Sick of presidential election news and national politics? Guess what I get to come home to in my own local county… bigotry, racism, and fear…. no just by some of the residents; but by people officially selected for public service positions by our “enlightened” county Board of Supervisors. Huge thank you to Eric Byler for […]
My favorite holiday is only a little over one week away, so this link is to help you prepare for it in case you forgot: talklikeapirate.com September 19th! I see from the 2008 local observances list that my former co-workers over at AOL are observing the day with big plans; prepare to be boarded!
We’ve been getting heavy rain for several hours now, generated from a storm that is still over 300 miles away. That’s pretty impressive when you stop to think about it. Look at the map below, and rain is already hitting people all along Long Island Sound; I am just impressed. http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tracking/at200808_sat.html Update: Bailey, our Maine […]
The company I work for has had an Office Administrator whom we all like, but he is leaving us soon (for a job much closer to his home in Woodbridge). We need a new Office Admin. I think computer office application skills (MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook) are wanted, as are the ability to accept […]
More gorgeous weather got us off to a good start today. Erci started writing a paper while I went to the Fortune District (Soka Gakkai) discussion meeting on “What is Kosen Rufu and how can we achieve it in our lifetimes?” that Mike and Steve lead us in. I particularly liked a passage Steve had […]
I must be dreaming. Three days in a row with no need to close windows nor run the air-conditioning. Gorgeous weather, can it really be August near Washington? Temperatures are still getting up to 90 in the afternoon, but there is so little humidity that it’s comfortable to be active, work, or even exercise without […]
There is something very, very wrong with a society that thinks it is acceptable for police to violently kick down the door to a private family’s home, shoot the family dogs and physically restrain the family while they conduct a search for drug dealer materials or other incriminating evidence, all because a large package of […]
Just fiddling about with Wayfaring.com, I started putting together a map of local vineyards near my home. Local Vineyards: Locations we visited in Japan in 2005:
I have lent out or misplaced by beloved copy of Maia by Richard Adams. If I lent it to you, please ping me when you get a chance; I’d like to lend it to a friend, who is stuck in the hospital with lots of time to read.
My latest favorite music fascination is Rodrigo Y Gabriela, metal/rock inspired flamenco and classical guitar influence original music by two guitar virtuosos. I am a little sad that I do not think it will be practical to see them live, but want to share the information that they will be touring this area of the […]
