Rosnovsky Park™ Blog
My first blog on Livejournal was established in 2003.
I've started this one in 2019, posting 31 blog posts so far.
Jun 21, 2022 • 1 min read
This week's hike report is not a report from a hike :) Every year, we go camping over the Father's Day weekend, usually to one of the KOA campgrounds along the Pacific coast. This year we camped at the Astoria KOA.
May 31, 2022 • 2 min read
When we moved into our new house, one of the first ideas I had for the backyard is turning it into a meadow. Here's what I'm doing and why I'm doing it.
May 15, 2022 • 11 min read
This is unspeakable: Russia is bombing Ukraine. I'm Russian-American, and most of my family remains in Russia. I love Ukraine with all my heart, and most of my friends are Ukrainian.
Jan 28, 2022 • 3 min read
Effective immediately, I'm protected by the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 👴🏻
Dec 31, 2021 • 7 min read
2021 was a very long year. In part because we didn't get to decompress after 2020, in part because a lot of 2020 stayed with us through the entire 2021, and in part because of a bunch of personal stuff that happened.
Dec 19, 2021 • 4 min read
It's funny how I spend a lot of my free time on tweaking this website, improving this or that, adding a random feature, or falling down a rabbit hole of some technology I may eventually want to use here. Yet its main purpose - it's a blog, damn it! - happens to be mostly neglected.
Oct 14, 2021 • 4 min read
I've been writing stuff that nobody reads for a long time. Now I not only do it here but also in a private paper-based journal. And it's been a game-changer in the past few months.
Sep 17, 2021 • 4 min read
I've upgraded my keyboard recently. It's been a frustrating, fulfilling, and invigorating experience so far.
Sep 10, 2021 • 3 min read
2020 was a year of, among other things, missed concerts. I missed live music so much that as soon as I got a chance to go to concerts again, I went nuts.
Sep 4, 2021 • 1 min read
Just a few photos from the bike ride through Arlington, Washington.
Jul 13, 2021 • 3 min read
The summer is different this year. Let's take a look at what's going on this time around.
Jun 25, 2021 • 2 min read
It's been such an exhausting yet exciting month. The new house stuff is coming along, moving out is on track, work is buzzing. I'm tired, pumped up, sleepy, and on fire!
Jun 4, 2021 • 7 min read
A a lot had happened in the past month. We closed on the house, got fully vaccinated, I won a hackathon at work, and once again updated this website.
Apr 19, 2021 • 2 min read
This one is short: house hunting is over & family is in town!
Apr 12, 2021 • 4 min read
An exciting week, full of driving around and anticipation of change: travel, vaccines, and house hunting!