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Vancouver Vacation: Day 7
The day was started late. We got up after 9 and lazed around the house until noon. We tried to get a geocache just down the road. It was a multi-cache and the first stage required finding a set of … Continue reading
Vancouver Vacation: Day 6
Paradise found. Like lumps of coal we slept until 10 AM. Warm toast, eggs, and a selection of meats and cheeses certainly goes well with sipping thick coffee. I, of course, had to taint my coffee with some hazelnut coffee … Continue reading
Vancouver Vacation: Day 4
Whew. Fun can be so tiring. I started this morning out with a three mile run along the False Creek walkway. Just a week ago I was running along the Tanque Verde wash in Tucson. There are many striking differences. … Continue reading
Vancouver Vacation: Day 3
Stress is a wonderful thing when measured in retreat. If its origin is a two week long PowerPoint marathon building up to a two day program review, and all that remains is the afterglow from the fiery mass of Microsoft … Continue reading
Vancouver Vacation: Day 2
A rest day. We stayed at the 54th street resort mostly poolside. Sushi for lunch. Chinese takeout for dinner. My daughter learned how to do a full flip off the diving board. I am trying to talk her into a … Continue reading
Vancouver Trip: Day 1
This is the initial travel day of our Vancouver Island vacation. After packing all day then driving to Phoenix, we caught the 8:11 PM flight to Spokane. It landed at 10:55. Taxi to the 54th street resort. Glass of wine. … Continue reading
2play or not 2play?
Would you play a game that had an 83 % chance of doubling our money and only a 17% chance of losing? Suppose you are asked to play a simple betting game which has the following rules: All the participants … Continue reading
House Prices continue to fall.
Here in Tucson, the house prices continue to fall. Not only has the housing bubble completely vanished, but the momentum of the market has brought the average price of a Tucson home to less than 90% of its non-bubble inflated … Continue reading
‘Pandora and Judas’ – two books, one universe, and lots of soul.
WOW What else can I say. After completing Peter F Hamilton’s space opera Pandora’s Star and Judas Unchanged I was left breathless and introspective. Years ago after spending 5 hours to summit Yosemite’s Half Dome, I walked out on a … Continue reading
The Guild
About a couple of months ago Essee Gi gave me a tube link to ‘The Guild’. See www.watchtheguild.com. Hilarious! I definitely had many LMAO moments while watching the first season. Now they have four episodes of season two. Between doing … Continue reading