Augustus loves to go outside to chase squirrels. He’s just discovered this fella hopping through the grass.

The squirrels are simply too quick and manoeuvrable for Augustus.

The squirrel sees Augustus and takes off!

In the September issue of The Digital Journalist, Peter Howe has an interesting take on the recent Republican National Convention. Howe’s article, The Uncivil War, highlights some of the most disturbing and long reaching aspects of the political divide in America: This column was late as usual, but the cause this time was somewhat more … Peter Howe on the Republican National Convention

This weekend I finally worked up the courage to tackle all the wrong-sized clothes in my closet. After losing 50+ pounds, there were any number of jeans and shirts that enveloped me in tent-like folds of cloth. Specifically, there were 5 large garbage bags full of clothing that had to be taken to Goodwill. The … Decimated Closet

There’s a new-ish restaurant in town, Phoenix Rising. They serve traditional comfort foods like burgers, mac-n-cheese, pastas, etc. But two things make them stand out: Most of their ingredients come from local farms. They offer a 4 oz burger along with the more popular 8 oz burger. For someone like me who simply can’t finish … Phoenix Rising

While this isn’t terribly political, I just wanted to announce the Rhinebeck Democrats Web site. Some time ago, I volunteered to take over delivery of the Demogram, the monthly newsletter of the Rhinebeck Democratic Committee. I started talking about publishing the newsletter on the Web and things just grew from there. Please stop by and … Rhinebeck Democrats

If you haven’t already gone to see The Corporation, it’s playing at Upstate Films. I’m not entirely certain how I feel after seeing it. I’ll need to think about it some more, but I know for certain that we will only be buying organic milk from now on.

Between 1992 and 2000, the number of talented (and not so talented) workers in the High-Tech industry boomed. Along with an ever decreasing unemployment rate, this was both good for High-Tech workers and great for the country. Since George Bush and his team of crony enriching thieves stole the election, unemployment has skyrocketed in all … On the Economy

My little sister is getting married and has asked me to set up a Web site for her. After much procrastination, I’ve registered and set up the basic shell of Dianne & Joe’s Wedding. I still need to get to work on a simple design for the site. How I wish I were a better … Little Sister Getting Married