A New Chapter Opens in Lynchburg Baseball History

Last week, Lynchburg’s minor league baseball team announced their new identity, abandoning the Hillcats moniker after about thirty years, give or take. Beginning this year, they are the Hill City Howlers. Hill City because Lynchburg is informally known as “the Hill City.” (It’s commonly said to be built on seven hills, like ancient Rome.) Howlers,Continue reading “A New Chapter Opens in Lynchburg Baseball History”

As Seen on Twitter

I still have a Twitter account. I don’t use it for anything, I nuked my Tweets a while ago. I tried using it to colorize some old baseball photos, and that worked out well. I don’t want to give up my handle there, so I scroll through my feed to see if there’s anything ofContinue reading “As Seen on Twitter”

The Ongoing Adventures of the Fugitive Doctor

In 2020 Chris Chibnall broke Whovians’ minds with the introduction of a hitherto unknown incarnation of the Doctor played by Jo Martin known as the Fugitive Doctor. This was not the first time we’d met an unknown incarantion of the Doctor — Steven Moffat revealed the existence of an incarnation between Paul McGann and ChristopherContinue reading “The Ongoing Adventures of the Fugitive Doctor”

Feels Like Spring

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”

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”

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”