Category Archives: Knowledge

My Travels with Vlad

Posted on November 5, 2017 by jimbo

When I was still in college, I attempted to read a book named _Phoenix_, and stopped after the first chapter or so; I don’t know, it just didn’t grab me. The copy I had was borrowed from a guy who … Continue reading →

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Brett Favre, quarterback

Posted on September 29, 2017 by jimbo

He’s from Mississippi (you have to make the sound effects) em-eye-ess-ess-eye-ess-ess-eye-pee-pee-eye. Gets drafted by the Falcons, sits the bench behind some other QB, gets late games with big leads, &c. He leaves after a couple years, gets picked up by … Continue reading →

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The Enemy’s Gate is Down.

Posted on August 22, 2017 by jimbo

Windsurfing requires a lot of angles to come together properly to work right. Wind comes from a direction, which changes often in direction and velocity. A sail will always tend to luff (or, in the case of a windsurfing sail, … Continue reading →

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Windsurfing – back to basics

Posted on August 20, 2017 by jimbo

I’ve been having trouble making it into the footstraps all year. Is part of it a question of attitude, rather than skill? Most likely. However, it has occurred to me that part of the problem is also that I’m still … Continue reading →

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Four days in The Gorge

Posted on August 14, 2017 by jimbo

It finally rained in Portland and Seattle, knocking down the smoke from the BC wildfires. Rain in Troutdale Sunday morning, sunny and cranking at The Hook. You gotta love physics. Both kids really enjoyed the weekend, lots of progress with … Continue reading →

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Deck of Many Things, age 18

Posted on September 6, 2015 by jimbo

I had been playing D&D since age 9 or so, when Ian M__ of Middletown, a classmate of mine, introduced me to the game. We soon left town, and I couldn’t find anyone else to play D&D with through high … Continue reading →

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A better Arduino

Posted on February 15, 2015 by jimbo

I have an automation project. Like a CNC, but different. Anyway, some computer-controlled sensors and motors and stuff. Normally, I would reach for an Arduino for this task, but I stopped, for two reasons. First, there was a particular protocol … Continue reading →

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First frost

Posted on November 11, 2014 by jimbo

Today we woke up to a frosty lawn. There was quite a bit of hard rain last week, followed by a nice day or two over the weekend. The clouds kept coming in overnight to warm things up, but last … Continue reading →

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Rocksmith day 4

Posted on December 10, 2013 by jimbo

I played a lot of Rocksmith over the weekend. I started Saturday night when I got home with Scott’s borrowed guitar. By the end of the night, I decided that I wanted a guitar. So, Saturday, me and the kids … Continue reading →

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Honey starting to come in

Posted on July 25, 2013 by jimbo

Over the course of the last 2 weeks, I’ve been starting to pull off fully-capped frames of honey from the supers. I’d put 3 supers on each hive, but the third super wasn’t getting a lot of action, and I … Continue reading →

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