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10 Practical Reasons For Wearing a Wig on Nov 7, 2009 in Reviews beauty hair loss wigs Today’s Wigs have come a long way in terms of style and function. Many of today’s best selling wigs looking very realistic and are natural looking. They can consist of synthetic materials or real human hair, and can range in price from...

Ubuntu 9.10 “Karmic Koala” – Some Random Notes on Nov 6, 2009 in Blog Ubuntu Linux karmic koala Linux Open Source ubuntu 9.10 Below is a screenshot from my Ubuntu 9.10 “Karmic Koala” desktop. One of the background options is a collection of photos taken with the Hubble Telescope. This particular one is The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) and Companion Galaxy. Last F...

Last Year in the Zen Garden… on Nov 5, 2009 in Blog flashback one year ago Clement D. Roman: 01/11/1922 – 06/03/2008 Last year on June 3rd, my father-in-law passed on at the age of 86. He was a great man who achieved so many things in his lifetime. He was a kind man… diplomatic, caring, giving. He is dearly missed.

Random Halloween Recap: Zombie Edition on Nov 2, 2009 in Blog Candies Halloween Ubuntu zombies I confess I wasn’t really around for Halloween; just wasn’t emotionally into it this year, though I entertained thoughts of putting together the most awesome Zombie costume with blood, tattered suit, and makeup. But there’s always...

Are Filipinos Asian? – Part 3: A Search for Cultural Identity on Nov 2, 2009 in Culture Travel asian filipinos pacific islander philippines Some Random Thoughts I recently noticed that I STILL receive a big percentage of traffic from Google with the following search phrase: “Are Filipinos Asian?” And The Question Remains Though I’ve written three prior posts on the sub...

Ghosts, Spirits and the Supernatural on Oct 31, 2009 in Blog apparitions ghosts paranormal spirits Ghost Stories So, the other night on Larry King Live, he had a show entitled, “Do You Believe in Ghosts?”. It was an interesting television program. I spent some time earlier this afternoon browsing through books at Borders, and for some...

Linux: Ubuntu 9.10 “Karmic Koala” on Oct 30, 2009 in Ubuntu Linux karmic koala Linux ubuntu 9.10 Successfully Installed! I must confess I had my problems, which probably had more to do with my internal 100 gb hard disk drive being almost completely full. Windows is Gone! I had my old Windows XP installation and files on the old partition which t...