Saturday, July 30, 2016

Had a delicious dinner at Nando’s Peri Peri with the...



Had a delicious dinner at Nando’s Peri Peri with the awesome Jeff Kress who then took us to tour the botanical garden to see the famous corpse flower. Interesting. Off to get a good nights sleep before the train ride home. We couldn’t have had a successful trip with out support on the home front, thanks Dan, Kellie and everyone!



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Got an early start today, which was a good thing because the...









Got an early start today, which was a good thing because the trail was busy. Mile marker zero was way too tough to find! We did finally locate the little white marker right behind Thompson Boats. We then went and suited our bikes at the hotel and used their bathrooms to get the worst of the trail grime washed off. We are now having brunch at Bus Boys and Poets. Sweet potato pancakes, yum!



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Yesterday was a pretty long day. We started off slow trying as...









Yesterday was a pretty long day. We started off slow trying as best we could to avoid mud. After a really slow 15 miles or so the pace was able to pickup. We did have beautiful scenery again which has been a constant on this trip. We have seen deer every day on the trail usually multiple times. Lots of squirrels, a big girls and more than our share of midges. We got to Horsepen Branch where we were supposed to camp and didn’t like how close to the trail it was so we pressed on to Swains Lock which was much nicer and only leaves us 17 miles to D.C. Ate delicious IndianVegetable Korma we brought with us.



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Thursday, July 28, 2016

After such a promising start and a few delicious smoothies at...









After such a promising start and a few delicious smoothies at Desert Rose, about five miles out a thunderstorm hit. Twenty miles in a down pour, through mud and silt was not a good time. I made an executive decision (since more storms are predicted) and got us a hotel in Shepardstown. There was no shelter for that span of the trail and it was really slow going because of the ruts in this section. Fortunately the hotel had a hose and we were able to clean us and our gear up. Most everything is wet and we have things strewn all over our room in an attempt to dry out. We did do a full load of laundry which was sorely needed. The storms should be done tomorrow by around 9am, so we may get a late start. We did about 53 miles today, only 72 more trail miles to go! Off to play some games…



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7 South Pennsylvania Avenue Our Wednesday night stay at the...

Our Wednesday night stay at the C&O Cycle Bunk House. Met a young girl traveling North solo here. There was a Sheetz a few blocks away so I got several large waters and two large chocolate milks for our late night snack.


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Clear Sky, 83°F 4, Clear Spring, MD 21722 A nice ride from...









Clear Sky, 83°F
4, Clear Spring, MD 21722

A nice ride from Hancock to Williamsport about half done for the day. Having lunch and smoothies at the Desert Rose Cafe.

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Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Scattered Clouds, 92°F 11 East Main Street Lil Ben’s Milk...



Scattered Clouds, 92°F
11 East Main Street

Lil Ben’s Milk Stout at Buddy Lou’s. Waiting on my Crabcake Sandwich and Brussels sprouts. Yum!

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Scattered Clouds, 92°F 6 East Main Street 58 miles in to our longest ride and I’m spent and...

Scattered Clouds, 92°F
6 East Main Street

58 miles in to our longest ride and I’m spent and ready to keel over when up ahead I hear Stefani…. singing. :-)
Another rough day complete. We ate our lunch by the Paw Paw tunnel after we were chased away from our fist stop by little flying bugs. The tunnel was not fun, muggy, narrow and bumpy. We had to walk the whole thing and we were both dripping wet by the end. Nothing like the previous tunnels. 210 down.

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Light Rain, 70°F 101-129 North Smallwood Street We had a great night’s sleep at The Bruce...

Light Rain, 70°F
101-129 North Smallwood Street

We had a great night’s sleep at The Bruce House Inn and we can smell something delicious in the air while finish packing. We played a few games last night and then hit the sack early as we were both very tired.

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Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Clear Sky, 82°F 203 Fayette Street We had Pad Thai from Good To Go meals on our first camping night...

Clear Sky, 82°F
203 Fayette Street

We had Pad Thai from Good To Go meals on our first camping night which was very good and easy to make. Tonight we are having our Mountain House Raspberry Crumble with some fresh bananas we picked up at a Save A Lot for dessert. The crumble was good, just a little too sweet for me. We are both looking forward to a good nights sleep in air conditioning.

