May the road rise to meet you
May the wind be always at your back
The sun shine warm upon your face
The rains fall soft upon your fields
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the hollow of his hand.
Traditional Irish Blessing
Lt. Col. Frank Slade: Clear them little bottles off. And when I get off the phone here, call up Hyman and tell him I want it wall to wall with John Daniels.
Charlie Simms: Don’t you mean Jack Daniels?
Lt. Col. Frank Slade: He may be Jack to you son, but when you’ve known him as long as I have… that’s a joke.
Al Pacino, Chris O’Donnell. Scent of a Woman – 1992
The power of thoughts
You are today where your thoughts have brought you. You will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.
-James Allen
It took me a while to understand what this means.
Linux again
It’s late and I should be sleeping but I wonder whether or not I should download and use Linux again. Last time I used it, I was running xp on an old laptop and downloaded ubuntu 7.04. I had the dual boot option and had even experimented with kubuntu though I notice there was more time and emphasis given to gnome version. I skipped the 7.10 install and waited for 8.04 The last version I was using was 8.10 and I was happy with it. Since then I have given away that laptop and have acquired a new one with Vista Home premium on it. I am content with everything on it, but I am getting the feeling that I need another OS just to make the decision every time I boot up.
The only thing holding me back is having to download some programs and configure everything on linux such as my email client. But then again, I should just get it and use it as a web browser and for office related documents as I don’t have MS office and wouldn’t need to download openoffice for vista if i get ubuntu or kubuntu. I haven’t tried Kubuntu for a while. I think that might be my choice.
So in the end, was it worth it? Jesus Christ. How irreparably changed my life has become. It’s always the last day of summer and I’ve been left out in the cold with no door to get back in. I’ll grant you I’ve had more than my share of poignant moments. Life passes most people by while they’re making grand plans for it. Throughout my lifetime, I’ve left pieces of my heart here and there. And now, there’s almost not enough to stay alive. But I force a smile, knowing that my ambition far exceeded my talent. There are no more white horses or pretty ladies at my door.
Johnny Depp playing real life George Jung in the movie “blow”