Monday, January 29, 2024

Re-read: The Walking Dead - Compendium 1

›
 Last year was a year when Boen loved zombies. I enjoyed The Last of Us TV show, though the video game is still too hard for him. Similarly,...
Thursday, January 25, 2024

Review: Determined

›
 Determined is Robert Sapolsky's book arguing that we have no free will and examining the implications of it. This book is incredibly d...
Wednesday, January 24, 2024

2023/2024 Point Reyes Wildcat Campground - New Year's Eve Backpack

›
 Ever since we visited Alamere Falls in 2022 , I'd been so impressed by Wildcat Campground that I tried  over and over again, succeeding...
Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Review: Pixel 8 Pro

›
 Arturo and Pengtoh have long shifted over to using smartphones for their travel photography, and I've been the last holdout. What caugh...
2 comments:
Monday, January 22, 2024

Review: Built

›
  Built is Roma Agrawal's book on civil engineering. It won several awards so I started it with fairly high hopes. The book is written ...
Friday, January 19, 2024

Review: Steam Deck OLED

›
 My brothers bought me a Steam Deck OLED as a birthday present.  I remember playing the heck out of the PS Vita back when I bought one, and...
Thursday, January 18, 2024

Review: The Death of Chaos

›
 The Death of Chaos continues the saga of Recluce with Lerris' contribution and the end of Justen's story. If you've paid any a...
Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Long Term Review: Anker Battery/USB Adapter for Resmed AirMini

›
 I used my new Anker Powerbank with converter cable on this past sailing trip. While not a certified CPAP device, it operated with extreme ...
Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Review: Fenix 7 Pro Sapphire Solar

›
Through a series of unlikely events, I managed to snare a Fenix 7 Pro Sapphire Solar at an excellent price. Given that I had also gotten a ...
Monday, January 15, 2024

Review: The Curious Human Knee

›
 The Curious Human Knee is a book about the knee. I borrowed it from the library expecting to learn about the knee's architecture, why ...
Friday, January 12, 2024

Review: Garmin Edge 840

›
 The Pro's Closet had open box Edge 840 for under $300 before Black Friday, and at that price it was too good to resist. The big featur...
Thursday, January 11, 2024

Review: Democracy Awakening

›
 Democracy Awakening is Heather Cox Richardson's history book with an emphasis on recent history (from 2016 to 2022) and a deep perspec...
Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Review: Garmin Rally XC200 Pedals

›
I acquired a bunch of Garmin stuff at an employee discount, which meant that rather than jumping on the XC100, I paid $700 for the XC200 ped...
Tuesday, January 09, 2024

2023 Bahamas - What I learned

›
 Someone during the trip told me that Bahamas comes from the Spanish phrase "Baja mar", shallow sea. And this trip definitely high...
Monday, January 08, 2024

Review: The Delusions of Crowds

›
 The Delusions of Crowds is the latest book by William Bernstein, a retired neurosurgeon turned financial advisor with some success. The bo...
Friday, January 05, 2024

2023 Bahamas: Nov 27th Man O'War Cay to Marsh Harbor

›
 The wind shifted overnight and was now blowing from the West instead of the East. This killed any hopes of sailing back as it would mean ta...
Thursday, January 04, 2024

Review: Remember

›
 Remember is Lisa Genova's book about memory. What hurts it is that I've read about most of the topics she covers in various other ...