BurningbirdYesterday started out with mist. From my hotel room, I could see the building that houses the Welk shows, and beyond that, the mists over the river leading away from the Table Rock Dam. When I got to the Dam, most of it was closed, as it was too early. I found one place that […]
I’ve been involved with a rather intriguing conversation over at Phil Ringnalda’s. I hesitated to point to it, as when you read the comments, some of you may be disappointed in me. But for all my faults, I’ve not been one to hide my decisions, though I think it would have made it easier to get […]
The time, 5:15 pm, August 19th. The place, St. Louis, Missouri…. “Good afternoon campers, and welcome to GeekCamp 2005!” Happy Camper One: “Yeah, yeah, hi, hi, where’s the air conditioning?” Happy Camper Two: “It is so hot, my fucking TiBook is melting.” Happy Camper Three: “Hey, don’t stand so close! You’re sweating on my iPod!” […]
I’m off tomorrow into the wilds of the Ozarks, into that part of the state new to me. There will, of course, be photos when I return, but maybe code, too, as I like to work on code when I’m in a hotel room — gives me something familiar. Today, though, I went to the […]
A two day trip to the Ozarks can seem like a week, and I mean that in a good way. Sunday I drove down I44 to 63 and then eventually to a series of back country roads where the only company I had was the ubiquitous white pickups and motorcycle riders. The recent rains have […]