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I spend an awful lot of time thinking about the past. I mean, let's face it, this site wouldn't exist if not for an overdeveloped sense of nostalgia. I see that faces of people I'll never speak to again in every crowd, and I imagine bumping into the people I used to know and love. For some reason, my life has never really been about looking forward. At least, it hasn't generally been so. In high school, my general disinclination to plan for the future meant that I graduated middle of my class, and without any plans beyond "avoiding lame stuff." (1) And so, instead of following my friends to college, or doing meaningful work, I waited for my life to begin.
While waiting, I decided to try college for two months in the Fall of 1997. I knew a few people at my local, state school, and I thought it would be like Senior-Year Plus. You know, a haze of Rodney Dangerfield-esque antics and Animal House-style parties. (2) It was not. Now, I should point out that I had more-or-less been an underachiever by choice. I felt isolated, and different, and like the only people that really understood me were mopey, middle-aged English pop singers. It was, all things considered, a fairly typical suburban experience. I had a band, and a few romantic interests (all disastrous – but I think that's mostly on me, if we're being honest), and the usual trappings of a proto-emo existence. In general, these forces conspired to create a willful child that would do no schoolwork for anyone he did not personally respect. The result? High AP scores, and terrible grades. I was an academic enigma – or so I was often told by concerned schoolteachers. And so, middle of my class, I had "state school" or "nothing" to choose from. So, I went.
Mercifully, a history professor kept me after class and asked me why I was there. I thought, naturally, that he meant "in his class." For some reason, however, he meant "at that school." He told me that I was far too bright to be in his class, and that I should really consider transferring. I explained my grade situation, and he still offered to write me letters. In the end, I came to the realization that I would be no good for anyone unless I wanted to be, and so I decided to withdraw from school. And so, at age 18, I was a dropout from state school with no plans. For the next three years, I spent many wonderful hours visiting friends at a small liberal arts college in New York. I got to know the place, and to love the people and their fascinating subjects. I had never been uninterested in learning, you see… Just willful.
I learned about Anthropology, and Geology, and Morphology, and finally: Middle English. Sitting on my friend Julie's bed, I read my first words of The Canterbury Tales in Middle English. Aloud (she taught me). It was strange, and wonderful, and it was a puzzle that instantly made sense. My father bought me a copy of the Riverside Chaucer, and I spent many long hours poring over it. Something had finally turned on inside me, and I needed to learn again. I needed to grow, and to move out beyond the walls I had built for myself. The giant pillow fort that was my room had become more and more empty, as friends and lovers went further and further down the paths of their own lives. It didn't seem apparent, at first, that learning was what I had been missing. I was jealous of my friends' opportunities, maybe, and I had begun to feel inferior thanks to my girlfriend's parents and their steady stream of smug remarks about my "career path." (3) I knew that something had to change, but I couldn't tell just what. That is, until I had just the right migraine.
By this, I mean, the sort of migraine that says: "I am here because your brain is overwrought. Figure out my riddle, and I will leave." I paced around in my room. I talked to my mirror, and, finally, I called Julie again. I said – though I still don't know why – that I thought I needed to go back to college. I felt that I needed to learn. I had become so bored with my path that it was beginning to drive me mad. It was hard to feel joy in anything, because I felt that I needed something that I was missing. And the moment I finished saying those words, my headache scattered like fog in the morning Sun. My enemy was Boredom, and now I knew it.
The only problem, of course, was the bridge I had burned before. I still had no academic record, and my spectacular withdrawal had not helped matters much. But with a little help from a certain History professor, and a lot of persuasion of a provost, I was re-enrolled in college in Fall 2000. I pursued my studies with a vengeance, and graduated with a rather remarkable GPA (though just .2 off what I really wanted). I went to Oxford for a year, and met beautiful, brilliant people. I found that I actually belonged in their club. Not as a star, of course, but they did let me talk to them when I brought drinks and such. I graduated after winning all the awards my department had to offer, and I went on to do an M.Phil. at Cambridge University. It was Oxford all over again, and the happiest year of my academic life.
There were, of course, sacrifices. I lost friends and loved ones to my zeal. To other things, too, but my flexibility was greatly reduced. I became a little older, and a little more selfish… even if I also became a bit more self-assured and a little less confused. (4) I lost time with my father, who died not long after I returned. I'll always regret that. But for the most part, the transformation my life had undergone was astounding. The only thing that remained was the Ph.D. I was determined to make it to the top of the heap, and so I began to cast about for a degree program. In Fall 2006, I came here to York to begin my Ph.D. in English.
It has not been easy.
But for all the heartache and headache… for all the things I have lost, I have begun to win. I am in the final month of drafting, which, as anyone who reads Piled Higher and Deeper knows, is the worst time of your life. But I have met someone beautiful, and she makes me happy. And the hope of a job… and the ability to live alone, and to not worry about what the drunken housemate will be up to… oh, Heaven. And yet…
There's that boredom again. The boredom that was here a decade ago, and that I tried so hard to run from.
And this is what finally brings us to "Untitled."
I used to have these nights, when I was about 15 or 16, when I would lay in bed and listen to the vinyl version of The Cure's Disintegration over and over. It was breathtaking. Full of space and texture… I mean, sure, it reminded me of my first girlfriend's perfume, and her crushed velvet skirt… but I really did love it for its own sake. (5) Most nights, the showstopper was "The Same Deep Water as You." That line – "The shallow drowned lose less than we." – used to touch some deep, mysterious place in me and echo for hours. Even now, shivers when I think about it. But other nights, the bed would feel slanted, and the walls too tall, and it would be "Untitled" that would hold me.
