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Ok, here are some things I’m always looking for and never seem to find. First if you have a Merrill Lynch credit card, it is issued by Bank of America(Continue Reading)

Well the winter is approaching and in Seattle that means rain and darkness, so time to get ready for it. There are a few things that you need. Computer Well(Continue Reading)

Seems way to early to talk about winter sports, but a  sale on winter ski passes ends Sept 3. See https://www.epicpass.com/pass-results/passes.aspx.  If you are going to Park City that is included(Continue Reading)

As part of my campaign to reconnect, been hanging out with victorr. Awesome guy and amazing book recommendations. Haven’t missed for me yet! Island Books staff picks are here: https://www.mercerislandbooks.com/meet-staff(Continue Reading)

Well the good news is that Google finally allows more than one account for synchronization. Right now Dropbox allows two, one personal and one for business. The bad news is(Continue Reading)

Since switching from macports, Homebrew has been just awesome, I use it for my personal installation scripts and it is fast and seems reliable. The nice thing is that it(Continue Reading)

I got a “I’m at Best Buy, what should I buy?” call from my friend Jon. So, opinions vary on this, but if you are getting a Mac, then the(Continue Reading)

Well if you are car camping, you have so much more latitude in terms of gear. You don’t have to eat dehydrated food. You don’t need to worry about weight.(Continue Reading)

Again from Brad a good list of touring companies that do higher-end bike tours with decent bikes too: Butterfield & Robinson. Highly recommended by Brad. Backroads. This seems to be(Continue Reading)

He’s a super smart guy in all things, but the bike advice is terrific, from Bsilverberg.com, he gives a couple of great tips: The Garmin 1030 is great for navigation.(Continue Reading)