Coastal California

While in the Bay Area for the MySQL Users Conference, I was able to grab some time with my sister, who drove down from Tahoe for a few days. We went out to Santa Cruz and got some photos of the Pacific, including this one of the beach at Aptos.

Just another one of those days [...]

Indian Food Advice

Last week, with the ACC basketball tournament in town, was a big one for tourists, which means plenty of restaurant choices to determine. On Friday night I was walking on Connecticut Avenue in Woodley Park when I noticed a middle-aged couple standing looking across the street. They appeared to be looking, with some uncertainty, at [...]

My Only Campaign Contribution

I’ve reported on and studied campaign finance for nearly a decade now, and as a journalist one of the cardinal rules is that you don’t contribute to campaigns or political committees, especially state and national ones. So why in the world am I listed as giving $250 to the Florida Republican Party’s federal account on [...]

Deer Season

About 20 years ago yesterday, I would not have gone to school. Not because of weather or teacher in-service or even a desire to skip. I would not have gone to school because yesterday was the first day of deer hunting season in Pennsylvania.
I enjoy telling people from urban areas or other places where hunting [...]

Fat Kitty

Fat Kitty, nee Mencken, nee Elvis, passed away Sunday night after a brief illness, with his family at his side. He was approximately 9 or 10 years old, cranky and very handsome. Fat Kitty enjoyed sleeping, receiving brushings, going for walks and, of course, eating. He was, to the very end, a good kitty who [...]