Sometimes, it was the loss of some dear friend or other that led me to that place. Or my poor, sad band. (Even now, there are two of you that linger behind my eyelids and cling… ) Maybe it's that this song so perfectly articulates the two things that permeate the existence of a mopey, awkward child. The first: "Never know how I wanted to feel / Never quite said what I wanted to say to you / Never quite managed the words to explain to you / Never quite knew how to make them believable / And now the time has gone / Another time undone…" When you're that awkward child – more or less – life is a string of losses. Everything hits your oversensitive heart hard, and with a fury and moment that makes the world feel permanently at the edge of combustion. (6) But it's the last two lines of the song that really make it so hard to swallow: "I'll never lose this pain / Never dream of you again…"
Moving sideways for a moment (I knew I'd work Lost in here somehow), I've come to realize that I have a very unusual way of dealing with the world. Maybe it's "obsessive," or "eidetic," but I remember everything. Colors, sounds, the positions of objects in a room. All of it. When I look for things in books, the process is something like this: "Find two sentence block of text, left-hand side, about 1/3 through…" And there it will be. When I see my friends, I remember the whole index of things we've done, and it makes it hard to keep track of whether we're now or then. Not that I actually forget where or when I am, but I have been known to gloss over serious life changes in my interactions as they're not part of my current composite of an individual or situation. This can be weird. "Oh, you're married… right, of course you are… sorry, for some reason, I was thinking we were still ten years ago. Never mind. So, how are the two kids…" (Exit, pursued by a bear.)
The point of all that is this: I have to come to a place where I am profoundly bored, and also exceptionally encumbered by these years of experiences. There are lots of people that I have known, loved, hated, and lost that I can no longer reach to resolve things. They are broken records. (What would have happened if I'd said "yes?" " No?" "I wonder if they…") And then there are the ones that don't write, and don't call, and that I also don't write or call. And I watch them move away, and I'm stuck with the unpleasant task of reconciling what was with what's left. And… "Hopelessly adrift in the eyes of the ghost again…"
Nostalgia is wonderful when it carries you back to where you once lived and loved, but it's poison when it just leads you in circles. And no, I'm not giving up this website, but I do think it's time I start making some hard choices about my life. I have to build on those friendships that are here, bury the ghosts I carry around, and learn to live and love in the days I have left. "Untitled" is a funny song to save a life with, but I've come to realize that I always want to be able to feel it, even if I definitely don't want to keep living it.
So, here I am. And here you are.
And here's this…
Thanks for sticking around. It means the world.
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Video link This interview of Sarah Palin by Katie Couric is almost too painful to watch. I can only imagine Palin during the vice presidential debates with Joe Biden. It will be like Godzilla stepping on Bambi. -Dave


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Recently I had some black sugru left over from making some DIY changes to my iPhone belt holster. I decided that rather than let it go to waste, that I would fix it to one of my flower holders. Now that it has set for many days, it feels very firm. But what does it look like with the various lighting I use for shooting flowers? Will it be too intrusive?
Hence I decided to test this when I was shooting the carnation.
The sugru seems to retain a fairly neutral blackish colour in most of the lighting I used for imaging flowers, plus it is not too reflective. Hence it should work pretty well as part of my setup for indoor studio floral imaging.


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I just came across this gem a week or so ago. I think they need our help - there aren't many days left and they are not very near that goal they've set.
I'd still really love to find some time to "knitta" something about town. Can I use that as a verb? I'm now leaning toward my mailbox, just for starters. I'll see where the summer takes me. I plan no (at least little) work and all play, but I have a 4 and 6 year old that probably don't think knitting is much fun to play.
This seriously might be my new favorite image ever - I wish I could see it in person. The image is courtesy of this rad blog with a ton of other fun images (ideas) so check it out if you need some yarn bombing motivators.
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It was this time two years ago that I started this blog. As is the norm in life, a lot has changed. I'm no longer at school, in fact at the moment I'm not even studying at SRUC. The name of this blog is now slightly out of date given the fact I've branched out into all areas of ecology and nature.
(Warning, this post is just me putting my thoughts down, it may be quite boring.)
Anyway, it was Christmas a few days ago and one of my presents was this; Plants and Habitats, An introduction to common plants and their habitats in Britain and Ireland by Ben Averis.
Of course, I'm not in much need of a guide to identifying common plants, however, this book does more than just that! For a while now I've been looking at landscapes and trying to understand them; the land use, the organisms living there, the historical use, sometimes even the geology. This book is going to help me understand the habitats that exist and why they exist by using my ability to identify plants (which I have developed over the past year).
Basically, this book does help you identify plants. Identification features are written in green, but I'm more interested in the blue and red text. These are habitats and human-related matters.
So today I decided to take it out for a test run, as I'm going to be looking at habitats a lot at Loch Leven in the coming months. I've been tasked with identifying all the habitats around the reserve, looking at the species that are present in those habitats, looking at the current management of those habitats, and then working out if there are species that are being unintentionally removed from the habitat.
For example, gorse removal on Carsehall Bog (it's a marsh really) to ensure the bog stays as a bog so the Lesser Butterfly Orchids and other bog specialists flourish. However, this isn't so good for the Linnets and Stonechats as we are removing their perches and nest sites.
Having been birding at Gladhouse Reservoir yesterday, I thought why not head back. There are some great wee pockets of semi-natural habitat around the reservoir that I found a couple of years ago when traipsing about looking for birds.
I was also trying to re-ignite my bryophyte identification passion so focused on those a bit as well.
So, first stop was a wee patch of raised bog just before Gladhouse that I'd scanned for raptors countless times. Today I actually flushed 4 Red Grouse off it so I guess it's a healthy enough bit of bog. Anyway, my notes on the habitat:
Raised Bog, maybe NVC M19.
2 clearly different habitats. Above shows more Heather Calluna vulgaris, and other dwarf shrubs such as Crowberry Empetrum nigrum and Blaeberry Vaccinium myrtillus. Also more Sphagnum species and wetter underfoot.
Below shows other habitat with less heather, more obvious Blaeberry Vaccinium myrtillus and a lot more grass (I think it's predominantly Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea). This habitat joins on to a field that is grazed by sheep and appears to be an acidic field (judging by the species growing there, which included the same grass as on the bog).
