http://r-l-w.net The primary Internet presence of Roger L. Waggener Thu, 31 Jul 2008 06:18:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I actually fulfilled a good intention I have been meaning to get around to this morning. I got up before the sun and went for a strenuous walk of non-trivial duration. Earlier this year for a week or so I managed to get myself up out of bed early enough to ... http://r-l-w.net/2008/07/30/the-rain-and-the-spider/ They say a bad day fishing is better than a good day at work. I didn't go fishing today, but I didn't go to work either For the second year in a row Isaiah has attended a summer science program put on by the local school district. For a few weeks ... http://r-l-w.net/2008/07/03/155555/ I have recently made the switch to Ubuntu. Ubuntu, for those who may not be aware, is a word from the Bantu language which refers to a philosophy of life. The word also has been chosen as the name for a popular distribution of linux. Though I find the philosophy of ... http://r-l-w.net/2008/01/19/ive-switched/ I had great ambitions about once again becoming a frequent Internet publisher and even was for a couple of days. Then just as I was about to log into WordPress to work on a post called "Day of 100 Eagles" (which I have not yet written, so you haven't missed ... http://r-l-w.net/2008/01/15/stumbling-out-of-the-gate/ I spent all day working on our van today. It's been a while since I spent the whole day working on a vehicle and I really can't say I missed it much. I like cars and I like working on them, but I don't like the way "simple" things end up ... http://r-l-w.net/2008/01/05/automotive-saturday/ I didn't mention it here yet, but I have determined to get back to daily posting. There's really no excuse not to. My dad does and has for years- after I nagged him for probably a couple of years to get started writing online at all. Now he is diligent ... http://r-l-w.net/2008/01/03/im-not-joseph-conrad/ 2007 has just ended and as I think back over the past year, there is one clear outstanding event. That was the birth of my third child and first daughter, Elsie Rose. I'm sure there were a great number of other tremendous things in 2007, but unfortunately, as frequently seems to ... http://r-l-w.net/2008/01/02/2007-in-review/ I stayed up later than I meant to last night. I meant to get in bed early, but it was around 12:30 am when I finally turned off the light-- and then I had to make a conscious decision to close the latest work from Johnny D. Boggs and officially ... http://r-l-w.net/2007/08/28/half-moon-half-meteor/ For several months now I have been striving to grasp the wonder that is Drupal. To save you a surf to the link, drupal is an open-source CMS. It is incredibly feature rich and flexible. Many high-power bigshot commercial websites are running drupal these days because it is solid, secure, ... http://r-l-w.net/2007/08/09/widgetized/ Saturday June 16, 2007 was one of the best days I can remember having in a long, long time. It started off with waking up early and sleeping in late- while shedding one task and postponing another. It continued with spending high quality time with both my sons. Isaiah and I planned ... http://r-l-w.net/2007/06/19/rocket-day/