tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31822622011-04-21T19:25:57.976-04:00Wemgadge!About Matthew:
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Matthew Fogel lives in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada with his wife Sheri and his two sons Drew and Joey and daughter Tisha. He works for the SITEL corporation as a tech support agent for one of the big 3 PC manufacturers. He runs Mandriva Linux on his home computer. Matthew has played guitar for over 14 years, and is quite good.
<p><a href="http://www.sherilaugh.blogspot.com/">Read my wife Sheri's Blog here.</a>Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.comBlogger951100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1166909608640858412006-12-23T16:33:00.000-05:002006-12-23T16:33:28.650-05:00On December 22nd at 8:55am baby Tisha was born. Please check out my wife's Blog for more details.Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1155600603959104202006-08-14T19:35:00.000-04:002006-08-14T20:10:03.973-04:00Well. If all goes well, we're gonna have a baby girl. Due date is between December 26 and January 3rd. Hurray! We're planning on naming the baby Patricia Genevieve Fogel. Yay!Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1151642983252513142006-06-30T00:49:00.000-04:002006-06-30T00:49:43.266-04:00Well, I have a myspace page: www.myspace.com/norfolkjacket. Yes that's me you hear singing when the page loads. It's the song Route 103 by Sublingual.Here are two Sublingual websites at myspace: www.myspace.com/oursublingual and www.myspace.com/sublingualfrankSublingual was a band started by my friend Frank and I back in 1999. Past members have included: Mike Curran -- Synthesizers; JeanetteMatthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1147227568921240642006-05-09T22:17:00.000-04:002006-05-09T22:19:28.933-04:00Joey's birthday party was last weekend! It was much fun! Work is busy. We had barbecue ribs this weekend! I'm compiling linux from scratch for the first time. woot! That's the update!Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1145923320471008782006-04-24T20:01:00.000-04:002006-04-24T20:02:00.480-04:00Well, we're having a baby for sure!! ETA is around December 25/26! Yay! Christmas present for the Fogel Family!Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1143165415517693652006-03-23T20:30:00.000-05:002006-03-23T20:56:55.573-05:00I've had a lot of interest about the Baghira Desktop Theme that I have been using in Linux lately. They have improved Baghira quite a bit since the project was started. Here is a screenshot I took last year of my desktop. Here is my current desktoprunning the latest version of Baghira. And here is my my desktop in action. If you would like more information on how to make your linux desktop Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1143161608665297942006-03-23T19:50:00.000-05:002006-03-23T21:02:02.183-05:00Well the girl and I have been talking it through and we are definitely trying to have another child. Deciding factors for me: My student loan is only 6 months from being paid off, and Sheri and I both recently got raises. So, really, we CAN have another kid. Is it smart? I don't know. But we have been slowly pushed along by this feeling that this is just meant to happen. You can check out my Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1142988730575428382006-03-21T19:41:00.000-05:002006-03-21T19:52:10.586-05:00March already and we're marching along. My children are getting big. I was watching the boys play basketball with the neighbours' kids yesterday. Drew has a pretty good layup and Joey can actually grab the ball, but he hasn't quite figured out the dribbling part yet. I think that Drew is going to be a great basketball player. He seems to have an aptitude for it. So today, Sheri bought the Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1136156460440448672006-01-01T18:00:00.000-05:002006-01-01T18:01:00.440-05:00Changed my Blog's Template Style for the New Year! Yay! This fixes the problem with some posts being dragged to the bottom of the page.Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1136154836797470392006-01-01T17:33:00.000-05:002006-01-01T17:33:56.806-05:00Happy New Year Everybody!Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1134922748545099152005-12-18T11:19:00.000-05:002005-12-18T11:22:17.586-05:00Ya, so I like umm got promoted on Friday. I am now a Case Specialist for HP. That's um basically a printer/photocopier technician dispatcher. So, ya, I'm pretty happy. I turn 33 in a few days. Blah.Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1132584912493812892005-11-14T09:43:00.000-05:002005-11-21T09:55:12.560-05:00The show last night was amazing. I met the Ladies and Gentlemen and bought a CD and saw some other great bands to boot: Sleep The Season along with Wintersleep,Friday Mornings Regret, In the Hills the Cities, and Noyan Hilmi (Five Blank Pages). I hung out with Greg "the soundman". He's cool. He owns a farm and records bands at his farmhouse studio, has been doing it for years now, since Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1131906735278595822005-11-13T13:23:00.000-05:002005-11-13T13:32:15.290-05:00Hey everyone!Tonight I am going to see this new Toronto indie band, The Ladies and Gentlemen. They are so good! You all know how much I love music, and it takes a lot to get me excited, and this band is it!They have 3 or 4 songs that you can listen to with flash player on their website. (http://theladiesandgentlemen.net/) (nothing to download.. site just plays music... clickety click!)They justMatthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1131372023698326422005-11-07T08:59:00.000-05:002005-11-07T09:04:59.166-05:00 Kermit the Frog You scored 62% Organization, 56% abstract, and 74% extroverted! This test measured 3 variables. First, this test measured how organized you are. Some muppets like Cookie Monster make big messes, while others like Bert are quite anal about things being clean. Second, this test measured if you prefer a concrete or an abstract viewpoint. For the purposes of Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1131073033861262782005-11-03T21:56:00.000-05:002005-11-03T21:57:13.870-05:00My best friendWeezer When everything is wrong I'll come talk to you You make things alright when I'm feeling blue You are such a blessing and I wont be messing with the one thing that brings light to all of my darkness You are my best friend and I love you, and I love you Yes I do There is no other one that can take your place I feel happy inside when I see your face I hope you believe me Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1130388474064346542005-10-27T00:43:00.000-04:002005-10-27T00:49:09.753-04:00ya.. I know I haven't posted much lately!Sue me! or better yet. Sign the OpenDocument petition: alt="Demand OpenDocument" border="0" /> This is a petition to Microsoft to ask them to include OpenDocument file filters in Microsoft Office.Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1128553091957583532005-10-05T18:55:00.000-04:002005-10-05T18:58:11.963-04:00My Current Desktop!Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1128478923899504112005-10-04T21:06:00.000-04:002005-10-04T22:22:03.946-04:00Well, Summer is over! Drat. We had a good summer and we got to go to the beach a lot. So that is saying something. We also toured some farms. We visited a dairy farm and a horse ranch and some other stuff. Sheri bought me a new guitar and it's quite nice. Next year I want to do some more ghosttown hunting. We visited a few spots in our area: Power Glen, Balls Falls, Effingham and Port Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1125965111650068702005-09-05T20:05:00.000-04:002005-09-05T20:05:11.656-04:00sherilaugh my wife Sheri's new blog!Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1122074013579417092005-07-22T19:10:00.000-04:002005-07-22T19:13:33.586-04:00Sheri and Drew and Joey and I had a bit of a road trip yesterday after I finished work. We went to Long Beach Conservation area yesterday for a picnic of fish and chips. Then we went to the Canview Drive-in and saw "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "Batman Begins." It was an excellent night out!Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1121817721722949532005-07-19T19:58:00.000-04:002005-07-19T20:02:01.730-04:00This summer has been too nice! We went swimming at my sister's pool this past weekend. The weekend before we went to Turkey Point to swim at the beach and then we had dinner at Port Dover and the weekend before that we went to Crystal Beach. So I've been having fun instead of blogging! Drew is learning to swim! Yay! Oh, and I have Friday's off all month, so I expect to have more great Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1120355411576974772005-07-02T21:45:00.000-04:002005-07-02T21:50:11.583-04:00Spent all day watching the live8 webcast. Remember to sign the Live8 list.Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1118945557525209182005-06-16T14:01:00.000-04:002005-06-16T14:12:37.530-04:00www.kill.com is still NOT for sale despite offers.My friend Possum purchased the domain kill.com several years ago. As he explains on his website, "My nickname is "possum" (hardly one I'd have picked myself, but meh). So "road.kill.com" was just a vanity domain, and I got "kill.com" because "roadkill.com" was already taken." Every few months or so someone offers to purchase the +11000hits domainMatthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1118545167520568382005-06-11T22:56:00.000-04:002005-06-11T22:59:27.526-04:00The kids and I went to Julie and Larry's for a pool party! Yay! It was a great time. We had hamburgers and hotdogs and salads and the boys swam in the pool the whole time we were there. My kids are little fishes!Monday I start work on the new campaign! I am now tech support for larger printer/photocopiers! It's gonna be really cool.Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1117417613326238042005-05-29T21:45:00.000-04:002005-05-29T21:46:53.333-04:00Sheri Started a Blog, so like check out my wife's blog to see her side of the story!Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1116113030265934572005-05-14T19:14:00.000-04:002005-05-14T19:23:50.273-04:00At about two o'clock this afternoon, our dog Chelsea gave birth to 4 healthy Bichon Frise pups: 3 males and one female. Chelsea is an unusually small dog for her breed (don't call her the runt, it hurts her feelings)so we had to take her to the vet because the puppies were too big for her. The vet took an x-ray and decided that Chelsea was going to require a C-section, but as they were prepping Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1116112430168064272005-05-14T19:06:00.000-04:002005-05-14T19:13:50.176-04:00Our Bichon Frise is in labour in this picture. Poor Chelsea!Chelsea had FOUR puppies!Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1115865983450944722005-05-11T21:58:00.000-04:002005-05-11T22:46:23.506-04:00Geek Post! How I made my Linux Desktop look like a Mac Desktop! This is just a listing for my own purposes so I can recreate a MacOSX like desktop in Linux whenever I want. As many of you know, I would like to buy a Mac for my next computer. However, due to budgetary constraints, that ain't gonna happen for awhile. The next best thing is to skin Windows to look like MacOSX. There are even Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1115861983063324452005-05-11T21:38:00.000-04:002005-05-11T21:57:23.696-04:00My Current Desktop!Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1115859698485281802005-05-11T20:53:00.000-04:002005-05-11T21:01:38.516-04:00Well, I haven't blogged for awhile. The weather has just been too nice...take today for example. Today I was able to leave work early. I walked home. Joey was playing with his trike on the sidewalk in front of the house. Sheri was out front planting flowers in the garden. Drew was at school. It was early afternoon. The sun was shining and it was warm. When Sheri was finished planting Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1116212347314804302005-04-15T22:57:00.000-04:002005-05-15T22:59:07.320-04:00Your Birthdate: December 22While sometimes employing unorthodox approaches, you are capable of handling large scale undertakings.You assume great responsibility and work long and hard toward completion. Often, especially in the early part of life, there is rigidity or stubbornness, and a tendency to repress feelings. Idealistic, you work for the greater good with a good deal of inner strength andMatthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1110420840054788042005-03-09T20:56:00.000-05:002005-03-09T21:24:43.406-05:00So I did this quiz. In the tradition of my friend iamthevilone, my favourite online quiz taker, here is the spiffy result: I'm a gif. For more great tests and the like, check out iamthevilone's blog.Which File Extension are You?Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1109474837294957432005-02-26T22:10:00.000-05:002005-02-26T22:27:17.296-05:00I used to work as a delivery boy and reprographer for Commercial Photo Copy. They went out of business a few months ago. Today the store was open for a receivership sale. I walked in off the street and wandered through the halls of my former place of employment. It was so strange, and sad to see the building empty of employees (except the people in charge of the receivership sale, that is). Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1108084601620062832005-02-10T19:56:00.000-05:002005-02-10T20:16:41.620-05:00Drew and I interviewed a paramedic for Drew's big Social Studies project yesterday. We went down to the Hotel Dieu and talked with Ken from Niagara Emergency Medical Services. Ken showed us the ambulance and let Drew sit inside it. Then we came home and I helped Drew put his project together. Tonight he finished it. He wrote a whole page of text and drew three pictures. Plus, Ken the paramedicMatthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1107654082631275052005-02-05T19:23:00.000-05:002005-02-05T20:41:58.776-05:00It's been quite awhile since I've blogged so I'll give you a quick update: Looks like the new Mac Mini will have to wait until Christmas. As much as I would like to have a new toy, it just isn't going to happen right now. Sheri and I have too much that are higher up on priority. We need to get a new living room set for the front room. We also would like to buy our own Stove (we already own a Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1105757685718870542005-01-14T21:36:00.000-05:002005-01-14T21:59:58.120-05:00Hey work is good, family is good. Things are plugging along quite nicely. Just when I thought things couldn't get any better, Apple goes and introduces a $620CA Mac. Sheri and I were thinking of switching, but the opening price for the iMac was a bit steep.