Not that sure what else I can figure out at this moment in time, but I do wonder why the habitat changes from less heather to more heather. Burning? Grazing? Encroachment of grasses from surrounding fields? I dunno. But I did do some bryologising whilst I was on the bog! Here's what I got…
All of these are fairly typical of raised bog. There was plenty more to see there but I moved on to another couple of areas.
The areas I moved on to are in the north-west corner of the reservoir and draw me in due to the fact they appear to be sort of semi-natural. With some nice Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris and Silver & Downy Birch Betula pendula & pubescens woodland and a good covering of dwarf shrubs, it just feels nice to be in. Of course there are the usual problematic species but they aren't too bad in this area yet…
The first bit I went into was predominantly Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris and Silver Birch Betula pendula, with a little patch of Downy Birch B. pubescens woodland with an understory of Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata. But I moved on into another area as I found this one too depressing, with the Pheasants running about all over the place.
This is actually a field that sheep graze and it's quite obvious once you look at the Heather C. vulgaris. My new book actually sets aside a few pages to look specifically at Heather condition (i.e. ungrazed, lightly grazed, burnt, etc.) so I got down on my hands and knees and had a look.
Above left shows the Heather C. vulgaris in this area, and above right shows it on that wee patch of raised bog I visited earlier. The Heather in this grazed area is short, at around 10-20cm tall compared with the c60cm tall Heather on the raised bog. I have a feeling this heather may have also been mown at some point as there were very few thick-stemmed plants.
I also had some fun looking at the exclusion zones where the flora has been allowed to grow freely.
Clearly the trees have been there a while before the fence was put in place, but the Gorse Ulex europaeus has probably emerged recently. I have swithered as to whether it might be Western Gorse U. gallii due to it's height but, as per Plants and Habitats, gorse is "commonly browsed by animals…" therefore I suspect it's just been browsed down to this height.
Also notable here was the difference in the Heather C. vulgaris covering the ground. On the right of the fence, there was a fair bit (the dark patches are all heather) and on the left there was little. This makes sense really, I don't need to explain it. On the other side of the fence there was also a lot more Silver Birch Betula pendula regeneration but I then realised that there were areas that weren't fenced off where there was equal amounts of birch regeneration. Turns out birch regen is "not very palatable to deer, sheep and cattle."
I learnt a bunch of other stuff like how to tell B. pendula from B. pubescens in winter and saw plenty Crossbills, but I'll leave you now with some other mosses that I identified. I was really aiming just for the common ones as I feel once I have those down to a tee then I can start looking at everything else.
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There are about 300,000 electric vehicles on the road today. Considering there are over 254 million vehicles on American roads that is not a big part of the country's vehicle fleet, but with advances in battery technology and lower prices that number is bound to grow.
One issue with all the new electric cars (that had never occurred to me) is the fact that they make little if any noise. Push the start button in a Nissan Leaf and you'll have to check the gauges to make sure it's running. Now, I never thought of this as a problem. After all, car manufacturers have been trying to make the engines and exhaust quieter for decades, so a silent car seems great—if you're crossing the street absorbed in your smartphone, however, you probably appreciate a little engine noise to warn you about the car making a left across the crosswalk. And what about the blind population?
The NHTSA is aware of this and has asked automakers to add some noise to their electric vehicles. They have also proposed a rule to require electric vehicles to make noise when they're travelling under 18mph.
"Even as we make giant leaps forward with hybrid and electric vehicles, we must remain laser focused on safety," said NHTSA Administrator David Strickland. "With more and more quiet vehicles on the road, we have to consider their effect on pedestrians."1
Now pedestrian safety is important, but what I'm really wondering about is: What sounds are they going to make? Fortunately, the NHTSA has release some initial ideas for what they'll sound like.
Click here to listen to the proposed sounds.
I hope they go with the Jetsons Flying car as a template!
1 NHTSA. NHTSA Studying Environmental Impact of 'Quieter Cars' N.p., 7 July 2011. Web. 9 Jan. 2013. <http://www.nhtsa.gov/About+NHTSA/Press+Releases/2011/NHTSA+Studying+Environmental+Impact+of+%27Quieter+Cars%27>.0
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Chappy replied to Chappy's question in Wood Cleaning & Restoration - Decks, Fences, etc.for some reason I cant attache the picture. Its about 13' radius with a 4/12 pitch. Was able to upload pic into gallery here http://community.thegrimescene.com/gallery/member/2935-chappy/
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Chappy posted a question in Wood Cleaning & Restoration - Decks, Fences, etc.I still do the occasional wood job and was asked to bid on this. Never done shake before. How would I tackle this? Its moderately heavy mildew and the shakes are less than ten years old. Can they be walked on? I dont think i want to walk on them for the cleaning part, should I get a lift? How do you guys normally do them?
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Chappy replied to Chappy's topic in Bargain BasementI do, but cant figure out how. been a long time since Ive been on a BBS. will send if someone emails me.
How often you find other businesses stealing your pictures or artwork?
Chappy replied to MichiganPowerWashing.com's question in The Club HouseI had a local guy put my pictures on his FB page. I commented that he stole directly from my website on every pic and posted my webpage. He ended up taking them down but now him and his girlfriend go on Google + and post one star reviews. Obviously a moron because they use their own names! Kind of funny actually and not worth the effort of a lawyer. His shoddy work is known throughout the region.
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Chappy posted a topic in Bargain BasementI think thats what its called. For use on top of burner in enclosed trailer. Picked this up with a hot box and cant use it. $150 OBO plus shipping. Email me at email@example.com. If you pm me I'll never see it.
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Chappy replied to C2damofoj's question in Flatwork & Buildingsi use the 4 nozzle bar on my aqua pro 28" with 8.5 gpm. The problem I had recenlty is that if only one nozzle clogs, you don't notice the vibration until a second one clogs on the same side. One of my guys brings it over to me one day and the swivel had cut a nice little circle out of the deck around the edge of the swivel. Had to buy a new deck.
6 hour drive to bid on large job?
