Category: travel
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Catkins in January
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUntil today I didn’t know what catkins were because I never looked them up. “A catkin or ament is a slim, cylindrical flower cluster (a spike), with inconspicuous or no petals…” according to Wikipedia. They are out at the moment and I know this is unusual because a few days ago I saw an article about how it was…
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The GBD-800 Continued
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe GBD-800 Continued is a step counting Casio with two serious flaws. The first of these flaws is that although the GPS from the phone can be used to map walks and other activities it has to be activated at the start of a walk and deactivated at the end of the…
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Getting Back Into Running
Reading Time: 2 minutesI am getting back into running at the moment. I have run several times recently, irregularly enough not to feel pain in my knees or other articulations so this is a good sign. The advantage of running, over other sports, is that it’s easy to catch a bus, car, train, parapente or…
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Driving in the rain
Reading Time: < 1 minuteYesterday i drove through the rain for two hours at night and it was so demanding that i stopped the audiobook to focus on driving. It was harder to see the lines, and the rain was heavy enough to impact visibility. I made it but i would think twice about driving…
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Tomorrow I Have The Long Drive
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTomorrow I have the long drive. For 12 hours or so I will be driving the car with few stops and plenty of time to daydream.
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A Camera Bike
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn Spain I keep seeing the BKL Prolimp bikes and I like them. They’re tricycles rather than bikes but I think they could be useful. Instead of transporting a broadcast camera and tripod in a car or smart you could transport them on the back of this bike. Instead of a…
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Negative Watch Displays
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Casio GBD-200 and GW-B5600 both have negative displays but the GBD-200 has a display that is much easier to read in low light. The contrast is good enough to read at dusk with the GBD-200 but not the GW-B5600. When backlit both are easy to read. I chose to wear…
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