But now Apple has released a computer that I can pay cash money for. I mean, heck.. it's cheaper to buy one of these things than it Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1104620929319410412004-12-28T18:01:00.000-05:002005-01-01T18:08:49.320-05:00Help survivors of the earthquake and tsunamis in Asia and their families by making monetary
donations to these organizations:Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1104621625882691542004-12-26T21:10:00.000-05:002005-01-01T18:20:25.883-05:00We had a good Christmas, and overall faired pretty well. The kids were good and they got a lot of toys. Sheri's preserves were a big success yet again. Most everyone on our list got a bag of preserves. Cool Highlights: My Uncle Brian gave Drew and Joey a Deluxe Telescope and Microscope set. I got a Saitek gamepad for the pc, and also GTA:San Andreas for the PS2. We took the kids on a much Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1103769225793171472004-12-22T21:23:00.000-05:002004-12-22T21:36:05.603-05:00Today is my birthday and I am 32 years old. I'm a bit bummed myself because I was hoping to be a published novelist by now. Unfortunately I have some ADHD/bi-polar issues that have thus far been a barrier to success in that area (not to mention talent issues) but hey, on the other hand, I got my free Ubuntu Linux disks today, so everyone is getting the gift of linux for Christmas this year. Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1103768587026772532004-12-22T21:22:00.000-05:002004-12-22T21:38:32.176-05:00first an update: a lot of people came forward to thank Sheri for the cookies and to say that they were quite good so she isn't so bummed out now. That's really cool.Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1103764060851055132004-12-22T20:07:00.000-05:002004-12-22T20:07:40.850-05:00aseigo: How To Kill Open Source on the Desktop?
Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1103480015605980442004-12-19T13:09:00.000-05:002004-12-19T13:16:08.970-05:00 Poor Sheri was crying for hours yesterday. She brought home baked cookies into Cheers to give to her friends. Then she didn't have enough to share because she got swarmed. And then most people were too drunk to remember to take them home.
Then yesterday at work she gave away some more to people she likes. And at the end of the shift she found that most people had left the cookies at Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1102651732508560582004-12-09T23:05:00.000-05:002004-12-09T23:08:52.506-05:00
Joey and Drew with SantaMatthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1102560098534201172004-12-08T21:28:00.000-05:002004-12-08T21:51:10.573-05:00Multi Theft Auto Admin Guidelines
Here are some quick guidelines for admining that may prove useful:
1. Warn before kicking. Give a reason in your warning ie: !warn 2 using speed hacks, please turn off hacks
2. Before kicking, gain a consensus...best method being votekick. I tend to use it first so I can get a feel for how many people are pissed with the guy.
3. When kicking give a Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1101954442126582252004-12-01T21:25:00.000-05:002004-12-01T21:27:22.126-05:00"I've Resigned. I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed,
debriefed, or numbered! My life is my own."
--No.6; Arrival
My current Marquee screensaver at work.
Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1100994834178949952004-11-20T18:51:00.000-05:002004-11-20T18:54:51.540-05:00This week went okay. Spent last night hanging out with my friends Paul and Alun, along with my Sheri and Sheri's friend Darcy. It was a cool night and basically we just sat around and watched The Lord Of The Rings: Return of the King and then Monty Python's The Holy Grail. Then I made some nachos and they were good. So, it was nice. A quiet movie night. It was good.Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1100226388581925622004-11-11T21:17:00.000-05:002004-11-11T21:29:17.910-05:00Here is a screenshot of my Linux desktop in action. As you can see, I have Mac Envy issues
(Sheri says I escape into the computer. This is just a little diversion from the trials of real life..)Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1100136857036147002004-11-10T20:28:00.000-05:002004-11-10T20:34:17.036-05:00My cousin Denise died last week. I haven't had much to say lately. She was fighting multiple illnesses coupled with a severe bout of depression. I wrote the following article back in 2001, but it seems appropriate to repost it today:
Finding Elise
Six months ago a good friend of my wife and I called up. “My boyfriend left”, she said, “I really love this guy. I don’t know how I’m going to Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1099167155721498772004-10-30T16:11:00.000-04:002004-10-30T16:12:35.720-04:00Drew and Joey with our Hallowe'en Jack'O'Lanterns
.Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1098757845890896892004-10-25T22:30:00.000-04:002004-10-25T22:31:45.960-04:00I want to get my own clan together online playing Multi Theft Auto. If you're interested in joining me, read on!