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Clear Sky, 80°F Great Allegheny Passage We made it to the...





Clear Sky, 80°F
Great Allegheny Passage

We made it to the Divide!

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Clear Sky, 76°F Great Allegheny Passage Woke up early and rode...



Clear Sky, 76°F
Great Allegheny Passage

Woke up early and rode to Meyersdale. Having breakfast at the G.I. Dayroom. We have about 8 miles to go to the Divide. Overcast and humid but much cooler ride!

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Monday, July 25, 2016

A “small” pizza in rockwood



A “small” pizza in rockwood



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Clear Sky, 81°F Great Allegheny Passage Lots of beautiful...



Clear Sky, 81°F
Great Allegheny Passage

Lots of beautiful bridges and scenic views. Today was much better weather wise but the millage was still very difficult. We stopped at the Lucky Dog Cafe in Confluence for lunch which was delicious. Staying the night in Rockwood and thankful to get a shower. I really thought I was in better shape! Riding with all that weight is very tiring. Stef is awesome, no complaints, and keeps the pace consistent.

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Point State Park



Point State Park



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Point State Park



Point State Park



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Broken Clouds, 89°F 69 Main Street Yesterday was brutal. Hot,...



Broken Clouds, 89°F
69 Main Street

Yesterday was brutal. Hot, humid headwind in the sun. By the time we got to Roundbottom camp we were both exhausted. I had cramps in my legs while riding, mostly from the heat. Beautiful scenery though, absolutely gorgeous along the river. We got a late start with a little confusion on which trail we were on so we did about 55 miles for the day. The camp was very primitive but we got there just before a brief thunderstorm and the three sided shelter kept us dry. We setup the tent without the fly to keep the bugs off. The late start did let us vs have s delicious lunch at the Over the Bar Bicycle Cafe.

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Broken Clouds, 71°F Edinburg Township, OH On our way. Powered...



Broken Clouds, 71°F
Edinburg Township, OH

On our way.

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Sunday, July 24, 2016

Computerphile

Computerphile:

This channel is fascinating…



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Broken Clouds, 76°F 705 Ashbrook Drive Why does any vacation start with the feeling that you have...

Broken Clouds, 76°F
705 Ashbrook Drive

Why does any vacation start with the feeling that you have forgotten something?

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Saturday, July 23, 2016

Scattered Clouds, 88°F 705 Ashbrook Drive Prep day! Powered by...



Scattered Clouds, 88°F
705 Ashbrook Drive

Prep day!

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Pebble and Pebble Time

Thoughts on the Pebble Time - Year 2… While it still has some bugs to work out, the Pebble is a fantastic watch overall. My most missed feature is compatibility with MapMyFitness apps. (this was also my most used feature of the original Pebble. I do like the Voice text message response quite a lot more than I thought I would. Not having to charge my battery for several days… priceless!



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Friday, July 22, 2016

HanDbase vs Memento

HanDbase usage as a check-list is very good. You can set-up a single page list on a tablet and eliminate horizontal scrolling. Comparison of HanDbase to Memento Pro on Android: HanDbase lets you tap check boxes while in list view, Memento sort of lets you do the same thing in a less flexible way. Are either of them needed by the average user since Sheets and Google Keep?



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Thursday, July 21, 2016

Quick Thoughts On Pathfinder Adventure Card Game

I love Pathfinder ACG, it has fun RPG elements with loads of options during play. This game has quickly made it to my number one “want to play it” game. Setup time is average and there are tons of things to keep track of which makes it easy to get things wrong or miss rules. I still am not sure we have played it completeley by the book yet. One big negative is that the card backs from the latest adventure sets are distincively different from my original set. Not a deal breaker but could slightly affect game play.



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Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Games!

Skulls is a fun, quick game that is easy to teach. We tried it out over the weekend. It was also the loudest game played at game day!



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Saturday, July 16, 2016

One thing I miss about the iPhone

The one thing I do miss on the iPhone is the Drafts app. I have yet to find an Android replacement. It makes working with any kind of text easy and really shines when combined with other apps. I have used it for years and I’m still not using the app to its full potential.



