My son Griffin has been an avid MTG (Magic: The Gathering) player for years, and his enthusiasm has not always been contagious. At least for me it has not been contagious! But life happens and events force our hand, and I now find myself in a position where I truly want to learn more about […]
NYC Tip To Tip Walk
My wife and I moved to Manhattan in the summer of 2023, not because we had to, but because we wanted to, and both work and family considerations conveniently allowed for a few-year window where we could try out the big city. And for the relatively short time we plan on living in the Big […]
Nutrisense CGM Two Week Review
Why did I purchase the Nutrisense CGM? Am I diabetic? No. Am I pre-diabetic? I don’t think so. But I am always curious about what is happening inside my human. If I have any conditions that might cut me down or greatly reduce my quality of life, then I’d like to know. So when I […]
Dog Speech Buttons Training
This is Auggie the Doggie, a 13 month old Bernedoodle at the time we began this little experiment in learning about and using Dog Speech Buttons. It was mid-December 2020 when we laid down our first recorded button, and we are here to document our journey until we either get bored and declare it a […]
Bernedoodle Puppy – My First Weeks
My first week with a Bernedoodle puppy is in the books, and wow, I had forgotten how hard life becomes with a young puppy. Let’s just say there was a lot of crying, and not just from the puppy, but a bit of smiling as well. So that’s progress. This is not our first dog, […]
My Personalized Peg Memory System
For some number of years, probably after first stumbling across the existence of “memory champions” as a result of listening to all sorts of podcasts, I have been curious about, but have never attempted to learn, how to improve my memory. As best I can tell there are a few main methods of how memory […]
Intermittent Fasting Slow Carb Diet Mashup
Ever since my late 30’s and early 40’s, I have been fiddling with a different diet every few months to see what works for me and which ones I have the highest likelihood of sticking with for longer than a week or two. Initially the biggest dietary change I made away from the standard American […]
