The Curious Engineer

Piaw's Blog

2018–2026

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October 2026

  1. July 15th: Shinjuku and Shibuya
  2. July 13-14: San Francisco to Tokyo
  3. 2026 Tour of the Alps Conclusions and Thoughts
  4. July 7th: Epilogue
  5. Review: A Life on Our Planet
  6. July 6th: Thonon-les-Bains to Hotel Movenpick Geneva Airport
  7. Review: Game Wizards
  8. July 5th: Col des Mosses to Thonon-les-Bains
  9. July 4th: Lauterbrunnen to Col des Mosses
  10. Review: GPUTEK Mini Electric Bike Pump
  11. July 3rd: North Face Trail to Stechelberg
  12. July 2nd: Hotel Rosenlaui to Lauterbrunnen
  13. July 1st: St Beatus Caves and Trummelbach Falls
  14. June 30: Engleshorn Hutte
  15. Review: Kindle Scribe Colorsoft
  16. June 29th: Nessental "Terrace" Hotel to Hotel Rosenlaui
  17. June 28th: Hospental to Nessental "Terrace" Hotel
  18. June 27th: Hospental to Airolo
  19. June 26th: Hospental to Donat Elms
  20. Review: A Second Chance at Eden
  21. June 25th: Gelmersee Hike
  22. June 24th: Devil's Bridge Hike and Natschen Hikes

September 2026

  1. June 23rd: Brig to Hospental
  2. June 22nd: Grand St Bernard Hospice to Brig
  3. Review: Fist of the North Star Vols 1-10
  4. June 21st: Aosta to Grand St Bernard Hospice
  5. Review: Absolute Wonder Woman Vol 1-2
  6. June 20th: Ivrea to Aosta
  7. June 19th: Isola 2000 to Ivrea
  8. Review: Absolute Superman Vol 1 & 2
  9. June 18th: Saint-Etienne-de-Tinee to Isola 2000
  10. Review: Rise of the Dungeon Master
  11. June 17th: Jausiers to Saint-Etienne-de-Tinee
  12. June 16th: Napolean Refuge Vars to Jausiers
  13. Review: Nor Crystal Tears
  14. July 15th: Arvieux to Napoleon Refuge Vars
  15. Review: Titanium Noir
  16. June 14th: Briancon to Arvieux
  17. June 13th: Valloire to Briancon
  18. Review: Spin
  19. June 12th: San Francois Longchamp to Valloire
  20. Review: The Battle of Space Fort Jefferson and Other Stories
  21. June 11: Le Lechere to Saint Francois Longchamp
  22. June 10th: Arpettaz Loop

August 2026

  1. Review: The Dictator's Handbook
  2. June 9th: Bourg St. Maurice to Le Lechere
  3. Review: Eversion
  4. June 8th: Flumet to Bourg St Maurice
  5. 2026 Tour of the Alps Index Page
  6. Review: Halcyon Years
  7. June 7th: Bonneville to Flumet
  8. Review: Eight Billion Genies
  9. June 6th: Geneva to Bonneville
  10. June 5th: Prologue
  11. Review: The Power Fantasy
  12. Review: Die
  13. Review: The Green Leopard Plague and Other Stories
  14. Review: The Fortunate Fall
  15. Review: Slow Gods
  16. Review: Do Hard Things

July 2026

  1. Review: The Gone World
  2. Review: Voice of the Whirlwind
  3. Review: How to Win A Trade War
  4. Review: Our Dollar, Your Problem
  5. Review: First Light - Switching on Stars at the Dawn of Time
  6. Review: There is no Antimemetics Division

June 2026

  1. Review: Frieren Vol 11-14
  2. Reread: Lord Valentine's Castle
  3. Review: Frieren - Beyond Journey's End Vol 6-10
  4. Re-read: The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest
  5. Re-read: The Girl Who Played With Fire
  6. Review: The Story of Astrophysics in Five Revolutions
  7. Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm
  8. Review: From Star to Superstar - the Asian American Guide to Elite Colleges
  9. Review: Racing Through The Dark

May 2026

  1. First Impressions: Santa Cruz Blur
  2. Review: Frieren - Beyond Journey's End Vol 1-5
  3. More Everything Forever
  4. New Touring Bike Concept
  5. Upgrading the Touring Bike to AXS Wireless
  6. Review: Same as Ever
  7. Mallorca Recommendations
  8. Review: AirFly Bluetooth Adapter
  9. Review: Ritchey Classic Zeta Wheels
  10. Review: The Art of Spending Money
  11. Review: COROS HRM
  12. April 12-13: Epilogue
  13. April 11: Cap Formentor and Cami de Boquer
  14. Review: Fundamentals - Ten Keys to Reality
  15. April 10th: Lluc to Sa Calobra via Bike Shuttle
  16. April 9th: Col Feminia
  17. Review: The Beauty of Falling
  18. April 8th: Emita de la Victoria

April 2026

  1. Review: Empire of AI
  2. April 7th: Andratx to Club Del Sol
  3. April 6th: Cap Formentor
  4. Review: Exit Interview
  5. 2026 Mallorca Trip Report
  6. Review: Lies My Teacher Told Me
  7. April 5: Santa Magdelena
  8. Prologue: April 3-4 San Francisco to Club Del Sol, Port de Pollenca
  9. Review: Lone Wolf and Cub: The Gateless Barrier
  10. Review: Miracle Children
  11. Review: The Anthropocene Reviewed
  12. Review: The Elements of Marie Curie
  13. Re-read: The Magician's Land
  14. Review: The Haywire Heart

March 2026

  1. Review: American Vampire Vol 1
  2. Re-read: Lone Wolf and Cub - The Assassin's Road
  3. Review: Apple in China
  4. Review: Wonders of the Universe
  5. Re-read: The Magician King
  6. Review: Why does E=MC^2? (And Why Should We Care?)
  7. Review: Human Universe
  8. Review: The Quantum Universe
  9. Review: Congratulations, By The Way

February 2026

  1. Review: Black Holes - The Key to Understanding the Universe
  2. Review: The Highest Exam - How the Gaokao Shapes China
  3. Review: Breakneck
  4. Re-read: The Magicians
  5. Review: Looking for Alaska
  6. Review: The Fault in Our Stars
  7. Friction shifting finds its limits
  8. Review: The Age of Diagnosis

January 2026

  1. Review: King Sorrow
  2. Review: Notes on Being a Man
  3. Point Reyes Coast Campground
  4. Review: The Escape
  5. Review: Jan Ullrich - The Best there Never Was
  6. Review: LG Gram 17" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V Laptop
  7. Review: The Housekeeper and the Professor
  8. Review: Codex
  9. Review: A Marriage at Sea

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December 2025

  1. Review: The Sexual Evolution
  2. Epilogue & Conclusions
  3. 2025 BVI: November 30 - Privateer Bay, Norman Island to Nanny Cay Marina, Tortola
  4. 2025 BVI: November 29th - Privateer Bay, Norman Island
  5. 2025 BVI: Nov 28 - White Bay, Peter Island to Privateer Bay, Norman Island
  6. BVI 2025: November 27 - Long Bay, Jost Van Dyke to White Bay, Peter Island
  7. BVI 2025: Nov 26 - Marina Cay to Long Bay, Jost Van Dyke
  8. 2025 BVI: November 25 - Deadman's Bay, Peter Island to Marina Cay
  9. BVI 2025: Nov 24 Kelly's Cove, Norman Island to Deadman's Bay, Peter Island
  10. BVI 2025: Nov 23rd - Nanny Cay Marina , Tortola to Kelly's Cove, Norman Island
  11. Review: Grunt
  12. 2025 BVI Sailing Trip
  13. Building Xiaoiqin's Ritchey Montebello
  14. BVI 2025: Nov 22 Prologue
  15. 2026 Book Reviews
  16. Re-read: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Mainteneance
  17. Review: Cosmos

November 2025

  1. Review: Science Under Seige
  2. Review: Batman by Grant Morrison
  3. Books of the Year 2025
  4. Review: Very Far Away From Anywhere Else
  5. Review: Plays Well With Others
  6. Review: Aurora
  7. Review: Struck by Genius
  8. Review: Ghost in the Shell - Standalone Complex

October 2025

  1. Review: The Grand Design
  2. Review: The Woman Behind the New Deal
  3. Review: Broken Stars
  4. Review: Genius Makers
  5. Review: Human Compatible
  6. Review: Katabasis
  7. Capitola Overnight
  8. Review: Empire of Pain
  9. Review: Shokz Openswim Pro
  10. Review: Arrowsmith
  11. Review: TheMagic5 Swimming Googles
  12. Review: AstroCity Metro Book Vol 6
  13. Review: Superman - Camelot Falls
  14. Reiew: The Molecule of More
  15. Review: Batman - Creature of the Night