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Thursday, July 14, 2016

Riding the GAP and C&O Trails

Soon I will be riding from Pittsburgh to D.C. on two trails, The Great Allegheny Passage and the C&O Canal Trail. At around 330 miles, the plan is to bike from Sunday to Saturday and then take Amtrak back to Cleveland. I hope to Journal a little each day about how things are going as well as post tips for anyone who is thinking of taking a similar trip.



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Pokemon Go

Yes, Pokemon Go is a fun little pass time, can we please have something else in the news now? Anything?

Sigh.



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Stefani and I rode 32 miles this morning to start getting in...



Stefani and I rode 32 miles this morning to start getting in shape for the big trip.
So far I’m not too sore, let’s hope it stays that way.

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If you can't run...

“If you can’t run, you crawl. If you can’t crawl– you find someone to carry you.”
― Joss Whedon



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Just finished reading All Star Superman again. What a fantastic story. One of my all time favorites.

Just finished reading All Star Superman again. What a fantastic story. One of my all time favorites.



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Pebble and Pebble Time Watches

I gave up on the new Pebble Time this past weekend. Although I really love the Pebble watches, two frustrations with the new Time model have pushed me back to the original Pebble. The main issue is that I can’t control MapMyFitness from the watch. The original Pebble shows my mileage, time and lets me start and stop my workout with a touch of a button. I use that feature more than any other on the watch and that includes the nice SMS voice response on the Time. The other issue is a minor quibble, even though the color e-ink screen is pretty, it is slightly smaller and can be more difficult to read without my glasses. Both still have the 4-7 day battery life that I consider the minimum edge for me, any less and I would find myself with a dead watch at the most inopportune times. I guess I will just keep checking the forums to see if Under Armor adds support for the Time…  until then, back to the drawing board.



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I’ve been odd…



I’ve been odd…



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petitetimidgay: stop asking Good post.

What Do I Miss About My iPhone?

I know I definitely have a love/hate relationship with Apple.  Apple does so many things right, their products are generally easy to use and for the most part they are well made.  It is the things they do wrong that infuriate me.  The iOS walled garden makes it tough to exchange data between apps, also apps never “crash,” they just occasionally exit with no explanation :-(, over priced hardware with limited storage, planned obsolescence… and finally the bloated mess that is iTunes.  There are two things I do miss however, Android Cut and Paste is not quite as easy as on iOS and I really miss the ability of double tapping on the top of the screen to go to the top of web pages!  In general, I really don’t like the iPhone keyboard, it is not very user friendly.  Multiple tapping to get keys and weird shifting, Swype is so much easier to use!  Who knows, the next new Apple shiny might lure me back… for now though, Android is my daily driver.



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Using Cryptsync with Android

One way you can use Cryptsync files with Android is with a combination of FolderSync and ZArchiver Pro. You can set the .cryptsync file extension to automatically open ZArchiver and then just use the encryption password you have set. With FolderSync, you can sync specific folders over to your Android device from a variety of sources such as, Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, or even a SFTP site. Then you extract the file to wherever you want. It’s a little round-about method but all of this work keeps your files more secure and in your control. Encryption take place on your device, not on your cloud service. This only works if you are using PKZip style encryption not GnuPG.



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Wadsworth Library Book In 5k. Felt really good and took off...



Wadsworth Library Book In 5k. Felt really good and took off almost 4 minutes from last years time…



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"I realise I have stopped thinking about political divides, about freedom fighters or terrorists,..."

“I realise I have stopped thinking about political divides, about freedom fighters or terrorists, about dictators and armies. I am thinking only of the fragility of civilisation. The lives the refugees had were our lives: they owned corner shops and sold cars, they farmed or worked in factories or owned factories or sold insurance. None of them expected to be running for their lives, leaving everything they had because they had nothing to come back to, making smuggled border crossings, walking past the dismembered corpses of other people who had tried to make the crossing but had been caught or been betrayed.
 
I keep going, talking to the refugees, to the people who run the camps and care for the refugees, and then, after accompanying Ayman, a Syrian volunteer nurse on his rounds, as he changes the dressings on a youth whose foot was blown off by a landmine and an 11-year-old girl who lost half her jaw in a mortar attack that killed her father, I realise I can’t think straight. All I want to do is cry. I think it is just me, but Sam, the cameraman, is crying too.
 