Chappy replied to MidwestMaintenancellc's question in Flatwork & BuildingsI bid several large jobs with out the foggiest idea how I would manage them. Knew I could clean them, but managing them is another story. I figured If I got them I'd figure it out when the time came. I got several too, and they worked out nicely. This is the thing I love about the BB's. So many experienced contractors willing to give advice and help people through stuff like this.
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Chappy replied to John T's question in Flatwork & BuildingsI would have loved to do the high work when I was younger. Unfortunately as we age our brains come to their senses. Last time I stepped on a roof my brain had a coniption and made me get down and quit roof work. I loved to repel and rock climb but that was many moons ago. P.S. I want to know why boatwain is is pronounced bosun. Are sailors just lazy with their diction?
Rain outs
Chappy posted a question in The Club HouseWe've had more than 30 inches of rain in the last several Months in the Tampa area. I've only been delayed 2 days in all that. I Come to Atlanta for a Big job and it looks like we have to wait out a day or so cause of this front. Least TS karen fizzled out.
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Chappy posted a question in The Club HouseWe're in roswell for the couple days doing a paver strip job. Anyone close want to meet up for a beverage tomorrow night? Text Me
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[howto] Add extra repositories in Ubuntu/Debian
NOTE: THIS HOWTO HAS BEEN COMPILED BY USING VARIOUS LINKS FROM OTHER SITES. THIS IS A 'HOWTO' BUT YOU SHOULD READ AND UNDERSTAND AND THEN APPLY AND USE ACCORDING TO YOUR NEEDS. DO NOT BLAME/FLAME ME FOR ANY EVIL OCCURENCE! *grins*
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Now, let's get to the good part. Edit your sources:
$ sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list
Now put according to your needs, or maybe all of them! 😀 Note you should only add the entries starting with "deb" the "##" are just comments for explaining what repo you are adding and how to add their keys. once you add all your deb repos in sources.list and run sudo apt-get update, it will complain that a lot of GPG errors, key import errors,etc etc. That's when you have to add them using terminal!
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osso-xterm and .profileApril 11, 2007 on 1:45 pm | In maemo-hackers | 4 Comments
Thank's to Marius Gedminas' patch, osso-xterm now spawns login shells and $HOME/.profile is read. This has been quite a popular request, and now it should work.
In other news, I'm taking a risk and re-enabling maemo-hackers ticket commenting; if it still generates lots of spam, I might re-disable it...
blog-service revisitedApril 3, 2007 on 4:37 pm | In blog-service, maemo-hackers | No Comments
Fooling around with dbus-glib, I decided to redesign the BlogService DBus API. The idea is the following; different blogs are available at different object paths, the default blog will be available as /org/MaemoHackers/BlogService/default or similar.
The API is somewhat described in maemo-hackers wiki; the .xml files in svn repository have not yet been updated. I'm doing this alone and in quite a slow pace, and will commit my code when it compiles again. The api may also live -- comments, suggestions etc. welcome.
Repository watcher back onlineMarch 6, 2007 on 1:52 pm | In maemo, maemo-hackers | No Comments
The repository watcher is back online. A rss-feed also available. Sources for watcher, Trac macro and rssfeed are available.
The rss script also supports listing only single repository, for example: maemo-hackers.org.
Many of the timestamps are totally wrong, but the situation should improve over time.
dropbear-serverMarch 5, 2007 on 9:55 am | In maemo, maemo-hackers | 2 Comments
Thanks to pwille on #maemo and to Yoram Last, the dropbear-server package now starts up after desktop and uses /dev/urandom as (pseudo) random source. The server now stars after desktop too.
Using /dev/urandom may have some security issues, but there simply seems to be not enough entropy to start up the daemon using real random.
Removing tooltips on osso-xterm tabsMarch 1, 2007 on 2:27 pm | In osso-xterm | No Comments
tigert pointed to me that tooltips in osso-xterm's tabs are sometimes annoying. As tooltips on touchscreen aren't usually what you want, I removed them totally. The bad thing is, that you don't have a way of seeing the whole title of a tab, but it rarely is needed anyway. The change is in osso-xterm 0.13.mh21.
Lunch meeting over maemo-blogFebruary 27, 2007 on 2:47 pm | In blog-service, maemo, maemo-blog, maemo-hackers | 1 Comment
- make the "engine" a dbus service and separate UI
- The DBus API should provide at least the following
- getting a list of configure blogs
- getting a list of posts in a blog
- getting a list of categories in a blog (preferably with post counts, if possible)
- creating categories (if supported by the blog API)
- creating posts to a defined blog
- creating posts to the default blog
- upload media (preferably through gnome-vfs URI's in the post content to keep us indenpendent of network, cache network/bluetooth files locally?)
- The UI should also have a DBus API for the following
- Open a "prepared" item in editor for posting
- Show a "choose blog" -dialog for posting
- Finally implement the UI changes proposed by tigert
- Clean up the editor (preferably as a widget in it's own library)
- Replace category menu with tag cloud (needs tag cloud widget)
org.maemo_hackers.maemo_blog.get_posts(string:blog_id,string:field1[,string:field2...]); org.maemo_hackers.maemo_blog.send_post(string:blog_id,string:field1,
:field1_value[,string:field2, :field2_value...]);
The latter would require fields "title" and "description".
Suggestions, comments etc welcome.
Teating maemo-blog once againFebruary 27, 2007 on 1:02 pm | In geeky, maemo-blog, maemo-hackers | 6 Comments
Maemo-blog is once again in maemo-hackers repository, for n800 too. Go grab it.
In other news: an experimental wordpress package and updated php package available.
nginx update, phpFebruary 21, 2007 on 12:48 pm | In maemo, maemo-hackers | No Comments
Noticed today that there have been a plenty of nginx releases since I packaged it, and so I upgraded my package, now 0.5.13-3, grab the install-file if you want to test it out.
If you're interested, I've packaged also a fastcgi version of php interpreter. Grab it's install file for installation. If you want to use php, I suggest installing this first and nginx only afterwards, otherwise you need to restart nginx.
