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How Will You Measure Your Life?
Charlottesville August 19, 2025 I’m not sure why this article popped into my head today. No, that’s not right, I do know why. Because...

Lucian@going2paris.net
Aug 1915 min read


Revisiting The Birthday Paradox
Charlottesville August 18, 2025 A while ago I wrote about the birthday paradox. To remind, the question is how many people do you need...

Lucian@going2paris.net
Aug 182 min read
Four Tops
Yeah, I can’t help myself Charlottesville August 18, 2025 The following article appeared in the WSJ this morning. A reasonable article...

Lucian@going2paris.net
Aug 185 min read


Yuck
Charlottesville August 17, 2025 Day Five of a summer cold. I arrived back from Durham on Friday morning and went straight to bed and...

Lucian@going2paris.net
Aug 171 min read


August 14-15, 2025 Road Trip To Durham
Nope, I didn't take this photo. Charlottesville August 17, 2025 The never-ending issue of not being able to create galleries in the order...

Lucian@going2paris.net
Aug 171 min read


August 14, 2025 -- Duke 3, Penn State 2
Charlottesville August 15, 2025 I made the drive down to Durham yesterday to watch Avery (number 10), my great niece, play in her first...

Lucian@going2paris.net
Aug 152 min read
The Monkey Paw Curls
Charlottesville August 13, 2025 I was unaware — but now I am enlisted turned. "Monkey's paw curls" is a phrase originating from English...

Lucian@going2paris.net
Aug 131 min read


Want To Bet?
Charlottesville August 12, 2025 BLS’s August 2025 employment numbers. They will be so beautiful that you would almost think Trump made...

Lucian@going2paris.net
Aug 121 min read


Coincidence?
Charlottesville August 12, 2025 A couple of photos from my walkabout around the Duke campus last week. I suspect it’s not rare but at...

Lucian@going2paris.net
Aug 121 min read
#10 Shoots!
Charlottesville August 11, 2025

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Aug 111 min read
“Son Of A Bitch — He Stole My Line”
Charlottesville August 11, 2025 I learned last week that Robin Williams improvised his response to Will’s note. I easily get emotional...

Lucian@going2paris.net
Aug 111 min read
Another F’ing Day
Charlottesville August 11, 2025 Monday morning. 530 AM. My mistake was that I still haven’t learned NOT to scroll to Google News when I...

Lucian@going2paris.net
Aug 111 min read


August 9, 2025 -- Camden to Jefferson To Peachland To Albemarle To Charlottesville
Charlottesville August 10, 2025 After a crescent shape drive from Charlottesville to Columbia, I decided to take a different way back...

Lucian@going2paris.net
Aug 102 min read


Avery 2, South Carolina 0
Camden, South Carolina Spring Hill Suites (15,500 points) August 9, 2025 Last night I visited Stone Stadium on the campus of the...

Lucian@going2paris.net
Aug 104 min read
Another Thought On Climate Change
Charlottesville August 10, 2025 I run across a number of people who think climate change is probably true (follow the science) but since...

Lucian@going2paris.net
Aug 102 min read
Can You Imagine?
Albemarle, North Carolina August 9, 2025 Ian truly wandering around South and North Carolina today. Google tells me I could have driven...

Lucian@going2paris.net
Aug 91 min read


August 8, 2025 -- Charlottesville To South Of The Border To Buc-ee's To Camden To South Carolina Soccer Pitch
Spring Hill Suites (15,500 points) Camden, South Carolina August 8, 2025 230 PM Let's get this out of the way. You can see from the map...

Lucian@going2paris.net
Aug 81 min read


So Many Places Named Jefferson (And Derivatives)
Above: Locations of Jefferson Counties Charlottesville August 7, 2025 I’m surprised I did not investigate this topic before now. But...

Lucian@going2paris.net
Aug 75 min read
Now You Tell Me!
Charlottesville August 6, 2025 Courtney’s high school had a wonderful motto — “Madeira girls have something to say.” I loved that — I...

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Aug 63 min read

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