Ghosts, Spirits and the Supernatural

Saturday, 31st October 2009  


ghostGhost 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 odd reason I decided to peruse through all of the ghost books they had available.

Halloween is coming up fast, and I’d been thinking about supernatural and scary things lately. It’s interesting to read what others have experienced, and it just seems that everyone has a ghost story to tell. Read more

Linux: Ubuntu 9.10 “Karmic Koala”

Friday, 30th October 2009  


karmic_koalaSuccessfully 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 took up three quarters of the drive. Ubuntu 9.4 “Jaunty Jackalope” on the other in a much smaller partition. This, I think (recently), has always been a problem. Read more

Some Helpful Tips on How to Quit Smoking

Wednesday, 28th October 2009  


quit_smokingAre you a smoker trying to quit?

My father used to smoke every day. I was very sensitive to the smoke, but out of respect wouldn’t say anything, and tried to hide my coughs.

He developed high blood pressure and suffered a heart attack. I never tried smoking, though I was sometimes (reluctantly) a second-hand smoker. My Dad has since given up smoking and is living a much more healthier lifestyle. Read more

Jazzooty: Jazz for your Booty!

Wednesday, 28th October 2009  


Jazzooty is a now defunct jazz-fusion group that I performed in way back in 1994-95. Members of the group included Nathan Mills (trumpet), Chris Morante (guitar, guitar synthesizer), Tom Bishop (contrabass, electric bass), and myself on drums and percussion.

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Raw: Super Food Injected Cacao Smoothie

Wednesday, 28th October 2009  


A while ago I presented to you my version of a 100% Raw Cacao-Banana Smoothie. This beverage has since evolved into a high-energy drink fueled with superfoods and fiber.

Raw Cacao Banana Smoothies
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Blogging is Alive and Well in 2009

Tuesday, 27th October 2009  


bloggingOver at Rice Bowl Journals, people have been lamenting the fact that blogging seems to have lost its appeal.

While I’ve noticed that many blogs have either closed or have not been updated in months (in some cases, years), blogging still is a vital and active part of the World Wide Web.

My feeling is that…

  • what we have now has been a process where the casual blogger, who was in it for the fad (or because it was the “in” thing at the time), have come and gone.

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