I imagine the world dividing into the people who want to feed their children, and the ones shooting at them. It is probably just an artificial divide but UNHCR is on the side of the people who want to feed their children, on the side of human dignity and respect, and it is rare that you know you have picked the right side. You are on the side of people.”

- ‘So many ways to die in Syria now’: Neil Gaiman visits a refugee camp in Jordan (via wilwheaton)

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"I think that people are constantly thinking about capturing things that they’re not actually present..."

“I think that people are constantly thinking about capturing things that they’re not actually present for the moment they’re trying to capture. I’m quite sure of this. I think it’s insane how many pictures have to be taken these days. We have to realize there’s a level of documentation that’s just chatter, it’s noise, and beyond that, people who are truly documenting are going to have to find a way to puncture that.”

- Ian MacKaye  (via wilwheaton)

Interesting.



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AutoHotKey

This tool is now in my standard install for Windows machines. Tremendously useful and easy to pick up, this lets me do everything from automate quick text replaces to sticking a custom date stamp into my text files. I am keeping my scripts in Dropbox to share them between machines.



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What do I want in a tablet?

1) microSD card slot - Is expandable storage really that hard?
2) HDMI out
3) removable battery
4) 7"+ screen size
5) lightweight and speedy
6) No bloatware. Some extra software is fine, as long as I can remove it if I want to.
7) A physical Mute button would be a bonus



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What do I want in a phone?

1) Reasonable size - This means roughly around the size of the iPhone 4 or Razr M
2) Removable battery with decent battery life - It has to make it through a full day!
3) Ability to completely backup my phone to a PC - This shouldn’t be that hard! Why can’t I just connect to a pc, run backup software and save all of my crap! The cloud is nice in theory but never gets everything, iTunes does who knows what (it is not a full backup, that’s for sure!) I can do this but it requires rooting/unlocking/jailbreak and I shouldn’t need to do that just to backup my phone.
4) Waterproof and gorilla glass (no, not actual glass, Apple do you hear me!?!?)
5) Customizable software - If I want to change my soft keyboard, let me, add a clipboard extension? No problem.
6) Stable
7) Removable storage - Yes, the cloud is nice, but I’d still like my data without downloading please.



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Builders Remorse In Online Games

Why is it so hard to quit Clash of Clans? I think it is difficult to delete that game and others like it because the time investment is so visible. Everytime you go into the game you see what you have built and are reminded of how long it took to get there. Ongoing “building” games differ than other games in that reguard, nostalgia sucks you back in so easily. You lie to yourself - Well, I can keep the game around just in case I want to go back to it sometime… Then over time the icon just sits there… mocking you. “Your town needs a leader!” whispers CoC. What, I thought I shut those notifications off? Well, maybe just a few minutes to clean up my town and re-arm my defenses. Sigh. Delete the app. It’s the only way to really be free.



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Thoughts on mobile device cut and paste

One thing iOS does better is the way it handles text editing. I can never seem to position my cursor on Android devices without multiple tries. The tap and hold with magnifier method iOS uses is more accurate and easier to use. Android does have an edge when it comes to clip board add-ons . I would like to see more apps to enhance the clipboard.



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HP Folio 9470m versus the Original Folio

Here are some thoughts on the HP Folio 9470m versus the original Folio.  Why?  HP, why did you put a useless slot on this laptop?  Not only did you put a SC slot on this machine, you took away the SD Card slot!  This makes no sense at all.  The laptop itself is not bad, aalthoughthe original Folio tops it in many ways.  The original had much better battery life, a SD Card slot, NO POINTER STICK (I just can’t get used to the darn thing), and a better size.  The main advantage the 9740 has is one additional USB port.  (Three USB ports on laptops should be standard on all laptops or *at least* put the two USB slots on the same side!)  Both machines are plenty zippy with adequate storage space.  They both have good screens, the 9740 is larger and has less screen glare because the original Folio has a more glossy finish.  The 9740 has dedicated Page Up and Down keys which is nice but not critical.  I prefered the HDMI port of the Original over the 9740’s Display Port.  All in all, how to make the Original a perfect machine for me?  Add one USB 3 port.  Oh, and get HP to start selling it again.



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bduff: Indiana Jones and the Next Generation. Way to go...



bduff:

Indiana Jones and the Next Generation.

Way to go Junior!



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