Ezri R.I.P. Beloved Member of Our Family

It still just doesn’t seem real. I keep expecting to see Ezri somewhere around the house; sleeping, walking around, eating, begging for a water faucet to be turned on for her, or jumping up into my lap at the computer and curling up. I’ve put off writing this for a…

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Review – Brooks PureConnect 2 Lightweight Running Shoes

I don’t run very often.  Once or twice a week is it.  I don’t like it that well and I find it somewhat boring, but it’s great exercise (though high impact).  And I regularly get the itch to run if it’s been awhile.  Don’t get me wrong, sometimes I do…

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Review – Gum Rock Bluetooth Portable Suction Speaker Stand From MobileFun

Matt C. over at MobileFun.com was nice enough to send me another mobile accessory to try out – the Gum Rock Bluetooth Portable Suction Speaker Stand. If you have been following my blog you might remember that I previously had reviewed the FlexiShield Wave Case for the Google Nexus 7 (this link…

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Review – The Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Lens

As a photography enthusiast and Canon owner I had heard a lot about the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II lens. A LOT about it.  And often.  People rave and post gorgeous demonstrations of the results of photography using the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II lens prime lens, and generally gush.  Especially…

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Review – Case Logic SLRC-206 SLR Camera (and 15.4-Inch Laptop) Backpack

I had been happy with my Case Logic TBC-307 Camera Bag (I’ve including a link to one similar to it, but not the same one as Case Logic does not make this particular model any more) – that was up until I acquired another lens, the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II (see my…

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Short Review – Goja 52mm to 58mm Step-Up Adapter Ring

Goja 52mm to 58 step-up adapter ring

  This is going to be a quick review of the Goja 52mm to 58mm Step-Up Adapter Ring from the Goja company, and sold on Amazon.com.  See photos at the end of this posting. It’s going to be quick because, well, this does one thing – gives a 52mm lens 58mm…

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Trip to Albany Area & the Mohawk-Hudson Bike/Hike Trail

My wife, Jennifer, had a training conference in Troy, NY related her work, so I decided to go along and take the road bike for some riding on some of the paved trails in the area. Specifically I was interested in the Mohawk Hudson Bikeway, which various websites mentioned as quite…

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Spock (Our Cat, Not the Star Trek Character) Fetching a Dog Toy

Spock, our newest cat – is a small male, the smallest of a litter of kittens that showed up at our door with their mother.  Spock seemed to be the smartest and most affectionate so we kept him while finding good homes for the others and the mom. He loves…

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Leapers UTG Multi-functional Tactical Messenger Bag Review

When I’m hiking long distance, or traveling in my car or someone else’s for the day, or what-have-you; I use a modified Outdoor Products Morph backpack to hold my traveling stuff.  It’s my primary go-bag or bug-out bag, or just bag for holding whatever I need to for the trip. For photography…

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What a Great Day for a Bike Ride

Let’s face it – not a lot of us just stop what we’re doing and say to ourselves – “Hey, it’s great to be alive!” I don’t know if it’s because I’m getting more reflective in my middle-age, or because I’ve lost weight and I’m in the healthiest state I’ve ever been in my whole  so…

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