Monday, January 30, 2023

Review: The Peripheral

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 I bought The Peripheral back when it was a $2 special.  I bounced off it and put it away without a thought. Then I started watching the Am...
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Thursday, January 26, 2023

Review: Growing up Human

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 Growing Up Human is written by an archaeologist. The question behind the book is to ask why childhood takes so long for humans, and how th...
Monday, January 23, 2023

Review: Existential Physics

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 Existential Physics is Sabine Hossenfelder's book about what is or is not scientific. Her beef with physicists is that sometimes they ...
Friday, January 20, 2023

Review: Pixel Stand 2

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 I've had a few friends buy the Pixel 6a over the holidays using my Superfans code, which grants both them and I a $100 coupon from the ...
Thursday, January 19, 2023

Review: Chivalry

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  Chivalry is Collen Doran's graphic novel rendition of the Neil Gaiman short story of the same name. The story predates Doran's re...
Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Review: Gorewear Shakedry Cap

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  I was so impressed by the Gorewear Shakedry Jacket , that when the Shakedry Cycling cap went on sale I bought one.  Little did I know th...

Review: Anker Nano 3 511 Charger

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 Chargers are unsexy technology, to the point where smartphone makers no longer ship them in the box because your'e assumed to have a bi...
Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Review: Lamy Toothpaste Squeezer

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 If you squeeze toothpaste out of a tube, you know that it's a pain to deal with different people squeezing different parts of the tube ...
Monday, January 16, 2023

Review: Far Sector

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 When I saw that Far Sector was written by N.K. Jemisin I checked it out of the library. It's a green lantern novel, but about an unusu...
Friday, January 13, 2023

Review: Nulksen Tire Inflator

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 The battery on my costco purchased jump starter  (bought in 2014) is dying to the point where it couldn't even inflate one tire when fu...
Thursday, January 12, 2023

Review: Fairy Tale

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 Fairy Tale is Stephen King's novel of a world crossing adventure. It describes a 17-year old who in the course of helping a mysterious...
Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Men's Carpis

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 I had a pair of Men's Capri pants I had somehow found online ages and ages ago, which were perfect for cycling and bike touring. They w...
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Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Review: HeCloud Diving Flashlight

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 I've had poor experiences with underwater flashlights in the past, and they've never survived more than a couple of trips. I knew I...
Monday, January 09, 2023

Review: The Big Questions of Philosophy

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 After listening to David K Johnson's Sci-Phi , I picked up The Big Questions of Philosophy expecting similar levels of entertainment. ...

Review: Troy

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  Troy is the third book in Stephen Fry's Greek Myths trilogy, and to my surprise it doesn't include the Odyssey, just the Iliad. A...
Friday, January 06, 2023

2022 Spanish Virgin Islands: Epilogue

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We celebrated Xiaoqin's birthday at a restaurant with Mark Brody, with both Bowen and I having swordfish burgers, an exotic specialty we...
Thursday, January 05, 2023

Review: Great Courses - The Theory of Everything

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 I started watching The Theory of Everything as a bit of a lark --- Dr. Don Lincoln of Fermi Lab is an experimentalist, and I that it's...
Wednesday, January 04, 2023

2022 Spanish Virgin Islands: Punta Arenas to Punta Del Rey Marina

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 Waking up pre-civil twilight, I did my morning routine, making coffee for everyone, including one last pancake for Boen. By first light, e...
Tuesday, January 03, 2023

2022 Spanish Virgin Islands: Bahia Isla Chiva to Punta Arena

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 We had a leisurely breakfast, turned on the engines, and raised the sail. With a tail wind behind us, we easily made 5 knots past the tip ...
Monday, January 02, 2023

Review: Heroes - The Greek Myths Reimagined

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  Heroes is part two of Stephen Fry's Greek Myths books. This book covers Heracles, Orpheus, Perseus, Theseus, and many of the heroes f...