I was invited to participate in a “geo art” project for the Washington State Geocaching Association’s (WSGA) anniversary. Though my contribution was pretty minimal, I did want to jot down some thoughts on what work went into doing this and why I think it was a success. Geoart endeavors to draw or spell out something […]
To add variety to geocaching, “blackouts” challenges are posted whereby one has to find a slice of geocaches in an area. The last one I did was the Bellevue Blackout, which was nicely constrained within the city limits of the town I work. It took me about two years to finish. Other blackouts have included
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A few days before we were going to leave on a week-long roadtrip, my spouse suggested we swap out her original radio for something that would play MP3s and, ideally, had an USB port. I did some quick research and found a JVC unit that work fine. The other requirement was maintaining compatibility with the
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I’m not sure what was more puzzling: They insist on a strong passwords, but are able to handle only two non-alphanumeric characters. For example, this-password-restriction-is-poopy-doodoo-7F92PChQXHkR=mz{mzTfs6x6z”, the sequence emitted when my head landed on my keyboard, violates most of their rules. This information is intellectual property.
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I happily report that this blog has been nominated for The Liebster Blog Award by Horse Bits. I was expecting a focus on ritualistic hazing, drinking and debauchery, followed by debauchery and drinking. But in reading John’s intro paragraph, I am corrected that the intent is for the little folk (blogs with fewer than 200
Despite a concerted effort to keep my inbox tamed, it’s now back above 30 undealt-with emails. While falling behind, I’ve noticed some recurring – and annoying – behavioral patterns. I’m sure the list is incomplete, so feel free to share! “The two-for” – a person who always — always— sends a second mail with the
I have an upcoming had a project at work where I’d benefit from being better versed in a specific technology. After combing through the library holdings, and needing something longer-lasting than Intralibrary loan, I found some promising reference materials on Amazon for $40 each. Tech books have a poor payout / useful life ratio, so I
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It’s been ages since I’d had one of these. But, on our last evening in Ashland, we went to the all-organic place, Grilla Bites. Though they offered burgers, I opted for the portobello sandwich, substituting the bleu cheese for mozzarella. It was awesome: The second best meal was a potato gnocchi at Green Gables in
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