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WOOT! Celebrate! Today is National Weatherperson’s Day

by up10ad | Fri Feb 5, 2010 | All (Home), Weather | 0 Comments

Thursday, February 5, 2009 is National Weatherperson Day, commemorating the birth of John Jeffries in 1744. Jeffries, one of America's first weather observers, began taking daily weather observations in Boston in 1774 and he took the first (hot air) balloon...

Winter is here

by up10ad | Sun Nov 20, 2005 | All (Home), Weather, Work | 0 Comments

Well, winter arrived early as usual. We usually get snow on or around Halloween and this year was no exception. Everyone is healthy and things are going well. The company I work for filed Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in October and I've been handling the process with the...

Sunset and update

by up10ad | Fri Nov 21, 2008 | All (Home), Photography | 0 Comments

I have been remiss in my posting here so I thought I'd offer up an iPhone photo for your enjoyment. It was taken using the iPhone app called Panorama that automatically stitches together two adjacent photos. The frame was added wit the app Photogene. On the...

Fly fishing

by up10ad | Sun Jul 20, 2008 | All (Home), Me! | 0 Comments

Went to a local spot outside of Hotchkiss with Sandi, Jimmy, Eva, Jeff, Leta, Justin & Dakota. We fished 4 of the 8 ponds and caught a variety of cutthroat, brown and rainbows.

Great New Email Client

by up10ad | Fri Feb 26, 2010 | All (Home), Web/Tech | 0 Comments

And then there was Postbox. I don't usually plug software on this blog but I have to make an exception for Postbox. I switched from Outlook several months ago and I love this alternative written by some of the key developers from Mozilla and Thunderbird who have now...

I Really Enjoyed Yesterday’s Sunset

by up10ad | Mon May 25, 2009 | All (Home), Weather | 0 Comments

Getting settled in

by up10ad | Sat Dec 8, 2007 | All (Home), Weather | 0 Comments

Believe it or not, we are still unpacking stuff. I worked all day in the garage today and didn't make a dent. A few weeks ago I did get my weather station installed and it is operating with almost all features enabled. I still have to hang the lightning detector,...

Apple Watch – Shop Apple Watch

by Rick | Sun Apr 26, 2015 | All (Home), Lifestyle, Web/Tech | 0 Comments

Stainless steel and space black stainless steel cases. The display is protected by sapphire crystal. And a range of bands in three materials. Source: Apple Watch - Shop Apple Watch - Apple Store (U.S.) I'm waiting until things mature a bit, but I think the 42mm...

Sad H1N1 Vaccine Story

by up10ad | Sat Oct 24, 2009 | All (Home), Strange | 0 Comments

I don't usually add stuff here unless it relates to our life somehow, but this is an exception. My purpose in linking to this video is not to discourage people from getting the vaccine, but to show how strange the human body functions. Keep in mind...

Panzer and Dad. Ride in the pickup.

by up10ad | Sat Jul 21, 2012 | All (Home), Me! | 0 Comments

Spring is here

by up10ad | Wed May 2, 2007 | All (Home), Weather, Work | 0 Comments

Spring came early this year. By late March it was somewhat comfortable for a few days, and April was very nice indeed. The mud season didn't amount to much more than a few days of melt-off and it was over. Things turned green very early and spring is...

Jalapeño bagel. Mmm mmm good with cream cheese! #bagel #yum

by Rick | Mon Oct 8, 2012 | All (Home), Photography | 0 Comments

First Cold Spell

by up10ad | Mon Dec 15, 2008 | All (Home), Homestead, Weather | 0 Comments

From our weather station cam this morning:

Just updating…

by up10ad | Sun May 25, 2008 | All (Home), Health, Homestead | 0 Comments

We have been working on the rental and things are going well. We have a couple all lined up with 3 horses and a teenage daughter, and we hope to have them moved in by the 2nd week of June. The house is on 1.5 ac and is a 3 BR 1 BA with a really nice bunkhouse behind...

#curepetcancer

by Rick | Sat Nov 9, 2013 | All (Home), Fun Stuff | 0 Comments

This isn't to suggest that my pal Panzer was a victim of cancer, it was tagged as part of an online support photo shoot. Panzer was the victim of his own exuberance and was taken in a vehicle accident on the road near home. My consolation is that I was there and...

New From Apple?

by up10ad | Wed Feb 17, 2010 | All (Home), Strange, Web/Tech | 0 Comments

While playing 'Words With Friends' on my iPhone I suddenly became aware of why apple named their new tablet PC the iPad:

Got a new camera

by up10ad | Fri Oct 22, 2004 | All (Home), Web/Tech | 0 Comments

After 10 years or so without a good 35mm SLR I finally bought a Canon EOS 20D Digital SLR. I'm having a lot of fun taking more photos, especially with the Canon 100-400L USM IS telephoto lens.

Ran across an old photo of my Hummer H1. What a beast.

by Rick | Wed Oct 17, 2012 | All (Home), Fun Stuff, Lifestyle | 0 Comments

Bacon Topped Meatloaf

by up10ad | Sat Mar 27, 2010 | All (Home), Lifestyle | 0 Comments

I could lose weight if I had more will power. Well, maybe not. Dang, that iPhone take nice pics sometimes.

Prep for 5K tomorrow

by Rick | Fri Jul 3, 2015 | All (Home), Food and Drink, Weather | 0 Comments

Had some weather during my carb loading... Clouds are real, lightning and temp overlay via InstaWeather app.

More snow

by Rick | Thu Feb 18, 2021 | All (Home), Homestead, Weather | 0 Comments

Another snowstorm today, 10″ plus. Took a slow-motion video out the back window. Click the square in the lower right corner to adjust to screen size.

Sister Visit

by Rick | Thu Oct 29, 2020 | All (Home), Food and Drink, Lifestyle | 0 Comments

A few weeks ago I visited my sister Diane in Maryland. She wanted to get a tattoo and since she was with me when I got my first, I was excited to accompany her. We had a great lunch with Cosmos and then headed for Flesh Tattoo in...

34° this morning

by Rick | Fri Oct 4, 2013 | All (Home), Homestead, Landscape, Seasonal, Weather | 0 Comments

Hyperlapse Video

by Rick | Wed Mar 31, 2021 | All (Home), Lifestyle, Runkeeper, Work | 0 Comments

About 7 minutes of Hyperlapse video of my 40 minute ride home from work at the Matawan Aberdeen Library. It starts off on surface streets for about 1.5 miles but the balance of about 6 miles is on the Henry Hudson Trail which parallels the Ocean, sometimes only a...

No horses were harmed in the making of this photo

by up10ad | Tue Jul 28, 2009 | All (Home), Photography | 0 Comments

This isn't a real pic, it is actually two pics taken with my iPhone while the horses were sleeping one morning recently. I stitched them together using the iPhone app Auto Stitch, cropped and framed them with the app Photogene, and added the lightning with the app...

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E-Bikes Need Batteries

Wed May 19, 2021 | All (Home), Health, Lifestyle, Runkeeper

E-Bikes Need Batteries

I've been having battery issues with my bike for the last month or so. When I hit a hard bump it just shuts down, no display or power. I discovered that I can get it active again by banging on the side of the battery, suggesting that something is disconnecting...