Update:thanks to maddler for bringing into my attention that the port I was using for fastcgi, 9000, is used by canola. Changed the port to 9005, so if you had prolems, upgrade your php5-fastcgi package.
sgt-puzzlesJanuary 26, 2007 on 3:44 am | In maemo-hackers | 5 Comments
I've taken a risk of ruining my life and made a 770/N800 package of sgt-puzzles -- the highly addictive set of puzzles by putty's creator Simon Tatham. Beware, these may make all your free time disappear! The package needs to be improved, the massive number of games makes the extras menu huge and some games need some tweaking because they need two/three mouse buttons and/or keyboard, but mostly it's usable. Try it for yourself.
nginx http server and .install filesJanuary 26, 2007 on 12:53 am | In maemo-hackers | No Comments
There was some discussion about http server for 770/N800, so I decided to package one too. After some surfing I decided to use nginx, it seemed light and fun. Unfortunately their build system wasn't exactly standard, and needed some tuning to get it debianised (on the machine I was on apt-get source didn't give anything for it). But now it's running and available for 770 and N800.
N800 application manager introduced .install files (IT2006 has some support too, haven't really tested). I created a php script that checks for a package in my repositories and returns appropriate .install file data. When I test run it, it turned out, that although the content-type was correct, and it was correctly opened in application manager, it didn't work due to invalid file suffix. So I grabbed every web admins favourite tool, mod_rewrite and made the .install files available as http://maemo-hackers.org/<packagename>.install.
osso-xterm installation has never been this easy, just click here, and your N800 should go and get itself some command line sugar.


text: St. John's Wellness Blood Screenings Now Year-Round 30-Dec-2013 St. John's Medical Center announces its popular wellness blood screenings are now available year-round at the deeply discounted prices previously offered only during the weeks leading up to the annual Community Health Fair. "Community members can now participate on a schedule that offers greater convenience," said Lou Hochheiser, MD, CEO. Adults age 18 and older are eligible for the discounted pricing once during a 12-month period. The following tests are available: Basic Chemistry Profile ($35); Hemogram ($10); HgbA1c diabetes screening ($10); PSA prostate screening for men ($20); and, new this year, the Vitamin D-25 Hydroxy screen ($30). To reduce unnecessary testing, the Basic Chemistry Profile has been slightly modified this year. Appointments may be made by calling St. John's Scheduling at 739-7531. To learn more and to download a wellness blood screening registration form, visit www.tetonhospital.org/BloodScreen. Results will be mailed to patients and provided to the patient's physician upon request. Interpretations of the results will be offered at the St. John's Community Health Fair at Snow King on Saturday, May 3, 2014, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. For more information, contact Karen Connelly at 307 739 7380 or firstname.lastname@example.com Categories: Press Releases Previous Post | Next Post


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Wired's gaming blog ponders how one might play an official The Princess Bride game.
Will you have to defend yourself against ROUSes? Perhaps duel against the six-fingered man? Maybe if you collect a certain number of buttercups you unlock a mini game where you have to figure out what the hell Fezzick is saying. We'll see, I suppose.


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National statements
The Situation in Ukraine
Thematic issues
- Accountability
- Human Rights
- Humanitarian
- Impunity
- Justice
- Rule of Law
- Ukraine
Statement by HE Mr Gary Quinlan, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations
Thank you, Mr President, and thank you Assistant-Secretary-General Simonovic for your briefing.
This Council meeting follows the National Day of mourning in Australia yesterday when Australians all across the country remembered those who died when Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over separatist-held territory in eastern Ukraine.
That deplorable crime, unanimously condemned by this Council, is a reminder of the terrible consequences of the violence in eastern Ukraine and the deliberate actions of armed separatist groups.
It is a reminder to all those who stoke the flames of division that fuelling violence has widespread, devastating, and often unpredictable, consequences.
In the days immediately following the adoption of Resolution 2166, an International Mission for the Protection of the Investigation was established – led by the Netherlands, with Australian and Malaysian participation.
Despite intimidation from separatists – and frequent restrictions from them on access to the crash site – this unarmed mission accessed the site a number of times, locating and recovering human remains and personal effects, and recovering evidence. We worked swiftly and thoroughly through those areas of highest priority to ensure dignity, respect and justice can be found for MH17's victims.
The Mission has now concluded the substantive part of its work at the site at this stage. On Wednesday the Netherlands announced the withdrawal of the Mission from the site. When search and security conditions improve, we will return to the site to ensure that we have recovered all identifiable remains.
The investigation into the cause of the crash will, of course, continue, led by the Dutch Safety Board with substantial input from ICAO and other international partners. As will the parallel investigation into possible criminal responsibility for the downing of MH17. This is again an international effort, coordinated by the Dutch.
The results of these investigations will be crucial elements towards ensuring accountability as demanded by Resolution 2166. And it is imperative that all states cooperate fully with these efforts.
Mr President,
We are concerned by what the fourth report by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights – and ASG Simonovic today – have reported on the human rights situation in Ukraine.
The report tells us two stories: in most of Ukraine, under Government control, the Government has taken steps towards constitutional and political reform, including protection of minority rights, and there has been some movement towards accountability. Judicial reform too has commenced, although that needs much work. These steps are as yet incomplete – but they are in the right direction.
Conversely, the OHCHR reporting paints a dire picture of the human rights situation in separatist-held parts of Ukraine:
- abductions, torture and extrajudicial killings by armed groups
- increasing numbers of civilians killed
- deliberate targeting by armed groups of crucial public utilities, such
as water, electricity and sewerage
- growing numbers of internally displaced persons.
These illegal armed groups have seized Ukrainian territory through violent means and – I quote from the report – "inflicted on the populations a reign of intimidation and terror to maintain their position of control."
These groups have no legitimacy; and their actions have had terrible consequences.
In separatist-controlled areas, as the report says, the rule of law has disappeared and been replaced by the rule of violence.
