A chronological index of my blog posts, newest at the top.

• Dec 6, 2011 11:35 pm - Backlash by Susan Faludi

  What an excellent book in every way – powerful, well written, deeply researched, provocative and passionate. And what a sad thing that 20 years since it was published, so little has changed!

• Nov 25, 2011 08:53 am - Invitations and Announcements of the Baltimore Social Elite 1890-1920

  A couple boxes from an estate sale which passed through several hands ended up in my hands. One box contained printed formal invitations to weddings, luncheons and dances. I typed some of the names into Wikipedia, and discovered the Baltimore, Maryland business, political and social elite, in the period from 1890 to 1920.

• Nov 16, 2011 05:23 pm - Yeah, Yea, Yay and Ye

  A guide for the ordinary person perplexed by affirmative exclamations beginning with Y.

• Nov 9, 2011 07:54 pm - Post-Irene Mushrooms and Fungi

  I posted pictures of mushrooms and fungi that sprung up after the hurricane.

• Nov 1, 2011 08:49 pm - How Our Little Groundhog Got Its Name

  The Bavarian diminutive suffix still floats around in our family’s language.

• Oct 26, 2011 05:30 am - Making Jimmy's Chicken Salad

  My family seems to like my chicken salad, so I made this photo-essay to show how it’s done. Enjoy!

• Oct 22, 2011 11:17 pm - Launching Another Mobile Website - m.ncengineer.com

  I’ve designed and coded another website developed for mobile phones.

• Oct 22, 2011 05:39 pm - Launching Our First Mobile Website - m.vaeng.com

  I’ve designed and coded my first website developed for mobile phones.

• Oct 20, 2011 12:23 pm - A Prescription for your Heart

  A little self-examination is always a good thing.

• Oct 20, 2011 11:52 am - Quick Review: Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

  The novel Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf was an excellent read.

• Oct 16, 2011 05:52 pm - Lee-Davis High School 2011 Football Videos

  I’ve been attending the Lee-Davis High School home football games, and making videos for Facebook and Youtube.

• Oct 13, 2011 04:24 pm - Short Review: Absurdistan by Gary Shteyngart

  This book is ethnic, racial and sexual stereotyping from beginning to end. If you like your comedy that way, go for it. I didn’t care for it.

• Oct 9, 2011 08:01 am - Launching a New Website - NCEngineer.com

  I coded a large new website, NC Engineer, which was designed by Brian Hase, with overall project management by Richard Carden, for IIr Associates Inc.

• Oct 4, 2011 07:11 pm - Videos from the Virginia Chess Championship

  I posted a set of three videos from round 4.

• Sep 26, 2011 08:18 am - My Flickr on Flogr

  Flogr is a terrific display app for Flickr images.

• Sep 26, 2011 01:02 am - New Website: The Sandstonian Restaurant

  I coded a new website, The Sandstonian Restaurant, a website designed and managed by IIr Associates.

• Sep 22, 2011 07:08 am - FIMO Animals

  I’ve made hundreds of tiny animals with Fimo polymer modeling clay.

• Sep 21, 2011 09:03 am - Baby Rat Snake

  I caught a baby rat snake on our porch on Monday morning.

• Sep 21, 2011 08:38 am - My Bogo Obsession

  My fan art dedicated to Svetlana Boginskaya, from 1992.

• Sep 21, 2011 12:33 am - Pole Green Park

  I spent about three hours hiking around Pole Green Park yesterday, and took lots of pictures.

• Sep 20, 2011 08:59 pm - Brown Mammal - Mink?

  Seen killed on the roadside in eastern Hanover County, Virginia.

• Sep 20, 2011 06:52 am - Form Submission Dialog

  Here is an essay from 2006, written in HTML!

• Sep 20, 2011 06:13 am - Poetry Book 4

  Some poems, rescued from obscurity to see the light of day.

• Sep 19, 2011 11:48 pm - Quadantonyms

  A fun little bit of wordplay, for those so inclined.

• Sep 18, 2011 02:40 am - Polish Polish

  A notecard thought about the Renault Formula One drivers, Robert Kubica of Poland and his younger teammate, Vitaly Petrov.

• Sep 9, 2011 06:10 am - New Website: Danville Studies

  I coded a new website, the Danville – Pittsylvania County Corridor Studies, a website designed and managed by IIr Associates.

• Sep 9, 2011 05:31 am - Virginia Chess Championship 2011

  James Schuyler is the new Virginia Chess Champion for 2011.

• Sep 9, 2011 05:22 am - Lights Out!

  We lost electricity for 118 hours after hurricane Irene.

• Aug 26, 2011 12:28 pm - Hurricane Irene Due Here in 20 Hours [Updated]

  We expect heavy rain and high winds from Hurricane Irene.

• Aug 24, 2011 09:11 am - Earthquake in Central Virginia

  We had an earthquake here yesterday, which I compare to the California quakes I have felt.

• Aug 23, 2011 01:36 pm - Crape Myrtle and Wasp Photo Set

  A wasp examines out Crape Myrtle blossoms.

• Aug 14, 2011 03:42 pm - Garter Snake in the Road

  I saved a Garter Snake who was foolishly sunning in the middle of the road.

• Aug 13, 2011 04:29 pm - Flower Photos - More Sets on Flicker

  I posted more sets of flowers to my Flickr account.

• Aug 9, 2011 11:47 am - A Visit to Pole Green Produce

  Pictures from our visit to Pole Green Produce, including Hanover Tomatoes!

• Jul 16, 2011 08:07 pm - Courses I Taught at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

  This is a list of the Philosophy courses I taught at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 1990-91.

• Jul 9, 2011 06:16 am - Who is Pecking our Pines?

  I’ve never seen such a pattern of squares pecked or eaten into tree bark.

• Jul 7, 2011 04:10 pm - Picasso Exhibit, Richmond, April 2011

  Mom and I saw the Picasso exhibit at the Virginia Museum for my birthday.

• Jul 3, 2011 10:04 pm - Black Snake in the Side Yard

  A few pics of this once common local snake, now rarely seen.

• Jul 1, 2011 05:26 am - Sacred Heart Cathedral in Charleston WV

  Interior views. See the altar, stained glass windows, and statues.

• Jun 30, 2011 07:32 am - In The Woods - Tana French

  Police procedural and psychological mystery set in contemporary Ireland, with police investigator Cassie Maddox.

• Jun 29, 2011 05:10 pm - Cry, The Beloved Country

  Novel of late 1940s South Africa, with apartheid in the near background of a doubled fathers-and-sons tragedy, and recovery.

• Jun 27, 2011 04:48 am - Pride and Prejudice

  Bring me more Jane Austen!

• Jun 25, 2011 10:52 am - Flower Photos Posted at Flickr

  I posted several sets of flower photos to Flickr.

• Jun 22, 2011 11:12 am - Father's Day Cookout

  Pictures from the Father’s Day Cookout at Bill and Joseph’s house.

• Jun 21, 2011 09:10 pm - New Look for my Web Sites

  After five-plus years of inactivity, I am updating and modernizing my web sites. I am redesigning the look-and-feel, and re-coding almost everything.