thanks to: http://www.alleft.com/sysadmin/common-cron-mistakes/ for good info.
# m h dom mon dow command
+USER=fred
+
# regenerate the bookmarks pages.
24 10 * * * (source $HOME/feisty_meow/scripts/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh; bash $HOME/feisty_meow/scripts/bookmarks/create_marks.sh ) &>>/tmp/zz_bookmarkingering_$USER.log
# m h dom mon dow command
+USER=fred
+
20 4 * * * (source $HOME/feisty_meow/scripts/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh; cd $HOME/hoople/docs; make) &>>/tmp/zz_doxy_make_$USER.log
# m h dom mon dow command
+USER=fred
+
# do a backup of the config files once a week.
28 7 * * 4 (source $HOME/feisty_meow/scripts/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh; cd /z/stuffing/archives; perl $HOME/feisty_meow/scripts/archival/snarf_linux_config.pl) &>>/tmp/zz_linux_config_snarf_$USER.log
# m h dom mon dow command
+USER=fred
+
14 7 * * * bash $HOME/feisty_meow/scripts/database/backup_mysql_dbs.sh &>>/tmp/zz_backup_mysql_$USER.log
# m h dom mon dow command
+USER=fred
+
* * * * * (export LIGHTWEIGHT_INIT=true; source $HOME/feisty_meow/scripts/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh; perl $HOME/feisty_meow/scripts/text/new_sig.pl) &>>/tmp/zz_nechung_fortune_$USER.log
# m h dom mon dow command
+USER=fred
+
# make sure opensim is started if we can't detect it as running.
-*/5 * * * * export FOOP=/tmp/opensim_restart.log; export LIGHTWEIGHT_INIT=true; source $HOME/feisty_meow/scripts/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh &>>$FOOP ; bash $HOME/feisty_meow/scripts/opensim/maybe_restart_opensim.sh &>>$FOOP ; /bin/chmod g+w $FOOP
+*/5 * * * * export FOOP=/tmp/opensim_restart_$USER.log; export LIGHTWEIGHT_INIT=true; source $HOME/feisty_meow/scripts/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh &>>$FOOP ; bash $HOME/feisty_meow/scripts/opensim/maybe_restart_opensim.sh &>>$FOOP ; /bin/chmod g+w $FOOP
# m h dom mon dow command
+USER=fred
+
# make a report of the current state of information overload in our notes files.
24 22 * * * (source $HOME/feisty_meow/scripts/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh; bash $HOME/feisty_meow/scripts/notes/info_overload_report.sh ) &>>/tmp/zz_info_overload_$USER.log
# m h dom mon dow command
+USER=fred
+
* * * * * (export LIGHTWEIGHT_INIT=true; source $HOME/feisty_meow/scripts/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh; bash $HOME/feisty_meow/scripts/multimedia/randomly_play.sh) &>>/tmp/zz_random_sound_$USER.log
# m h dom mon dow command
+USER=fred
+
# the script writes the current time and current uptime to the log file.
0 * * * * (source $HOME/feisty_meow/scripts/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh; bash $HOME/feisty_meow/scripts/system/write_uptime_report.sh) &>>/tmp/zz_uptime_report_$USER.log
# m h dom mon dow command
+USER=fred
+
# this packs up our archives once a day.
32 6 0 * * (source $HOME/feisty_meow/scripts/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh; bash $HOME/feisty_meow/scripts/archival/pack_yeti.sh ; bash $HOME/feisty_meow/scripts/archival/pack_hoople.sh ) &>>/tmp/zz_packing_cron_$USER.log