A quick how-to on joining Multi Theft Auto:
Get the client here and the All Seeing Eye program to find servers here.
Install the patch for GTAIII. Next install Multi Theft Auto by following this quick start guide, then install the All Seeing Eye.
MTA will scan your hard drive Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1098650784895851432004-10-24T16:39:00.000-04:002004-10-24T16:46:24.896-04:00
My dear wife Sheri cuddling with our Bichon Frise. Chelsea is very happy to have her Sheri back. Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1098649167125388472004-10-24T15:58:00.000-04:002004-10-24T16:19:27.126-04:00So we got our dog back today. Sheri's mom was trying to get her bred for us, but unfortunately, we missed Chelsea's heat by "this much" so no puppies this time. Chelsea was really glad to be home.
In other news, what's the deal with Wemgadge anyway? Well, when I signed up for Slashdot I couldn't find a user name I liked so I just typed in some letters at random. Wemgade is what came up. Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1098641983617596332004-10-24T13:01:00.000-04:002004-10-24T14:19:43.616-04:00new MSN instant messenger: wemgadge@hotmail.comMatthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1098644324168170702004-10-23T14:58:00.000-04:002004-10-24T15:04:19.036-04:00So my latest distraction is Multi Theft Auto. It's a free plugin for Grand Theft Auto III (sometimes known as Liberty City) and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City for the PC. It lets you log onto a server and play GTA head to head with other people from around the world! Fun? You Bet!
If ya want to play too, visit Multi Theft Auto and download the plugin. I usually play on this server run by SB Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1098146027246794342004-10-18T20:19:00.000-04:002004-10-18T20:33:47.246-04:00We had a great weekend helping Cousin Tom and Uncle Gene close up the cottage. Ryan and Drew and Joey got on great and we all had a great time.Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1097370609541667722004-10-09T20:55:00.000-04:002004-10-09T21:10:09.543-04:00My list of cover songs in progress (AKA my favourite songs at the moment):
Joel Plaskett Emergency - Mystery and Crime
Coldplay - The Scientist
Oasis - Don't Go Away Powderfinger - My Happiness Doves -There Goes The Fear Ocean Colour Scene - The Circle The Dears - Lost in the plot Barenaked Ladies - Thanks that was fun The Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like you Slowdive - Souvlaki Space Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1097027424961069772004-10-05T20:53:00.000-04:002004-10-05T21:50:24.960-04:00"Good times, for a change..."
I found a bunny!
On Friday night I was letting our dog Chelsea out when I spotted a bunny on the front lawn. I brought the dog in the house and then got a carrot from the fridge. The bunny was a lop-eared domestic breed with a grey calico like pattern.
So I coaxed the bunny home with a carrot. And my wife and I have spent the last few days trying to find the Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1095389224864030322004-09-08T22:37:00.000-04:002004-09-16T22:54:34.110-04:00Aunt Jenny passed away last night from lung cancer. She was loved and cared for by many. For our family, she was like the keystone in an arch, holding the rest of us together and reminding us of our faith and the importance of being decent upstanding people. She was a good Christian not just on Sundays, but during every moment of her life. I always admired that in her. She was a woman of Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1094316681770483822004-09-04T13:00:00.000-04:002004-09-04T12:51:21.770-04:00I woke up this morning and put a Beatles album on. Right then I had this flashback of sorts to 1979. I remember riding with my Mom and her friend Debbie in Debbie's Datsun B12; us kids piled in the back, the Beatles' Hard Days Night cranked up so loud on the cassette deck that the little speakers in the door were buzzing. I don't know if it was a Labour Day weekend, but it was a holiday weekendMatthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1091502925268296372004-08-02T23:03:00.000-04:002004-08-02T23:15:25.266-04:00This weekend was really busy. It was my second weekend with a Friday booked off and we made good use of it with a trip to the Metro Toronto Zoo. The boys and Selena, the little girl that my wife babysits, had a great time. The new Kids Zone complete with splash park and childrens Zoo were awesome and best of all, all three kids each got a pony ride.
Saturday we took it easy and just hung out Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1090807499846569022004-07-25T21:16:00.000-04:002004-09-16T22:50:32.723-04:00Went to visit my Aunt Jenny in Hospital in New York. My Aunt has lung cancer. I had a lot that I thought I wanted to say when I logged in today. But really I just have one. Donate to the American Lung Association .
Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1089936415679509332004-07-15T19:59:00.000-04:002004-07-15T20:06:55.680-04:00rumours of change
float through thoughts
nostalgia
of simpler times
that never
really
were
I am torn
by my own expectations
and the reality
of time and space
of our time and our space
the sickness
consumes
and destroys
mutates
our one true weapon
is our faith
I lost
my faith
what now
what nowMatthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1088639888214273652004-06-30T19:56:00.000-04:002004-06-30T19:58:08.213-04:00So, what's the deal with the lyric quotes in the blog lately? Well, I've started yet another novel (please hold any jokes about how many I've actually finished) and I'm putting together quotes suited to each chapter. We'll just see how it goes.Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1088639764238078752004-06-30T19:49:00.000-04:002004-06-30T19:56:04.236-04:00"Could I write a requiem for you when you're dead?
She had the moves, she had the speed, it went to her head
She never needed anything to get her round the track
But when she's on her back
She had the knowledge
To get her into college
But when she's on her back
She had the knowledge
To get her into college" -- The Stars of Track and Field, Belle & Sebastian from If You're Feeling SinisterMatthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1088474815560435022004-06-28T21:54:00.000-04:002004-06-28T22:06:55.560-04:00My eldest son Drew turned 6 on Saturday and wow! did he have a busy weekend.
On Saturday night, I took Drew and Joey to the motorcycle races at Niagara Motorcycle Raceway! It was an exciting night at the races for the boys. The raceway now has a 50cc class for 5 and 6 year old kids and Drew thought that was the greatest thing. It was also exciting for the boys to see their Papa Brian working Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1088209163975559192004-06-25T20:09:00.000-04:002004-06-25T20:36:08.386-04:00Today while I was at work, Sheri bought me a new keyboard and mouse. The mouse is a nice optical wheelmouse and the keyboard is a very comfortable Compaq picked up real cheap 'cause it's OEM. Very cool.
Drew's birthday party is coming up on Monday. He turns six. To celebrate, the kids are having their first pool party of the summer. Drews best friends are coming and Sheri is setting up the Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1088143823554503742004-06-25T02:02:00.000-04:002004-06-25T02:10:23.553-04:00"There's always a siren
Singing you to shipwreck
(Don't reach out, don't reach out
Don't reach out, don't reach out)
Steer away from these rocks
We'd be a walking disaster
(Don't reach out, don't reach out
Don't reach out, don't reach out)
just coz you feel it doesn't mean its there."
-- There There, Radiohead from Hail to the thiefMatthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1085927168288326722004-05-30T10:22:00.000-04:002004-05-30T10:26:08.286-04:00Sheesh! you know it's been a long time since your last post when the blogger site has completely changed the setup tools!
I have been fighting a depression lately. The depression is winning.
Everything IS okay. The boys are fine, my wife is fine and I am healthy. Even work is good right now. But I can't shake this shadow that haunts me. Stupid passing depression! You Suck! Just let me Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1083029582648579462004-04-24T21:31:00.000-04:002004-04-26T21:36:05.966-04:00I got a new pedal for my guitar today.. a Zoom 9000 multieffects unit complete with the optional foot pedal attachment. Very Cool.Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1082594437994969192004-04-18T20:12:00.000-04:002004-04-21T20:43:36.310-04:00We celebrated Joey's 3rd birthday today. The theme of the birthday party was Easter. We had to move the festivities inside because it rained this morning. Luckily, the grass in the backyard was dry enough by 5 pm to have an Easter Egg Hunt. About 10 of Joey's friends and family attended, and we also had a whole bunch of accompanying adults.
Sheri pulled out all of the stops for this party: Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1082081704894491112004-04-15T21:46:00.000-04:002004-04-15T22:25:08.326-04:00I haven't been writing much as of late, other than my obligatory notes at work. Here's Why:
Two weeks ago, my Step-Brother Mike got married. This meant that I had to see my Dad and my Step-Mom. Now, it's not that things are bad between my Dad and I. On the contrary, they are quite good as far as Father/Son relations go for a guy in his 30s. I see him once or twice a year. We have a couple Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1081662041917282642004-04-10T13:33:00.000-04:002004-04-11T01:43:54.733-04:00This afternoon I got to meet Alan Cross, the host of the Ongoing History of New Music. He was signing autographs and promoting the new Ongoing History compilation at our local "The Beat Goes On" used cd store. So I went down there today with my friends Ken and Jeffrey and I got my cd signed and chatted him up a bit.
