Category Archives: Recreation

A few of my favorite 2017 things . . .

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Edward

This has been a very interesting year in my household. It certainly seems to have flown by as well. I’ve been fortune enough to have discovered some really cool stuff this year, and they certainly show where my priority lies … Continue reading →

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Big Data, Meet the Mouse

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Peter

Caveat: Peter is both a stockholder of The Walt Disney Company (DIS) and one of the world’s biggest mouse-ear-wearing nutjobs.  You can occasionally find him sipping coffee on the Lilly Belle. I should probably have titled this “Oh, I see … Continue reading →

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Professor for a Day

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Peter

A very good friend of mine, Terez Anderson, is a professor of Speech Communication at MiraCosta College in Oceanside, CA.  She and I attended San Diego State University together.  Now she works with my old Forensics coach at MiraCosta, Neil … Continue reading →

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If the shoe fits…

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Peter

Eat crow. That’s right, eat crow.  If you are late to the show I have been lamenting the demise of Knapp Shoes for what seems like a decade.  Recently I got a strange follow-up e-mail.  It seemed too good to … Continue reading →

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The reports of (their) death were greatly exaggerated. (Citation Needed)

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Peter

One of my most popular posts is this one, wherein I lament the demise of my favorite cobblers, Knapp.  The short version is that I have invested an awful lot of time and hope trying to secure a pair of … Continue reading →

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Is Louis C.K. a model for cloud services?

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Peter

OK, so maybe that is a stretch but the enterprising cloud service provider should still take heed.  The phenomenally hilarious comedian (YMMV) Louis C.K. completely circumvented the major ticket brokers and managed to sell his own tickets.  Eliminating the middle … Continue reading →

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Rack and Pinion Telescope Focuser Fix for Too Much Rock

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Peter

Do you have back and forth rock in your rack and pinion focuser? I did and I fixed it with about $15 worth of parts. The illustrated story, below. At the bottom I have a parts list and step-by-step instructions … Continue reading →

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Knapp Shoes – RIP Old Friend

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Peter

UPDATE: 5 December, 2012 This post is one on which I receive the most commentary and questions (or helpful updates).  That said, you should take a look at my more recent update.  While this post was pretty accurate at the … Continue reading →

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I Take My Shoes Seriously

Posted on May 3, 2009 by Peter

That’s why I wear Knapp shoes.  I mention it for a few reasons; first, because this company went out of business a few years back and I have been wearing my last pair of Knapps on earth for at least … Continue reading →

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More Templates Added

Posted on May 3, 2009 by Peter

On the Resources tab, above, I have added a few more templates to help your Caching and Stashing.  Enjoy. Note: WordPress will not let me upload MS Excel documents, so many of the templates are MS Word documents with MS … Continue reading →

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