September 2025

  1. Review: Superman - Secret Identity
  2. Review: Good Omens Graphic Novel
  3. San Francisco Crosstown and Double Cross Walks
  4. Review: Hileen replacement nosepads for Oakley cycling glasses
  5. Review: Wolftooth Encase Hex Wrench Kit
  6. Review: Beguilement
  7. Long term review: Waxing Chains
  8. Review: Gabaruk 11-50 11s cassette
  9. Review: Play Nice
  10. 2025 Tour Epilogue
  11. July 4: Lustenau to Lindau (Germany)
  12. July 3: Lenzerheide to Lustenau
  13. Review: Flow Control Filter for Aeropress
  14. July 2: Bergun to Lenzerheide
  15. Review: 1Q84
  16. July 1: Madulain to Bergun
  17. Review: Ortlieb Saddlebag 4 liter
  18. June 30th: Zernez to Maudalin
  19. June 29: Pontresina Panaromic Hike

August 2025

  1. June 28: Trafoi to Livigno (with bus transfer from Santa Maria Val Mustair)
  2. Review: Novelist as a Vocation
  3. June 27: Pfunds to Trafoi
  4. June 26: Mayrhofen to Pfunds (with train transfer from Jenbach to Landeck)
  5. Review: Norwegian Wood
  6. June 25: Mayrhofen Panoramaweg
  7. Review: Kaisnvxs SIM card for Europe
  8. June 24: Krimml to Mayrhofen
  9. June 23 2025: Heiligenblut to Krimml (with a train transfer from Zell am See to Mittersil)
  10. Review: Camelbak Steel Podium Bottle
  11. June 22: Nikolsdorf to Heilgenblut
  12. Review: 4monster Day Hiking stowable backpack
  13. June 21: Untervellach to Nikolsdorf
  14. June 20th: Bohjinska Bela to Untervellach
  15. Review: dwndpump Electric Pump
  16. June 19: Lake Bled Rest Day
  17. Review: Supergirl - Woman of Tomorrow
  18. June 18th: Rifugio Pian dei Ciclamani to Bohinskja Bela
  19. June 17: Barcis to Rifugio Pian Dei Ciclamani
  20. Review: Everything is Tuberculosis
  21. June 16: Selva di Cadore to Barcis

July 2025

  1. Review: Ritchey Classic Zeta Wheels
  2. June 15th: Misurina to Selva di Cadore
  3. June 14: Son Forca
  4. Review: Shift
  5. June 13: Secada Loop
  6. Review: Specialized Men's SL Pro Short Finger Gloves and Supacaz Supa G Short Glove
  7. June 12: Tre Cime di Laverado
  8. Index Page: 2025 Tour of the Dolomites, Slovenia, Austria, and Engadin Alps
  9. Review: Spent by Alison Bechdel
  10. June 11th: Toblach to Misurina
  11. Review: Our Moon
  12. June 10th: Sterzing to Bruneck
  13. June 7-9: Prologue
  14. Re-read: Aurora Rising

June 2025

  1. Review: 7.5 Lessons About the Brain
  2. Review: Moral Ambition
  3. Review: The Goal
  4. Re-read: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
  5. Review: The Nvidia Way
  6. Yosemite Memorial Day Half Dome Trip

May 2025

  1. Review: The Adventures of Mary Darling
  2. Review: The Power Broker
  3. Reread: Exhalation
  4. Review: The Shape of a Life
  5. Review: The King's Peace
  6. Review: The Thinking Machine
  7. Pigeon Point Overnight 2025

April 2025

  1. Review: Stronger
  2. Review: Abundance
  3. How to buy digital editions of my books
  4. Review: Normal People
  5. Review: Careless People
  6. Review: Why Your Bike Is Made in Asia

March 2025

  1. Review: Rethinking Diabetes
  2. Reread: Outlive
  3. Review: Silca SuperPista Digital Floor Pump
  4. Review: Soldier Son Trilogy
  5. Review: Zatanna
  6. Review: Worlds
  7. Review: Batman/Catwoman
  8. Review: Navaris Long Handle Ti Spork
  9. Review: GTYOPR Collapsible Cups and Bowls
  10. Review: Justice (DC Graphic Novel)
  11. Re-read: Kingdom Come
  12. Review: Jellyfish Age Backwards

February 2025

  1. Review: Twitter and Tear Gas - The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest
  2. Review: EOS EF-M 55-200 4.5-6.3 IS STM
  3. 2025 New Zealand: January 5th - Epilogue & Conclusions
  4. 2025 New Zealand: January 4th: Hokitki to Christchurch
  5. Review: Platypus Quickdraw Filter
  6. 2025 New Zealand: January 3rd - Alpine Junction to Hokitiki
  7. Review: Hydrapak Flux Collapsible Water Bottles
  8. 2025 New Zealand: January 2nd - Diamond Lake and Rocky Point
  9. 2025 New Zealand: January 1 - Milford Sound to Alpine Junction (Wanaka)
  10. Review: Covacure Collapsible Hiking Poles
  11. 2024 New Zealand: December 31st - Queenstown to Milford Sound
  12. Review: Osprey Daylite Plus Daypack
  13. 2024 New Zealand: December 30th Ben Lomond
  14. 2024 New Zealand: December 29th Glenorchy
  15. Review: Sea-to-Summit Spark Ultralight Down Bag
  16. 2024 New Zealand: December 28th - Manapouri Hut to Queenstown
  17. Review: Digital Minimalism
  18. New Zealand 2024: December 27th - Iris Burn Hut to Manapouri Hut
  19. 2024 New Zealand: December 26th - Luxmore Hut to Iris Burn Hut
  20. Review: Keep Sharp

January 2025

  1. 2024 New Zealand: December 25th - Te Anau to Luxmore Hut
  2. Review: The Chaos Balance
  3. 2024 New Zealand: December 24th - Twizel to Te Anau
  4. 2024 New Zealand: Sealy Tarn and Tasman Glacier Viewpoint
  5. 2024-2025 Fiji and New Zealand Index Page
  6. New Zealand 2024: December 22nd - Geraldine to Twizel
  7. Review: Fall of Angels
  8. 2024 New Zealand: December 21st - Nadi to Christchurch to Geraldine
  9. New Zealand & Fiji 2024-2025: Prologue
  10. Review: The Death of Chaos
  11. Review: Revenge of the Tipping Point
  12. Review: Best American Science and Nature Writing 2024
  13. Review: Die with Zero
  14. Review: Engineering in Plain Sight

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December 2024

  1. 10 years of Bicycle Quarterly
  2. Review: How Medicine Works and When It Doesn't
  3. Re-read: V for Vendetta
  4. Review: The Impossible Man
  5. Review: The Bright Sword
  6. Review: A Widow for One Year
  7. Review: Fire Max 11
  8. Review: Castle in the Air
  9. Review: Flashpoint
  10. Review: Three Jokers
  11. 2025 Book Reviews

November 2024

  1. Books of the Year 2024
  2. Yosemite 2024: Mirror Lake Loop
  3. Review: Bruce Lee - A Life
  4. Yosemite 2024: Sentinel Dome, Roosevelt Point, Taft Point
  5. Yosemite 2024: Mist and Vernal Falls
  6. Review: The End is Always Near
  7. Yosemite 2024 Index Page
  8. Review: Kiki's Delivery Service
  9. Review: Tapped Out
  10. Review: Barking Up the Wrong Tree
  11. Review: The Wild Life of Our Bodies

October 2024

  1. Review: The Rise and Fall of Dinosaurs
  2. Review: What Makes This Book So Great
  3. Re-read: Yendi
  4. Review: Abanen Quick Fit 22mm Elastic Band for Fenix 47mm watches
  5. Review: The Rise and Reign of Mammals
  6. Review: CycPlus Tiny Pump
  7. Reread: Jhereg
  8. Mt Tamalpais Birthday Trip
  9. Re-read: The Snow Queen
  10. Capitola Weekend Trip
  11. MTB Whistler Day 6 & Epilogue
  12. Review: Veken Temperature Control Kettle
  13. MTB Whistler: Days 4-5
  14. Timemore C3 Coffee Grinder
  15. Whistler MTB: Rest Day
  16. Whistler MTB Trip Index Page

September 2024

  1. Review: The Second Shot
  2. Whistler MTB: Day 3
  3. Review: REI Link Seat Bag
  4. Whistler MTB: Day 1-2
  5. Whistler MTB Trip: Prolog
  6. Review: Janissaries
  7. Epilogue: Bern to Zurich to San Francisco
  8. July 5th: Linthal to Bern
  9. July 4th: Galtur to Linthal
  10. Long Term Assessment: Silca Secret Bike Chain Lube
  11. July 3rd: Kappl to Galtur
  12. Review: Fast After 50
  13. July 2nd: Mals to Kappl
  14. July 1st: Merano Rest Day
  15. Review: Review: Favero Assioma MX-1 Power Meter Pedals
  16. June 30th: Lake Misurina to Merano
  17. Re-read: The Big Sleep
  18. June 29th: Arabba to Misurina
  19. June 28th: Vigo di Fassa to Arabba

