Slackware 12.1 on phoenix
I upgraded “phoenix”, my PIII-450 desktop workstation, to Slackware 12.1 over the last weekend. My workstation had Slackware 12.0 running smoothly, ...
Author: Eduardo
KDE 4.1 released
Reading several Internet news media, it is apparent that KDE has gotten a lot of heat recently from several quarters. The main issue seems to be the KDE 4 relea...
Beautiful Lapachos
I already said once that in Paraguay there’s a saying that goes like, “In Paraguay there are just two seasons: summer, and fishing…”, me...
Argh! That wretched moderation!
I need a hammer. A Really Big Big Big Bad Hammer(TM), and also Some Things to Crush In a Fit of Anger. While moderating my ever-increasing spam comments, some p...
Dusting off my old resumé
Some days ago my boss, Rev. S., had a serious talk with me. He gave me some not so good news. Those were expected, but they were difficult news nonetheless. Rev...
Interesting quote
From the original Latin, a timely advice for rulers everywhere, from one of them that once ruled over the whole civilized world: Deo auctore nostrum gubernantes...
My 9-year old brother
I am 37 years old now, and way beyond my childhood; but I remember clearly how much I wanted a brother. Being the eldest son and the only boy really had its cha...
A Bishop President… what???
Disclaimer: I usually refrain from dealing with politics. However, given that our recent elections had such significance, and that Tom asked me for an opinion, ...
Internet Censorship in Paraguay
This is a sad story of how a state-owned monopoly can hinder the flow of information to the public even in a supposedly free country. The state-owned Paraguayan...
My, is March already over?
I cannot believe how fast March went down the drain. One day, and we were just on the beginnings; and the other, and it’s the 31st!. Several things happen...
Quite a month
Whoa! February was quite a month. Right now I am without stable Net access (again…) and this is slowing down my posting and Net activity, but this month w...
A depressing time of the year
As I was waking up this early morning (oh my goodness, how I hate mornings!) I turned the TV on to check on the weather and the morning news. Then I saw it: a T...
Mangoes, Mangoes, Mangoes…!
High summer is here with us to stay. This week we had to endure highs around 38 C (100 F) and lows of 28 C (82 F). Add to this a fairly high amount of humidity ...
Merry Christmas!
But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings. Malachi 4:2a (ESV) I would like to wish you a Merry Christmas, full...
Today’s Collect
From today’s Daily Office: Lord God, King of the Universe, you show the bright glory of your reign in acts of mercy and enduring love: raise the spirits o...
A Distant Violin
I closed the gate of my office building, and started to walk to my mom’s place, where I would spend my lunch hour. The day was glorious: cloudless sky of ...
Looking ahead
This has been a very stressful month. I was lost in a maze of things to do, reports to draft and translate, church administrative sessions and several meetings....
From Today’s Daily Office
This prayer struck me as especially timely: Touch and heal all those whose lives are scarred by sin or disfigured by pain, that, raised from death to life in Ch...
Catching up some air
Word on last Sunday’s administrative session wasn’t good. There were several incidents among disgruntled brethren and the view was not particularly ...
Great, timely posts
I still don’t know the outcome of my church’s administrative session that was planned for today. I went to the 8:00am service and promptly left afte...
My Church, Again…
Things down here are hectic, which sadly it means business as usual. The unexpected passing of Rev. M., our late senior pastor, still has some fallout for us. T...
The Importance of Friendship
Have mercy on me, have mercy on me, O you my friends, for the hand of God has touched me! (Job 19:21, ESV) When you are up to your nose in emotional pain, the o...
Man, This Is Just Too Much
Most of you know what I think of current worship practices in church. My disagreements on that area are mostly philosophical, aesthetic and methodological. Howe...
Another theme
I continue experimenting with themes. This is Fluid Blue 1.5, a great theme by Srini. The big merit of this theme, in my opinion, is its resemblance to the old ...
WordPress 2.3… yay!
I managed to upgrade to WordPress 2.3. This is a pretty serious upgrade, and for the first time it comes with native tag support! Because of this I also decided...
One Year Older
Today, by the grace of God, I am officially 37 years old. The day went smoothly, but busy. I am grateful to our Lord for His care and continued protection. R...
Back From a Forced Hiatus
It’s been a long time since my last post. Of course this is an uninentended condition; I really meant to post more often. However, besides the usual delug...
One less hurdle
I was awaiting the onset of last Sunday with some anxiety. As you might have known from my previous posts, our church is through changing times; and yesterday w...