Birding at Cumberland Marsh Nature Preserve

I ran across this fun tidbit recently — Instagram’s roots are soaked in whiskey!Back in 2010, Kevin Systrom, a Stanford University graduate and self-proclaimed whiskey lover, launched an iPhone app called Burbn. The app was designed to let users check …

I got tagged to type about TV

Congress, the courts, or a grand gesture will not save us. We win by refusing to lose. Every single day.

It’s now been a week since my back surgery, so I figured it was time for another update — part catharsis, part progress report. The best news of all, by every measure, the surgery was a success. I’m still dealing with plenty of post-surgical pain, and …

I may be on a brief hiatus from enjoying cigars while I heal from surgery, but there’s still work to be done. A few weeks ago, I noticed the Boveda humidity packs in my humidor were starting to feel grainy. When they start to feel like there’s sand ins…

The weekly update, plus bits and bobs that caught my attention this week

In the early days of blogging, RSS feeds were a popular way to stay updated on blogs and news sites. I still rely on RSS to follow most of the blogs I read. Even if a site doesn’t advertise it, most publish an RSS feed that can be accessed through a ne…

72, breezy, and sunny is hiking weather.