Over the past few weeks, I’ve found that the saying “it just works” is about as useful as saying that airplanes “just fly.” It’s an easy thing to say until you have to learn to pilot one. Foreign languages also “just work.” But have you ever tried to learn one? Linux is like that. That’s [...]

Me: Don’t count on it. Wife (both lovely and talented): What? Are you joking? Do you really believe that? Me: No. Wife: Then… why? Me: What fun would it be if I just agreed with everything you said? You might as well be talking to yourself and you’d never be sure if I was even [...]

Son: Blah blah blah blah blah. Wife: Put on your shoes. Son: Blah blah blah blah blah. Wife: Put on your shoes. Son: Blah blah blah blah blah. Wife: Boy! Put on your shoes! Son: Lady! I don’t have any socks! And then I covered my face and left very quickly because a) my laughter [...]