I like taking light rail from Seattle airport to my daughter's house but they really need someplace for people with suitcases so we don't block the aisle

I come to UVA about once or twice a year, and park in the central garage b/c it's the only place I know. And every time I swear I'm not paying the fee because you do it on a phone app and there's no freakin' cell signal in the garage!

It's hard to see, but it's almost 3". Less on the driveway. Still a small amount of snow coming down.

I had a great time studying possible Three Notched Trail options at the presentation last night. If you didn’t make it, they promise to have it all up at Engage Albemarle today.

This touched me today. “Given that we are all, every day, imbibing madness, how do we guard our souls?” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...

Finished 🧶my socks in time for Christmas. Knitpicks Felici yarn

We dodged the rain today to finish this bridge on #Crozet Greenway. Great group of volunteers!

#Crozet Trails Crew work day scheduled for today (November 22) has delayed start to 10:00 a.m. due to weather.

When you need a whole chicken cut in half, having an anatomy professor in the house is an advantage. Although with him, it takes a while.

I loved the minute or two in the new Ken Burns documentary when it's explained how we got British prisoners in Charlottesville after the battle at Saratoga. It isn't new information to me, but now it lives in context.

Do you want to help finish this bridge on the #Crozet Greenway? We're doing it Saturday. Details on our web site crozettrailscrew.org/work-day-on-...

Three years ago, Lumos (now tmobile) buried fiber in #crozet. Now someone else is digging holes for more fiber on the same street. I don't understand.

It was a great afternoon for a guided walk on the #Crozet Greenway. We introduced several new people to our lovely trail network.

I am pretty faithful about using my #ebike instead of driving within #crozet but it does get challenging when you have to look good for an 8:30 am meeting and it's 40°. I'm not the type to show in biking tights when I want to impress.

Sunrise in October, when the Blue Ridge turns orange. Happy Halloween! #crozet

I wish all those roundabout haters on Nextdoor understood this. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/c...

I thought I had decided on a super scary Halloween costume but no one was scared

Here’s a blocklist of the federal agency accounts that were set up on Bluesky today just to troll. You can block ‘em all at once with a couple of taps here.

Trying to validate that government shutdown won't cancel my Amtrak trip in October. I don't think so, but it kind of depends on how long "not extended" is.

Looking through bike tours for next year. So many options! I'm thinking maybe Washington State or Wisconsin. Or Michigan. Or Idaho. Or ....

I don’t know why I keep letting Nextdoor put junk in email tab, except that Wednesday a fortunate note about Covid vaccine saved me from a road trip to Maryland. But today it’s back to “Call the police” responses to the complaint that “This guy knocked on my door.”

For a medical professional in Virginia: Will you please explain why doctors can't write a prescription for COVID vaccine for a 70 year old? I don't understand why I can't get one.

Last year the Trails Crew got a wonderful check. Since it wouldn't fit in the ATM, it has been accompanying me (in pieces) to protests. Today will be its 6th. (I make no claim for creativity.)

I've never done much more than an occasional dabble with generative AI chatbots, and not found them very useful. But today chapgpt walked me step by step rescuing my 90 year old mom from some virus-type nonsense on her Chromebook from afar and, today, it earned its keep.

My new PC has an SSD and my new external drive, while HDD, is very quiet. I am having a hard time believing there's a backup going on without a lot of clacking and buzzing. I am trusting the blinking light. (And remembering the huge "birthday cake" drives I used to back up the PDP-11 to in mid-70s.)

My new mouse came with 4 poster-sized pages of text in about size .5 font, and not a single word on how to set it up. Just 3 freaking pictures. I hate pictures!

I finally gave up and ordered a new laptop for myself. The big question: Will I be able to install my MS Office 2010 once again?

Have we had a Flood Watch every day this summer? #crozet

#crozet trails Crew worked in Old Trail this morning. It's looking good out there.

This week #ShowMeYourKnits is blue. Here's my Mountain Mist sweater, a tincanknits pattern that I made in Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Worsted in colors of my beloved Blue Ridge Mountains view

The Archdiocese of Miami condemns Florida’s controversial migrant detention facility — which state officials have named “Alligator Alcatraz” — calling it “unbecoming of public officials” and “corrosive of the common good.”

Answers that make you skeptical of AI: "A type of poetry that includes the letter 'g' is a Limerick."

Join the #Crozet Trails Crew work day in Old Trail on Saturday, July 12. We're starting at 8:00 a.m. to beat the heat. Sign up and get details on our web site: crozettrailscrew.org/mow-and-trim...

This is such a ripoff. Rental companies are not fixing tiny, barely visible dings. I will be making sure I don’t rent from #Hertz. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/t...

I love my granddaughters dearly and look forward to their time with us each summer, but I am so looking forward to doing my Connections puzzle by myself again.

“The belief that we have a responsibility to others isn’t shortsighted sentimentalism; it’s the moral foundation of a meaningful life.” Thank you @craigspencer.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/o...

I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE. This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined. It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.

So tired of Democrats in power reacting with anodyne bullshit to the most horrifying things imaginable. I don't care if Republican cruelty MIGHT lose them an election in 2026. The country is on fire right now, and you're bringing the energy of a shriveled up bit of gum hiding under a desk.

I’m reading several articles attempting to explain the impact of the BBBill on various income levels. But none take into account the losses to even those of us purportedly gaining b/c of cuts to science, health, climate programs—which we benefit from. It is such propaganda.

The State Department says not to travel to South Sudan because it’s super dangerous but somehow the Trump administration is kidnapping people in the US and sending them there. travel.state.gov/content/trav...

I have hit my limit. I'm watching Eight Below when I eat dinner. #heatwave

I was introduced to Arendt for my theology degree, and read more for my Jewish- Christian studies degree. I’m thrilled to see a serious attempt to widen that universe, especially in these times. Let’s watch: www.jeffbieberproductions.com/hannaharendt

My favorite way to go to meetings @crozettrailscrew.bsky.social #crozet

The most infuriating paragraph from an article about the increasing danger of ticks: "Dr. Goodman had been working with Defense Department funding to develop one test for numerous tick-borne illnesses, but the Trump administration halted her grant."

#NoKings protest in Charlottesville, thousands lined the (st)road for something like half a mile. Great signs, great energy!

I'll be out on Saturday!

Know and Use Your Power- This session covers fundamental civil rights, navigating encounters with law enforcement, & strategies for resisting injustice. Full info: tinyurl.com/2bbxb8cc Order tamales (by June 3): tinyurl.com/3ewh78t3 Sessions are free, but $5 donation welcome: tinyurl.com/mw95ax65

Here it is practically June and I'm wearing a wool sweater and how is that even right?

Work day Saturday morning, June 7, to trim and prune the length of the Crozet Connector Trail. A great opportunity for older kids (with parents) or first-time volunteers. Sign up and get all the details on our web site crozettrailscrew.org/trim-prune-c...

I wish I could talk to a mail carrier #usps #postoffice , especially one in #cville, to understand what I can do to actually get my mail to stop when I put in a hold request. I can't seem to catch my local carrier. How can they send me texts every day about what's coming but not get a hold to work?