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2024
/ Dec 2024
Indiana or Bust: Day 4 (finale)

Indiana or Bust: Day 4 (finale)

Today I covered about 400 miles, going from Iowa to the St. Louis Gateway Arch, then on to my final
2024
/ Dec 2024
Indiana or Bust: Day 3

Indiana or Bust: Day 3

I drove about 550 miles today, across Nebraska on a sunny clear day that was so unseasonably warm I took
2024
/ Dec 2024
Indiana or Bust: Day 2

Indiana or Bust: Day 2

After 10 hours of driving, I covered 700 more miles today, starting in Utah this morning, then across all of
2024
/ Dec 2024
Indiana or Bust: Day 1

Indiana or Bust: Day 1

I hit the road this morning around 9am, and just pulled off 40 miles into Utah for the night. After
2024
/ Dec 2024
Indiana or Bust: day 0

Indiana or Bust: day 0

I'm doing something unusual this week. Tomorrow morning, I'm taking off in a 2003 Jetta Wagon
2024
/ Dec 2024
November 2024 in photos

November 2024 in photos

A smattering of favorites from the last 30 days: We saw Christine Sinclair's last home game in Portland,
2024
/ Dec 2024
Ok fine, I admit 3D printing is actually amazing

Ok fine, I admit 3D printing is actually amazing

I remember when the first wave of 3D printers morphed into consumer products, somewhere around 2009 with Makerbot being a
2024
/ Nov 2024
A review of the Kia EV6

A review of the Kia EV6

I just spent four days in Kansas City with a Kia EV6 rental car. It's something I'
2024
/ Nov 2024
Skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been

Skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been

Here's a thing I can't stop noticing in new cars: when the iPad came out in
2024
/ Nov 2024
Recommended things in my home that are total game changers

Recommended things in my home that are total game changers

The other day I tried to convince a friend to buy something I loved when I realized I should probably
2024
/ Oct 2024
Portland Japanese Garden 2024 Fall color

Portland Japanese Garden 2024 Fall color

Every year I (ab)use my annual pass to the Portland Japanese Gardens by visiting every 4-5 days from September
2024
/ Oct 2024
Two years of living with a Jeep Wrangler

Two years of living with a Jeep Wrangler

In 2022, for my 50th birthday I replaced my 20 year-old off road worthy Lexus GX 470 (that I'
2024
/ Oct 2024
Finding the best case and wallet for your new phone

Finding the best case and wallet for your new phone

I get a new iPhone most years and I tell myself it's for the photography aspects, but honestly,
2024
/ Oct 2024
How to share your access to media with family and simultaneously sweep the annual nerdy nephew of the year awards

How to share your access to media with family and simultaneously sweep the annual nerdy nephew of the year awards

A couple months ago I was hanging out with my aunt, and she mentioned her cable+internet bill was around
2024
/ Sep 2024
The best sketches from SNL's 49th season

The best sketches from SNL's 49th season

I've watched Saturday Night Live from a frighteningly early age—I bet I've seen almost every
2024
/ Sep 2024
August 2024 in photos

August 2024 in photos

Here are some highlights from the month of August: We went to Disneyland as a one-last-trip-before-college thing as a family,
2024
/ Aug 2024
Richard Haughey (1944-2024)

Richard Haughey (1944-2024)

My father passed away today. It was a shock to get the call that he was "code blue"
2024
/ Aug 2024
The most surprising win at the Olympics: Peacock streaming

The most surprising win at the Olympics: Peacock streaming

Right before the pandemic hit, I moved into a new house that was just outside of cable TV coverage. And