Wednesday, September 02, 2015

Teton/Yellowstone RV Trip Day 6: Flagg Ranch to Colter Bay

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The morning woke us up to rain and fog. It would be silly to take a boat out in this weather, but Old Faithful, Paint Pots, and the Geysers ...
Tuesday, September 01, 2015

Teton/Yellowstone RV Trip Day 5: Jenny Lake

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We got up early, had a quick breakfast, and walked over to the lodge to pick up the shuttle, which turned out to be a tiny van. I asked the ...
Monday, August 31, 2015

Teton/Yellowstone RV Trip Day 4: Fireside Resort to Flagg Ranch Headwaters Campground

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The day looked clear, so I ditched all my existing plans and decided to take the family up to Jackson's mountain top ski resort, since t...
Friday, August 28, 2015

Review: Foundation's Triumph

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Foundation's Triumph is written by David Brin, which was the main reason I picked up the book despite being underwhelmed by Foundation ...
Thursday, August 27, 2015

Teton/Yellowstone RV Trip: Day 3: Rafting on the Snake River

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The rafting trip was broken into 2 parts: the scenic tour in the early morning, where everyone was allowed to go, and the late morning white...
Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Teton/Yellowstone RV Trip Day 2: Bear Lake State Park to Fireside Resort

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We got up early the next day to make the remaining drive to Jackson, Wyoming, where I'd pre-booked a site at the Fireside resort for 2 d...
Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Tetons/Yellowstone RV Trip Day 1: Salt Lake City to Bear Lake State Park

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In early April, we thought it might be a good idea to take the family to the Tetons and Yellowstone for some RV camping. Because of the numb...
Monday, August 24, 2015

Review: Isaac Newton

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I have fond memories of James Gleick's excellent biography of Richard Feynman , so I checked out Isaac Newton from the library hoping f...
Friday, August 21, 2015

Review: Foundation and Chaos

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Foundation and Chaos is the second book in the post-Asimov Foundation trilogy. I missed it when it came out in 1998, and decided to skip t...
Thursday, August 20, 2015

Review: Armada

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Armada is Ernest Cline's love letter to the 1980s media, including video games and movies.His first novel, Ready Player One was also f...
Thursday, August 06, 2015

Review: Fables #22 - Farewell

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"This is the way the world ends, Not with a bang but a whimper." T. S. Eliot's " The Hollow Men " is as good a descr...
Wednesday, August 05, 2015

Review: Call of Duty - Advanced Warfare (PS4)

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In my many years away from computer games, I'd somehow missed the rise of the Call of Duty series. A victim of Amazon's "Prime ...
Tuesday, August 04, 2015

Review: Tippi - My Book of Africa

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I bought Tippi: My Book of Africa for the photos. Tippi's parents, both photographers who worked in Africa for a period, took the opport...
Monday, August 03, 2015

Review: The Fox Effect

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By now, it's not a controversy that viewing Fox news will actually have a detrimental effect on your knowledge . But there was a time wh...
Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Review: NXR-RH3001 Professional 30" Under Cabinet Range Hood

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After our recent remodeling I now have a deathly fear of home improvement projects. Unfortunately, our microwave range hood's microwave...
Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Review: Never Alone (PS4)

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Never Alone is a puzzle-platformer whose primary purpose is to provide cultural understanding of the Inupiat Alaskan natives. The game tell...
Monday, July 27, 2015

Review: Joss Whedon: The Biography

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I generally enjoy Joss Whedon's work. I hesitate to call myself a fan, since I don't like all of his work. For instance, I enjoyed B...
Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Review: The Last of Us - Left Behind DLC (PS4)

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I normally don't buy DLC content. Invariably they're either set too difficult (typically only hard-core fans buy DLC, and they want ...
Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Review: Mindhunter

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I have finally succumbed to the failure of the avid book reader's memory. When I saw that the kindle edition of Mindhunter was at $1.99...
Monday, July 20, 2015

Review: Max Payne 3 (PC)

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I will admit that I'm one of those people who always power down his desktop whenever he's not using it. The reason is that my deskto...