Thursday, August 31, 2023

Re-read: Ender's Game

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 After our spate of Gaiman novels I decided to go for more classic science fiction as a change of pace. Ender's Game was my pick for th...
Wednesday, August 30, 2023

New Resmed AirMini Camping Setup

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 I've been traveling with the Pilot-24 medical grade certified battery for camping and sailing with my ResMed Air Mini. The battery is f...
Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Haypress Trip #2

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 Last year's Haypress trip was abandoned because I got sick and there was forecast for rain, so I handed over everything to Mickey and S...
Monday, August 28, 2023

Review: The People's Hospital

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 I found The People's Hospital through An Arm and A Leg podcast . The podcast is incredibly informative about how massively painful the...
Thursday, August 24, 2023

Review: Volt Rush

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 Volt Rush  is a book about the resources behind lithium ion batteries. That's lithium, cobalt, and nickle, along with the energy requir...
Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Review: Scosche Rhythm+2.0

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 The Polar OH1+ I've had for a few years is starting to have its battery die too quickly, so I looked up the price. It's still an as...
Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Review: Oxo Outdoor Kitchen Soap Dispensing Dish Brush

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 Once in a while you run into a piece of equipment so good that you can't see how it can be improved. The OXO Outdoor Kitchen Soap Dispe...
Monday, August 21, 2023

Review: Dark Sun - The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb

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 I enjoyed The Making of the Atomic Bomb so much that I checked out Dark Sun , the sequel. If anything, this book is even better! For one t...
Friday, August 18, 2023

Samuel P Taylor Backpacking Trip

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 Arturo had a weekend available to go backpacking, and Bowen for a change didn't have events he couldn't skip. We had to decide wher...
Thursday, August 17, 2023

Re-read: Anansi Boys

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 Anansi Boys was the first Gaiman novel that I actually liked, so when we got to the end of Odd and the Frost Giants, I checked out the boo...
Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Review: Bubblebum Inflatable Travel Booster Seat

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 Bowen has aged out of needing to use booster seats while traveling, but Boen hasn't. Here's the deal, when you're traveling lig...
Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Review: Osprey Savu 5 Lumbar Bike Pack

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 I'd been riding the Roadini quite a bit, and sometimes take it out for long rides where the onboard storage isn't quite enough. Hav...
Monday, August 14, 2023

Review: Scientist - EO Wilson A Life in Nature

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 After reading The Making of the Atomic Bomb I decided to pick up Scientist , since while I'd heard of E. O. Wilson, I had done very lit...
Friday, August 11, 2023

Review: Deuter Speedlite 25

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 For the Canada 2023 trip, I was venturing into a country in which it might actually rain in the summer (in fact, the forecast before I left...
Thursday, August 10, 2023

Review: Attack on Titan Vol 1-8

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 With my Kindle Scribe in hand, I checked out all 8 volumes of Attack on Titan that were available on Kindle Unlimited. With the title, I e...
Wednesday, August 09, 2023

Tips and Tricks for Canada 2023

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This was the first time in years I'd flown inside Canada. I used Google Flights to find what I thought were reasonably cheap flights and...
Tuesday, August 08, 2023

2023 Vancouver

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 We took it easy driving back from Whistler to Vancouver, stopping first at Shannon Falls Park to see the waterfalls which were very visible...
Monday, August 07, 2023

Review: The Making of the Atomic Bomb

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 The Making of the Atomic Bomb is a 1000+ page pulitzer prize winnder recounting the history of the atomic bomb. It is comprehensive, and i...
Friday, August 04, 2023

2023 Whistler: Explorations with Bowen

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The last few days had left my wrist in an unusual position --- the chafing from the watch had gotten to the point where I had to switch wris...
Thursday, August 03, 2023

Review: Scam me if you can

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 Scam me if you can is written by Frank Abagnale, who also wrote the famous book Catch me if you can! The book is well written, in a transp...