You can tell it’s been hellishly cold when the temperature rises almost to freezing and it feels like spring. I wore shorts to the bank and the grocery store. Still a lot of snow on the ground. That can’t be helped. Spring will be here soon. Hopefully. Unless the Frost Giants return for more. IContinue reading “Feels Like Spring”
Monthly Archives: February 2026
Resurrecting a Long Lost Linux Mint Application
I “vibe coded” a Linux application into existence. When I spoke with a hiring manager on the phone a few weeks ago, he suggested that I dip my toes into the AI waters, maybe take one of my coding projects for Diamond and rework that with AI assistance. I went in a different direction, takingContinue reading “Resurrecting a Long Lost Linux Mint Application”
Mountains of Ice
It is almost impossible to convey the size of this mound of piled snow at a local shopping center. It’s two thirds of the distance between Barnes & Noble and Five Below (which was behind me), and it covers the parking spaces that run along the parking lot divider/sidewalk that run between them. And, inContinue reading “Mountains of Ice”
Tales of Diamond: The Washington Post CMS
Yesterday, Jeff Bezos lifted off in a Blue Origin capsule and nuked the Washington Post from orbit. It was, I suppose, the only way to be certain that the Washington Post would not even accidentally commit journalism and upset the regime. Living in Harrisonburg, Virginia when my dad worked at James Madison, I grew upContinue reading “Tales of Diamond: The Washington Post CMS”
Mammoths Stalking a Frozen Land
I drove out Mt. Pisgah Road to see the glacier laying over the east coast. It was cold and bleak. I saw no tracks of woolly mammoths, but I feel they must have been around somewhere. The windmills on Turkey Hill were lost in the mist. Another inch of snow is due to fall tonight.Continue reading “Mammoths Stalking a Frozen Land”
Not Doing My Best
I would be doing better if I had cookies. Which I do not. So I am only doing. Not doing better. Not doing best. Just doing. Yes, the store has more. I can go to the store. I can satisfy my need for cookies. I can do the best that I can. Cookies are needed.
Visualizing the Milky Way
Several months ago I discovered Astroterm, a terminal-based astronomy program that can draw the night sky with ASCII characters. It’s fun. Open it up on a workspace, let it run, and when I need a mental recharge I can kick over to it and see where the planets and major stars are. One really neatContinue reading “Visualizing the Milky Way”