This is now the fourth occasion when we have received a UN report documenting these human rights abuses. The pattern has continued. In some places under separatist control it has worsened significantly.
Those responsible for these violations have acted with impunity; this cannot continue. They must be held accountable for their crimes.
Mr President,
No country can accept illegally-armed insurgents taking control of parts of its territory. In these circumstances of continued de-stabilisation and use of force by separatists, Ukrainian authorities have the right to protect their own citizens, restore public order, and re-assert control over their sovereign territory. They must, of course, do so in a manner proportionate to the circumstances. And all parties to the conflict must comply with international humanitarian law.
It is self-evident that the human rights and humanitarian situation in eastern Ukraine will only improve with an end to the conflict.
This requires separatist groups to lay down their arms and cease using violence against the Ukrainian state.
It also requires Russia to stop its provocation and destabilisation of eastern Ukraine and to use its considerable influence over the separatists to de-escalate the situation. But Russia has not done so. Russia has not taken action to control its borders. Weapons and fighters continue to flow from Russia into eastern Ukraine, fuelling the conflict. And the build-up of Russian troops along the Ukrainian border, the Russian military exercises and war games in the area, and the rapid deployment of new and sophisticated military capabilities, only intensify the destabilisation of eastern Ukraine. Serious concerns about Russian military preparedness – what actually looks like combat readiness – are widespread among countries in the region and globally.
Mr President,
Our concerns have been aggravated by Russia's attempts to construct a case for intervention into eastern Ukraine – purportedly for "humanitarian" reasons. This case is fraudulent and cynically self-serving.
The humanitarian problems in eastern Ukraine are a result of the instability and conflict deliberately manufactured by armed groups and supported by Russia. This has inevitably produced a worsening humanitarian situation in eastern Ukraine – but largely limited to areas occupied by the separatists, and certainly not on the scale of what the global community understands to be of the magnitude of a "humanitarian crisis". As we have stated before, Russia can most usefully contribute to alleviating the situation by ending its armed support for separatist groups and influencing those groups to end the conflict.
As we heard in the Council on Tuesday from the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the Ukrainian Government itself is making robust efforts to address humanitarian needs in eastern Ukraine. And UN agencies are responding appropriately to these needs, in line with their mandates.
To conclude, Mr President
The human rights situation, the downing of MH17, and the humanitarian plight of many are all the results of the systematic and manufactured destabilisation of eastern Ukraine. The consequences have been grave, for Ukraine and its people, and now also for the people of many other countries who lost their citizens in the shooting down of MH17.
This destabilisation must stop.
Thank you.
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Boa Viagem, Recife
Boa Viagem is a neighborhood in the city of Recife, Pernambuco in the privileged southern zone of the town. The neighborhood has one of the most visited beaches in Northeastern Brazil, Boa Viagem beach.
Thousands regularly gather on its wide sandy beaches that stretch for 8 km (5.0 mi). However, the beach is plagued by tiger shark attacks since Suape port was built in the 1990s.[1] Boa Viagem is the longest stretch of urbanized seafront in Brazil; its coastal reef calms the waves and helps keep the water at 25 °C (77 °F).[2] Pina, Recife and Piedade, Jaboatão are the neighboring beaches.
This upper-middle class district acts as the center of the city's social life. It hosts one of the biggest shopping centers in Brazil and South America—Shopping Center Recife[3] with 465 stores and nearly 2,000,000 square feet (190,000 m2) of area. Boa Viagem is also home to Shopping Rio Mar, a high-end shopping center located along the coast of the river Capibaribe.[4] Most of Recife's best hotels are in Boa Viagem, as well as many outdoor cafes, restaurants, and a lively nightclub scene. Every night, Boa Viagem beach is lit up, allowing bathers to swim at night and attracting many young people. The hotels can fill up during the summer months from December to March.[5]
The neighborhood of Boa Viagem is the most populated[6] in Recife with 100,388 inhabitants. It had the highest human development index (highest human development index in 2000 with 0.964, (equal to or greater than the indexes of some Scandinavian countries, Japan, and Canada).[7]
The neighborhood is near the Recife International Airport.
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Boa Viagem (Recife).
- ^ "The beautiful Brazilian beaches plagued by shark attacks". BBC News. 27 September 2012.
- ^ Boa Viagem - Recife
- ^ "Shopping Recife". Archived from the original on 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
- ^ "Viva Riomar Recife". Viva Riomar Recife (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-03-14.
- ^ Boa Viagem - Recife
- ^ State PE - Cities and neighborhoods profile
- ^ HDI (in Portuguese). Recife, Brazil: PNUD. 2000. ISBN 85-240-3919-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2008-01-09.


text: Spotlight on Sudan's referendum Who are the key players, what are main issues and what obstacles might be encountered? Inside Story 16 Nov 2010 12:56 GMT Politics, Sudan The African Union (AU) says north and south Sudan have agreed on a framework to resolve most of the outstanding issues ahead of a vote on southern independence in January. In a statement, the AU said both sides have agreed to demarcate the north-south border while allowing northern nomads to graze in the south. The framework also includes commitments to allow Sudanese citizens the right to live in either north or south Sudan. Meanwhile, voter registration for January's referendum has begun across the country and abroad, launching a process which could lead to the partition of Africa's largest country. About five million southern Sudanese have been called to add their names to the electoral list between November 15 and December 1. A referendum commission has set up almost 2,800 registration centres, with all but 165 located in the south. Southerners living in the north, estimated to number anywhere between 500,000 and two million, are entitled to vote. The United Nations has provided logistical support by transporting registration forms across both countries, especially to remote areas.On this episode of Inside Story we ask what obstacles the upcoming referendum may face and who the key players are. This episode of Inside Story aired on Monday, November 15, 2010.Source: Al Jazeera Tell us what you think


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Creating your own food blog can be a fun idea. As you choose the right name, use high quality photos, and write great content, you'll be able to establish a solid presence on the internet.
