My New Year’s Eve started with me day cleaning my home office thoroughly, a multi-day job I am only getting started on; I want to reorganize and deep clean everything and re-configure my home work space… I wasted a few hours fighting with horribly written Windows software to update our old Garmin StreetPilot 2620 GPS […]
Tagged ballroom dance, washington dcIf you can use any of this stuff – ping me; I am sure my boss will take almost any offer. We have three 1U rack mount servers, each powered by a single core Intel P4 Xeon @3.00GHz with 1024K L2 cache, 1GB of memory (two 512MB PC3200 sticks filling two of four DIMM sockets […]
Tagged ComputersIf the outside is too cold out the front door, we must try the back door to see if it’s warmer out there! The kitties are so cute and affectionate today; I think they sense the cold too. For those of you near Great Falls, check out Mediterranee Restaurant on the South side of Colvin […]
A friend who has to be in California asked for photos of the foliage this season, so I have been snapping a few shots with the silly camera in my new iPhone. Gallery Most were shot on or around my house over the past week. Sample from the gallery:
Tagged AutumnOn my way to get Erci‘s car serviced, I captured this image with my iPhone. We are very fortunate to be surrounded by so much beauty. I was very fortunate to be out all weekend with La Belle Compagnie at Colonial Plantation in beautiful Ridley Creek State Park between Philadelphia and West Chester. The sycamore […]
Tagged beauty, living history, NatureTrying to make this as easy as I can, friends in Loudoun sent me this (thanks Rob and Dave): http://loudoun.gov/Default.aspx?tabid=2408 It has the information you want to know if you are intending to vote early in Loudoun County, Virginia.
Tagged 2008 election, Loudoun CountyThis year’s November 4th General Election is going to be huge. Expected turn-out numbers are all record setters even by the most conservative estimates. We should expect really long lines and possibly some problems with the process even with the best of intentions. One way we can alleviate some of the stress is to vote […]
Tagged 2008 election, early votingJust tasted a little Eos Reserve Paso Robles Petite Syrah 2005 at Whole Foods in Fair Lakes with Kate and Erci; it was extraordinarily yummy. At $33 a bottle it will be for special occasions only, but it is very good. Dinner at the seafood bar inside Whole Foods was excellent too; blackened tilapia, miso […]
Tagged food, WineHad a great, if exhausting, weekend with La Belle Compagnie in Charlottesville. Went to Shebeen Pub both Saturday and Sunday for wonderful South African food and pub food. Interesting mix of cuisines. The American History Weekend event was fun, lots of very interested visitors, and weather that got a bit too warm if you weren’t […]
La Belle Compagnie is participating in two public shows this October. La Belle is a living history group focused on English history during the Hundred Year’s War, and right now we are focused on 1388. The first is from 9am to 5pm on October 4th and 5th in Charlottesville, Virginia; it is called the American […]
