Thursday, December 17, 2009
A Christmas card from Tux (gimpified)
A greeting card portraying the favorite penguin of all us Linux geeks around the world. He looks a bit sad at the moment, because he's learned that his buddies at Ubuntu have decided to dump his other buddie "The Gimp".
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Should Caligula be Time's Man of the Year?
Now that we are in the midst of our annual award season mania, and while we await Time Magazine's annual "award" to a "Man(or Person) of the Year", I have come up with what I think is another of my very helpful (but thus far under appreciated) suggestions to make the world a better place.
Since, so many of the other awards this year, have been strange and at times downright bizarre--isn't it time that we show some recognition to the fellow who started it all way back in the first century, by awarding his favorite horse Incitatus a seat in the Roman Senate?
After all, we started the year with Roland Burris being awarded a U.S Senate seat (under somewhat curious circumstances). And, we went from there to the (again, very curious) awarding of a Noble Peace Prize to another under qualified politician from Illinois. And, this has now been followed by Sports Illustrated's "Sportsman of the Year" being awarded to Derek Jeter (this, in a year when even Drew Carey was better qualified for the award).
So, I think it might be Caligula's time?
Or, on second thought, perhaps they should give it to Nancy Pelosi for stuffing all that pork into the mouths of all those salt marsh harvest mice?
Since, so many of the other awards this year, have been strange and at times downright bizarre--isn't it time that we show some recognition to the fellow who started it all way back in the first century, by awarding his favorite horse Incitatus a seat in the Roman Senate?
After all, we started the year with Roland Burris being awarded a U.S Senate seat (under somewhat curious circumstances). And, we went from there to the (again, very curious) awarding of a Noble Peace Prize to another under qualified politician from Illinois. And, this has now been followed by Sports Illustrated's "Sportsman of the Year" being awarded to Derek Jeter (this, in a year when even Drew Carey was better qualified for the award).
So, I think it might be Caligula's time?
Or, on second thought, perhaps they should give it to Nancy Pelosi for stuffing all that pork into the mouths of all those salt marsh harvest mice?
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