gated community with all the drama I could ever want. I try to avoid it as much as I can. I am applying for veterans benefits as I am a Viet Nam veteran. I can say that now that no one is going to hold it against me. It sucks dragging up those old feelings, but it had to be done. I could use the extra money being retired and all.

I live here in North Carolina with my wife who loves me and puts up with my cranky pants attitude.

I spend time learning mandolin, writing the VA, feeding the birds, and praying. I would like to sail more, but I haven't gotten a sail boat yet.

I intend to write about my communications with the VA, how I feel about government, and my day to day experiences as I settle into retirement. I plan to write once a week, unless I get a job.

Here is to a new start on my blog.