Archive

2024

/ Jan 2024

Apple Card/Goldman Sachs scam attempt

Today I got a call from a legit looking number: 877-255-5923 and since I was parked in my car, I

2024

/ Jan 2024

The Dodger Stadium tour is pretty great and if anything, underpriced

Last week I was in LA to get some sun after a dismal cold winter in Oregon. I hung out

2024

/ Jan 2024

Weather on the Way is the roadtrip app I never knew I needed

I take a lot of road trips, but I never knew Weather on the Way existed until this week and

2024

/ Jan 2024

Old people hacks: tips for those of us over 40/50/etc

Time keeps marching on as we collectively age, so I thought it’d be helpful to drop a few tips

2023

/ Dec 2023

One more thing about wifi garage doors

For the last ten years, I've been a big fan of wifi garage doors because you don'

2023

/ Dec 2023

Volvo outdid Subaru

Volvo has a new small pure electric compact crossover coming out soon called the EX30, and from early reviews it&

2023

/ Dec 2023

An unexpected Tesla Model 3 review

20 years ago, I joined the Hertz gold program back before Uber/Lyft existed and you had to have a

2023

/ Nov 2023

How to visit the Portland Japanese Gardens at peak Fall color

A few years ago, I finished a major project at work and they gave our entire wing of the company

2023

/ Oct 2023

Please don't destroy movie

I cannot WAIT for this new film to come out on Peacock. I have grown to love the Please Don&

2023

/ Oct 2023

Carson Pickett: solid athlete, extraordinary person

I'm a big fan of women's pro soccer and followed the sport for years. One of

2023

/ Sep 2023

I honestly have no idea what a Canadian Mountie is thinking at any time

Back in 2010, I was traveling internationally a couple times a year and I decided to go through the process

2023

/ Sep 2023

The Louisville Slugger factory, ten years apart

Yesterday, I went on the Louisville Slugger factory tour, mostly to enjoy the smell of fresh wood bats in their

2023

/ Aug 2023

Ford's concept car archive now online

Last week I stumbled on some automotive news that Ford released their entire library of concept cars going back to

2023

/ Aug 2023

I am Kenough

I loved the Barbie movie so much I saw it twice. It's so much better than it had

2023

/ Aug 2023

Covid, week 2

Good news: after 5 days of Paxlovid, my positive tests faded to nothing, so the worst is already over as

2023

/ Aug 2023

The covid chronicles

Last weekend a friend was in town and wanted to catch up on all the big summer blockbusters and I

2023

/ Jul 2023

Crossing the Rubicon

Last week I met up with some old work friends (and new friends) to tackle one of the most famous

2023

/ Jul 2023

Insane urban antics

When I was a kid and living on my bike pretty much all day every day, the one kind of