Posted on 08/13/2019 in misc • Tagged with Baseball, Richmond
The last time I kept score at a baseball game was...I have no idea. I was probably less than 10 years old.
I was a Richmond Flying Squirrels game this past weekend, and it was game two of a doubleheader which is only a 7 inning game so I …
Posted on 07/05/2019 in misc • Tagged with History, Richmond, Virginia
What better day to visit the country’s newest civil war museum than July 4th?
The tldr; version is that this is a very well done museum. The focus is on telling the story of the civil war through the suffering of the people involved. And by people I mean …
Posted on 12/29/2018 in misc • Tagged with Richmond, Virginia, Hiking, History
The Richmond Liberty Trail is Richmond's attempt to be like Boston with its Freedom Trail. I don't think Richmond is putting as much effort into their trail as Boston, and it shows.
The history along the six mile walk is certainly compelling, but we are locals and were hiking with …
A while back I wrote that my goal for the future was to do fun things with Michelle and make great memories. Or in those cases where the experience goes sideways, at least get a good story out of it. Well kids, sit back and relax, because it’s story …
Posted on 09/01/2018 in misc • Tagged with Travel, History, Richmond, Virginia
My son and I visited Petersburg National Battlefield yesterday. Visiting a civil war battlefield with a civil war expert makes the experience much better. I highly recommend it. Petersburg was basically Lee's last stand that turned into a 9 month siege in which Grant bet (correctly) that he could outlast …
Posted on 01/20/2018 in misc • Tagged with Virginia, Richmond
The Confederate Memorial
So far 2018 has been bitterly cold in Richmond. Today was a glorious 63 degrees F and sunny. I was a good boy this AM and went to the gym, then watched Purdue just destroy Iowa at their arena. That's 3 straight Big 10 blowouts, 2 on …
Posted on 01/28/2012 in misc • Tagged with History, Travel, Richmond, Virginia