Category Archives: Personal

Hm, it's been a while since I've said anything

Posted on February 8, 2008 by Pace Arko

So I haven’t wrote anything here for all of January and most of December. Actually I’ve been writing up tentative entries on the bus to and from work but nothing has jelled up into a good article to post here. … Continue reading →

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Got the curry? Not to worry!

Posted on November 21, 2007 by Pace Arko

Yeah, I’ve ranted about this before. I think it bears repeating. What is Thanksgiving for? Really? If it’s supposed to celebrate national identity, we’ve already got a zillion holidays for that, Veteran’s Day and Independence Day for starts–and some that … Continue reading →

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Narnia for Atheists?

Posted on November 2, 2007 by Pace Arko

A few hours ago a friend sent me mail about Philip Pullman’s fantasy series His Dark Materials. One of the novels in this series was recently made into a movie called The Golden Compass. Apparently there is some controversy over … Continue reading →

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Goodbye Lola.

Posted on October 15, 2007 by Pace Arko

In early August my cat, Lola, was diagnosed with failing kidneys. The vet put her on a special diet, subcutaneous hydration and prescribe various medicines but the prognosis wasn’t good. It was mostly wait and see. She was old, over … Continue reading →

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Soot clung to my plastic bags.

Posted on May 11, 2007 by Pace Arko

4 or 5 hours ago an apartment in my building caught fire. It was on the second floor, on the northwestern corner of the building. I’m not certain, but I think it started in the bedroom of that unit because … Continue reading →

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Other People's Dead Tech

Posted on April 20, 2007 by Pace Arko

One side-effect of my part-time vocation as a computer technician is that people often give me their dead gadgets and old software. Actually they don’t give it to me. What really happens is that I see they are about to … Continue reading →

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Loi Krathong

Posted on February 4, 2007 by Pace Arko

First, on Thursday night, I finally prepared Odinmank’s data for incorporation into the MT setup on Xenon. It went very quickly. The only thing remains is for the Fish to tune a photo gallery plug-in (Why do people say “fine … Continue reading →

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Working in a coal mine, going down, down–

Posted on January 28, 2007 by Pace Arko

So where have I been these last two months? I’ve been extremely busy: Building a website for a new customer. (Yes, I know the site concerns rather dull subject matter but it pays the bills.) Shipping out a lot of … Continue reading →

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My friend, Wade, is dead.

Posted on November 7, 2006 by Pace Arko

Every one is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows anybody. Mark Twain, Following the Equator (1897) I apologize for the length of the following. I didn’t have time to make it concise. How do I … Continue reading →

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The Web equivalent of Reno, Nevada

Posted on September 8, 2006 by Pace Arko

So a friend of mine sent me an e-mail from an Internet connection near some sunny beach overseas telling me he has a MySpace page. This drove me into paroxysms of pointless, defensive snootiness where I told him that he … Continue reading →

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