Burk Frank ⁽⁴⁰⁾

It was in January, 2020, that I decided to start using Linux. I gave myself a month to learn the basics of using Linux, and after that month I would make my choice – stay with Windows 10 or begin to use Linux as my…

When I retired about ten years ago, I decided I would like to start a new hobby. A close friend of mine's son was roasting his own coffee at the time. I ended up spending a couple of hours discussing coffee roasting with him. My…

I was watching one of my favorite video bloggers on YouTube the other day and he stated that Linux is for nerds. Well, that got me thinking, is Linux really for nerds? I know that my passion for computers and technology has been reignited since…

One of my fondest memories of Ruby was when we had our last private time together. Nancy had taken Annie and Gail, our two Labrador retrievers, to another nosework trial leaving Ruby with me. We live in the central valley of California and it can…

Ruby and I had always been very close, but another milestone in our relationship happened a little over three years ago. I mentioned to my wife I thought Ruby was having hearing problems. She wouldn’t respond when I was in another room and I called…