August 2024

  1. June 27th: Merano to Vigo di Fassa
  2. Review: Slow Productivity
  3. June 26th: Livigno to Merano
  4. June 25th: Bormio to Livigno via Laghi Cancano
  5. Review: Rene Herse Stampede Pass Tires
  6. June 24th: Motirolo
  7. Review: The Language of the Night
  8. June 23rd: Zero Day in Bormio
  9. June 22nd: Santa Maria to Bormio
  10. June 21st: Zernez to Santa Maria
  11. Reread: A Fire Upon The Deep
  12. June 20th: Lenzerheide to Zernez
  13. June 19th: Disentis to Lenzerheide
  14. Review: Logitech Pebble Keys 2 K380s
  15. June 18th: Biasca to Disentis
  16. Review: Spigen Pixel 8 Pro Case Slim Armor Essential S
  17. June 17th: Hotel Handegg to Biasca
  18. June 16th: Hotel Rosenlaui to Hotel Handegg
  19. Reread: Altered Carbon
  20. Tour of the Alps 2024 Index Page
  21. June 15th: St Beatus Swiss Caves
  22. Review: Valuable Humans in Transit

July 2024

  1. June 14th: Zurich to Meiringen to Hotel Rosenlaui
  2. June 12th-13th: San Francisco to Zurich
  3. Reread: Aristoi
  4. Stories are Weapons
  5. Review: Humble Pi
  6. Review: Material World
  7. Review: 23 Things They Don't Tell you about Capitalism

June 2024

  1. Review: AirStreamZ Wind Noise Reducer
  2. Review: Not the End of the World
  3. Review: Maxforce Fleet Ant Bait Gel
  4. Re-Read: The Curse of Chalion
  5. New Road Bike for Xiaoqin

May 2024

  1. Re-read: A Deepness in the Sky
  2. Review: Sofirn BS01 Bike Light
  3. Review: The Lost Cause
  4. Review: The History of Video Games
  5. Re-read: The Sword of Destiny

April 2024

  1. Review: A Brief History of Intelligence
  2. Re-read: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Mainteneance
  3. Kirby Cove Campground Trip
  4. Review: Bryton Gardia R300 Radar
  5. Reread: Among Others

March 2024

  1. Review: Sweet Bean Paste
  2. Review: Days at the Morisaki Bookshop
  3. Re-read: The Last Wish
  4. My Chain Waxing Experiment
  5. Review: Ass Saver Win Wing Gravel
  6. Review: Ours Was The Shining Future
  7. Review: Clover Collector's Edition
  8. Boen's First Pigeon Point trip

February 2024

  1. Review: The Sandman (Season 1)
  2. Review: Machine Vendetta
  3. Review: Road Holland Utrecht Wool Jersey
  4. Review: Narrative Economics
  5. Review: The Fund
  6. Review: The Walking Dead Compendium Four
  7. Review: The Walking Dead Compendium Three
  8. Review: The Walking Dead Compendium 2
  9. Review: The Time-Crunched Cyclist

January 2024

  1. Re-read: The Walking Dead - Compendium 1
  2. Review: Determined
  3. 2023/2024 Point Reyes Wildcat Campground - New Year's Eve Backpack
  4. Review: Pixel 8 Pro
  5. Review: Built
  6. Review: Steam Deck OLED
  7. Review: The Death of Chaos
  8. Long Term Review: Anker Battery/USB Adapter for Resmed AirMini
  9. Review: Fenix 7 Pro Sapphire Solar
  10. Review: The Curious Human Knee
  11. Review: Garmin Edge 840
  12. Review: Democracy Awakening
  13. Review: Garmin Rally XC200 Pedals
  14. 2023 Bahamas - What I learned
  15. Review: The Delusions of Crowds
  16. 2023 Bahamas: Nov 27th Man O'War Cay to Marsh Harbor
  17. Review: Remember
  18. 2023 Bahamas - Nov 26th: Anna Cay to Man O'War Cay
  19. 2023 Bahamas Index Page

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December 2023

  1. 2023 Bahamas: Nov 25th - Lynyard Cay to Anna Cay
  2. Review: Number Go Up
  3. 2023 Bahamas: November 24th Snake Cay to Lynyard Cay
  4. 2023 Bahamas: Nov 23rd Mermaid Reef Great Abacos to Snake Cay
  5. 2023 Bahamas: Nov 22 Coco Bay, Green Turtle Cay to Mermaid Reef, Great Abaco Island
  6. Review: Size - How It Explains the World
  7. 2023 Bahamas - Nov 21st: Rat Cay to Coco Bay, Green Turtle Cay
  8. 2023 Bahamas - Nov 20th Bakers Bay, Great Guana Cay to Rat Cay
  9. Review: The Last Politician
  10. 2023 Bahamas - Nov 19th: Conch Inn Marina to Baker's Bay, Great Guana Cay
  11. Review: The Order War
  12. Review: Marvel's Midnight Suns
  13. 2023 Bahamas: Nov 18th Prologue
  14. Reread: The Magic Engineer
  15. Reread: The Towers of Sunset
  16. Long Term Review: Kindle Scribe
  17. Reread: The Magic of Recluce
  18. 2024 Book Reviews Index

November 2023

  1. Review: Starter Villain
  2. Review: Practical Magic
  3. Review: Trigger Warning
  4. Review: Jobst Brandt Ride Bike!
  5. Review: The Age of Scientific Wellness
  6. 2023 Books of the Year Selection
  7. Review: The Fourth Turning Is Here
  8. Review: How We Learn
  9. Review: Elder Race
  10. Review: The World of JRR Tolkien

October 2023

  1. Review: Books that Matter - The Prince
  2. Review: The Poppy War
  3. Reread: House of Suns
  4. Review: Two Wheels Good
  5. Review: Going Infinite
  6. Review: American Born Chinese
  7. Review: Babel
  8. Review: Elon Musk
  9. Review: Outlive
  10. Review: The Way Home
  11. Bull Run Lake Backpack Boen Edition
  12. Review: The Knowledge Gap

September 2023

  1. Review: Yellowface
  2. Review: Heartstoppers Vol 1-4
  3. Review: The Rare Metals War
  4. Review: Fire and Hemlock
  5. Review: America in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era
  6. Review: The John Varley Reader
  7. Review: The Science of Storytelling
  8. Bicentennial Campground Bikepacking Trip
  9. Review: That Will Never Work
  10. Review: American Prometheus
  11. Review: North Face Wawona 6 person tent
  12. Review: Delicious - The Evolution of Flavor and How It Made Us Human

August 2023

  1. Re-read: Ender's Game
  2. New Resmed AirMini Camping Setup
  3. Haypress Trip #2
  4. Review: The People's Hospital
  5. Review: Volt Rush
  6. Review: Scosche Rhythm+2.0
  7. Review: Oxo Outdoor Kitchen Soap Dispensing Dish Brush
  8. Review: Dark Sun - The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb
  9. Samuel P Taylor Backpacking Trip
  10. Re-read: Anansi Boys
  11. Review: Bubblebum Inflatable Travel Booster Seat
  12. Review: Osprey Savu 5 Lumbar Bike Pack
  13. Review: Scientist - EO Wilson A Life in Nature
  14. Review: Deuter Speedlite 25
  15. Review: Attack on Titan Vol 1-8
  16. Tips and Tricks for Canada 2023
  17. 2023 Vancouver
  18. Review: The Making of the Atomic Bomb
  19. 2023 Whistler: Explorations with Bowen
  20. Review: Scam me if you can
  21. 2023 Whistler: Rest Day
  22. 2023 Whistler Day 3: Solo Explorations

July 2023

  1. Review: The New Education
  2. 2023 Whistler Day 2 - Tour de Silverberg
  3. Re-Read: Odd and the Frost Giants
  4. 2023 Whistler - Day 1
  5. 2023 Banff: Athabasca Glacier and Lake Moraine
  6. Review: Logicomix
  7. 2023 Banff National Park: Helen Lake
  8. Re-read: Stardust
  9. 2023 Banff National Park: Plain of the Six Glaciers
  10. 2023 Canadian Rockies - Transition to Lake Louise
  11. 2023 Canadian Rockies & Whistler Index Page
  12. 2023 Waterton Lakes - Bear's Hump
  13. Review: Patient Zero
  14. Waterton Lakes Day 2: Goat Lake
  15. Canada 2023: Waterton Lakes National Park Day 1 - Crandell Lake, Linnet Lake, and Many Glacier
  16. Reread: The Mists of Avalon
  17. Review: Chip War
  18. Reread: Fables #1-75

June 2023

  1. Review: Blue Lock 1-10
  2. Review: The End of the World is Just the Beginning
  3. Review: Sandman Act III
  4. Re-read: The Killing Joke
  5. Reread: The Ocean at the End of the Lane
  6. Review: Astro City - Ordinary Heroes
  7. Re-read: The Graveyard Book
  8. Review: A Swim in a Pond in the Rain
  9. Review: Honor Guard and Reflections
  10. Review: Osprey Savu 5
  11. Review: No Excuses - Existentialism and the Meaning of Life
  12. Review: The Righteous Mind

