I’ve seen this photo hundreds of times, but it’s the first time I’ve looked at it in my forties. All those other times, I never appreciated just how high Bo actually jumped. Yesterday I saw a nearly pristine Mercury Mountaineer. … Continue reading →

Here’s the location of that shipwreck in GoogleMaps, and the Wikipedia entry. MS World Discoverer was a cruise ship designed for and built by Schichau Unterweser, Germany in 1974. In 2000, the ship struck an underwater obstacle and was damaged; … Continue reading →

Small wins. Yesterday was the first time in probably about two years I actually worked out. It was just a light workout, using the elliptical for 20 minutes and doing several light sets of kettlebells. So, the total workout was … Continue reading →

A loyal reader sent me an email and used the word “obstinate”. I have a limited vocabulary, so I had to look it up. It means stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to … Continue reading →