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Linux Expo - San Francisco

A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to do quick visit to the Linux Exposition in San Francisco. I typically ask for the day off and make it an all day event but not this year. I got the opportunity to watch a presentation by the Lucasfilm Director of IT Operations, Kevin Clark. 
It was presentation about the Lucasfilm Data [...]

Help feed a hungry person… and learn a new word!

You too can help feed a hungry person, and learn something new by playing a word game.
The premise:
One word, four definitions…  select the correct one and the site donates 20 grains of rice to someone in need. Is this real? apparently so.
From the site:
WARNING: This game may make you smarter. It may improve your speaking, writing, thinking, grades, [...]

2008 “Wings Over Wine Country” Air Show

For the last couple of years I have been wanting to attend the Wings Over Wine Country air show, and I must report that I missed it once again. The only reminder I had this year was a very very loud airplane noise a couple of days ago, so I went outside the house and wow a [...]

Save Totoro Forest !!!

The Totoro Forest Project Benefit auction day is approaching, and everybody involved has been working hard to get everything ready.

I was recently asked to assist and for the past couple of weeks I have been helping Dice Tsutsumi, Enrico Casarosa and Andy Wang with some web maintenance duties, analytics / SEO. I also help them set up the [...]

Achieving Your Childhood Dreams

On my wall i have a note that reads “I lived as I dreamed.”
That little saying/message originated from the movie Neverwas, and every time I look at that note, It reminds me that some things we worry about are just not that important (some certainly are but not all), it also reminds me to keep [...]