May 2023

  1. Review: Ultimate High
  2. Review: What We Owe The Future
  3. Review: Politics is for Power
  4. Review: Lovers Quarrel
  5. Review: The Language of Power
  6. Rivendell Roadini 1000 mile review
  7. Review: Astro City - Private Lives
  8. Review: The Lost Steersman
  9. Review: Life is Strange - True Colors
  10. Review: The Outskirter's Secret
  11. Review: The Phantom Tollbooth
  12. Review: Witch Hat Atelier 1-10
  13. Review: The Sword in the Stone

April 2023

  1. Review: The Steerswoman
  2. Review: Bea Wolf
  3. Review: Astro City - Victory
  4. Review: Superfreakonomics
  5. Review: Astro City - Shining Stars
  6. Review: Song of the Cell
  7. Review: Astro City - Through Open Doors
  8. Review: Amazon Kindle Scribe
  9. Review: Ra

March 2023

  1. Review: Deep Secret
  2. Review: Epic Engineering Failures and the Lessons They Teach
  3. Review: How to Raise an Adult
  4. Review: A half-Built Garden
  5. Review: Pixel Buds Pro
  6. Review: The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry
  7. Review: Dispel Illusion
  8. Review: The Beginning of Infinity
  9. Review: Neugent Cycling A422TwoX wheels
  10. Review: Free to Learn
  11. Review: Young Jane Young
  12. Review: Primato Syntesi Hubs
  13. Review: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow
  14. Review: Scooby-Doo Betrayal at Mystery Mansion

February 2023

  1. Review: Let My People Go Surfing
  2. Review: Slouching towards Utopia
  3. Review: 2 USB current measuring devices
  4. Review: A Bike Ride - 12000 miles around the world
  5. Review: Eye of the Dragon
  6. Review: Fire TV Cube 3rd Gen
  7. Re-read: Farewell My Lovely
  8. Review: Reality is not what is seems
  9. Review: Silca Synergetic Wet Lube
  10. Review: Acceptance - A Memoir
  11. Review: Lone Traveller - One Woman, Two Wheels and the World

January 2023

  1. Review: The Peripheral
  2. Review: Growing up Human
  3. Review: Existential Physics
  4. Review: Pixel Stand 2
  5. Review: Chivalry
  6. Review: Gorewear Shakedry Cap
  7. Review: Anker Nano 3 511 Charger
  8. Review: Lamy Toothpaste Squeezer
  9. Review: Far Sector
  10. Review: Nulksen Tire Inflator
  11. Review: Fairy Tale
  12. Men's Carpis
  13. Review: HeCloud Diving Flashlight
  14. Review: The Big Questions of Philosophy
  15. Review: Troy
  16. 2022 Spanish Virgin Islands: Epilogue
  17. Review: Great Courses - The Theory of Everything
  18. 2022 Spanish Virgin Islands: Punta Arenas to Punta Del Rey Marina
  19. 2022 Spanish Virgin Islands: Bahia Isla Chiva to Punta Arena
  20. Review: Heroes - The Greek Myths Reimagined

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December 2022

  1. Review: What if? 2
  2. 2022 Spanish Virgin Islands: Esperanza to Bahia de Isla Chiva
  3. 2022 Spanish Virgin Islands: Culebrita to Esperanza, Vieques
  4. Review: Mythos
  5. 2022 Spanish Virgin Islands: Punta Del Soldado to Ensenada Honda
  6. 2022 Spanish Virgin Islands: Ensenada Honda to Culebrita
  7. Review: The Story of the Tour de France 2019
  8. 2022 Spanish Virgin Islands: Punta Grand Tamarindo to Punta Del Soldado
  9. Review: Gran Turismo 7
  10. 2022 Spanish Virgin Islands Index Page
  11. What I learned from 32 years of cycling
  12. Thinking about Frame Geometry
  13. 2022 Spanish Virgin Islands: Puerto Del Rey Marina to Punta Tamarindo
  14. 2022 Spanish Virgin Islands Prologue: San Jose to San Juan Puerto Rico
  15. Review: Specialized RBX Knickers and Grail Gloves
  16. Review: The Cuckoo's Egg
  17. Review: The Betrayal of Anne Frank
  18. Review: King Arthur - History and Legend

November 2022

  1. Review: Energizer X400 Headlight
  2. Review: Spiderlight
  3. Putting together my Roadini
  4. Nelson Lakes Backpacking Trip
  5. 2023 Book Reviews
  6. Review: The Three Escapes of Hannah Arendt
  7. Books of the Year 2022
  8. Review: The Perfect Predator
  9. Review: Limited Wish
  10. Review: Arbitrary Lines

October 2022

  1. Review: Shimano PD-ES600
  2. Review: An Immense World
  3. Review: Sci-Phi Science Fiction as Philosophy
  4. Review: Amusing Ourselves to Death
  5. Review: Language Families of the World
  6. Review: Shokz OpenMove
  7. Review: 84 Charing Cross Road
  8. Review: The Rider
  9. Touring Review: Pixel 6
  10. Review: Magicians - New Class

September 2022

  1. Review: Amazon Basics Medium Point and Shoot Case
  2. Review: A Brief History of Equality
  3. Review: Granite Gear Tyre Levers
  4. Review: GoPro Hero 8
  5. Review: Walkable City
  6. Review: Walz Technical Cycling Cap
  7. Review: The Economics of Discontent
  8. Reflections on my 2022 Tour
  9. Review: JMOX USB C to Micro USB adapters
  10. Review: Dying of Whiteness
  11. Review: Lowepro GearUp Mini and Lowepro GearUp Wrap
  12. Review: A Brief History of Earth - 4 Billion Years in Eight Chapters
  13. Review: Gorewear C5 Shakedry 1985 jacket
  14. Review: Ortlieb Backroller Pro Plus Panniers
  15. Review: Prodigal Child
  16. Review: Inhibitor Phase
  17. July 5-6: Epilogue - Luzern
  18. Review: Stolen Focus
  19. July 4th: Reichenbach Falls, Aare Schlutz, and Rosenlaui Schlutz
  20. Review: Mountainsmith Upland 6 Tent
  21. July 3rd: Rosenlaui - The Romantikweg
  22. Review: Bookends

August 2022

  1. July 2nd: Train transfer Feldkirch to Zurich
  2. July 1st: Feldkirch
  3. Review: Valerian & Laureline Book 1 & 2
  4. June 30th: Galtur to Feldkirch
  5. Review: Ring Doorbell, Camera and Security Lights
  6. June 29th: Train/Bus transfer from Innsbruck to Galtur, Hiking on the Kopsee
  7. June 28th: Train transfer to Innsbruck
  8. Review: Spenco Men's Fusion 2 Sandal
  9. June 27th: Brunico to Sterzing
  10. Review: Sea of Tranquility
  11. June 26th: Cortina d'Ampezzo to Brunico
  12. June 25th: Arraba to Cortina d'Ampezzo
  13. Review: Great Philosophical Debates - Free Will and Determinism
  14. June 24th: Taxi Transfer Day - Hiking SassoLungo
  15. Review: Paradise Falls
  16. June 23: Lago di Fie and the South Tyrol Archaeology Museum
  17. June 22nd: Vetzan to Bolzano
  18. Review: Garmin quarter turn watch mount
  19. June 21: Hotel Alpenrose to Sporthotel Vetzan
  20. Review: Moosetreks Feedbag
  21. June 20th: Hotel Franzenshohe to Hotel Alpenrose, Switzerland
  22. June 19th: Gomagoi to Hotel Franzenshohe
  23. Review: The World According to Star Wars

July 2022

  1. Consolidated Cycle Touring Page
  2. June 18th: Nauders to Gomagoi
  3. June 17th: Scuol to Nauders
  4. June 16th: Davos to Scuol
  5. June 15th: Pragg-Jenaz to Davos
  6. Review: Continental GP5000 700x25
  7. Tour of the Alps 2022
  8. June 14th - Weesen to Pragg-Jenaz
  9. Review: Doctors - The History of Scientific Medicine
  10. June 13th - Opfikon to Weesen
  11. June 12th - Prologue (Zurich)
  12. Review: Upheaval
  13. Review: Rationality - What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters
  14. Review: The Particle at the End of the Universe
  15. Review: The World Atlas of Coffee
  16. Review: Now

June 2022

  1. A transition to 1x Drivetrains
  2. Review: The Next Great Migration
  3. Review: How to Take Over the World
  4. Kudos to Swytch Bike customer service
  5. Re-read: Black Orchid
  6. Review: Park CC-4 Chain Checker
  7. Review: The Evidence for Modern Physics
  8. Review: Age Later
  9. Review: Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue

May 2022

  1. Review: How the Earth Works
  2. Review: Powerhouse
  3. Review: Driven - The Race to Create the Autonomous Car
  4. Review: The Handmaid's Tale Graphic Novel
  5. Review: Q-Squared
  6. Review: Specialized Recon 1.0 MTB Shoes
  7. Review: Hydroflask 32oz Lightweight Wide Mouth Trail Series
  8. Spain 2022: Girona to San Francisco
  9. Review: Kindle Paperwhite Kids
  10. Spain 2022: April 16th - Olot Hiking
  11. Review: A World Without Email
  12. Spain 2022: April 15th, Petradella, Cala Pedrosa
  13. Spain 2022: April 14th - Girona Food Tour and City Wall Walk
  14. Review: Packing for Mars

