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estesp

  1. Berry picking at Grelen Nursery instagr.am/p/LYVKc5JQpb/
  2. @schuttedan Awesome! We didn't do it this year, but glad it was a perfect morning for a 5K
  3. @RyanSAdams @Meddius congrats!
  4. Not-so-hopeful advice for recent HS grads from #xkcd: xkcd.com/1052/ BONUS: musicalized version! youtu.be/pRexBMPeRTo
  5. Historic Fluvanna Courthouse, Palmyra, VA instagr.am/p/LV6o77pQiV/
  6. @steinarknutsen yeah..mostly joking as can't imagine the perf. of a local blog on any tablet to be usable. Not to mention, unreachable!!
  7. @steinarknutsen Wait.. iOS doesn't run Apache?? Should have bought Android-based tablet ;)
  8. Had some surprise free yogurt at @BloopCville this evening.. our family will be back! (on Pantops in #cville) twitter.com/estesp/status/…
  9. @tlberglund yes..yes it is. (Goes to private fridge for another free drink.. turns on espresso machine) :)
  10. I would have been happy to ride my bike to work today, but my road bike doesn't handle well on the carpet between bedroom and office!
  11. @KevinDr_ver Pretty sure it is on the way soon.. it was active at Zion Crossroads/I-64 exit last week, so they are testing the area
  12. @WABADC @vabike Here are the quintessential folks for cycling and videos: pathlesspedaled.com or @pathlesspedaled here on twitter
  13. @Marijean Sticks has salad options; Christian's Pizza (same Giant plaza location) has pre-made salads in fridge
  14. Riding the Rivanna Trail on a Sunday afternoon instagr.am/p/Kl9Qn5pQkp/
  15. @jwboyer19 Ha! I don't think these folks were in the mood for jokes today, although I may save that for later :)
  16. @wendytime It could be...but this is the bureaucratic lots-o-forms part of the discussion (and the Russians know how to do paperwork!)
  17. 8:30am. On the phone with IBMers and Moscow reps talking about Russian import encryption rules. Life gets getter than this, doesn't it?! :)
  18. @svkenney @bobbivernon To summarize: our "kid problem" is our "adult problem".. lack of mature adults in culture == never-maturing kids
  19. @svkenney @bobbivernon Shaun, maybe you saw it, but Noonan's WSJ piece: "Crisis of Character" a few weeks ago was depressing and insightful