Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Review: Tivax Digital TV Converter Box

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Because I don't watch any TV, I never bothered with a cable subscription. A few years ago, Lisa indicated she wanted to watch PBS or NPR...
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Monday, March 30, 2009

Review: Stephenson Warmlite Tent

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I first bought my Stephenson Warmlite tent 2 years ago. But I never did get around to using it because all my trips had not required a tent...
Sunday, March 29, 2009

The Out of Shape Ride

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I hadn't been on a real bike ride for 2 months (since I was in Australia ), but somehow the usual suspects I left behind at work claime...
Saturday, March 28, 2009

Australia Impressions

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The best feature of Australia is Australians. Australians are funny, friendly, and the most welcoming people. I've lost count of the num...
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Australia Index

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This is the consolidated Australia related trip index and report. The photos are still being processed and worked on (hopefully it'll go...
Thursday, March 26, 2009

New Computer

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I was a foregone conclusion that by buying a Canon 5D Mk II I was going to have to get a new PC --- my 3 year old Mac Mini just couldn'...
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Review: Galactic North

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Galactic North ( kindle edition ) is Alastair Reynolds' collection of short stories about the Revelation Space universe. Sorted in roug...
Monday, March 23, 2009

The Red Center

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The flight to Ayers Rock was without a hitch. The small airport that was the destination had a resort bus waiting to take us to our hotels. ...
Sunday, March 22, 2009

Review: Revelation Space

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Revelation Space ( dead tree edition ) was Alastair Reynolds' first novel. Set 5 centuries into the future, Reynolds introduces us to ...
Thursday, March 19, 2009

Warning to Australian travelers, avoid AAT Kings

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So this morning, we were scheduled for a tour to the Valley of the Winds done by AAT King . We were told that the bus would come pick us up ...
Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Review: Fight Club

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I bought this short novel ( Kindle Edition ) as a break from reading more Recluce novels. The premise seems on the surface to be about men ...
Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Review: The Order War

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The Order War jumps further ahead in the history of Recluce, and uncovers the history of Justen and Gunnar. Those who are alert will rememb...
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Monday, March 16, 2009

Exmouth, Australia

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The flight to Exmouth went off uneventfully, despite a 5:40am Taxi pick up and flight attendants that were quite intrigued by the Kindle . W...
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Review: The Magic Engineer

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The Magic Engineer is the third book in the Recluce series. I'm starting to see the pattern that Modesitt is putting together: the firs...
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Saturday, March 14, 2009

Margaret River Area

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We started driving in the morning after a quick supermarket breakfast and stocking up at a near by super-market. This was interrupted by sto...

Review: The Towers of Sunset

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The Towers of Sunset was the second book in the Recluce series, and this one jumps us back several centuries and gets us to see the foundin...
Friday, March 13, 2009

Perth

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We got off the plane right on time in Perth, and walked from fall into summer. The weather was well over 28 degrees centigrade, and it was w...
Friday, March 06, 2009

The Great Ocean Road

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We arrived in Melbourne and got a Taxi to the Maui Rentals depot to pick up our campervan. The Maui Spirit 2 is basically a Toyota Hiace Fu...
Tuesday, March 03, 2009

Review: The Magic of Recluce

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Fantasy writers rarely like to write about Wizards as protagonists, preferring to keep the workings of magic secret and mysterious so they c...
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Friday, February 27, 2009

Tasmania (Part IV)

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After we got off the track, we ate a quick lunch at Lake St. Clair and then drove to Strahan in the rain. We were definitely feeling sticky ...