April 2022

  1. Spain 2022: Barcelona, Cadaques, and Girona
  2. Spain 2022: April 13th Cadaques to Girona
  3. Review: How Science Shapes Science Fiction
  4. Spain 2022: April 12th Barcelona to Cadaques
  5. Spain 2022: April 11th - Barcelona, Mont Junc and the Beach
  6. Review: The Wanderings of Odysseus
  7. Spain 2022: April 10th San Francisco to Barcelona
  8. Review: A Thousand Brains - A New Theory of Intelligence
  9. The Sandman: Act II
  10. Review: A Man Called Ove
  11. Re-read: Exhalation
  12. Review: Amazon Unbound
  13. Review: Hades (PC)
  14. Review: Black Ships Before Troy

March 2022

  1. Review: Who Gets In And Why - A Year Inside College Admissions
  2. Review: The Sandman Audible Audiobook
  3. Review: The Comeback
  4. Review: Eternals by Neil Gaiman and John Romita
  5. Review: A Natural History of the Future
  6. Review: When We Cease to Understand the World
  7. Review: The Science of Sci-Fi
  8. Review: This is your mind on plants

February 2022

  1. Review: Self-Made Man
  2. Review: The Order of Time
  3. Review: Evolution Gone Wrong
  4. Review: How Democracies Die
  5. Review: Pixel 6
  6. Review: The Genetic Lottery - Why DNA matters for Social Equality
  7. Review: Cycorldpro Multi-Pocket Hiking Shorts #9
  8. Review: The Dawn of Everything

January 2022

  1. Review: Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed or Fail
  2. Review: T - The Story of Testosterone, the Hormone that Dominates and Divides Us
  3. Review: Immune
  4. Review: Himawari House
  5. Review: World War C
  6. Review: Crying in H Mart
  7. Review: Zero
  8. Review: Termination Shock
  9. Review: Wacool Snorkeling Set for Kids
  10. Review: Matador Freerain 32

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December 2021

  1. Review: Blue Lizard Sunscreen SPF 30
  2. 2021 Antigua: Thoughts & Reflections
  3. Review: The Remarkable Life of the Skin
  4. Index Page: 2021 Antigua Thanksgiving Sail
  5. Review: Chemistry for Breakfast
  6. November 28th: Carlisle Bay to Jolly Habor + Epilogue: ANU to SFO
  7. November 27th: Deep Bay to Carlisle Bay
  8. Review: Why Geese Don't Get Obese
  9. November 26th: Coco Point, Barbados to Deep Bay, Antigua
  10. Review: A Small Place
  11. November 25th: Long Island to Coco Point, Barbuda
  12. November 24th: Green Island to Long Island
  13. Review: Principles
  14. November 23rd: Carlisle Bay to Green Island
  15. Review: How Magicians Think
  16. November 22nd: Jolly Harbor to Carlisle Bay
  17. November 20-21: Prologue: San Francisco, California to Jolly Habor, Antigua
  18. Review: Cyberpunk 2077 (PS5)
  19. Review: Hello World - Being Human in the Age of Algorithms
  20. 2022 Book Reviews

November 2021

  1. Review: Renegades of the Empire
  2. Review: The Messy Middle
  3. Review: Batman Zero Year
  4. Books of the Year 2021
  5. Reread: Use of Weapons
  6. Review: Extreme Ownership
  7. Review: Influenza
  8. Review: The Math of Life and Death
  9. Review: Mindset - The Psychology of Success
  10. Review: 3 Doctor Strange Books

October 2021

  1. Review: A Philosophy of Software Design
  2. Review: Measure What Matters
  3. Review: The Joy of Sweat
  4. Haypress Campground
  5. Review: Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0
  6. Review: Numbers Don't Lie
  7. Review: Horizon Zero Dawn
  8. Review: Red Comet - The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath

September 2021

  1. Review: Press Reset
  2. Review: Continental GP5000 700x32
  3. Review: Anthro VIsion
  4. Review: The Wisdom of No Escape
  5. Review: Noise - A Flaw in Human Judgement
  6. Review: Keen Aimea H2 Flip-Flops
  7. Review: Messy - The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives
  8. Review: The Data Detective
  9. Review: 5 in 1 Can/Jar Opener Kit
  10. Review: Dreams/Art's Dream (PS5)
  11. Review: Project Hail Mary
  12. Review: 3M Aura Particulate Respirator 9205+N95

August 2021

  1. Review: CleverMade Collapsible Cooler
  2. 2021 Glacier National Park - Tips and Tricks
  3. 2021 Glacier National Park: July 5th - Ross Creek Scenic Area and Epilogue
  4. 2021 Glacier National Park: July 4th - Cabinet Mountains and Big Sky Water Park
  5. Glacier National Park 2021: July 3rd - Bowman and Kintla Lakes
  6. 2021 Glacier National Park: July 2nd - Whitewater rafting the flathead middle fork river
  7. 2021 Glacier National Park: July 1 - Noname Lake to Two Medicine Boat Launch
  8. 2021 Glacier National Park: June 30th - Upper Two Medicine to Noname Lake
  9. Review: Big Agnes Fly Creek UL1
  10. 2021 Glacier National Park: June 29th - Two Medicine Lake to Upper Two Medicine
  11. 2021 Glacier National Park: June 28th - Avalanche Lake
  12. Review: Premonition
  13. Montana/Glacier National Park 2021 Index Page
  14. 2021 Glacier National Park: June 27th - Going to the Sun Road and Hidden Lake Overlook
  15. Review: Lithium
  16. Glacier National Park 2021: June 26th Mt Aeneas
  17. Glacier National Park 2021: Prologue
  18. Review: Day Hiking Glacier National Park and Western Montana
  19. Review: Deadliest Enemy
  20. Long Term Review: Matador Beast Backpack
  21. Review: Journey to the Edge of Reason

July 2021

  1. Review: Light & Motion Vis 500
  2. Review: SQR Saddlebag Quick Release System
  3. Review: Camelbak Hot Cap Vacuum Mug
  4. Review: The Gardener and the Carpenter
  5. Review: Nemo Tensor Sleeping Pad
  6. Review: Camelbak Mag Chute Waterbottles
  7. Review: Garmin InReach Mini
  8. Review: Beginners
  9. Review: Ghost of Tsushima (PS5)
  10. Review: The Sum of Us
  11. Review: Camping Solar Shower Bag 5gallons

June 2021

  1. Chiluana Falls Backpack
  2. Review: Radium Girls
  3. Review: Klara and the Sun
  4. Review: Working Backwards
  5. Review: Fundamentals - Ten Keys to Reality
  6. Review: Invincible Compendium 3
  7. Review: Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism
  8. Review: Molecules - The Elements and the Architecture of Everything
  9. Review: Happy City

May 2021

  1. Review: The Code Breaker
  2. Re-read: Range
  3. Review: Inno Square Bar Roof Rack and Yakima Front Loader Bike Rack
  4. Review: Ultimate Spider-Man 8, 9, 10
  5. Review: Source Wxp 3L Storm Valve Hydration Reservoir
  6. Review: Peak - Secrets from the New Science of Expertise
  7. Review: Gotham by Gaslight
  8. Review: Extreme Medicine

April 2021

  1. Review: March Trilogy
  2. Review: Ultimate Spider-Man Vol 6 + 7
  3. Review: Exercised
  4. Review Fire HD8+
  5. Review: The Nordic Theory of Everything - In Search of a Better Life
  6. Review: Ultimate Spider-Man 3, 4, 5
  7. Reread: Cosmos
  8. Review: Invincible Compendium 2
  9. Review: The Pope of Physics - Enrico Fermi and the Birth of the Atomic Age

March 2021

  1. Review: Optix 55 AntiFog
  2. Review: Yubico FIDO Security NFC
  3. Review: Galileo and the Science Deniers
  4. Review: Ultimate Spider-man Vol 1 & 2
  5. Review: The Hype Machine
  6. Review: Breath-taking
  7. Review: Biking Buddy MTB Tow Rope
  8. Review: Invincible Compendium Vol 1
  9. Review: Ray Bradbury - The Last Interview: And Other Conversations

February 2021

  1. Review: Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man 1 and 2
  2. Review: The Hustler
  3. Review: The Queen's Gambit
  4. Review: Bone Silence
  5. Review: The Last Lion, 1940-1965
  6. Post-COVID home and office design
  7. Review: Rockbros Cycling Shoe Toe Covers
  8. Review: The Price of Peace - Money, Democracy, and the life of John Maynard Keynes
  9. Review: Neil Gaiman Library vol 1

