Thursday, January 29, 2026

Review: King Sorrow

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 Stephen King (and his son Joe Hill, who wrote King Sorrow ) books all have the same plot structure: there's a problem which the protago...
Monday, January 26, 2026

Review: Notes on Being a Man

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 Notes on Being a Man is Scott Galloway's open letter to his two teenage sons. It falls into the same genre of self-help books as Succe...
Thursday, January 22, 2026

Point Reyes Coast Campground

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Point Reyes has two fantastic campgrounds, one of which is Wildcat , the other is Coast Campground . (the other campgrounds are either only ...
Monday, January 19, 2026

Review: The Escape

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 The Escape won an award for the best Sports-related book of the year. It was on sale for $3 on Amazon (and the library didn't have a c...
Thursday, January 15, 2026

Review: Jan Ullrich - The Best there Never Was

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 I saw Jan Ullrich on the used book shelf at the library for $3, and at that price I bought it and took it home and read it. The book is wr...
Monday, January 12, 2026

Review: LG Gram 17" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V Laptop

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 With my ancient Dell XPS laptop feeling super slow in 2025, I decided it was time to acquire a new laptop. The Dells are no longer my lapto...
Thursday, January 08, 2026

Review: The Housekeeper and the Professor

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 The Housekeeper and the Professor is Yoko Ogawa's novel about a housekeeper who cleans the house for a former math professor who's...
Wednesday, January 07, 2026

Review: Codex

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  Codex is Lev Grossman's book about a rare book hunt in Manhattan by an investment banker who was roped into doing this prior to a tra...
Monday, January 05, 2026

Review: A Marriage at Sea

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 A Marriage At Sea is Sophie Elmhirst's retelling of the story of Maurice and Maralyn Bailey , who survived a 118 day ordeal in a lifer...
Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Review: The Sexual Evolution

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 Way back in the 2000s, during a club ride, Dick Matthews turned to me at lunch and said, "I don't think I've ever seen a D rid...
Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Epilogue & Conclusions

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 We had a great time on this trip, which was expected since this is my 6th or 7th trip to the BVI, and it's one of those trips that neve...
Monday, December 29, 2025

2025 BVI: November 30 - Privateer Bay, Norman Island to Nanny Cay Marina, Tortola

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 I got up at 6:00am and made coffee but by the time Arturo and I were done with breakfast, the battery alarm went off. That meant we had to ...
Friday, December 26, 2025

2025 BVI: November 29th - Privateer Bay, Norman Island

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 I got up at 6 in the morning, and despite being slower than usual, we still managed to start moving the boat by 6:30am, landing on the idea...
Tuesday, December 23, 2025

2025 BVI: Nov 28 - White Bay, Peter Island to Privateer Bay, Norman Island

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 Getting up at 6:00am, I made coffee for Arturo, and we ate a quick breakfast, checked the engine oil, and then started driving towards Salt...
Monday, December 22, 2025

BVI 2025: November 27 - Long Bay, Jost Van Dyke to White Bay, Peter Island

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 It was Xiaoqin's birthday, and what better way to start it off than to do a 10 minute motor to Sandy Spit (which we'd been staring ...
Friday, December 19, 2025

BVI 2025: Nov 26 - Marina Cay to Long Bay, Jost Van Dyke

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 We were not in a hurry this morning, so after getting up at 6:15, Arturo and I made coffee and then ate breakfast before getting the boat r...