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Continue reading →: Grace's Montlake T-ball schedule
Here’s Grace’s T-ball schedule for Montlake: | Date | Time | Opponent |Field| | June 17th|5:15pm|Stingers Jorrit Van der Meulen |5 | | June 24th |5:15pm|South Park Carmen Martinez |6 | | July 1st |5:15pm|Mighty Mice John McHale | 4 | |July 8th |5:15pm|South Park Carmen Martinez | 6 |…
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Continue reading →: 35mm Film Processing Labs
Well since I haven’t switched to digital for yet, I’ve got 10 rolls of film that need to get developed from our trip to Alaska. Makes it worthwhile figuring out the right way to develop them. Finding a great lab, then getting the pictures developed with a good contact sheet…
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Continue reading →: Marine VHF Radios
Chuck Husick on boatus.com. Darn it, the basic marine radio I bought I think I left on the boat while docked and it seems to have walked away. A good chance to get a pair that are good. Thank goodness for basic guides on the Internet. * Things you want…
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Continue reading →: Giant TCR Advanced
Jan Ulrich’s Bike. This is a Giant TCR Advanced with an integrated seat tube so you don’t actually need a seatpost or clamp. That makes it just 900 grams and you save 125 grams on the seat post and clamp. Wow.
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Continue reading →: Backpacking gear
BackpackGearTest.org – Clothing. Just spent a great week in Alaska. More on that later. But one thing Ilearned is that you need the right kind of gear really matters. ONly used 10% of what we brought, but the right stuff if important. Less is more. Some good reviews of stuff…
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Continue reading →: Lance looks strong and Bike lust continues
Jen Voight’s Cervelo. Now stock bikes are easily less than 15 lbs. Here’s how: * Cervelo R2.5 frame. Now is 200 grams lighter than 2003 and is now 1000 grams if you can believe it. * FSA carbon cranks. Superlight and strong. Also FSA carbon fiber seatposts, headsets, OS115 stem,…
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Continue reading →: Biking Identification
MILITARY STYLE SPORTS ID. No, not for your bike silly, its id you might want to carry if you are riding and get hurt. How many of us travel with ID (actually, I keep a business card, credit card, $20 and proof of insurance in my backpack, but I’m a…
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Continue reading →: US Postal in 2004 becomes Discovery 2005
:: Discovery to sponsor Lance’s team. I’m sure the US Postal service was amazed that they got Lance to sponsor. Kind of too bad, they could never take advantage. The big boys are moving in though, next year, the Discovery Channel is sponsoring Lance. BTW if you are wondering if…
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Continue reading →: Dual Layer DVD Burners are here
Tom’s Hardware Guide Mass Storage: Lite-On, LG and BenQ Bring 8.5-GB Recordable DVDs to the Party – 16x: The Final Destination?. At last the DVD burner market is maturing. The DVD+RW and DVD+R format seems to be the winner. Both can go to 9GB on a single side and to…
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Continue reading →: External Hard Drive Reviews
X-bit labs – Articles – Three External Hard Disk Drives with 120GB Storage Capacity (page 8). Well these USB 2.0 drives will never be as fast as IDE drives, but it isn’t bad. The WD1200JB stuffed into an external enclosure for $200 vs. $80 if it comes as a internal…


