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  • Tay-vul

    Papa: “Say ‘tay’.”
    Margaret: “Tay.”
    Papa: “Say ‘bul’.”
    Margaret:     “Bul.”
    Papa: “Now say ‘ta-ble’.”
    Margaret: “Tay-vul!”

  • Went

    Margaret: “No video games or movies or cake…it’s stiiiiiiiill Went!”

  • Karol’s Beard

    Karol: “Papa, my beard hurts…” .

  • Feeling Better

    Karol: “Margaret, you’re not in bed…are you feeling better?”

    Margaret: “Yes, I’m not bleeding.” .

  • Not Awake

    Mama: “Margaret, are you awake?”

    Margaret: “No.” . .

  • “My father will be mad to you”

    Karol to Mumma: “What happens if you don’t listen to your little boy?”

    Mumma: “…”

    Karol: “My father will come home and he will be  mad to you.” .

  • Scary Potato

    Karol: “Papa, there’s a scary potato that the block saw.”

  • Walking Book

    Karol: “Papa, I lost my book.  I need another one.”

    Me: “What happened to it?”

    Karol: “I don’t know…it walked away.” .

  • X11 forwarding over SSH

    I’ve used ssh on my home network for quite some time in mostly simple ways for mostly simple reasons – mainly for software updates, manual configuration, etc.

    I’ve looked a little into remote desktop stuff, mostly for fun, but haven’t taken the time to really grasp all the details.  I did come across a most useful bit, however, that’s really easy to remember:

    ssh -X remotehost

    Of course, as you are well aware, this simply forwards X11 requests over the SSH connection.  I must have missed the simplicity of this option in the past, since it’s so easy and so useful.  Had I only known!  My life would have been so much easier…

    Well, not really.  However, it has solved a question I’ve had about controlling music playing on a media PC from another machine using Exaile.  Not a perfect solution, but almost. compare hotel prices .

  • The Demise and Reascent of Room Decor

    I’ve always deplored the barrenness of modern walls. At one time we had art, and it influenced even the most basic element of our building. But now we have nothing, a reflection of our souls.

    I have pondered in what fashion I might revive in my own home a semblance of that classic decor whereby homes were once adorned with mouldings and trims and crowns. It is certainly an art, and requires prudence so as to refrain from the gaudy. But it is also a practical art, and requires some skill to apply the perfection of the ideal to the material of the real.

    Joining my twin loves of classic line art and Inkscape a few nights since, I thought to create a mockup of a stenciled wall border that would be simple but elegant. The following is what I composed.

    room_border

    I will, as usual, tweak the design endlessly before I actually put it to use, assuming that I will follow through to my intentions. And I am certain the color scheme will evolve and, ideally, become a bit more subtle as I tweak.