VEWIOR H13 HEPA Air Purifier with Air Quality Display – Review

This is a bit of a departure from my regular reviews and blog postings, I suppose, but having clean air while inside the home is important – whether it is just living and relaxing, working, or exercising.  And it’s something I worry about, as we all should. I have been…

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Harbor Freight Haul Master 4×8 Heavy-Duty Trailer Review and Kayak Carrier Mods

Over the years we transitioned from a single full-sized canoe to a pair of kayaks for our paddling fun and exercise, yet trying to get even the relatively light kayaks up on top of a full-size SUV (Ford Edge) with one fairly short person (my wife) can be a pain,…

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Top of Dulles State Office Building Panorama, Highest Building in Watertown, NY

The other day a customer asked me about doing a virtual reality panorama shot of their office to make their clients more comfortable.  It got me thinking about my panorama website, which I had created years ago and have never updated, nor even looked at in years in fact. For…

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Sarah’s Trip to Cuba

Below is a guest post by my niece, Sarah, who recently went to Cuba as part of an educational trip. I think you’ll enjoy her story and photos. My name is Sarah and I have been teaching English as a Second Language to students from all over the world, in…

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Review – U-Haul Hitch Install Service and Draw-Tite Sportframe 1 1/4 inch Hitch

I had always carried my bike either inside my trunk (when I had a massive 1979 Cutlass Salon) or on a bike carrier with very little problems (though once I was asked to pull over so a cop could check whether she could see my license plate through the bike, argh).…

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Review – Highland Hitch-Mounted Cargo Carrier/Tray

When we’re traveling, whether to visit someone; for camping; or what-have-you, we like to allow a lot of room in the back of the Ford Edge for our two good-sized Boxers (the dog-kind) to move around in as well as allowing us to be able to take as many supplies and items…

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Rose’s Trip To Cuba

Rose's Trip to Cuba

Below is a guest post by my sister, Rose, who recently went to Cuba as part of an educational trip.  I think you’ll enjoy her story and photos. Our daughter, Sarah, mentioned that she was going on an educational trip to Cuba and said “Mom, do you want to go?”…

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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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Modify Your Backpack and Other Gear

I recommend to everyone who’s not happy with any travelbag/gobag/backpack that they have bought and who can never find the right bag for themselves – to consider learning to sew (a great ability to have in general in life) and making their own mods, or buying some stuff to enhance…

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Shortening a Watch Band/Doing Anything You Set Your Mind To Do, Griffin Survivor Rugged Case Review

I thought that since I updated and moved this blog I’d start organizing my postings more.  But I find that I sometimes don’t have enough content for much of a post but I have something I want to say, and I kind of like a bunch of varied subjects together.…

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