The FReeper Foxhole Remembers The Burning of Washington (8/24/1814) - Aug. 24th, 2003

http://www.galafilm.com/1812/e/events/wash.html ^

[Darksheare]

The coffee didn't work, but it DID clean the keyboard out.
It'll take some time to piece the new system together.
And this time it'll be a more recent vintage and less obsolete!
The dead system is a Super Socket7 K6-2 500 system.
(Gives a slight hint as to how long I 'frankenstiened' it along!)
For being an obsolete system, it still had alot of utility left in it.
But, it did have a few problems towards the end.
Not the least of which was absorbing a power spike followed by a complete power loss on the chin because the power utility was messing with the local lines and didn't bother warning anyone. (The surge protector failed to 'clamp', no use trying to 'collect' on the gaurantee they state. Doesn't apply if the power company nails you!)

[SAMWolf]

Our Military Today
Bob Hope Dining Facility, Baghdad

Soldiers with the 1st Armored Division based at the Baghdad Airport stand by at the unveiling of a plaque at the opening of the Bob Hope Dining Facility.(AFP/Robert Sullivan)


PFC. Brian Foote (R) and St. Sgt. Joseph Recor of the 389 Engineers of the 1st Armored Division based at the Baghdad Airport eat lunch at the opening of the Bob Hope Dining Facility. The new facilities can seat 2,500.(AFP/Robert Sullivan)

[SAMWolf]

Oh well, it was worth a shot.

I'm still running a P3 500 with Windows 98.

My son just ordered himself a new "top of the line" Dell. I am soooooooooooo jeaalous.

[Soaring Feather]

Sorry about your puter probs. Dang.

Good to hear from you.

[snippy_about_it]

Thanks for the pics SAM. The Bob Hope Dining facility, that's nice.

[Darksheare]

Yeah, it stinks like anything to be forced to do this before I was 'ready' to.
I'm going to build my own system from scratch.
Usually cheaper that way.
That, and I have more control over what is there and what isn't.
I'm looking into a motherboard (AMD socket A) using the Nforce2 Ultra 400 chipset.
The 'building' memory and processor are going to change, of course.
I'm going to get a 'cheaper' processor and memory at first before going to something utilizing the 400 MHZ bus.
But the thing for now is to get it up and running.
This will take some time, but it's not something I HAVEN'T done before.
*chuckle*

My father is cracking wise about building a "hronking game machine".
That will be in a small while.
(XP 3200, Liquid cooling, Nvidia FX 5900 or such... Dual channel PC3200 400MHZ DDR...)
*chuckle*
But, that is still future.
At the moment the goal is to get it up and running.

[snippy_about_it]

My son just ordered himself a new "top of the line" Dell. I am soooooooooooo jealous.

Now SAM, doesn't everyone want their children to do better than their parents?

Neener, neener, neener.

I'm sure he'll let you use it..NOT! lol.

[SAMWolf]

HEY FRANCE, COME GET YOUR STATUE

by William Grim

I'm sick of France. I'm sick of the mouth-breathing, deodorant-abhorring, haughty French who can't defend themselves, haven't made a significant contribution to culture, science or civilization in over a hundred years, and who claim to love democracy but secretly worship dictators like Napoleon, Hitler and the latest African "president-for life."

The French are a virus. Wherever French "culture" has spread civilization suffers. The French colonial legacy in Africa is an abomination. French Canadian separatists are currently trying to destroy Canada. And France's collaboration with the terror nations of the Muslim world makes it the enemy of the United States and all other freedom-loving people.

The French consider themselves to be the arbiters of culture and good taste. What a bunch of bunk. There's more to culture than a fresh baguette and mediocre wine. There's more to civilization than a giant French proboscis snootily raised in the air.

Jacques Chirac is a crook. He's so shady he makes Bill Clinton look like a paragon of ethical probity. You may remember that during the last French election, when Chirac was running against the neo-Nazi Jean-Marie LePen, the rallying cry among the voters was "vote for the crook, not the fascist." Talk about the lesser of two evils.

Unlike France, America is grateful for the help that France gave to us during the Revolutionary War. But the days when Frenchmen like General Lafayette walked the Earth are long gone. And concerning the debt that America owes France...well, consider those 50,000-some graves on French soil of American servicemen to be payment in full.

And enough already about the Statue of Liberty. Yes, it was a gracious gesture on the part of France and M. Eiffel. Like all Americans the sight of Lady Liberty fills my heart with patriotic joy. But the Statue of Liberty is only a symbol of the true freedoms and virtues of the American people, and those freedoms and virtues are more accurately reflected in the words of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States. But more importantly, the greatness of America is in the way that ordinary Americans make manifest those freedoms and virtues on a daily basis. And no mere statue can ever approximate the grandeur and magnificence of a free people going about their daily lives committed to the universal truths of American democracy.

America was a land of freedom long before the French realized that fact. Sure, we'd all miss the sight of Lady Liberty's outstretched arm, her torch a beacon of hope for new immigrants and those fleeing the oppression of the Old World. But if it means never having to deal with the backstabbing cowards and collaborators of that vile land I say to France, "Come and get your statue."

Liberty is much more than a pile of metal.

Right on target!

[SAMWolf]

:-(

[snippy_about_it]

Awww. LOL! No sad faces now. Your 'puter is old but at least it's still working! (knock on wood)

[snippy_about_it]

And concerning the debt that America owes France...well, consider those 50,000-some graves on French soil of American servicemen to be payment in full.

Payment in full and THEN SOME!!!

[Darksheare]

True enough!

[manna]

Present!

[Soaring Feather]

If I could build a puter from scratch
then Darksheare, I would be your match.
since my talent leads me elsewhere you see
I am content with MACINTOSH WEAR and ABC
I have no mind for watts and volts
but remember, my words will give you a jolt!!

How I end this poem will be remote
and totally controlled by the poet of note, me!
Is my ego out of the boat?
Heck no, shoot, I'm waiting to reboot...
cause I'm low on memory!

bentfeather has struck!
ROTFLOL

[snippy_about_it]

Good afternoon manna.

[Valin]

Will there be a memorial service for the old system?

[snippy_about_it]

LOL. Hey Darksheare, better save this as you know feather will soon be published in book form!!!

With this little piece of writing we can demand autograph copies of her book, or else! hehe.

[Valin]

PAUL BOURGET:
Life can never be entirely dull to an American. When he has nothing else to do he can always spend a few years trying to discover who his grandfather was.

TWAIN:
Right, your Excellency. But I reckon a Frenchman's got a little standby for a dull time too; he can turn in and see if he can find out who his father was.
Mark Twain, US writer

[Soaring Feather]

With this little piece of writing we can demand autograph copies of her book, or else! hehe.

Well, Snippy if I have the time!
My book tour will keep me busy!!
LOL

[SAMWolf]

LOL! Good one feather. I can see Darksheare banging his head on the ground!