I was interested in extending the growing season a little further into the winter, so I built a few mini-hoop houses in the garden this weekend to cover my remaining crops.
To build the hoop houses, I bought 24” rebar stakes, a 100 foot roll of 3/4” polyethylene water pipe, [...]
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is in Japan, meeting with Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii.
Following a roundtable with Japanese reporters, he made the following statement (emphasis mine):
“I believe deeply that it’s very important for the U.S. and the economic health of the U.S. that we maintain a strong dollar.”
While I’m [...]
Oh Facebook. How I love thee.
I logged into Facebook this morning to find that I have no friends, all of my previous posts and photos are gone, and my profile is blank.
I’ll be adding my friends back over the next couple of days.
[...]Last night I attended an all hands meeting for the 4 local Red Cross DAT groups (Disaster Action Team) as well as Richmond’s DMT (Disaster Management Team). What an amazing group of people.
I’ll be assigned to one of the DAT teams soon and I’m looking forward to the upcoming, [...]
Testing something with trackback pings. Ignore this.
[...]Testing something with trackback pings. Ignore this.
[...]
August marks the end of our summer garden. Only a few plants remain including watermelon, pumpkins, and tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes. Time to bring out the canning supplies and make some sauce.
Plum tomatoes from our six plants had completely taken over our [...]
As of yesterday, I subscribe to both the print and web versions of The Wall Street Journal—all for less than $3.00 a week.
I found that The WSJ offers new, compelling, and relevant information to me, standing in stark contrast to that other daily paper I receive. What’s more, their [...]
I received the most amazing birthday gift tonight—a date with a totally hot, older woman in New York City.
Ever since taking ANTH 102: Intro to Biological Anthropology with Dr. Karen Rosenberg at the University of Delaware, I’ve had a thing for this woman named [...]
My friend Shawn and I celebrated Howardpalooza 2009 yesterday with our annual kayak trip down the James River.
Named after the town of Howardsville, VA, Howardpalooza, is an experience everyone should take in at least [...]
Peak tomato season has arrived, along with the annual realization that I put in too many plants again. I’m the only one in the house that eats them.
Along with the tomatoes, we’ve harvested about 1lb of pinto beans, more jalapenos than I can count, and the corn should come [...]
“Looks like the brake lines are completely dry-rotted,” said the mechanic. “The master cylinder is dry too. When I went to bring her into the garage, she about scared me to death. How did you manage to get the car here?!”
“Very, very, carefully” I replied.
A couple hundred dollars and [...]
I’ve got a fun weekend planned. NewsML Feed Format Specification and HTTP Gateway Specification reviews. Awesome.
[...]I have a fun weekend planned. NewsML Feed Format Specification and HTTP Gateway Specification reviews. Awesome.
[...]Four people in the last four days have asked me about my blog. Perhaps it’s a sign.
Yes, I’m still here. Yes, I still plan to write and share but the last 4 weeks have been the most painful days of my life and blogging hasn’t been at the top [...]
The salad greens and carrots are in full force, the garlic is swelling, and all of my summer veggies are filling in the remaining empty spaces in the garden.
At this time last year, I was in the hospital—too weak to walk, frightened, and very, very sick. While I took [...]
April showers bring busy days in the garden.
Yesterday morning found me in the garden, in the rain, sowing a small plot of 70+ pinto beans. I also took time to harvest a few radishes which were sweet and crisp!
This coming weekend is my biggest weekend of spring though. For [...]
Early April brings a flurry of activity to my garden.
My cool-loving, darling crops (lettuce, cauliflower, radish, carrots, spinach, and cilantro), planted weeks ago, are up and thriving but beginning to crowd one another.
That’s brings about my most hated day in the garden—thinning day.
[...]
Half-way there.
I pulled a radish seedling this morning. It was planted on Mar 20th—twelve days ago. All these years of gardening and I’m still amazed by a seed’s exponential growth.
The tap root is well formed and the colour is developing nicely.
[...]
Someone’s not happy.
While looking through a co-worker’s files this morning for a project update, I found this:
Yes. Yes they do. And now that we’re getting the right people on the bus, maybe we won’t have to rely on the wrong people as often as [...]
I was in the garden this morning around dark 30—coffee, camera, and garden notebook in hand.
As Scott Pharr referenced yesterday, the warming weather gets me excited about being out there to watch it grow.
Yesterday morning, I thinned a few plants from the garlic bed, giving the [...]
Cool and wet. Just what the plants need.
This past Sunday, I transplanted 10 cauliflower plants for Anitra into bed #6.
Several of them were looking a little shabby after the 30° weather the other morning. I checked on them this morning though and they’ve all perked [...]
For Amanda, who lived a life she didn’t expect to be living and made sense of it all. She was prepared for the coming zombie invasion. Rest in peace.
