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Cycling

Got My Sweetheart Her Favorite Gift For Valentine’s Day

Pic of Shell Rotella T4 15W-40 Heavy Duty Diesel Engine Oil and, in the background, "Barbarians Inside the Gates," a book by Thomas Sowell.

I highlight the gifts, tangible and intangible, that I gave to my Sweetheart for Valentine's Day.

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February 14, 2025

Fitness

2025 New Year’s Resolution: Become the Ocean

Cover Image showing a landscape with an estuary: a river flowing into the ocean. It represents my 2025 New Year's Resolution to "Become the Ocean," which is a reference to the poem, "Fear," by Khalil Gibran.

The inspiration for my 2025 New Year's Resolution refers to a poem, "Fear," by Kahlil Gibran: Become the Ocean. I also provide an update regarding the results until now of my "natty" exercise regimen that began in early/mid 2024.

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December 31, 2024

Technology

Microsoft’s Online Products and Services Intermittently Unavailable, Again

Twitter/X post by @Ralpharama regarding Microsoft’s online outage for its products and services.

People across the globe report that Microsoft's online services and products are not working, again. CounterIt.ch kindly provides alternatives for operating systems, email clients, and office applications.

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November 25, 2024

Food & Beverages

Had a Cup of Joe’s Coffee to Jump Start This Long, Hot Day

A Trader Joe’s “Joe” medium roast coffee bag pictured in garden with a cup of brewed coffee in a Mocha House (Warren, Ohio) mug.

Had a cup of Joe's coffee in a Mocha House (Warren, Ohio) mug to get started on this long and hot day. A dewpoint chart is included so people know when to wear deodorant.

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June 20, 2024