Thursday, April 12, 2012

April 3rd: The Wreck of the Rhone & Cistern Point

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We woke up in the morning and immediately got to work loading up the dinghy with dive tanks. Tony was not very clear as to how we were going...

Independent Cycle Touring in Europe: Reprise

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I was asked to reprise last year's very popular, Independent Cycle Touring in Europe talk at the Bicycle Outfitter on April 19th at 7:...

Review: The Mathematics of Life

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When I told my crew that I was reading The Mathematics of Life on the cruise they said, "Come on, you're on vacation!" Well,...
Wednesday, April 11, 2012

AirBnB's delightful offices

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I'd been a big fan of AirBnB ever since I met one of their founders at the Sunfire offices, but I had never visited the office, so when ...

April 2nd: The Bight (Norman Island) to Manchioneel Bay (Cooper Island)

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From Screen Captures I got up at 6am only to find that Arturo was also up, along with Shauna. This would set the pattern for the entire t...
Tuesday, April 10, 2012

April 1st: Nanny Cay Marina (Tortola) to The Bight (Norman Island)

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From Screen Captures The order of business was to get to Nanny Cay Marina bright and early this morning so we could take possession of t...

March 29-31st: Prologue

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XiaoQin and I flew on Jet Blue from San Francisco to Fort Lauderdale, then to San Juan, where a 20 minute flight took us to St. Thomas. We a...

Escape BVI 2012

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From April 1st to April 8th, 2012, Arturo Crespo (first mate), Cindy Zhou (purser), Shauna Eggers (chef), John Feiler, Amy Platt and Steve M...
Thursday, March 29, 2012

Review: Which Comes First - Cardio or Weights?

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I was led to read Which Comes First: Cardio or Weights? by Scott Hess' comment on one my posts on Google+ . Overall, this is a collecti...
Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Sleep Apnea: The Noisy Killer

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My previous post on Fitness had people asking me about Sleep Apnea . Sleep Apnea occurs because our throats are a design compromise. In o...
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Monday, March 26, 2012

PSA: United is now a suitable airline for flying with bicycles

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I used to fly United Airlines with my bike all the time. But in 2008, United and Lufthansa jointly raised bike carriage fees to $250 each wa...
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Sunday, March 25, 2012

Fitness: Optimal Experience

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A few years ago, a friend of mine told me that she was really really out of shape. "I'm so out of shape that I get out of breath ju...
Saturday, March 24, 2012

Review: Career Warfare

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I was lamenting to someone about the lack of a book on how to be a good office politician for engineers. That friend said, "There is on...
Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Reread: Brain Rules for Baby

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It probably wouldn't surprise you if I told you that I read 90% of all the books I review for this book out of the library. Most books a...
Friday, March 16, 2012

Review: The Best American Science Writing 2008

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I checked out The Best American Science Writing 2008 from the library to see how science stories aged, after thoroughly enjoying the 2011 e...
Sunday, March 11, 2012

ASA Catamaran Certification

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I signed up for the TradeWinds Catamaran sailing class last month. I had thought about learning how to sail Catamarans for a good long tim...
Friday, March 09, 2012

Review: Logitech C270 Webcam

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We recently had to do a few video calls with people we were planning to exchange homes with. Rather than make do with the crappy 1.3MP camer...

Review: The Longevity Project

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The Longevity Project is a statistical study of the so-called "Termites", about 1500 high-potential Californians chosen by Profes...
Sunday, March 04, 2012

Review: The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2011

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While I don't usually pick up anthologies, when the Kindle had The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2011 as a gold box deal for...
Monday, February 27, 2012

Review: The City & The City

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Unlike the other two China Mieville novels reviewed here, Perdido Street Station and The Scar , The City and The City is not set in the wo...
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