[alabamapink.blogspot.com]
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It’s good to change your perspective—to explore the shadows.
After dinner tonight, Ayn raided a drawer full of old silverware and proceeded to put it on the table. To you and me, it looks like a mass of cheap stainless steel.
Then she’d climb under the table, lie on her back [...]
Thank you for being there when I needed you.
Thank you for helping me reduce the disgusting amounts of NSAIDs and corticosteroids I’ve been on for the last two years. I’m looking forward to being completely off of them very soon.
I can easily say that you and your friend, folic [...]
Holy crap!
Geico got Gary “Numa Numa” Brolsma to do an ad for them.
How awesome is that?
(Thanks for the heads up, CarMaxChris)
Richmond’s own Admiral Insurance is going to have to get in the game hard and fast when they open shop (PDF) to compete [...]
Will companies like OnLive force gaming rig and console builder to rethink their business? Or just beat OnLive to the punch with digital downloads.
OnLive is set to offer a set top box that streams HD games in real time over the Internet. You’ll pay a subscription fee to play [...]
Let the professionals do their jobs.
I’m helping someone clean up a few pages on their web site this weekend. One of the pages I was asked to review was the “rates” page.
On the site, it looks atrocious.
I just downloaded the page and opened it a text editor. Now I [...]
Let the professionals do their jobs.
I’m helping someone clean up a few pages on their web site this weekend. One of the pages I was asked to review was the “rates” page.
On the site, it looks atrocious.
I just downloaded the page and opened it a text editor. Now I [...]
Let the professionals do their jobs.
I’m helping someone clean up a few pages on their web site this weekend. One of the pages I was asked to review was the “rates” page.
On the site, it looks atrocious.
I just downloaded the page and opened it a text editor. Now I [...]
Dusk isn’t the best time to prune blackberry bushes.
I’m graced with a small, unruly patch of blackberry in the rear corner of the yard. For several years, I could count on harvesting 1 or 2 pints of sweet fruit, though I’d leave most for the birds.
Over the years, I’ve [...]
Dusk isn’t the best time to prune blackberry bushes.
I’m graced with a small, unruly patch of blackberry in the rear corner of the yard. For several years, I could count on harvesting 1 or 2 pints of sweet fruit, though I’d leave most for the birds.
Over the years, I’ve [...]
Nothing like a little early morning gardening to start the day off right.
I started my day at 4:30AM planting radishes. With the soil temperature in my raised beds at 57° and rising, I decided it was time to plant.
36 plants went in this morning and my plan is to [...]
Nothing like a little early morning gardening to start the day off right.
I started my day at 4:30AM planting radishes. With the soil temperature in my raised beds at 57° and rising, I decided it was time to plant.
36 plants went in this morning and my plan is to [...]
Teagan and I built three new raised beds at the end of January and I’ve been looking forward to getting an early crop of Cherry Belle radishes going.
It’s no surprise that despite the warm weather today, the soil temps are still very low - 35°. That’s [...]
Teagan and I built three new raised beds at the end of January and I’ve been looking forward to getting an early crop of Cherry Belle radishes going.
It’s no surprise that despite the warm weather today, the soil temps are still very low - 35°. That’s [...]
I’m watching some classic Sesame Street vids on YouTube with Ayn tonight.
Do I know how to rock a Friday night or what?
I love that Sesame Street has uploaded all of these old shows to YouTube!
I’m watching some classic Sesame Street vids on YouTube with Ayn tonight.
Do I know how to rock a Friday night or what?
I love that Sesame Street has uploaded all of these old shows to YouTube!
More scientific organizations are using Twitter as a means of information dissemination.
It wasn’t too long ago that many faithfully followed the last tweets of the Mars Phoenix mission. It’s final note before Phoenix mission ops stepped in to let us know that [...]
More scientific organizations are using Twitter as a means of information dissemination.
It wasn’t too long ago that many faithfully followed the last tweets of the Mars Phoenix mission. It’s final note before Phoenix mission ops stepped in to let us know that [...]
This is another test at integrating my Shared Items in Google Reader into my blog.
The content below was picked up by my feed reader and dumped into my site automatically. You can read the original article here: [techdirt.com]
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Last year, we wrote about Monty Python’s decision to put [...]
This is another test at integrating my Shared Items in Google Reader into my blog.
The content below was picked up by my feed reader and dumped into my site automatically. You can read the original article here: [techdirt.com]
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Last year, we wrote about Monty Python’s decision to put [...]
Steve Rubel touches on a number of points I can relate to regarding text vs. video for online content. For me, the bottom line is that my content consumption patterns lean very heavily towards text but there are certain cases where short-form video is a more appropriate format.
