Posted on November 10, 2018
Tonight we dined at the historic Half-Way House Restaurant, located in North Chesterfield, VA, halfway between Richmond and Petersburg. Though easily overlooked today, it was once a mainstay for anyone traveling south of Richmond by carriage, and was an official change and rest stop for Petersburg Coach. The restaurant was built in 1760 on a […]
Posted on November 4, 2018
Built a new mid-range PC for ~$600 for my dad for his birthday. He mostly uses it for video streaming, the Internet, and office work, so… no separate video card 🙂 I could have saved money on a few things, but wanted high quality parts. The case for instance was pricey, but he wanted something […]
Posted on October 31, 2018
For Halloween this year, we were Andorians. We did not take part in the Ushaan, however we did drink Andorian Ale (Mountain Dew Voltage).
Posted on September 20, 2018
… AND I DID! (original 151 Kanto Pokémon)
Posted on September 6, 2018
Saw Marco Bojorquez and friends at the Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts tonight. Marco is another very talented Central Florida musician (bassist). He has played around town with/for/at: Chris Cortez, Brown Bag Brass Band, Timicua White House, Heidi’s Jazz Club, Paradigm Party Band, Scott Dickinson Trio, The Drift Collective, and many others. He currently […]
Posted on August 25, 2018
While in San Diego for an SPIE conference (presenting this paper), I took some time to see various sites. See my posts on the Maritime Museum of San Diego, and the USS Midway Museum. The Gaslamp Quarter of downtown San Diego offers vibrant streets and plenty of restaurants, bars, clubs, and shops. Balboa Park is […]
Posted on August 19, 2018
Today, we visited the Maritime Museum of San Diego, located right on the water in San Diego Bay. It is comprised of 10 or so ships wet-docked and lashed together for you to explore. They have some beautiful ships here with lots of history, including: the still active barque The Star of India, a replica […]
Posted on August 18, 2018
The USS Midway aircraft carrier was opened to the public in 2004 as a wet-docked military museum in the San Diego Bay. It was the longest serving aircraft carrier of the 20th century (1945-1992) with a complement of 4000+ men and women. Today, hundreds of volunteers (many of them retired military) keep it in good […]
Posted on August 17, 2018
If you use Google Scholar to provide your references, double check them to make sure they are correct. It can be tempting to copy/paste the citations directly in a crunch. But nothing is more embarrasing/insulting/damaging than misrepresenting an author and their work. At the time of writing this post, here is what the citation information […]
Posted on August 2, 2018
Today we visited the Reptile World Serpentarium in Kissimmee, Florida, which has been in the area since the early 70s. They have a very large collection of poisonous snakes, and are one of the leading suppliers of snake venom to universities, companies, and organizations producing antidotes. They also have a number of turtles, tortoises, rabbits, […]