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Latest — 15 May 2026

King of the Mountain

I used to ride my bike a lot, particularly when I lived in the city. The drivers in the city were much more tolerant of cyclists for two reasons, I think: 1. At least some roads were designed with bicycles in mind (certainly not all). 2. You don't

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$10 Per Push-up or $1 million

Sometimes interesting questions come out of Reddit. Consistently, the wrong answers come out of Reddit. The post captured above asks, $10 per push-up for life vs $1 million right now Score one for Reddit for the interesting question. What about the wrong answer though? It's not that this

The Perseverance of the Saints

Our bedtime routine (for the kids) includes reading something, followed by discussion of recent events (which I usually frame as "anything to discuss about today or tomorrow?" – I like for the kids to be aware of the next day's plans), prayer and then lights out. Most

Fat by Default

Wow. So, I'm working on setting up health insurance. One step requires providing details including height, weight and ... waist measurement. The infographic at the top is what they accosted me with. Pudgy, frumpy fatties. What in the world. Were moderately fit avatars just too offensive? Too difficult for

European Car Mechanic Drives a Chevy

I'm sitting in the waiting room at my mechanic. It is first thing in the morning. He specializes in European cars. Every car in the little parking lot out front is a Mercedes, Audi or the like. He pulls up in a beat up Chevy Silverado which I

Waterfalls, Hiking, Dinner, Etc.

Somehow I managed to get my work done at a reasonable hour, so H, A and I (it's too bad my name doesn't start with an "I", because then my abbreviations could be even more confusing) made the trek down into the valley to

Blinded by My Refrigerator; My Mom's Silver Service

Some product features are so painfully obvious that it is impossible to understand why they don't exist. It has been maybe ten minutes, and I can still "see" the blindingly bright light from the refrigerator when I close my eyes. Whether the sun is streaming in

The Lime Wire Sardine Can

When I worked at Lime Wire in SoHo NYC, when I first hired on, the developers had a "pod" of desks. It was relatively spacious. We each had six or eight feet of desk space. It was open, which wasn't ideal, but with only a half

Don't Give Up and Get Fat

I went to a child's birthday party recently; a friend of my kids. We live in a rural area, but a generally affluent rural area. This party was also rural, but perhaps a bit less affluent (a solid step or two above trailer park). I should caveat what

Elgato Stream Deck for Workouts?

I've been looking for an excuse to buy an Elgato Stream Deck literally for years. I don't exercise a ton of self-control when it comes to useful tech purchases that will give me productivity edge, but we're going on years now, and I haven&

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