Tim Barry at Dogwood Dell
Dogwood Dell is a 2400 capacity amphitheater in the middle of a city park owned by the City of Richmond. Every summer Richmond does free shows just about every weekend as part of a summer long Arts Festivals that has been happ…
Vibe Coding…
Sing it to the tune of the Bee Gees Night Fever.
I mentioned last week that I was using the modern incarnation of Mozilla Livemarks. It works okay, but it creates a bookmark for every blog post, which caused my bookmarks folder to balloo…
Big Meadow Campground – Shenandoah National Park
Trip: 60
Nights: 198-199
Look at that. 60 camping trips at $82.66 per night. Buy a camper they said. You’ll save money, they said.
I’m kidding. I knew buying a camper wasn’t going to save money.
Anyway…..
I quit RSS. Kind of.
A month ago, I read an article from someone who had quit RSS and gone back to visiting blogs one by one. It stuck with me. A little poking around revealed that the old Live Bookmarks feature of Netscape/Mozilla/Firefox lives on as …
The Dave Kline Band with Senator Tim Kaine
After Friday night’s less-than-stellar experience, we tried again. Yep. It was a two-concert weekend for us. The day got off to a good start as I completed my first Bird Friendly Habitat Certification (not cou…
Robert Jon & the Wreck at The Tin Pan
I have lived in RVA, and before that Fredericksburg, for over 20 years. I have looked at shows at The Tin Pan on multiple occasions. Every time I passed, because the idea of seeing a loud rock and roll show in …
My last 5 books – July 2026 edition
This is a new feature in which I will copy and paste my recent book reviews from my books page These are the last 5 books I have read. I will update in a month or 2 when I’ve read 5 more.
I’m Starting to Worry About …
Grayson Highlands Camping 2026
A heatwave hit the east coast just in time for the July 4 weekend. It was over 100F (38C) in RVA. Luckily we were 240 miles away and 1 mile up camping, where the 80F (27C) temps also constitute a heat wave, but one I can …
WTF is up with sugar allergies?
Friday evening we were on the patio at our local brewery when my wife overheard a young person expounding to his two friends about how people wear CGMs to manage their sugar allergies. My wife wears a CGM because she has…
We can’t fix society with tech
Just capturing this thought from an online friend.
You are not going to fix anything, until we find some other core principles to build on. Like cooperation and collaboration rather than competition. Like community rather…
