Linux, musical road-dogging, and daily life by Paul W. Frields
 
Author: <span>Paul Frields</span>

Summit Day 0.

We had a wonderful and stress-free drive from Knoxville today, but before we got on I-40, we took a side trip to Oak Ridge and the Children’s Museum, which is a converted elementary school chock full of hands-on exhibits and activities for young people. The kids had fun learning about …

Hey Josh — holy deja vu Batman, I just got one of these RAZR V3 phones too! They are super-sweet. I already put a picture of my daughter in the wallpaper and made it so when my wife calls me, it plays the “Ironside” music that was in Kill Bill …

Heavenly.

Last night Eleya and I stayed up rather late last night to watch something I’d been looking forward to for some time — Ridley Scott’s new 194-minute cut of Kingdom of Heaven. It comes in a monstrous four-disc set that includes the movie on two discs, and supplements on the …

Amerika, Pt. 37.

This from Massachusetts, left-leaning stronghold of the USA? What happened to freedom of expression, to lawful and peaceful protest? I know I’m late to this particular piece of news, that’s nothing new. I’m kind of like that “inside Hollywood” reporter from The Onion in that way. But this really got …

Toothless people.

Today I had the next in a seemingly endless series of dental appointments guiding me through the wonderful world of “root canal therapy,” as it is called these days, which you have to admit sounds much better than “sucking the bloody nerve pulp out of your rotten, decayed molar, squirting …

Andy’s is dandy.

After getting in a little before 3:00 a.m., I slept like a log. Eleya took the kids to the playground while I was passed out this morning, so with the total silence and all, I ended up sleeping until the unconscionable hour of 11:00. It strikes me as interesting that …

Road dog bites back.

Tomorrow night, hitting the road again for another kick-ass show at Andy’s on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Unfortunately, our brilliant cellist Okorie will be down for the count since the chicken pox has made an unexpected visit at his house. Could be worse; at least there’s no buboes involved. It does …