Food blogging is fun and really simple. There a lot of things you can do – you may take photos of either what you cook or what you eat (even though you didn't make it yourself) and then share it on a blog. Or, you can just write and share your own recipes on how to make such foods share your thoughts about the place where you had the particular dish. That's probably some of the simplest things you can do with a food blog.
Today, people love capturing photos of almost everything, upload it and then share it through things like Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, or whichever platform they prefer to use with the entire buzz about social media.
Aside from being able to become viral all over the social media and internet world, there are also some other benefits you can get from food blogging. According to an article published at ABC.net.au, food bloggers are helping Canberra become popular on culinary map.
You can read the full blog post right here: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-06/food-bloggers-helping-put-canberra-on-culinary-map/7065048?section=business


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Though I counsel clients of all denominations and faith practices, if the focus is on faith, I adhere to Christianity. Seeking a deeper relationship with God and turning to the scriptures for inspiration and "answers" has gotten me through difficult times in my life. Since not all clients of mine practice a given religion, this is a place I visit with my clients only if s/he requests it or counseling leads us to the discussion. Remaining non-partial on my viewpoints will remain so unless brought up by the client as it is not my place to evangelize through counseling or instill my own values on the client, but to help the client on his or her own journey.
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For me cooking must be easy, fast and healthy. I've learned to have a complete meal done each day in about 30 minutes max. I made my own version of recipes.
Today, I make Tabbouleh with quinoa instead of couscous. I added large pieces of chopped parsley and tomatoes. Finely chopped onion, garlic clove, and a bit of jalapeno. Then, I added olive oil, lemon juice, and salt. This is a dish we can accompany with a protein like chicken or fish and of course hummus. Measurements? Only for the quinoa. 1 part of quinoa / 2 parts of water. I add a pinch of chicken bullion and olive. Bring it to boil, add quinoa, keep it uncovered until almost dry. Stir it up and cover. Lower heat to 2 for about 5 minutes. Turn it off and remove from the heat. Easy, Perfect and Crunchy.


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- ITV Report
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New community minibus for Lake District
A replacement community minibus has been found as part of a scheme to help people get around in isolated areas of Cumbria.Read the full story ›
- ITV Report
Further disruption for region's rail passengers
Rail passengers in Cumbria and southern Scotland are facing another weekend of disruption with station closures and strike action.Read the full story ›
D&G residents invited to share views on highways & transport services
Locals in Dumfries and Galloway are being asked to share their views on the region's highways and transport services.
The National Highways and Transport Public Satisfaction survey will cover the condition of roads and footpaths to the quality of cycling facilities.
It will be sent to a minimum of 3,300 residents by post over the next few weeks, although the survey can also be filled in online.
Answers will be compared with the views of other members of the public across England and Scotland, leading to the results being published in October 2017.
Locals invited to share views on Cumbria roads and transport
Local residents in Cumbria are being invited to share their views on the county's highways and transport services.
The survey is the largest collaboration between 112 local authorities across England and Scotland, and will be shared in order to improve nationwide services.
The questionnaire is expected to be sent to a minimum random sample of 3,300 of Cumbrian residents from Monday, 19 June. Local and national results will be published in mid-October 2017.
Providing a well managed highway and transport network is one of the council's top priorities and we welcome feedback and comments from residents and road users.
There are clear benefits to conducting a public survey in this way. As well as providing excellent value for money, it also enables everyone involved to identify areas of best practice and spot national, regional and local trends.
This is not about producing a league table to champion one geographical area over another, it is about understanding customer views better and working together to deliver the most satisfactory yet efficient outcomes for local residents
Rail strike over driver-only trains to go ahead
Trade union RMT has confirmed a strike against Northern rail, or Arriva Rail North, is set to go ahead despite talk of cancellations.
The guards and drivers members of the union will walk-out for 24 hours on Monday 13 March.
They say the dispute is over retaining train guards and the prospect of driver-only trains.
- ITV Report
Green transport project scoops regional award
A sustainable transport project to reduce visitor car travel around Cumbria has scooped a top regional award from industry experts.Read the full story ›
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Train companies plan to improve disability services
Northern railway and TransPennine Express are holding forums to consider how to improve services for people with disabilities.Read the full story ›
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Transport in Dumfries & Galloway: What next?
Residents are being asked for feedback on how to improve transport networks in the region, following a landmark Transport Summit.Read the full story ›
First anniversary for Borders Railway
It's a year to the day since the Borders Railway opened.
Over the last 12 months more than a million people have travelled along the route, linking the Borders with Edinburgh.
An official event to mark the anniversary will be held on Friday.
Give your views on Borders buses
Bus passengers in the Borders are being asked for their views on services in the region and how they could be improved.
Bus Users Scotland is holding a 'Your Bus Matters' event in Peebles between 10am and 1pm on Tuesday (6 September).
It takes place at Burgh Hall on the High Street and will gather feedback from local passengers about both commercial and subsidised bus services in the area.


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To assist those in need, Wells, through his Perfect 33 Foundation, donated $100,000 earlier this week to the PeakMD Institute, a nonprofit corporation founded in 2017 to provide funding and treatment for these veterans.
Wells presented his gift during a recent ceremony at the institute located at 16918 Dove Canyon Road, Suite 102.
Dr. Kevin Murphy uses personalized repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation to heal veterans suffering from depression, post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injury.
Wells grew up in Ocean Beach and is an alumni of Point Loma High School. For many years, in support of his alma mater, he has funded the school's baseball team and volunteered as a varsity pitching coach. Five years ago, Wells was named head varsity coach of the team, which plays at a facility located at Dana Middle School that bears his name.
Ever the philanthropist, Wells has also funded several other deserving programs at PLHS and is a mentor to many young baseball players within the community. Wells chose to establish his own non-profit organization to help grow his impact with youth and the military.
Established by Wells in 2015, Perfect 33 Foundation diligently endeavors to raise funds in support of youth sports, military families and more. The efforts of his foundation are not limited as it is Wells' vision to give where help is needed. The annual David Wells Golf Tournament is one of the largest fundraisers.
