Friday, January 27, 2012

Trip Report: Hawaii

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I just got back from a family trip to Hawaii (see photos ). I've always thought of Hawaii as the kind of place to visit after I'm ...
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Review: Lady Lady I Did It

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Lady Lady I Did It is one of Ed McBain's (Evan Hunter) 87th Precinct novels. I remember them fondly from my youth, so when Amazon recen...
Monday, January 16, 2012

Review: The Price of Civilization

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I will admit that I approached The Price of Civilization with a lot of skepticism. As an economist, Sachs was famous for being extremely op...

Review: Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World

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It didn't take very long to realize Boomerang is a reprint of various Michael Lewis articles for Vanity Fair . This in itself is not un...
Thursday, January 12, 2012

Review: The Kingdom of Gods

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Last year, I reviewed The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms and praised it as some of the most innovative fiction written. Then I reviewed the sequ...
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Review: Knocking on Heaven's Door

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I didn't read the reviews of the book carefully before checking it out of the library, so I had my expectations completely mismanaged wh...
Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Chariot CTS Cougar Followup: Palanquin Mode

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I mentioned in my earlier review of the Chariot Cougar that it had 5 modes: stroller, bike trailer, jogger, skier, and hiking mode. Well, t...
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Sunday, January 08, 2012

Ride your road bike on unpaved roads

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One of the sections in Independent Cycle Touring covers riding on unpaved surfaces with a road bike. Why would you do this when you can jus...
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Monday, January 02, 2012

Review: Children of the Sky

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Children of the Sky is the direct sequel to Vernor Vinge's Hugo Award winning A Fire Upon The Deep , which was easily the best novel th...
Thursday, December 29, 2011

Review: Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment

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I love books that apply science to daily affairs, and Attached promised to take scientific research and apply it to romantic relationships....
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Review: Chariot Cougar 1 Stroller/Bike Trailer/Jogger

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My brothers insisted on buying a bike trailer for Bowen . When I responded that they should get me the Chariot Cougar , one of them wrote in...
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011

6 reasons to make cycling your New Year's Resolution

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Yes, I'm talking to you there, sitting behind the screen. Here's why you should take up cycling: It's fun. Cycling on a lightwe...
Tuesday, December 27, 2011

First Impressions: Belkin Bluetooth Music Receiver

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My two year old Roku Soundbridge 's wifi card failed, and it's impractical to run an ethernet cable out to where the entertainment c...
Sunday, December 25, 2011

Review: The Alchemist

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The Alchemist is a magical realism fable. While not as irritating as One Hundred Years of Solitude , it has its own rhythm and sound, and p...
Saturday, December 24, 2011

First Impressions: GoPro Helmet Hero HD

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One of the daily deals site offered the GoPro Helmet Hero HD for $135, and at that price I jumped on it in the hopes that I might be able t...
Friday, December 23, 2011

A Publishing Milestone

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Most people are comfortable with buying physical gifts for friends, such as books, DVDs, or phones. Most people, however, would not be comfo...
Thursday, December 22, 2011

Review: The Magic of Reality

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I do most of my reading from the library, but The Magic of Reality is one of those few books that makes me want to buy a copy. And not an e...

Review: Fables #16 SuperTeam

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Fables is one of the comic books I have on automatic pre-order on Amazon. Rose Red in particular gave me very high hopes for quality story...

Review: GoGroove Bluetooth Stereo Headphones

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My beloved Samsung SBH 500 died earlier this year (from mechanical breakage --- the band connecting the two ear pieces split in half from f...
Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Review: Harmony 600 Universal Remote

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My previous remote was a Sony VL-610, now unavailable but most similar to the VLZ-620 . It worked fine, integrating with every component in ...