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2023
/ Dec 2023
An unexpected Tesla Model 3 review

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

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

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

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
2023
/ Jun 2023

I'm a big fan of Juneteenth

About ten years ago, I first heard what Juneteenth was online, likely from a post at MetaFilter around the history
2023
/ May 2023

What it's like to drive a plugin-hybrid for the past 6 months

Last year I bought the number one selling plugin-hybrid vehicle sold in America, and I even got a $7,500
2023
/ May 2023

*pssst* Lego Masters is much better in Australia

A few years ago, the show Lego Masters popped up on television in the US. It's fun to
2023
/ Apr 2023

Some recent photos

Every once in a while, I take a photo and I look at it on a desktop computer and I&
2023
/ Apr 2023

Red Team Blues is a fun "ripped from the headlines" romp

A couple weeks ago, I got a copy of Cory Doctorow's new novel Red Team Blues, and after
2023
/ Apr 2023

Remembering my uncle Anthony

This past weekend, I went down to Monterey Bay, CA to go out on a boat into open waters where