This year the foundation will host events both here in San Diego and New York. For more information, visit perfect33foundation.org.


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Unfortunately our Wordplay Writing Workshop: Writing for Children had to be cancelled, but we will reschedule it. Our apologies.Check back in with our WordPlay page, though, or get on our mailing list, because the Summer 2010 workshop lineup will be announced soon! http://www.booksinc.net/wordplayNow we suggest you step away from your computer and go enjoy reading a book in the park... that's what we're gonna do!


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© 1993, Kent Reeves, cowboyconservation.com
(also known as "Bum Thinking Nowhere Near a Horse")
by Buck Ramsey (1938-1998)
If you see me sittin' sorrowful, all busted up and stove-up
And you wonder how a puncher gits that way,
I can tell you at the start-off to avoid all work aground
If you rope and ride ahorseback for yore pay.
It's all right to shoe yore horses and to braid and mend your tack,
All that work aground that keeps you in the saddle.
But yore mind gits misdirected if you try yore hand at chores
Beneath stomping out the broncs and punchin' cattle.
Now and then old Majordomo, he'd come roust me during slack
And suggest I patch his roof or plow his garden,
Or do some posthole diggin' or go scale some tall windmills,
But I'd always tell 'im, "Please, I begs yore pardon."
But it so happened that one Sunday I was early in from town
And was holdin' down the bunkhouse all alone
When the boss, he done convinces me that if I'd pull one chore,
Tackin' hack hooves next day would be quicker done.
"All them shoes are in a whiskey barrel up in the barn hayloft,
Standing right beside that hayloft pulley door.
Though it took us five to hoist 'em up, I figures comin' down
All that gravity is worth them four men more."
Wal, I'm nowhere near a horse, so it makes good sense to me.
I go don my chaps and spurs and gits my rope,
Then I ambles to the barn and up the ladder to the loft,
Thinkin' I can git this job done in a lope.
So I straps a big old jug knot tie around that whiskey barrel,
Runs the rope out through the pulley to the ground.
Then I delicately balances that barrel on the edge,
And I rushes out to gently let 'er down.
Well, I runs the rope around my tail and takes a hitch in front
To control the downward progress of the barrel.
Then I gives the jerk that tilts the barrel out of that hayloft door—
And that's the insult that begins our little quarrel.
See, that barrel of horseshoes had to weigh a good four hundred pounds,
More than twice what I would weigh all wet and dressed.
So when I tell you that my rope hitch HITCHED and slipped up underarm,
Then I figure you can guess most of the rest.
I plumb parts with earth quite suddenly, ablastin' for the sky,
But I meets that barrel 'bout halfway up that barn.
This wreck, it slows my progress some, but it ain't slowed for long
'Fore I'm headin' for that pulley and yardarm.
When that barrel hits the bottom and my pore head hits the top
And it rings that pulley like a midway gong
Where those fellers swing the hammers for to show off with the girls—
Wal, you might think that it's over…But you're wrong.
See, the crashin' of that old stave barrel all weighed down with that steel
Caused the bottom to bust out and dump its load,
So I'm plummetting from heaven now about the speed of sound,
And I'm speedin' on a dang'rous deadend road.
But that devil barrel, it slaps me blind and sideways one more time
As it flies up and I'm acrashin' down.
THEN you'd think this stubborn accident would be about played out
When I breaks a few more bones upon the ground.
No. The rope goes slack. The hitch unhitches. I lie gazin' up.
Then I close my eyes and gives me up for dead.
'Cause the last thing that I see before I wakes, all splintered up,
Is that cussed barrel acomin' fer my head.
© Buck Ramsey, used with permission
Called cowboy poetry's "spiritual leader," Buck Ramsey, cowboy, poet, songwriter, musician, National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellow, and @National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum Wrangler Award recipient continues to inspire poets and songwriters.
Hear one excellent recitation of this poem on Andy Hedges' most recent COWBOY CROSSROADS episode (Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Part Two).
In a 1993 book, introducing the poem for which he is best known, Grass, Buck Ramsey wrote, "For some years back there I rode among the princes of the earth full of health and hell and thinking punching cows was the one big show in the world. A horse tougher than me ended all that, and I have since been a stove-up cowpuncher trying to figure out how to write about the cowboy life. Some consider this poem to be the peak so far in that effort…"
A book of the entire "Grass" was published by Texas Tech University Press in 2005. It also includes photos, friends' recollections, Buck Ramsey's original short story on which he based the poem, and a CD of the original 1990 recording of Buck Ramsey performing Grass in John Hartford's home studio in Nashville, introduced by Andy Wilkinson.
Top poets and reciters Joel Nelson, Jerry Brooks, and Andy Hedges recite Buck Ramsey's "Anthem," the prologue to "Grass," in an impressive film interpretation, Between Grass and Sky: Rhythms of a Cowboy Poem, which begins with Buck Ramsey's voice.
Find "Anthem," more poetry, and more about Buck Ramsey in our features at CowboyPoetry.com.
Visit the Buck Ramsey Memorial Page on Facebook.
This photo of Buck Ramsey is by by Kent Reeves, Cowboy Conservationist & Photographer, from a landmark book, Between Earth and Sky: Poets of the Cowboy West, by Anne Heath Widmark, with photographs by Kent Reeves.The photographs were made in the spring of 1993.This photograph shows Buck Ramsey and fiddler Rooster Morris.
Kent told us about his experiences in photographing Buck Ramsey,"One of the more enjoyable times working on the book was getting to visit with Buck Ramsey and his family, Bette and Amanda. We traveled through the Texas Panhandle where Buck had worked and grew up. I got to drive the van and I was forgiven for bumping his neighbor's car when we pulled out of Amarillo. We visited the one-room school house where he attended grade school where he talked about daydreaming during class and looking out across the great Texas panhandle. There was an impromptu concert along with more of Buck's stories. Always stories…"
Find more about Kent Reeves at CowboyPoetry.com, www.cowboyconservation.com, and on Facebook.