NOTE: This [...]
Steve Rubel touches on a number of points I can relate to regarding text vs. video for online content. For me, the bottom line is that my content consumption patterns lean very heavily towards text but there are certain cases where short-form video is a more appropriate format.
NOTE: This [...]
A simple mix of flour, water, milk, salt, butter, yeast, sugar, vinegar, and a little time nets you the most delicious of foods—bread.
I recently picked up a 25 lb. bag of bread flour and prepared a loaf tonight. Start to finish, it took about 2 hours, most of which [...]
A simple mix of flour, water, milk, salt, butter, yeast, sugar, vinegar, and a little time nets you the most delicious of foods—bread.
I recently picked up a 25 lb. bag of bread flour and prepared a loaf tonight. Start to finish, it took about 2 hours, most of which [...]
A hungry friend stopped by while I was making some minor repairs to my trellis this afternoon.
The 25MPH winds weren’t making the work go any faster and I was surprised to see a light snow falling for a little while. None stuck to the ground but it was nice [...]
I have 4 new friends on Twitter and if you’re a fan of L4D, you should follow them too.
Twitter bots are usually annoying at best but Tom Armitage at infovore.org has managed to change that game with the release of Twit 4 Dead.
He’s [...]
Henrico County residents may bring their Christmas trees to one of several recycling centers.
From Fri., Dec. 26 to Sun., Jan. 11, Henrico County residents may bring their Christmas trees to one of several locations in the County. This free service is offered for residential use, not for commercial tree [...]
Henrico County residents may bring their Christmas trees to one of several recycling centers.
From Fri., Dec. 26 to Sun., Jan. 11, Henrico County residents may bring their Christmas trees to one of several locations in the County. This free service is offered for residential use, not for commercial tree [...]
That’s the last time I stay at a Wyndham hotel.
Got a nice little letter in the mail today from Wyndham letting me know that a “sophisticated hacker penetrated the computer systems” of one of their hotels and my credit card data has been compromised.
Yeah - more likely the IT [...]
522% is no laughing matter.
So, I’m doing this 365 day project.
Basically, I take a photo of myself every day for 365 days. I don’t have a reason to do it other than lots of other people have and I was curious about what one [...]
522% is no laughing matter.
So, I’m doing this 365 day project.
Basically, I take a photo of myself every day for 365 days. I don’t have a reason to do it other than lots of other people have and I was curious about what one' [...]
Will former Richmond resident, Rick Wagoner, be asked to step down from his leadership role at GM?
I got up ridiculously early again this morning (3:15am) and decided to catch up on some news. I missed Senator Dodd on CBS’s “Face the Nation” this weekend but apparently he made some [...]
I can’t stop singing this song.
[...]Until it becomes second nature, I have to constantly remind myself to pick up the camera before leaving the house each day. Yesterday was no exception.
As we walked out the door to do some shopping, I forced myself to turn around and grab my trusty D70. The late afternoon [...]
TEST: Second test of an integration between my Google feed reader and my content management system.
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TEST: Second test of an integration between my Google feed reader and my content management system.
I spent a good portion of Sunday and Monday thinking about social media measurement [...]
TEST: This is a test of an integration between my Google feed reader and my content management system.
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TEST: This is a test of an integration between my Google feed reader and my content management system. I’m working on a way to blog directly from [...]
I’ve overheard several people and seen posts on Twitter today stating “election day should be a holiday” and “we should get the day off work.” While federal law doesn’t require businesses to give employees time off to vote, many states have related laws on the books. Virginia isn’t one of [...]
Anitra, the girls, and I drove to Fredericksburg, VA on Sunday to visit my sister and her family. While the girls played, I spent some time talking about camera gear with my brother-in-law, as he had recently purchased a new telephoto lens for his Nikon D70, the same camera I [...]
With the downturn in the economy, we’ve made some changes to how we’ll pay for Halloween this year.
More than 36 million children will hit the streets across the US, asking for candy from their neighbors this Halloween.
With just 18 days to go, many homes are already decked out in [...]
With the downturn in the economy, we’ve made some changes to how we’ll pay for Halloween this year.
More than 36 million children will hit the streets across the US this Halloween, asking for candy from their neighbors.
With just 18 days to go, many homes are already decked out in [...]
Health and the subsequent financial challenges from the past 15 months encouraged me to review my goals recently. With 2009 fast approaching, I’m taking the time to line things up to achieve them and have a more productive year.
I wasn’t going to write about my planning but in light [...]
The pious and righteous Knights of Facebook have decided to block me from posting Notes to my account because I’ve “exceeded the limit for creating notes!” Oh horrors!
(stupid Facebook)
In all likelihood, I’ve been blocked from importing notes via an RSS feed from my web site because of the updates [...]
