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Road Trippin: Hatcher Pass and Nancy Lake, AK
Hatcher Pass and Nancy Lake State Park, Alaska with Michele and Tyler Forto (September 11, 2011)
Keep on rockin’ in the free world!
For most Americans the Fourth of July is to celebrate the freedom of this great nation and to be thankful for all those who have un-selfishly answered to call to duty in times of war and peace.
The day commemorates the first place in the world where rule of law and civil society have been established; where if anyone willing to work hard, get an education and learn a trade can achieve a dream no matter what race, religion, sex or national origin may be.
This day marks a common goal of almost 300 million people, no matter what political color they believe in, where we strive for a continental democracy with social and economic equality.
On this day we can reflect common aspirations articulated in a document written centuries ago and presents us with ever present and never ending challenges of an ongoing journey we call freedom…
The day is a re-commitment to doing all we can for our children, our grandchildren and all the generations to come who will enjoy the freedoms of this great nation.
We do it all in the name of freedom in the greatest country in the world.
Keep on rockin’ in the free world!
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On this day…
May 18, 1980: Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington, United States killing 57 people and causing $3 billon in damage.
The Daily Post: The New Commodore 64
All of my friends, fans and rabid readers know by now that I am a geek, a nerd, a techie (not a TREKKIE) and a guy that loves his gadgets.
I formed a company back in the late 1990’s called The Nerd Herd, before the name was stolen and used on a lame T.V. show on N.B.C. That’s my story and I am sticking to it but hey you guys at Universal or Comcast or whoever owns the Peacock Network I am still waiting for my check.
I was also the first kid on the block way back in 1982 that was on the Internet. I was surfing with Al Gore before Yahoo was even born. I used to plug my phone directly into a modem that connected to the back of my Commodore 64 that was hooked up to my Black and White T.V. in my bedroom.
I used to get three things on the ‘Net: Dow Jones and The New York Times and something called a bulletin board. My how those things shaped my life–but that is a story for another day.
When I connected to the ‘Net through my mom’s phone it would take FOREVER. You would see little white bars as they filled the screen waiting for the page to load. After it came up I was in Heaven! I was reading the DOW and counting the points like a normal kid my age counted his pennies from his paper route.
All was good until the phone bill came…
It was over 700 bucks! My mom had a fit! Needless to say, I had to get a paper route of my own and at that point I became self employed and have been for the last 25+ years.
What is this all about you may ask?
The Commodore 64
Yep thats right the big brown machine is getting a re-boot. Going on sale in May it will come with some obsure operating system called Ubuntu but they said it will run on the newest version of Windows.
Over the past few years I have been drunk on the Apple Juice, but I will not be able to pass this up. When this baby is released I WILL get one.
In the 2010 version of the Commodore 64 it will include the Intel Atom dual-core processor an up-to-date video card, USB and HDMI ports so I can hook it up to the 42 inch flat screen and surf the net in style.
I just hope that I am on the unlimited Internet data plan or my wife is going to freak!
Robert Forto | Team Ineka | Alaska Dog Works | Mushing Radio | Dog Works Radio | Denver Dog Works | Daily Post
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Robert Forto is a musher training for his first Iditarod under the Team Ineka banner and the host of the popular radio shows, Mush! You Huskies and Dog Works Radio Shows