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Holidays and Upgrades

mark — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:28:00 -0800

A busy December, and a bug filled January have left this blog a lonely, quiet place for the past 2 ...

Airport Season 2009!

mark — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 10:16:00 -0800

It is that time of year once again where I update from the airport on my way back to North ...

Hiking Series: Red Rock Canyon, Las Vegas, NV

mark — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 11:24:00 -0800

This year the family gathered in Las Vegas for Thanksgiving. I know for most people "Vegas" isn't the first thing ...

Hiking Series: Crest Ridge Ecological Preserve (Crest)

mark — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:00:00 -0800

With the cooler weather, we've been able to resume our weekly hikes. I've got a back log to cover, but ...

Anyone Can Do Archaeology.

mark — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:30:00 -0800

Kelley sent me an email the other day that had a neat story I wanted to share with you all. ...

2012: Completely Implausible, Intelligence Insulting good time.

mark — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:28:00 -0800

Saw 2012 over the weekend. I got exactly what I expected out of it: Completely implausible, intelligence insulting good time. ...

It's Alive! And it's been Released!

mark — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:59:00 -0700

After years of work, months of recording, months of mixing and then weeks of waiting, the earthShine album is now ...

Alaska in Pictures, Part 5: Ketchikan and Victoria, BC.

mark — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 13:42:00 -0700

This trip ending really bites.

Our final two stops on the tour were more about culture than about scenery.
Ketchikan ...

Alaska in Pictures, Part 4: Glacier Bay

mark — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 19:25:00 -0700

When the area was first mapped between 1750 and 1780, Those first explorers didn't see what we now see. In ...

Alaska in Pictures, Part 3: Skagway, Vistas and Rails

mark — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:00:00 -0700

After the latest sunset I've ever seen (9:55pm) and a good night's sleep. I was ready for my leisurely day ...

Alaska in Pictures, Part 2: Juneau, Sea Lions and Glaciers and Whales, Oh My!

mark — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:00:00 -0700

When planning our time in Juneau, I had to choose between visiting Mendenall Glacier (pictured above) and going on a ...

Alaska in Pictures, Part 1: Seattle and the Inside Passage

mark — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:33:00 -0700

Those of you that read the "live blog" from Alaska may be wondering about all those pictures I'd mentioned. I'm ...

Disconnected in Alaska, & I feel fine

mark — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 10:20:00 -0700

Skagway was a tiny little town surrounded by mountains. As you know, I'm partial to those. There I hitched a ...

Juneau: ice & whales

mark — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:41:00 -0700

I like Juneau. Palin's last day in office was the day before I got here. She clearly heard I was ...

Off to the great white north

mark — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:13:00 -0700

As I write this I'm sitting in a deck chair, with mountains to my left & fading coastline to my ...

How Sprint Turned a Loyal Customer of 8 Years and Avid Defender Into a FORMER Customer in Less Than 2 Weeks

mark — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:48:00 -0700

I will be firing my wireless company, the only wireless company I've ever had. I started out with Sprint in ...

I Didn't Drop Off the Planet, I Made it Home

mark — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:59:00 -0700

That's a lot of driving. I'm not sure I want to do it again next year, I may take a ...

Almost there

mark — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:07:00 -0700

We finally made it through Kansas and into Colorado. I've had enough of flat and featureless for a while. We ...

Illinois is stinky

mark — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:58:00 -0700

I don't know what it was, Perhaps a lot of chicken & pig farms, but every few miles in IL ...

Taco time in illinois

mark — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:26:00 -0700

We've stopped for tacos in Illinois. This is the toughest part of the drive because it's late, dark & boring. ...

Louisville

mark — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:25:00 -0700

Louisville, Kentucky, for ya. Transitioning into night now.

Live blog for return home

mark — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:37:00 -0700

This will be an experiment in live blogging as I send real time updates of my journey home from my ...

Bob's long, Wonderful Evening Interrupted by Ludicrously Beautiful Morning

mark — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:59:00 -0700

After I last wrote, we spent many hours wrestling with my desktop PC, which has decided that it is against ...

Food of the South greets Bob in NC

mark — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:54:00 -0700

I know it's been a week, but there's a lot to cover so I'll get to it.

Two more days ...

Absurd Cross-continental Road Trip, the Sequel! Bob 8!

mark — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:32:00 -0700

When I finally got to sleep last night at 1am, I had been awake for 42 hours, except for short ...

Hiking Series: Laguna Mountains Recreational Area, Eastern San Diego County

mark — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:11:00 -0700

This was probably my favorite hike so far. There was non-stop beautiful scenery and breathtaking views. And, at an average ...

Mark's Unintentional Nazi Film Marathon

mark — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:11:00 -0700

I've looked at my Netflix rental activity over the past few months to confirm what I just realized: I've unintentionally ...

Hiking Series: Rice Canyon, Bonita

mark — Tue, 19 May 2009 12:00:00 -0700

Rice Canyon is a typical San Diego nature preserve, in that it is too small, too modified by humans, and ...

I Missed Some Hikes In There

mark — Sun, 17 May 2009 20:44:00 -0700

Since my last "Hiking Series" post, I've gone on 2 hikes that I hadn't mentioned yet. The first, was a ...

Day of The Dead

mark — Mon, 11 May 2009 00:38:00 -0700

This is a story about turning a weekend from a disappointment, to memorable. Or, becoming an errand boy for the ...