Friday, September 29, 2017

Review: The Scientist in the Crib

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I had heard about The Scientist in the Crib years ago on NPR, but upon checking it out from the library was surprised to find that it's...
Thursday, September 28, 2017

Review: Uncertainty

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Uncertainty is a book about Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle . The opening of the book is great, setting the stage for the people inv...
Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Review: Code Your Own Games!

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Bowen's been playing a number of computer games during the summer, and would frequently ask questions like: "How come this boss mon...
Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Long Term Review: Co-Motion Triplet

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We've had our Co-Motion Convertible Periscope for more than two and a half years now. With multiple conversions back and forth between t...
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Monday, September 25, 2017

Re-read: Stories of Your Life and Others

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After watching the movie, Arrival, I had to go back and re-read Story of Your Life . It's a cliche to say that the book is better than t...
Friday, September 22, 2017

Review: The Invincible Iron Man Epic Collection

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When growing up, I remember reading the initial Spiderman and Fantastic Four stories in black and white shrunk-down paperbacks. I'd neve...
Thursday, September 21, 2017

Review: The Miracle of Dunkirk

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The Miracle of Dunkirk  is about Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of Dunkirk by the British Expeditionary Force at the start of World War 2 ...
Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Long Term Review: CamelBak Kid's 2016 Mini MULE Hydration Pack

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Since acquiring the Kid's Camelbak in April, Bowen's traveled to England with the pack, did a walking vacation , then a 10 day bike...
Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Bowen's first Sierra backcountry camping trip

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I don't know where the tradition of "summer camp" for kids come from. As far as I can tell, none of the summer camps I see fro...
Monday, September 18, 2017

Review: Merrell Men's All Out Blaze Mid Waterproof Hiking Boot

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I couldn't find my custom hiking boots for the England trip , so was forced to buy a new pair of hiking boots. The Merrell Men's Bl...
Friday, September 15, 2017

Long Term Review: Vivoactive HR

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The Vivoactive HR proved itself all through England , the BVI , and a recent hiking/camping trip. The battery life has stayed incredibly goo...
Thursday, September 14, 2017

Review: REI Sahara Convertible Hiking Pants (Boys)

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I will admit that like many men, I let my wife do my shopping for kids clothing. This is usually for the best: not only am I red-green color...
Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Review: The Telomare Effect

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The Telomare Effect has 2 outstanding authors, including a Nobel Prize winner in Medicine. I expected a detailed explanation of the process...
Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Review: Parable of the Talents

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Parable of the Talents is the sequel to Parable of the Sowers, Octavia Butler's novel about a post-apocalyptic America. Let me remind...
Monday, September 11, 2017

Day 14: York Train Museum

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We checked out of the hotel in the morning after eating in the room, and then walked over to the train museum, which was free! The kiddie...
Friday, September 08, 2017

Day 13: Osmotherly and York

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I noticed that Osmotherly was right in between Hartlepool and York, and I remember it being part of the coast to coast walk, so we drove t...
Thursday, September 07, 2017

Day 12: Scarborough and Robin Hood's Bay

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The night before, we'd booked an AirBnB via Instant Book. But this morning I had a message from the owner cancelling us! She obviously...
Wednesday, September 06, 2017

Day 11: Grainary Farm Stay

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We had bought breakfast at a supermarket the night before, so in the morning we had breakfast in the room, I moved the luggage to the car,...
Tuesday, September 05, 2017

Day 10: Leeds

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The road to Leeds was surprisingly long and full of traffic jams for no apparent reason. Once in Leeds, we parked in a parking lot near do...
Monday, September 04, 2017

Day 9: Haweswater

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This turned out to be a bit of a bust of a day. It all started in the morning when we packed, and while packing I pulled my CPAP machine...