Author: John

  • Strava segments at REI

    Disclaimer: I used to stand outside the first REI store in Seattle in the 1970s with my now incredibly old REI card and number and wait in line for the amazing products that I was sure I needed to camp/hike. I get REI. I get it in downtown Seattle. What I didn’t see for so…

  • Simplification

    I saw this on DailyInfographic and was going to use it for a quick review of points. Then I notice on point #8 that I don’t agree with it, and then I noticed a few others and as always the lists aren’t much more than a massive set of ideas that can’t be processed or…

  • Forest Thinking

    I note it is a thing to use a social media platform to express concern about how social media platforms and posting of events (running) has taken over just enjoying oneself. Things that resonate with me this morning: https://zenhabits.net/drained/. The point on being drained brought this out of my stack of things to read, but…

  • Reading: Home is a Mug of Coffee

    I have spent many hours this summer working on my household coffee ritual. I have added a dosing funnel and learned to use a paper clip to remove hidden voids by stirring the freshly ground coffee in my portafilter. Some steps forward I have made with the advice of Peter, some I have made on…

  • Fun Trip Diversions

    I ran across this trip diversion tool to Make My Drive Fun https://makemydrivefun.com/

  • Eating Healthy v Vitamins

    I ran into recent prescription and treatment medications including a COVID OTC test which had trouble with my B Vitamins which were a fairly normal OTC combination. Nothing unusual or fancy. It did get me to thinking and I tossed out those and I am now running through the remainder of my D and C…