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December 14, 2024

Like a lot of other folks over the past month, I'm now on Blue Sky. So far, I like it—there's a critical mass of boardgaming/wargaming community members...

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November 14, 2024

What a crazy four weeks! I'm writing this from our home in Napa, CA. Let's catch up on our wanderings. 1. 🚘 Where I've been traveling We returned from our...

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October 9, 2024

Different sort of update this time around. We are still in Africa, not a lot of reading, and zero movie / TV watching, zero music and podcast listening, and...

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September 3, 2024

Almost fall season, so we are partly prepared to close down our Keuka Lake cottages and begin our winter adventures. Monday evening we fly from Newark to...

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August 9, 2024

Greetings from western NY, where I'm excited to be reunited with our grandson Rory later today. We've shifted from very hot and humid to the rainy aftermath...

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July 13, 2024

Wherever you are, I hope you are finding a way to escape the summer heat and enjoy a cool space. For me that usually means a dive into Keuka Lake. In case...

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June 10, 2024

May 2024 marks the birth of our first grandchild. Welcome Rory! The kid is smiling! 1. 🚘 Where I've been traveling Last month I told you we had just flown...

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May 9, 2024

What a crazy month! After a cross-country drive from Oregon to western NY, we are back in Napa CA awaiting the birth of grandson Peanut. 1. 🚘 Where I've been...

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April 7, 2024

We finished our Arizona adventure, returned to Napa for the baby shower, and are now back on the road in southern Utah. 1. 🚘 Where I've been traveling Our...

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March 10, 2024

We are back into camper van life, having spent a week with family in Napa CA sleeping in the van but mostly living in Jacob's house. On the road to Las...

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February 7, 2024

Greetings from the magical town of Ronda, Spain. AKA the town in which Hemingway describes Spanish republicans tossing fascists into the gorge that divides...

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January 8, 2024

If you are new to this newsletter, welcome! Questions, comments, suggestions? Just reply and I'll respond quickly. Greetings from Córdoba, Spain, our first...

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December 5, 2023

Greetings from Napa, CA, where it always seems to be sunny. We are in final preparations for our next grand adventure: 3 months in Spain. You probably notice...

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November 6, 2023

Greetings from Oregon. You might be surprised to know that it will be raining all week here. 1. 🚘 Where I’ve been traveling A lot of miles added to the...

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October 10, 2023

I’m back living in the van as we transition to our winter life. We aren’t done with Keuka Lake yet though as we are doing a fall colors east coast romp with...

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September 10, 2023

Greetings from Rosemary Beach, FL where Julie and I are hanging with family for a cousin wedding. 1. 🚘 Where I’ve been traveling I took a drive to Holland,...

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August 6, 2023

It is the middle of summer and we feel very fortunate here in western NY to have avoided the massive heat waves. This past week had days in the 70s and last...

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July 12, 2023

Oops, a wee bit late again! Gotta be careful about wrapping over into another month. Still the first half so I’ll count this for July. 1. 🚘 Where I’ve been...

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June 11, 2023

1. 🚘 Where I've been traveling My last update ended in Brussels, the final destination of our Europe adventure. Since May 9th I've been steady Eddie at Keuka...

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May 8, 2023

Julie and I are enjoying a “working” morning in Brussels before hopping on a train to visit the Waterloo battlefield. Tomorrow we fly back to the states...

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April 3, 2023

Greetings from Italy! I'm on a train from Cinque Terre to Pisa to Florence. We are about 10 days into our adventure, and nearly done with our party-of-six...

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March 4, 2023

Spring is just around the corner and we are in the midst of big transition: we are departing Florida for the winter and working our way north to NY/NJ. On...

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February 12, 2023

Welcome to February. We are on the road again, taking about 10 days for a loop up to GA and NC, then cruising back down to SC and northeast FL for some...

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January 11, 2023

Happy new year! Late again because of the interim CTO gig with Payscale and an amazing birthday trip for my sister up to NYC. I’ve got to be careful of...

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December 8, 2022

Happy December! Just finished our driving to the east coast. A month ago I reported 12,500 miles on the Tesla; at a few hundred miles from our destination in...

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November 4, 2022

What a month! We’ve been drivin’ drivin’ drivin’. 12,500 miles so far on the new Tesla (acquired July 30 2022). I’ve been messing around with DALL-E 2 AI-...

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October 6, 2022

Greetings from Portland, Oregon where we have a perfect blend of summer and early fall weather happening. 1. 🚘 Where I’ve been traveling After closing down...

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September 5, 2022

The summer is winding down and so is our time in New York. We’ve begun our “close the cottages” routine, but thankfully have guests this weekend for one last...

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August 6, 2022

Where I've Been Traveling My big trip in July was to Sunriver, Oregon to hang out with friends and play wargames. I still need to write up some of the gaming...

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July 3, 2022

Welcome to July! For those in the USA I hope you are enjoying a fun holiday weekend with friends and/or family. We are in the portion of the summer where we...

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June 2, 2022

You made it to number 002! Thanks for hanging around. Last month I mentioned poor image quality in my blog posts. I’ve confirmed that it is an issue with...

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May 2, 2022

The leading zeros in the subject line are aspirational. Let’s say I have 45 years left on this planet. If I do a monthly newsletter until that endpoint, I...