Okay, actually I blathered on for a few minutes about how much of an influenceMatthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1080867628789901192004-04-01T19:59:00.000-05:002004-04-01T20:03:07.390-05:00Submitted an article to www.osnews.com yesterday. If it gets published it will mark my first foray into Technical Copywriting. WOW!Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1080274744173248002004-03-25T22:35:00.000-05:002004-04-01T20:04:57.780-05:00Originally published Thursday, December 20, 2001 in The St. Catharines Standard
"I have to reach out and touch someone:But I find it easier to have a chat with strangers than to phone my family" by M.Fogel
With Christmas on the way and so many family gatherings ahead, I've been thinking quite a bit about my telephone--or rather my reluctance to use it.
My mother stayed in touch with all of her Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1080104632381767442004-03-22T22:47:00.000-05:002004-03-24T00:08:21.670-05:00Well, my sons Drew and Joey arrived home from there Grandma's house today. I think it's the second longest time I have been away from the boys since Joey was born. Drew talked up a storm about his visit with Grandma. He got to ride on a horse at his Grandma's friend who has horses...and that was just soooo cool. And at 8pm, Joey curled up on the floor in his favourite comforter and fell Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-107949434266203732004-03-16T22:30:00.000-05:002004-03-16T22:37:24.653-05:00Originally published Saturday, October 20, 2001 St. Catharines Standard
"Writer's group helped me to find my voice: All that I've learned, I owe to people from The Writing On The Wall" by M. Fogel
For as long as I can remember, I've wanted to be a writer. Now as I look back, I remember the first place I really felt as if I was one. It was a spoken word reading group: The Writing On The Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1079450329366723572004-03-16T10:16:00.000-05:002004-03-16T10:23:14.296-05:00Renegade Tattoo is looking for a new home...contact Renegade if you're interested (www.renegadetattoo.ca)Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1079450140984100102004-03-16T10:12:00.000-05:002004-03-16T10:18:17.873-05:00So the boys are up north at their Grandma's for the March Break. Sheri has been coming out with me everynight since they left. So it's been great fun hanging out and stuff....
Obviously, I haven't been spending my weeknights in front of the PC so far, so no great blogs this week...Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1079491638690340572004-03-15T11:32:00.000-05:002004-03-16T22:18:57.606-05:00(This is short story I wrote around 1993.. It was inspired by three different incidents with three different women I had crushed on like-realbadhighschool style. Needless to say I didn't get the girl. And I didn't get the kiss either... That's okay, I got my Sheri in the end and she is 1000 times better than any adolescent crap like this. Still, it's sweet for what it is; an attempt to captureMatthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1078972971238811892004-03-10T21:41:00.000-05:002004-03-10T21:47:17.983-05:00(geek post)
On Finding Software for my Mandrake Linux Distro:
I was actually surprised at how many volunteer run FTP RPM package sites are
up for Mandrake
The best starting point is http://www.thebrix.org.uk/ a great site for
finding sources and also http://plf.zarb.org/~nanardon/ for PLF, contrib, etc
My favourites:
BUHO
This guy creates and compiles KDE and Gnome games.. great for a Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1078888533303408362004-03-09T21:42:00.000-05:002004-03-09T22:17:48.826-05:00Well, Well.... training was exciting. We learned exciting new things about our exciting new database for logging our exciting phone calls.
In other news, I've been trying to songwrite again. No luck yet. I've been bashing up Bill Torrance's old acoustic guitar that he left at my house some five years ago now, but no luck. Sometimes I wonder why I try at all. But other times, when I'm alone,Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1078806142779506572004-03-08T23:20:00.000-05:002004-03-08T23:24:37.263-05:00Well I have training tomorrow morning.. so I'll actually get to have dinner with Sheri tomorrow night! Hurray!Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1078805999680438212004-03-08T23:17:00.000-05:002004-03-08T23:22:14.200-05:00Well, Hurray! Hurray! I have a full day of training on our new database tomorrow so I'll be finished work by 3pm!