January 2021

  1. Review: Spider-man: Miles Morales vol 1 & 2
  2. Switching to Bar Soap
  3. Review: Spider-man Miles Morales (PS4 Pro)
  4. Review: Canon Image Class MF644Cdw
  5. Review: D&D Adventure Begins Cooperative Board Game
  6. Review: Clean
  7. Review: The Last of Us Part 2
  8. 2021 Book Reviews

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December 2020

  1. Installation Review: Swytch E-bike Conversion Kit (Tour edition)
  2. Review: Post-Truth
  3. Review: The End of Everything
  4. Review: Justice - What's the Right Thing to Do?
  5. Review: The Shadowed Sun
  6. Review: Poppy! And the Lost Lagooon
  7. Review: The Killing Moon
  8. Review: The Half-Life of Marie Curie

November 2020

  1. Review: Matador Beast 28 Technical Backpack
  2. 2020 Books of the Year
  3. Review: How Long 'til Black Future Month?
  4. Review: The Tyranny of Merit
  5. Review: ABLEWE KVM Switch
  6. Review: Jabra Elite 65t Active
  7. Review: havit HV-F2056 Laptop Cooler
  8. Review: Bushwhacker Basket Panniers

October 2020

  1. Review: The Awakened Kingdom
  2. Review: The Paper Magician
  3. Review: Spellbreaker
  4. Review: Physics of the Impossible
  5. Review: Complexity - The Emerging Science at the Edge of Chaos
  6. Review: Blood and Truth (PSVR)
  7. Review: Garmin Varia UT800 Urban Edition
  8. Review: Jetboil Flash Camping and Backpacking Stove
  9. 20 Lakes Basin/Hummingbird Lake Trip

September 2020

  1. Review: Democracy in Chains
  2. Review: The Night Tiger
  3. Review: The Calculating Stars
  4. Review: Mother Knows Best?
  5. Review: Hacking Darwin
  6. Review: The Invention of Surgery
  7. Review: HexClad Non-stick Cookware
  8. Review: Tomboyland
  9. Review: Temtop M10 Air Quality Monitor

August 2020

  1. My Covid 19 Excursion List
  2. Review: Uncanny Valley
  3. Review: Takeya Cold Brew Ice Coffee Maker
  4. Review: Achtung Baby
  5. Review: Sex and Vanity
  6. Review: Topeak Smart Guage D2
  7. Review: How Eskimos Keep Their Babies Warm
  8. Review: Snow, Glass Apples

July 2020

  1. Review: The Road
  2. Review: Lock Laces
  3. Review: Swearing is Good For You
  4. Review: The Algebra of Happiness
  5. Review: Hikenture Sleeping Bag Stuff Sack
  6. Review: Knizia's Lord of the Rings Board Game
  7. Review: The Masked Rider
  8. Review: Katadyn BeFree water filter
  9. Review: Amazon Commercial Vinyl Tape
  10. Review: MSR Freelite 3 person tent
  11. Review: Born Standing Up
  12. Yosemite/Hetch Hetchy Ranchiera Falls
  13. Review: Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
  14. Review: Death by Black Hole

June 2020

  1. First Impressions: Garmin Edge 830
  2. Review: Godox TT350P
  3. Reread: Dune
  4. Review: Tales from Earthsea
  5. Review: House Again Tea Infuser
  6. Review: Panaracer GravelKing tires
  7. Review: Voler Shift Terrain Pro Short
  8. Review: Tides
  9. Review: Betrayal of Trust
  10. Review: Usagi Yojimbo - Yokai

May 2020

  1. Crush Vol 1
  2. Review: Scary Godmother
  3. Review: Plastics - A Toxic Love Story
  4. Rejuvenating old phones
  5. Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories
  6. Review: The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
  7. Review: ANCOOL 5X Replacement Watchband for Fenix 5X
  8. Review: The Making of a Manager

April 2020

  1. Review: The Hidden Girl and Other Stories
  2. Review: The Spindle and the Sleeper
  3. Tactical Canvas Webbing Belt
  4. Review: Aickar 1200A Car Jump Starter
  5. Long Term Review: Woom 5 Off
  6. Review: Remington Virtually Indestructible Grooming Kit
  7. Review: 6 Impossible Things

March 2020

  1. Review: Word on the Street
  2. Review: RockBros MTB pedals
  3. Review: Yowamushi Pedal Vols 8-12
  4. Covid19 Cycling
  5. Review: How will you measure your life?
  6. Review: The Silver Linings Playbook
  7. Review: Ages of Discord
  8. HRm Comparison, Garmin Fenix 5X vs Polar OH1
  9. Review: Elysium Fire
  10. Review: The Four
  11. Review: Yowamushi Pedal Vol 5-7
  12. Review: Ghost Rider (audio book)
  13. Review: Yowamushi Pedal (Vol 1-4)

February 2020

  1. Review: Beat Saber (PSVR)
  2. Review: Words on the Move
  3. Review: Nimona
  4. Review: Invisible Influence
  5. Review: Resmed Airfit N30
  6. Review: The Names of the Dead
  7. Review: The Fifth Risk
  8. Review: The Mother Tongue
  9. Review: Super Graphic - A Visual Guide to the Comic Book Universe
  10. Review: Gut - The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ

January 2020

  1. Review: The Body - A Guide for Occupants
  2. Review: Superior Spider-Man
  3. Review: Zero G
  4. Review: Specialized BG Sport Full Finger Gloves
  5. Review: Judge Dredd Year One
  6. Reread: Saga of the Swamp Thing Books 2-6
  7. Review: What Doesn't Kill Us
  8. Review: Did you just eat that?
  9. Reread: Saga of the Swamp Thing Book 1
  10. Review: The True Queen
  11. Review: Symphony in C
  12. Review: Sorcerer to the Crown
  13. Review: Talking to Strangers
  14. Review: Permanent Record

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December 2019

  1. Review: Netflix's The Witcher
  2. Review: Noric Flash Waterproof Camera Float
  3. Review: Lifespan - Why We Age
  4. Review: Green Lantern - No Fear
  5. Review: Hellboy Seeds of Destruction
  6. Review: Alan Moore's Top Ten
  7. Review: Amazing Spiderman - Coming Home and Revelations
  8. Cabo San Lucas Trip Report
  9. Review: Woom 5 off
  10. Review: Rising Stars Compendium
  11. Review: Magic for Liars
  12. Review: The Art of Negotiating the Best Deal
  13. Review: Becoming Superman
  14. 2020 Book Reviews
  15. Review: RAVPower GAN Slim 45W USB-C charger
  16. Review: Nikon W300
  17. Review: Vaincre Kids Snorkel Mask
  18. Review: Passage of Power
  19. Review: The Big Picture

November 2019

  1. Books of the Year 2019
  2. Review: Spider Holster Black Widow
  3. Review: Master of the Senate
  4. Review: American Shaolin
  5. Review: A Wrinkle in Time (Graphic Novel)
  6. Review: World Class
  7. Review: That Wild Country
  8. How to Teach Your Kids to Mountain Bike
  9. Review: Schwinn 20x1.95 MTB tire
  10. Review: G-Form Pro-X Elbow Pads and Knee Pads
  11. Review: Tile
  12. Review: Superman - Earth One
  13. Review: Lost in Math
  14. Review: Bonk
  15. Review: White Industries T11 Rear Hub
  16. Review: Range

October 2019

  1. Review: Marvels - The Remastered Edition
  2. Review: The Magicians - Alice's Story
  3. Review: The Language Instinct
  4. Review: Something Deeply Hidden
  5. Review: Ultralearning
  6. Review: Victagen Bicycle Light
  7. Review: The Years that Matter Most - How College Makes or Breaks Us
  8. First Impressions: Ricoh GR III
  9. Review: Means of Ascent
  10. Review: Without Saying a Word
  11. Review: Marvel 1602
  12. Review: Rough Stuff Fellowship Archive
  13. Review: The Etymologicon
  14. Review: How To - Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real World Problems
  15. Review: The Intelligence Trap - Why Smart People Make Dumb Mistakes
  16. Review: The Path to Power
  17. Trip Report: Emigrant Wilderness
  18. Review: Replay
  19. Review: Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry
  20. Review: The Witcher Omnibus
  21. Review: Pamu Slide Wireless Headset
  22. Review: Logtech MX Ergo Mouse
  23. Review: Kochland

September 2019

  1. Review: Training + Racing with a Power Meter
  2. Review: Shadow Captain
  3. Review: Velocomp Powerpod V3
  4. Review: Permafrost
  5. Review: Revenant Gun
  6. Review Keychron K2 Bluetooth Keyboard
  7. Review: Raven Stratagem
  8. Review: The Sociopath Next Door
  9. Review: Nine Fox Gambit
  10. Review: The Sympathizer
  11. Review: Your Best Brain
  12. Review: Dopesick
  13. Review: Prognosis
  14. Review: Verbal Judo - The Gentle Art of Persuasion
  15. Review: Instructions
  16. Review: Samsung Galaxy S9+ (128GB storage, 6GB of RAM)
  17. Review: Purdoux Cotton CPAP Mask Wipes
  18. Connection Options for the LG 43UD79-B
  19. Review: The Weather Machine
  20. Review: The Story of Human Language

