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(Jeff) Tweedy in Phoenix

Julie and I saw Jeff Tweedy in Phoenix last night, at The Van Buren. Jeff is in parens because this is really the Tweedy band, with Jeff and sons Spencer and...

Tanks and Lizards

Julie and I are traveling from Napa to Scottsdale, taking our usual sweet time. First night in Bakersfield, second night just outside of Joshua Tree National...

Van Camping with Rory

We took advantage of perfect Napa Valley weather and a new-to-us local campground to steal Rory away for an overnight camping trip.

Teaching Computer Science in this New World

And by “New World” I mean the inflection point that happened at the end of 2025 with Claude Code and Opus. I haven’t been this excited and concerned since th...

100 Days to Offload

I’ve wanted to (1) get back in the habit of writing more often here and (2) re-introduce tags to the blog. 20+ years of content is a lot and my trip summarie...