I’m doing a little web development work on a side project and running into an issue trying to connect to the MariaDB database I’m using.… Read More »Any tech gurus out there that can solve a MariaDB connection issue?
We went to visit my step-granddaughter this afternoon to drop off a Christmas gift that had been left behind during the day of gift exchange.… Read More »A small gift can bring a big smile
Things started well enough this morning. Cold weather with a little wind while walking the dogs, but a dark and cloudy sky. No sunlight. Had… Read More »A ‘blah’ kind of day
Warning! Role-playing game nerdity ahead. Was talking with friends I have gamed with for the last 40 years tonight. We lamented that we just don’t… Read More »Gaming ain’t what it used to be
I love Magdalena, I do. She is a sweet, gentle (mostly) Husky puppy. And therein lies the problem. I get that she’s a puppy, and… Read More »Get out from under my feet!
A winter storm is sweeping across much of the eastern United States today. Temperatures are dropping, snow is falling, ice is piling up. To say… Read More »Proof that I love our dogs
I was talking to someone about my book Arthur Mace, Medieval Gumshoe. She said she’d read it and enjoyed it. It’s always nice to hear… Read More »Things just got real
It’s always interesting to go back and see how people predicted the future and how close (or far off) they turned out to be. As… Read More »A look back at a look into the Future
Not a whole lot to say tonight. Day went fine, even got an hour nap in the afternoon. Still going on my two challenges. Got… Read More »I got nothin’
Well, here we are again, my Hordeling. The beginning of another year. Sort of an arbitrary designation of a temporal unit. I mean, really, why… Read More »Hippo Gnu Deer! 2025