I love having our home filled with happy friendly people. We had another fabulous La Belle Compagnie meeting/workshop/gathering at our place and continued making progress on preparations for the spring reenactor show season. We’ll be going to Military Through the Ages (March 17-18, Jamestown, VA), and to Marching Through Time again (April 14-15, Marietta Manor […]
Wow, it’s been years since I was in Upstate New York during a snowstorm, but that is being changed right now. Mom has her RoadRunner broadband connection now (an amazing Wave Comm contractor came out in the middle of the blizzard and hooked up her connection, even had to climb the pole outside, though we […]
Erci was experimenting with Delicious Library on her MacBook laptop. Previously I felt that the built-in camera on MacBooks and iMacs was a silly and frivolous toy useful for very little. I have to revise that opinion now, because it turns out you can hold DVD, Book, and CD UPC bar-codes in front of the […]
I gakked this meme from chargirlgenius (Thanks Char!) and like it, and for once it fits. I have had a crushing couple of days at work. Came back to oncall duty during two sub-system meltdowns, a protracted scheduled maintenance, and project installs galore. My poor phone battery keeps getting worn out with all the pages […]
Yikes! I nearly missed this one despite the best efforts of friends like Bruce and James (thanks guys). If you live in Prince William County, Occoquan District and are registered to vote, you are eligible to vote in a special election to fill the seat vacated by Corey Stewart (who is now a Chairman) as […]
Today was my first full day back at work, and it was grueling. My heros are co-workers Peter and Uwe who brilliantly covered the most critical projects while I was out and even managed to make progress on them. I was really tired after a day of work and another follow-up with the doctor. Turns […]
I am a gadget freak. I love technology, gadgets, audio and video toys. I am typically the first guy on the block with a new device. I’ve had PVRs since before there were Tivos. I had LaserVision and and flying-rease head VCRs when people were just getting VHS decks. I still have one of the […]
We got our first snow of the season yesterday, about 2.5″ of wet, white stuff fell near our house throughout the day on Sunday. Bailey the cat decided that this year he does not like the wet stuff, and he complained bitterly that it interrupted his normal afternoon prowl. It’s cold but at least there […]
I am way behind in posts and will be updating out of chronological order, but in order of importance for a few days. The big news is that yesterday (Wednesday, January 17th) I had minor surgery done to my sinuses by the amazing Doctor Hermansen. The surgery was to remove sinus polyps that were making […]
Monday night I opened a bottle of 2000 Elyse Petite Syrah that someone bought at Dean and Deluca (fancy grocer in DC and NY) for $38 a few years ago. This was an amazing bottle of wine. Rich, sense of black berries, very savory, positively yummy. It has been a lucky year for us opening […]
