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do you know what it's like to walk without pain?
how could you, if you never walk with pain?

the sky is always changing
black and blue and white and gray
the clouds have so many textures
and their edges different colors

water flows along the side of the road
washing dirt into miniature banks
sitting slick by the sewer grate
or running clear, down eroded ledges into the river
which runs under driveways and the road
off behind the houses, fenced away
later surfacing again
as an afterthought beside the pavement
you know, the roads really change the way you see
they change what 'terrain' means
no longer hills and forests and valleys
but streets and curves and guard rails
i try to train myself
to see the hills underneath the houses
the spaces between as open
and the forests waiting to spring up

certain birds you only hear in the swamp
certain thoughts you only think
when you're not thinking

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I may get a little hate for this, but it's just my opinion on the desktop Ubuntu distribution of GNU/Linux

Sadly, Ubuntu seems to be so much the default Linux distro these days that any search for a Linux "how-to" leads to an Ubuntu-centric solution. Not saying that it isn't a good distro, but I would like to clarify a couple of the points raised by Yakushin in the w-u above as well as add my 2ยข on the desktop distribution and how it works.

Great

Hello, gentle noder. I haven't written a daylog in nine years, but today's a special day! Over the past two decades, I've made an occasional habit of posting reflective missives about Everything2 on my noderversary, and it's been twenty-three years since I created my account. I've been largely absent for the past fifteen or so, which is (does math) twice as long as I was active, so rather long as sabbaticals go. The

News for Noders

March 14th: Pi day.

March 10th: Daylight saving time celebrated by many.

March 19th: The first equinox of the year.

March 31st: Happy birthday mad girl's love song!


Get ready for LieQuest 2024, starting on April 10th!


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February 2: Happy birthday Auspice!

February 2: Happy birthday npecom!

February 5: Happy birthday wertperch!

February 8: Happy birthday to panamaus

February 15: Happy birthday Admin to the goo!

February 15: Terse Quest 2024 begins!

February 23: Happy birthday Samuel Pepys!

February 29: Happy birthday Browncoat!


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January 1: Gregorian New Year.

January 16: National Nothing Day.

January 24: Happy Birthday Silverai_me!

January 26: Happy Birthday Segnbora-t!

January 30: Happy Birthday O-Swirl!


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December 1: Iron Noder ends

December 9: Smallpox eradication day.

December 12: Happy birthday to horacetheclown!

December 18: Hanukkah begins.

December 21: Winter solstice arrives 10:27 PM, EST.

December 23: Happy birthday to Nemosyn!

December 25: Merry Christmas!


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November 1: The IRON NODER CHALLENGE starts today and runs through December 1. It's never too late to sign up, and all writeups get rewards.

November 1: Happy Birthday Zephronias!

November 5: Bonfire Night in the UK.

November 11: Veterans Day in the US.

November 13: Everything2's Birthday.

November 23: Thanksgiving in the US.

November 27: Happy Birthday Estelore!

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