My Linux Mandriva 2011 umpty-umpth installation has booted three days in a row, now, with fingers crossed for four, so I may have discovered which geeky tweak I did that scrambled its brains. I FOUND MY FLASH DRIVES, after turning out my purse and hunting…

Long-time readers of this blog (Hi, Mom!) know that I’ve been wrasslin’ with Mandriva 2011 — or, I should say, my installation of it. It’s crashed its brains out about fifteen times, but it’s loaded two days in a row without incident. But that isn’t…

There used to be a restaurant in our town named Donahue’s. It had the best Prime Rib and the best bleu cheese dressing IN THE UNIVERSE. The Donahues retired, and Mr. Donahue took the secrets of the Prime Rib and salad dressing with him to…