Late last week I went by Ollie’s Bargain Outlet. I was looking for their inexpensive quick-grow grass seed, and they had none (that I could find). So, I bought some groceries while I was there (the Kraft Jalapeno Mac & Cheese — not recommended) and a Rubik’s Cube. It’s called the Rubik’s Squish Cube. It’sContinue reading “Squishy Cubes”
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Long Journey, Small Steps, That Sort of Thing
I saw this while scrolling through Twitter a few days ago… No, Alfin. My coding journey began here. Yes, the venerable Timex Sinclair 1000. With its membrane keyboard, 2 kilobytes of memory internal, and a 16 kilobyte external memory pack. A RF switch for connecting to the television. A heavy DC power adapter that gotContinue reading “Long Journey, Small Steps, That Sort of Thing”
Signs of a Late Spring
When I was little, I remember the saying, “March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.” The way I understood that was, March is stormy and awful at the beginning, and it’s spring’s early days at the end. Life experience tells me that’s sorta true, and this year has probably beenContinue reading “Signs of a Late Spring”
Grief Written in Stone
A week ago it was almost eighty degrees. This morning I woke to snow on the ground. It’s been a wild couple of days. It was pretty but with gale force winds on Saturday when I was in Lancaster for the Shamrocked Beer Festival, genuinely nice on Sunday, and yesterday (Monday) was warm and rainyContinue reading “Grief Written in Stone”
Beer and Music, Oh My!
Today was the Shamrocked Beer Fest, held the weekend of St. Patrick’s Day by the Lancaster Stormers, the minor league baseball team across the river. I’ve gone the last two years. I did not go for the beer festival. I bought a much cheaper Designated Driver ticket, because all I was interested in was theContinue reading “Beer and Music, Oh My!”
The Last of the Melting Snow
After several gloomy days — pea soup fog, chilly drizzle, even a thunderstorm — today felt like a day in May. Bright, warm, sunny. The tree in front of my apartment looks like it’s ready to bust open. I threw down some grass seed on the dying lawn in front of my apartment. Last summerContinue reading “The Last of the Melting Snow”
Pink Clouds on the Horizon
Sundays’s snow is melting, but there’s a lot on the ground yet. This weekend is supposed to get up into the 50s, so it should melt nicely then. There was a lovely sunset tonight. The trees are starting to get the bumps, like they’re about to flower. It will happen, suddenly. They’ll be brown oneContinue reading “Pink Clouds on the Horizon”
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
A nor’easter came ripping through Sunday afternoon and evening. The forecasts were all over the map, anywhere from three inches to three feet, and, at least in my part of Pennsylvania, it turned out to be about six inches. It was heavy, wet snow, and it cleared fairly easily. After I cleared the sidewalk andContinue reading “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!”
…And Back Again
I intended to return home from Lynchburg today, but in light of the winter storm (and the wild range of snow totals) that was forecast for today I came home yesterday. I hadn’t planned to cross Afton and return the way I came, but the clouds were fascinating and I expected an impressive view fromContinue reading “…And Back Again”
The View from Afton
I drove to Lynchburg today — my dad has doctor appointments tomorrow and Friday — and stopped on Afton at the overlook. It was overcast but clear looking down into Rockfish Gap. I won’t say it was a nice day for a drive — it was foggy in Pennsylvania, and the recent glacier remains thoughContinue reading “The View from Afton”