Monday, October 31, 2016

4 Starbucks Coffee Beans Reviews

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I tend to buy coffee beans when they're discounted at Costco, Target, or Amazon rather than be picky about coffee. As a result, I end up...
Friday, October 28, 2016

Review: Cressi Galileo

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My go-to goggles for the last 3 years, the Aquasphere Kayenne , have basically had to be replaced every year or so. The failure mode is that...
Thursday, October 27, 2016

Review: LG Tone 750

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It was inevitable: I left my Sony SBH-52 in my pocket and it went into the laundry. The darn thing is water resistant, but IPX-68 will not g...
Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Review: Every Heart a Doorway

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I was disappointed by Seanan McGuire's previous books that were reviewed here on this blog. Her narrators have always seemed too flippan...
Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Review: The Martian Child (Original Novelette)

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The Martian Child won both the Hugo and Nebula awards the year it came out, but somehow I didn't notice. It wasn't available at any...
Monday, October 24, 2016

Review: The Hard Thing about Hard Things

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I was all prepared to find The Hard Thing About Hard Things disappointing. CEO books are frequently about self-aggrandizement (e.g., Richar...
Friday, October 21, 2016

Review: Writing Creative Nonfiction

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I checked out Writing Creative Nonfiction from the library, because why not? Non-fiction is what I write most of the time (at least, intent...
Thursday, October 20, 2016

Review: The World According to Garp

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I tried to buy a copy of The World According to Garp on my Kindle, but apparently there's no Kindle version. As a result, I borrowed th...
Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Building a bike for a Tour of the Alps

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In my book, Independent Cycle Touring , I refrained from giving specific equipment advice as much as possible. That's because I don'...
Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Navigation and Trip Statistics

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The Garmin Vivoactive survived the Tour of the Alps with flying colors, as expected (see original Long Term review ). Pengtoh also brought ...
Monday, October 17, 2016

Cameras on Tour

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On this year's tour of the Alps, we had several cameras in use: My 2013 Sony RX100 My Moto G3 Arturo's Moto X Pure Editio...
Friday, October 14, 2016

Long Term Review: Moto G 3rd Gen 16GB Edition

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In the time since my initial impressions of the Moto G (3rd Generation) last year, I've had a good long time with my Moto G3 in and ou...
Thursday, October 13, 2016

Review: Canon EF-S 55-250 F4-5.6 IS STM

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I picked up a manufacturer refurbished 55-250mm IS STM lens for the EOS M3 on sale for $141.36 after tax and shipping. There were a few r...
Wednesday, October 12, 2016

2016 Tour of the Alps: Thoughts

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This year marked my 7th tour of the Alps. There's no sign that I weary of the European mountain roads and their amazing facilities that ...
Tuesday, October 11, 2016

2016 Tour of the Alps: Mainz to Steigenberger Airport Hotel, Frankfurt Am Main

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In the morning, I took the scenic route to the Gutenberg museum and got there about 15 minutes before it opened. This wasn't bad, as it ...
Monday, October 10, 2016

2016 Tour of the Alps: Wilhelmsfeld to Mainz

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In the morning, I had breakfast with Brigitte's husband. Even though it was AirBnB, I didn't actually expected to get to eat break...
Saturday, October 08, 2016

Join the Shared Checklist Alpha

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You might have been in this situation before: you and your spouse keep a shopping list next to the fridge, but you both took a picture of it...
Friday, October 07, 2016

2016 Tour of the Alps: Baden-Baden to Wilhemsfeld

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It was 8:00pm. I was sitting in a window seat at the Talblick Restuarant in Wilhelmsfeld. A tall glass of beer stood to one side and the...
Thursday, October 06, 2016

2016 Tour of the Alps: Trossingen to Baden-Baden

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We weren't in a hurry, but the forecast for rain made us not want to dally either. We ate a regular breakfast with plenty of time, a...
Wednesday, October 05, 2016

Review: The Heart Goes Last

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The Heart Goes Last is a sort-of science fiction story by Margaret Atwood. The premise is that the economy has tanked to the point that cor...