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Everything I've learned about homeowner's insurance, natural disasters, and recovery aid in 2025

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Published: December 3, 2025 21:42

Soon after 2025 started, a friend needed technical writing help on a small project and I jumped at the chance. Today, it's been nearly a year and I'm still writing all kinds of things for a company called Bright Harbor. I've kept doing it

Some recent good YouTubes

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Published: November 17, 2025 01:02

Psst, hey, you gotta watch these. They're all my favorite YouTube videos of the past few months:DIY backyard wave pool?!The multi-time world champion of surfing, Kelly Slater, is famous for being the first guy to build a world-class artificial wave pool…

Zepboundin': my first month on a GLP-1

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Published: November 6, 2025 19:25

Today I finish my fourth 2.5mg injection of Zepbound, a strong GLP-1 drug, and I thought I'd write about the experience of it, how I got here, and what I expect in the future. It's been wild, and after talking to half a dozen friends

BMO stadium in LA added AI to everything and what they got was a worse experience for everyone

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Published: October 20, 2025 18:49

I just got back from a 24hr trip to Los Angeles to catch my favorite Portland Thorns team, watching them clinch their playoff spot in a match at BMO stadium in downtown Los Angeles.In May of 2024, I did the same trip to catch a match on Mother'

Recent camping and travel discoveries

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Published: October 13, 2025 20:11

Let's be real: camping can be uncomfortable and unpleasant, which is why a lot of people don't do it. Sometimes, it even sucks, especially when it rains unexpectedly, so anything I find that takes the edge off of "roughing it" is welcome to me.

September 9, 2020

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Published: September 9, 2025 19:44

Five years ago, during an already messed up year, we had widespread wildfires in the Pacific Northwest that combined with a high pressure front and gave us hot, stale air currents that produced the worst air quality I've seen in over 20 years of living in…

A rabbit hole

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Published: September 4, 2025 17:45

Last night, I went down a rabbit hole around the music group Starland Vocal Band, and their weird one-hit-wonder sex song Afternoon Delight that reached #1 on the Billboard charts in 1977. I got to that after watching an episode of their summer network…

The 2025 MADE bike show

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Published: August 23, 2025 00:08

This weekend in Portland (though Sunday!) the MADE bike show is happening again, showcasing handmade bikes and products from small companies around the world. I really love seeing the explosion of creativity every year at the event. Here's a quick bunch of…

My dream gravel bike build

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Published: August 11, 2025 03:16

Back in March, my bike got stolen.I own a few different bikes, but the stolen one was my main rig. It was my do anything, long distance, off-road, on-road, gravel bike that covered 90% of my riding. It was a load-bearing bike. And I was lost without it.

My current favorite video games

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Published: July 28, 2025 18:24

I don't know why, but video game recommendations have always been terrible for me. I've owned every major console system and had accounts on Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft app stores for nearly 20 years, and yet, every time I go to a downloadable game store…