Above Winchester Road

A Day of Firsts

handwritten yesterday; posted today Read my first newspaper since Nov. 25th. Ate first real food since breakfast on Thanksgiving. (green curry chicken from Krungthai; heavenly!) First day of my temperature not rising above … Read more

On a Cold November Morning

Now seems a good time to set down my personal memories from the events of 40 years ago when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas Texas. I was 6 years old … Read more

Kansas Fall Colors

This and That

I just noted, after reviewing my movabletype log, that mt-blacklist has already blocked at least 4 comment spam attempts. Yeah! Temporary victory or no, it’s still one to be savored. Having been a … Read more

Atom API Overview

Mark Pilgrim presented an excellent overview of the fairly new blogging API known as atom at Apachecon on Monday. Created earlier this summer in a whirlwind of wiki activity (one that I hold … Read more

More Fall Fun on 395

On Saturday we continued our journey, leaving Bishop after an always pleasing stop at Schat’s Bakery. The variety of baked goods there is amazing and the quality is top-notch. North of Lone Pine … Read more

Eastern Sierra Autumn

We’re spending a couple of days on the eastern side of the Sierras before heading over to Las Vegas for the Apachecon conference. We spent a nice day on the road between Bishop … Read more