August 2019

  1. Review: The Salt Path
  2. Post Tour Review: Taotronics BH052
  3. Review: An Elegant Defense
  4. Review: Tesla - Inventor of the Modern
  5. Review: The Art of Conflict Management
  6. Post Tour Review: Arkel Drylite Panniers
  7. Review: The Hidden Life of Trees
  8. Review: Salt - A World History
  9. Review: Exhalation
  10. Review: The Uninhabitable Earth
  11. A Man for All Markets
  12. Review: Stiff
  13. Post Tour Review: Google Pay
  14. Post Tour Review: Continental GP 5000 700x32 tires
  15. Post Tour Review: Polar OH1+
  16. Post Tour Review: Pixel 3A XL
  17. Tour Across Bavaria: Thoughts
  18. July 3rd: Epilogue - Zurich to Rumlang
  19. July 2nd: Zurich
  20. July 1st: Various Salzburg Attractions
  21. June 30th: Berchtesgaden Salt Mine
  22. June 29th: Mondsee Strandbad

July 2019

  1. June 28th: Prien Am Chiemsee to Salzburg
  2. June 27th: Schliersee to Prien Am Chiemsee
  3. June 26th: Tergensee to Schliersee
  4. June 25th: Bad Tolz to Tergensee
  5. June 24th: Munich
  6. June 23rd: Garmisch to Bad Tolz
  7. June 22nd: Partnach Gorge
  8. June 21st Reutte to Garmisch-Partenkirchen
  9. June 20th Fussen to Reutte
  10. June 20th Immendstadt to Fussen
  11. June 18th Grunenbach to Immendstadt
  12. June 17th: Lindau to Grunenbach
  13. June 16th: Konstanz to Lindau
  14. June 15th: Neuhausen to Konstanz
  15. June 14th: Rumlang to Neuhausen
  16. Prologue: June 13th Zurich
  17. Index Page: 2019 Tour across Bavaria
  18. First Impressions: Dell XPS 13 9380
  19. June 6-8: Shasta and Scotts Valley Loop
  20. June 3-5: Kayaking and Camping
  21. Index Page for Shasta Trip 2019
  22. Review: Stuff Matters

June 2019

  1. Review: The Weather Detective
  2. Review: Six Easy Pieces
  3. Review: BONMIXC Bike Bell
  4. Review: Gulp
  5. Review: Polar OH1+ Optical HRM
  6. Review: Liquid Rules
  7. Review: Demon
  8. Review: Columbia Montrail Outdry Running Shoes
  9. Review: TaoTronics True Wireless Ear Buds
  10. Review: Spark
  11. Review: Wizard
  12. Review: Titan
  13. Review: The Orchid and the Dandelion
  14. Review: Magicians Season 3
  15. Post Tour Review: ResMed Air Mini
  16. Review: Mpow Foam Ear plugs
  17. Review: Utopia for Realists
  18. Review: Pilot-24 Lite CPAP Battery Bundle
  19. Post Tour Review: Garmin Varia RTL510
  20. Garmin Fenix 5X Post Tour Review

May 2019

  1. Mallorca and Girona: Thoughts
  2. Epilogue: April 24th & 25th
  3. April 23rd: Rocacorba
  4. April 22nd: St. Hilari
  5. April 21st: Costa Brava Loop
  6. April 20th: Olot Loop
  7. April 19th: Llanca to Cadaques to Girona
  8. April 18th: Girona El Angels Loop
  9. April 16-17: 2 days in Barcelona
  10. April 15th: Col d Honor and Col de sa Batalla
  11. April 14th: Es Verger/Sobremunt
  12. April 13th: Coastal Loop
  13. April 12th: Sa Calobra
  14. April 11th: Alcudia, Pollenca, Coll de Femenia, and Tunnel Puig Major
  15. April 10th: The Easy Deia Loop
  16. April 8-9: Prologue
  17. Index: 2019 Mallorca and Girona fixed based tour
  18. Review: One Word Kill
  19. Review: EPICKA Universal Travel Adapter
  20. Review: Sea-to-Summit Ultra-Sil Dry Day Pack
  21. Review: Amazon Backpack Carry-On
  22. Review: Portable Travel Bottles Set - Squeezable Silicon Tubes

April 2019

  1. Review: The Consuming Fire
  2. Review: Grunt
  3. Review: When
  4. Review: Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
  5. April 4th: San Simeon to Morro Bay
  6. April 3rd: Lucia Lodge to Salmon Creek Falls
  7. April 1-2: Monterey
  8. March 31st: Aptos to Monterey
  9. March 30th: Lexington Reservoir to Aptos
  10. Index Page: Boen's First Bike Tour
  11. Review: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite Leather Case (for 9th generation Paperwhite)

March 2019

  1. Review: The Highly Sensitive Child
  2. Review: Alone on the wall
  3. Review: Logitech Brio Webcam
  4. Review: The Collapsing Empire
  5. Review: The Very Best of the Best - 35 Years of The Year's Best Science Fiction
  6. Review: Good to Go
  7. Review: Redefining Reality - The Intellectual Implications of Modern Science
  8. Review: Free Solo
  9. Review: The Breakthrough
  10. Review: Gatchaman Complete Collection
  11. Review: The Magicians Season 2
  12. Review: Don't Panic - Douglas Adams & The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy
  13. Review: Resmed N30i Mask

February 2019

  1. Review: Kindle Fire HD10
  2. Review: Batman - Haunted Knight
  3. Review: Batman - White Knight
  4. Review: Voice Lessons for Parents
  5. Review: Honey Stinger Organic Waffles
  6. Review: Gatchaman 1994 OVA
  7. Review: The New Childhood
  8. Review: Monsters 2
  9. Review: The Longevity Diet
  10. Reread: A Wizard of Earthsea
  11. Review: The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year (Vol 12)
  12. Review: Classics of English Literature
  13. Review: Human Errors
  14. Review: Science News
  15. Review: Masters of Doom
  16. Review: Sex At Dawn
  17. Review: Rogue Heroes - The History of the SAS
  18. How Alexa captured me as a customer and dragged me into the post smartphone era
  19. Reread: Alan Moore's Miracleman
  20. Review: The Girl Who Drank the Moon

January 2019

  1. Review: The Spy and the Traitor
  2. Review: Pacific - Silicon Chips and Surfboards, Coral Reefs and Atom Bombs...
  3. Review: Biology - The Science of Life
  4. Review: Dyson Pure Hot+Cool Link Wi-Fi Enabled Air Purifier
  5. Review: Amazon Photos
  6. Review: Marvel Comics - The Untold Story
  7. Review: The Plant Paradox
  8. Review: The Perfectionists - How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World
  9. First Impressions: ResMed Air Mini
  10. Review: Astounding: John W Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard and the Golden Age of Science Fiction
  11. Long Term Report: Fenix 5X
  12. Review: The City That Never Sleeps (PS4 Pro)
  13. Review: Envy Apples from Costco
  14. Review: Why We Sleep
  15. Review: Endure
  16. Review: Army of None
  17. Review: Math with Bad Drawings
  18. Review: Agent Carter Season 1
  19. Review: Complications - A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
  20. Review: Anker Powercore Speed
  21. Day 10: Great Harbor, Peter Island to Road Town, Tortola

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December 2018

  1. Day 9: White Bay, Peter Island to Great Harbor, Peter Island
  2. Day 8: Cooper Island to White Bay, Peter Island
  3. Day 7: Anegada to Cooper Island
  4. Day 6: Marina Cay to Anegada
  5. Day 5: Marina Cay
  6. Day 4: Prickly Pear Island to Marina Cay
  7. Day 3: Cooper Island to Prickly Pear Island
  8. Day 2: Privateer Bay, Norman Island to Cooper Island
  9. Day 1: Road Town, Tortola to Privateer Bay, Norman Island
  10. Prologue
  11. 2019 Book Reviews
  12. Index Page: BVI 2018
  13. Review: So Good They Can't Ignore You
  14. Review: Outdoor Research Helium Rain Pants
  15. Review: The Learning Brain
  16. Review: How to Become a Straight-A Student
  17. Review: 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
  18. 2018 Books of the Year
  19. Review: American Sniper
  20. Review: Blood, Sweat and Pixels - The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made
  21. Review: No Apparent Distress
  22. Review: Deep Work
  23. Review: How to Be A High School Superstar

November 2018

  1. Review: The Water Will Come - Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World
  2. Alternate Mounts for the RTL-510
  3. Review: The Diabetes Code
  4. Review: Rich People Problems
  5. Event Report: Levi Gran Fondo 2018
  6. Review: Why You Are Who You Are
  7. Review: Factfulness
  8. Long Term Review: Cressi Galileo Goggles
  9. Review: Never Split the Difference
  10. Review: Monstress
  11. Review: Finding Ultra, Revised and Updated Edition
  12. First Impressions: Garmin Fenix 5X
  13. Review: The Universe from Nothing
  14. Review: Garmin Edge Explore
  15. Review: If Stones Could Speak
  16. Review: Spider-Man The Art of the Game
  17. Review: Marvel's Spider-man (PS4 Pro)
  18. Review: All the Birds in the Sky
  19. Exped MegaMat Duo 10 Insulated Self-Inflating Sleeping Pad
  20. Review: ENO DoubleNest Hammock