Added bonus: Sheri doesn't start work until 6:30pm tomorrow, so I get to have supper with her during the week for a change! Yay for Training Tuesday!Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1078708614375259702004-03-07T20:08:00.000-05:002004-03-07T20:19:07.810-05:00Well, here I am waiting for the world to catch up with me... about this time last year, Village to the South was recording "Is This Yesterday" right here in my computer room. Now I can't even count on a friend showing up at the time he says. (Then again, could I ever really count on him showing up?)
I am feeling quite out of sorts today. My head is killing me... I went for a drive earlier andMatthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1078634059807149942004-03-06T22:46:00.000-05:002004-03-06T23:37:47.140-05:00(geek post)
System is up and running in Mandrake Linux 9.2... basically all that kept me from fighting with Mandrake Linux 10 RC1 was that it didn't work with my DSL modem. I am sure that this is something that has already been fixed in the full version.. but I think I'll be waiting for awhile.
After spending all day today reinstalling my favourite programs it has occurred to me that if I am Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1078603142939245892004-03-06T14:54:00.000-05:002004-03-06T15:01:14.590-05:00(geek post)
I have spent the last three days trying to configure Mandrake Linux 10 RC1 to work with my ADSL.. finally in frustration I wiped everything except my home partition and reinstalled Mandrake Linux 9.2
Don't get me wrong.. I will give 10 another chance in a few months... when Official is released, but until then, it's back to Mandrake 9.2Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1078001668665853032004-02-28T15:52:00.000-05:002004-02-28T15:56:33.390-05:00Memories of our garden helped my wife through childbirth - originally published May 9, 2001 in the St. Catharines Standard
When Drew, our eldest son was born, Sheri and I lived in a little house on Queenston Street. The backyard was closed in on two sides with concrete walls and the yard itself was paved with patio stones. That summer, we turned that yard into the most beautiful cottage Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-107800140672906292004-02-28T15:38:00.000-05:002004-02-28T15:52:11.513-05:00She looked at me: I could see every shade of brown in her eyes - originally published March 10, 2001 in the St. Catharines Standard
Until I met the woman who would become my wife, I did not believe in the notion of love at first sight. The idea that you could just see a passing stranger on the street, or as it was in our case, in a café and decide right then that this was the person you were Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1077999929492038312004-02-28T15:24:00.000-05:002004-02-28T15:27:34.593-05:00For Amy - originally published June 30th, 2001 in The St. Catharines Standard
[co-written with my wife Sheri]
We sat on a park bench that day, quietly eating our lunch of hamburger value combos. Drew, unaware of the somberness of the occasion, ran from tree to tree, hamburger in one hand, a clutch of fries in the other. To him it was just another day in the park. But it wasn’t just another day, Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1077998884474350702004-02-28T15:01:00.000-05:002004-02-28T15:10:09.810-05:00Finding Elise
Six months ago a good friend of my wife and I called up. “My boyfriend left”, she said, “I really love this guy. I don’t know how I’m going to get over this.” My first reaction was to reassure her that in a few days everything would feel better, to go shopping, have a warm bath and a glass of wine. I assumed that she would get over it in a few days, would forget about him and Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1077998436804557742004-02-28T14:59:00.000-05:002004-02-28T15:02:42.233-05:00In no particular order, I am going to publish some stories about my life that I originally had published in the St. Catharines Standard.Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-1077998239897849252004-02-28T14:47:00.000-05:002004-02-28T14:59:24.543-05:00Well, a new job a fresh start and soon a new beginning. Starting at the beginning was the hardest thing they ever taught you to unlearn...
A quick "about me" ....
I live in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada with my wife Sheri and my two sons Drew and Joey. I work for the SITEL corporation as a tech support agent for one of the big 3 PC manufacturers. I run Mandrake Linux on my home computer Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-66344842001-10-26T10:18:00.000-04:002001-10-26T10:20:22.000-04:00Hanging out on morning break at work. It's a wonderful quiet morning, but boy is it cold out. For more excitement, I have some paint you can watch dry.Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-65012042001-10-21T10:35:00.000-04:002001-10-21T10:35:47.603-04:00Just tweaking things here and there...this remains a test.Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182262.post-65010852001-10-21T10:25:00.000-04:002001-10-21T10:25:34.296-04:00Well, I always wondered what it would be like. It doesn't seem that strange, to say the least. Were I to have something to say right now, it would be exciting.Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065036081051914337noreply@blogger.com0