Over the last few years, I’ve become a die-hard customer of Google’s services. On a daily basis, I log into Gmail, Reader, Analytics, Adsense, Docs, and others but because Google and Apple’s iCal don’t play nicely together without the use of third-party sync apps, I never bothered with Google Calendar.
This [...]
Over the last few years, I’ve become a die-hard customer of Google’s services. On a daily basis, I log into Gmail, Reader, Analytics, Adsense, Docs, and others but because Google and Apple’s iCal don’t play nicely together without the use of third-party sync apps, I never bothered with Google Calendar.
[...]Holy crap! An 80’s inspired video with references to Katamari, Shamu, and Tilt-A-Whirl.
Could a music video be more frighteningly awesome??
Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head ‘Sophisticated Sideways Ponytail’ from RadarMusicVideos on Vimeo.
Holy crap! An 80’s inspired video with references to Katamari, Shamu, and Tilt-A-Whirl.
Could a music video be more frighteningly awesome??
Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head ‘Sophisticated Sideways Ponytail’ from RadarMusicVideos on Vimeo.
Holy crap! An 80’s inspired video with references to Katamari, Shamu, and Tilt-A-Whirl.
Could a music video be more frighteningly awesome??
Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head ‘Sophisticated Sideways Ponytail’ from RadarMusicVideos on Vimeo.
Unfortunately, my daughter isn’t old enough to explain how she kept the squirrels still while she painted them. Every time I try to do it, they run away.
It’s amazing what they teach kids to do these days, isn’t it?
A conversation on Facebook early this morning with an old friend (from my days in T.A.G. at Maybeury Elementary School) prompted a run to Krispy Kreme—a nice end to one hell of a morning.
3:45AM
I’m awakened by a small voice next to my head. “Daddy, I can’t sleep. My cough [...]
Cruvee
Cruvee, the new wine social networking and personalized wine information site (or “yet another wine social networking and personalized wine information site” depending on your level of social networking fatigue), is now online. Master Sommelier, Kevin Vogt, is behind the project. The [...]
Cruvee, the new wine social networking and personalized wine information site (or “yet another wine social networking and personalized wine information site” depending on your level of social networking fatigue), is now online.
Master Sommelier, Kevin Vogt, is behind the project. The well-designed [...]
Last weekend, my sister and brother-in-law stopped by Willow Lawn to pick up a compost bin for me.
The Richmond Clean City Commision held a one day event to help Richmonders start composting by selling the EarthMachine for $35—$60 off the retail price.
Made [...]
enucleate
verb [trans.]
To surgically remove a tumor, gland, or the eyeball from its surrounding capsule.
My 12 year-old girl, Porter, the last of a line of dogs that’s been in my family for 6 generations, has cancer of the eye, most likely choroidal melanoma. The [...]
trippfenderson: Just bought 2 tickets to see Thoroughly Modern Millie at the Empire Theater. I love my wife so much that I’ll go see musicals with her.
[...]EE 2.0 is delayed.
You can read Rick’s note here:
[expressionengine.com]
I’m not surprised given what I know about the scope of the project. Nor do I disagree with their decision to delay.
This has been a huge project for us, so we need to get it right. Rushing it to market [...]
trippfenderson: @donna_nbc4i Reading your story now ([tinyurl.com]). 60 days in jail isn’t enough.
[...]trippfenderson: 12 year old lab going in for surgery tomorrow to remove her eye (cancer). Looking for a place to buy a cool eye patch. Suggestions?
[...]
Despite rumors in February, somehow I missed the BBC’s announcement in July that Dr. Who, Seasons I, II, and III, would be released on iTunes. Season IV isn’t yet available, nor are any of the [...]
Despite rumors in February, somehow I missed the BBC’s announcement in July that Dr. Who, Seasons I, II, and III, would be released on iTunes. Season IV isn’t yet available, nor are any of the original series.
[...]
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1241 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008
* HANNA IS EXPECTED TO BRING AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH SOME ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...TO THE FENDERSON’S BACK YARD....FLASH FLOOD WATCH [...]
We hit Cupertino’s this morning, grabbing a bagel and coffee before heading to Whole Foods to gawk at the Richmonders gawking at the food.
We do love our grocery stores around here, don’t we?
I thought it wouldn’t be that busy, [...]
trippfenderson: @vmarinelli @chicarmoire My mom lives in Bumpass, VA. In a log cabin, no less. And yes, it’s much like you’re imagining right now.
[...]trippfenderson: @beatnikgal It’s a scrum tool—a graph representing remaining work vs. time for our current sprint. [tinyurl.com]
[...]trippfenderson: @fireballmatt Yes, thanks. This is for another project. Shiny new features are great - but only if people are actually working on them.
[...]