October 2018

  1. Review: This is Your Brain on Parasites
  2. Review: It's Better Than It Looks
  3. Review: Pletscher Double Leg Kickstand
  4. First Impressions: Garmin RTL-510
  5. Review: Waterfi Swimcast
  6. Review: Vizio Smartcast M70-E3
  7. Review: Whiskerella
  8. Review: China Rich Girlfriend
  9. Review: Free Food for Millionaires
  10. Review: Hamster Princess - Ratpunzel
  11. Labor Day Lassen Volcanic National Park Trip
  12. Review: Granite Gear Crown X60
  13. Review: Klymit Static V2 sleeping pad and pillow
  14. Long Term Review: Rivendell Silver Shifters
  15. Review: Samsara
  16. Review: Words of Radiance
  17. Review: Blue Planet II
  18. Review: Of Mice and Magic
  19. Review: How Music Works
  20. Review: Giro Jag gloves
  21. Review: Fire TV Cube
  22. Review: Stress and Your Body
  23. Review: The Magicians Season 1

September 2018

  1. Review: Beauty - A Novel
  2. Review: Needful Things
  3. Review: Limar Ultralight Helmet
  4. Review: Misbehaving - The Making of Behavioral Economics
  5. Review: A couple of fountain pens
  6. Long Term Review: Sony WH1000XM2
  7. Review: Deep - Freediving, Renegade Science, and What Ocean Tells Us About Ourselves
  8. Review: Hamster Princess: Harriet the Invincible
  9. Review: Netflix's Altered Carbon
  10. Review: 3M Safety Glasses
  11. Review: Google WiFi
  12. Review: Dark Matter
  13. Review: Nomatic Minimalist Wallet
  14. Review: Leonardo Da Vinci
  15. Things I would have done differently
  16. Review: Moto X4
  17. Review: Columbia Men's Trail Splash Shorts
  18. Review: Crazy Rich Asians
  19. Packing List for Tour of the Alps 2018
  20. Travel Credit Cards Overview

August 2018

  1. Review: Giro Manta R Cycling Shoes
  2. Review: Smartwool Socks
  3. Review: Detla Cycle Elastonet
  4. Review: Dell Tek Backpack 15.6"
  5. Review: Columbia Kids Outdry Hybrid Jacket
  6. Thoughts: Mountain Touring with a Child
  7. Epilogue: Trains and Old friends
  8. July 3rd: Garmisch-Partenkirchen to Tutzing
  9. July 2nd: Zugspitze
  10. July 1st: Hollental Klamm
  11. June 30th: Lindau to Garmisch Partenkirchen
  12. June 29th: Chur to Lindau
  13. June 28th: Pontresina to Filisur/Transfer to Chur
  14. Review: Airframe
  15. June 27th: Arnoga to Pontresina
  16. June 26th: Berghotel Franzenshohe to Arnoga
  17. June 25th: Prato Allo Stelvio to Berghotel Franzenshohe
  18. June 24th: Selva di Gardena to Prato Allo Stelvio
  19. June 23rd: Sella Rondo Bike Day
  20. June 22nd: Via Ferrata Grand Cir
  21. June 21st: Bardolino to Bolzano
  22. June 20th: Trento to Bardolino
  23. June 19th: Merano to Trentino

July 2018

  1. June 18th: Reschen Am See to Merano
  2. June 17th: Landeck to Reschen am see
  3. June 16th: Bschlabs to Landeck
  4. June 15th: Fussen to Bschlabs
  5. June 14th: Tutzing to Fussen
  6. June 13th: Prologue
  7. Long Term Review: Sidi Men's SD15 MTB shoes
  8. Index Page: Bowen's Tour of the Alps 2018
  9. Long Term Review: Canon G7X Mark II
  10. Review: Sundowns Naturals Melatonin 300mcg
  11. Review: Bcozzy Chin Supporting Pillow
  12. Review: Legends of the Fall
  13. Review: Bad Blood - Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
  14. Long Term Review: Brush On Sunblock
  15. Review: Eucalan Delicate Wash
  16. Review: Dr Kao Travel Charger for Oral B Toothbrush
  17. Review: Gerber Dime Mult iTools
  18. Review: The Fellowship of the Ring Unabridged Audio Book
  19. Review: Mugen Extend Battery for LG V20
  20. Longer Term Review: Wahoo Elemnt Bolt

June 2018

  1. Review: Pearl Izumi Pro Aero Glove
  2. Review: Autonomous
  3. Review: Sidi SD15 MTB Shoes
  4. Review: The Great Influenza
  5. First Impressions: Fairweather by Traveler 700x32mm tire
  6. First Impressions: Showers Pass Waterproof Socks

May 2018

  1. Review: 5 Centimeters Per Second
  2. Review: Educated - A Memoir
  3. Review: Spring Chicken
  4. Review: Barking up the Wrong Tree
  5. First Impressions: Garmin Edge 25
  6. Review: Atomic City Girls
  7. Review: The Nature Fix
  8. Review: The Modern Scholar: Tolkein and the West
  9. Review: Homo Deus - A Brief History of Tomorrow
  10. Review: Law School for Everyone
  11. Amazon's customer focus blows my mind
  12. Running a 1 on 1 campaign for your kid
  13. Review: OfficePro Electric Pencil Sharpener

April 2018

  1. Review: Neurotribes
  2. Review: LG E42.5" UHD 4K monitor
  3. Review: Ottolock
  4. Review: Turo Car Rental
  5. Wealthfront's Customer Service
  6. Review: The Sun is Also a Star
  7. Review: Captain Marvel: Caro Danvers - The Ms Marvel Years
  8. Review: The Year of Living Danishly
  9. Review: Capresso Infinity Burr Grinder
  10. First Impressions: LG V20
  11. Review: Columbia Featherweight Hiking Shirt
  12. Review: D&D Starter Edition (5e)
  13. Review: The Lost Art of Finding Our Way
  14. Review: Peter Parker - The Spectacular Spider-Man - Into the Twilight

March 2018

  1. Review: Vision - The Complete Series - Director's Cut
  2. A case of too much privacy
  3. Review: The Tangled Lands
  4. Review: Columbia Outdry Ex Gold Pants
  5. Why I'm not a Strava Premium Customer
  6. Long Term Review: Cressi Galileo
  7. Review: Accubattery
  8. Review: Eufy Genie Smart Speaker
  9. Not A Review: Rivendell Cheviot
  10. Review: Batman Arkham VR
  11. Review: The Hobbit (Audible Book)
  12. Review: Life is Strange (PS4)
  13. Review: Kissral Bluetooth Earbud Headphone
  14. Review: Timbuk2 Command TSA Messenger Bag
  15. Review: Batman - City of Owls

February 2018

  1. Review: Aukey QC 3.0 Dual Wall Charger
  2. Review: Oh My Goddess! Vols 1-3
  3. Review: Caesar's Last Breath
  4. Review: Nashbar Headband
  5. Review: Keen Arroyo II Sandal
  6. First Impressions: Canon G7X Mk 2
  7. First Impressions: Columbia Mens Titanium Outdry Ex Reversible Jacket
  8. Review: Balancing on Blue
  9. Review: SweatVac Ventilator Cap
  10. Review: Transit Metro Trunk Bag
  11. Review: The Disappearing Spoon
  12. First Impressions: Woom 4
  13. Review: Rab Windveil Jacket
  14. Review: Brain Myths Exploded: Lessons from Neuroscience
  15. Review: Amazon Echo (2nd Generation)
  16. Review: The Violinist's Thumb
  17. Review: XCom 2 + Season Pass (PS4)
  18. Review: Eagle Creek All Terrain Money Belt

January 2018

  1. Reivew: Batman - The Court of Owls
  2. Review: Children of Time
  3. Review: Wonder Woman Vol 2: Year One
  4. Review: Sea of Rust
  5. Review: Sony WH1000XM2
  6. Review: SKS Raceblade Pro XL
  7. Review: Wonder Woman (Greg Rucka - 1987-2006)
  8. Review: Bigger Leaner Stronger
  9. Bowen Winter Tour 2018 Index Page
  10. Bowen Winter Tour Day 3
  11. Bowen Winter Tour Day 2
  12. Bowen Winter Tour Day 1
  13. Review: Batman, the Telltale series
  14. Review: Joola Compact Ping Pong Table
  15. Here's how I integrate my library into Amazon
  16. Review: Summer Wars
  17. Review: Runaways Vol 7-8
  18. Three Mamoru Hosada Films
  19. Independent Cycle Touring 2nd Edition Now Available
  20. Review: Nex Machina (PS4)
  21. Review: Planet Earth II

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