Joyce is always trying to control my diet making me eat all kinds of weird foods. She says it is important to eat healthy food.
Backpacking 500 miles in the Mojave Desert (part 6)
In November and December of 2000 I backpacked from my house in Palm Springs to Lake Mead and back.
Part 5 can be viewed here.
DAYs 20 & 21
It had been over a week since I had a shower and day off from walking. I had planned on spending a day in Laughlin to rest and eat. Fortunately the last two days of hiking had gone according to plan, so I checked into a hotel. Two nights were only $38 plus tax.
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The Digital Life: David vs. Goliath
Pebble vs. Apple
Tiny start up manufacturer Pebble entered the “smart watch” arena before Apple, although they knew Apple was going to become a player. What were they thinking?
For many years Apple was a computer company. Today Apple is a consumer products company, and to reflect this change, a while back they changed their name from “Apple Computer” to “Apple.” During this metamorphosis Apple became the most valuable company on the planet.
Bike Security
Last year, when I bought our Novara Safari bicycles, a priority purchase was a lock or some other security device.
The fact a security device to protect a bicycle is a requirement to keep it from being stolen pisses me off.
This got me to thinking. Almost every person I know, who has owned bikes, has had one or more stolen. In the past I have had three bikes stolen from me and all were locked to prevent theft. So thus began a new research project.
The Digital Life: Remote Controls
Every person I know has them. Some, like us, have several. Really? Are we so lazy, that we can’t just get up and turn on the TV? Do we need TV?