Category: Universe

Things I Learned Living in North Carolina

I got this list as a forward. I generally dislike forwards, but this is kind of hilarious.

  1. A possum is a flat animal that sleeps in the middle of the road.
  2. There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 of them live in NC.
  3. There are 10,000 types of spiders. All of them live in NC.
  4. If it grows, it’ll stick ya. If it crawls, it’ll bite ya.
  5. ‘Onced’ and ‘Twiced’ are words.
  6. It’s not a shopping cart, it’s a buggy.
  7. ‘Jaw-P’ means, “Did ya’ll go to the bathroom?”
  8. People actually eat and grow okra.
  9. ‘Fixinto’ is one word.
  10. There is no such thing as lunch, there is only dinner and supper.
  11. Sweet tea is appropriate for all meals and you start drinking it in your sippy cup.
  12. You switch from heat to AC in one day.
  13. You know what a dawg is.
  14. You carry jumper cables in your car for your own car.
  15. Going to Wal-Mart is known a going to Wally World.
  16. The first day of deer season is a national holiday.

Critical Fix for pg_upgrade/pg_migrator Users

Every now and then my Internet connection decides to take a dive. When that happens, Thunderbird doesn’t recover as gracefully as it should, like continuing to attempt a check for new messages in all of the folders on all of my accounts. So, I just noticed this important message today on the PostgreSQL Announce mailing list. Continue reading Critical Fix for pg_upgrade/pg_migrator Users

My Poor Basset Hound

My poor Basset Hound, Bailey, decided that she wanted to have a hematoma in her right ear tonight. It is a common occurrence in long-eared canines. So, not a really big deal. She just is not as comfortable as she likes to be.

On the upside, she is totally baked right now thanks to some excellent drugs from the veterinarian.

Hello, World!

Original post title, I know, but is there really a better post title to have when you want to say just that? So, hello, World! Especially, to my fellow Gentoo-ers.

Though you may not know it, you have been feeling the sting and salve of my contributions for quite some time. Well, that is if you have been using PostgreSQL.

Mr. Patrick Lauer is responsible for convincing me to contribute. Some time around two years ago I had complained about the state of PostgreSQL on Gentoo. Mr. Lauer, or bonsaikitten as I knew him, simply stated, “plz2fix”. And that was it. I got myself involved. It has been the bane and boon of my existence. I have no bloody idea why.

Mr. Lauer has been a fantastic mentor to me. He’s been quite patient, encouraging and helpful man. Thank you.

Tomáš Chvátal has recently become a mentor to me, as well, and has been fantastic. Another very patient, encouraging and helpful man. Thank you.

Finally, there is my recruiter, Petteri Räty. He pushed me to become even more intimately familiar with the Gentoo Foundation and the way things work as a whole. At the risk of being a broken record, he has been patient, encouraging and helpful. Thank you.

There have been many others that have helped me along the way to becoming an official Gentoo Developer. To all of you, thank you!

I’m very excited to be here.