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If you wake up between 3-5 AM without an alarm, your brain is be trying to tell you something
Charlottesville August 6, 2025 An article I read that was spot on a problem (just one??) I have: Those pre-dawn wake-ups aren't...

Lucian@going2paris.net
Aug 65 min read


August 4, 2025 -- Roundtrip Charlottesville to Durham
Charlottesville August 4, 2025 Back in Cville after a two-day trip to Durham and back. I visited the land of the dastardly Blue Devils...

Lucian@going2paris.net
Aug 65 min read


Virgilina, Virginia
Durham, North Carolina August 5, 2025 Yesterday I drove from Charlottesville to Durham to watch my great niece kick arse on the soccer...

Lucian@going2paris.net
Aug 523 min read


A Very Good Friend
Charlottesville August 4, 2025 Let’s start with a tune… I have been luckier than I deserve when it comes to friends. Along the way, I...

Lucian@going2paris.net
Aug 42 min read


Downtown
Charlottesville August 3, 2025 And you thought I wouldn’t include this song?? Ah, Petula Clark. A true beauty. The Downtown Mall. It’s...

Lucian@going2paris.net
Aug 31 min read
An Important Discussion On Climate Change
https://www.youtube.com/live/16hxH2dTB7o?si=zgDr5sTQtiqSQ6Lr Charlottesville August 2, 2025 I had the honor of working for Dr,. Chu at...

Lucian@going2paris.net
Aug 21 min read
My Response To Today’s Kimberly Strassel’s Opinion Piece In The WSJ
Charlottesville August 1, 2025 Really? The climate right? This issue is a science issue at its core, not a political one. Is it wrong for...

Lucian@going2paris.net
Aug 11 min read


Wow! What A Thank You
Charlottesville July 30, 2025 I was picking up a couple of items at Jefferson Awards today and the owner told me she had just received...

Lucian@going2paris.net
Jul 311 min read
Crazy Talk
Charlottesville July 28, 2025 Almost everything he says here is wrong. He is so uninformed. He is dangerous spreading these lies because...

Lucian@going2paris.net
Jul 281 min read


Fun To Compare Stickers
Charlottesville July 28, 2025 I get a kick out of checking out other folks’ stickers. In this case, these folks are focused on national...

Lucian@going2paris.net
Jul 281 min read
Ron Chernow on Mark Twain
Charlottesville July 27, 2025 I’m a big fan of Ron Chernow. His biographies are long but he does such a wonderful job of making his...

Lucian@going2paris.net
Jul 271 min read


A Thought On A Saturday Night
Charlottesville July 25, 2025 The second week of July, I mailed a note to Jim Ryan thanking him for his leadership of UVa. I thought in...

Lucian@going2paris.net
Jul 261 min read
The Jefferson Council
July 23, 2025 If you’ve followed UVa news you’ve likely heard of the Jefferson Council.. As found as its website, its objectives are:...

Lucian@going2paris.net
Jul 231 min read


Pretty Funny
July 14, 2025 When I think of what being a Christian means to me, I think of kindness, compassion, moral, ethical, honest, the Ten...

Lucian@going2paris.net
Jul 141 min read
What Is UVa Interim President Supposed To Do?
Charlottesville July 14, 2025 Jim Ryan is gone. As of July 12th, UVa has an interim president. I expect the Board of Visitors named her...

Lucian@going2paris.net
Jul 141 min read
Having A Moment
Charlottesville July 13, 2025 I thought this was a useful discussion. When we face uncertainty and ambiguity, we can’t freeze. We need...

Lucian@going2paris.net
Jul 133 min read
From Red Clay Soul
My parents went to college in the late 60’s at two small schools in South Carolina (Mom: Winthrop, Dad: Presbyterian), and they were big...

Lucian@going2paris.net
Jul 111 min read
A Glimmer From This Morning
https://youtube.com/shorts/yFimzelOCXk?si=L4C0s9AsMvFyvIqo

Lucian@going2paris.net
Jul 101 min read
Unintended Consequences
Charlottesville July 8, 2025 So Trump can fire everyone in the Federal government. Cool. One of the “compacts” formerly between a...

Lucian@going2paris.net
Jul 81 min read


Staying Busy
Today we call them playlists. Back in the day we called them mixed tapes. We’d sit around for hours with our fraternity brothers,...

Lucian@going2paris.net
Jul 82 min read
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