Climbing Mt. Rainier
Ingraham Direct route, May-June, 2023
April links: Roulette, Twitter alts, nerds/hipsters
Interesting stuff from April, 2023
How I plan my life now
An overview of my current systems and software
Horizon Forbidden West
A gorgeous and well-crafted adventure
March links: More GPT, gigantic Tesla wheels, a sputtering Russian offensive
Interesting stuff from March, 2023
February links: ChatGPT, F-22s, Russian Grand Strategy
Interesting stuff from February, 2023
Hogwarts Legacy
A cozy and entertaining retreat from reality
Mass Effect 3
A dramatic and engaging finale to the Mass Effect trilogy
Mass Effect 2
Much improved over the first one
Winter in the Tetons
Appreciating this crazy cool landscape
January links: Video games, tanks for Ukraine, Teletubbies
Interesting stuff from January, 2023
On rationalizing my leisure time
Jumping through hoops to tie everything I do to some larger purpose
Mass Effect 1
A slog to get to the next installments in the series
December links: ChatGPT, Vatican observatories, Taiwan
Interesting stuff from December, 2022
A look back at 2022
My statistical year in review
A review of our year on the road
Takeaways from nomad life.
November links: Skiing, deep-fried coffee, Ukrainian victories
Interesting stuff from November, 2022
October links: Ski alpinism, Ukraine, a missile silo Airbnb
Interesting stuff from October, 2022
September links: Psychedelia, Zuck, LARPing trauma
Interesting stuff from September, 2022
Climbing Mt. Superior, Utah
Incredible views of Little Cottonwood Canyon.
July/August links: Psilocybin, Survival, Starfield
Interesting stuff from July, August, 2022
Climbing the Grand Teton
My first true mountaineering expedition
June links: Naval fascinations, Xi Jinping, a couple great Australians
Interesting stuff from June, 2022
Requiem for Naval Air Station Alameda
Looking around a closed naval base
Admiral Pete "Viper" Pettigrew on killing MiGs, filming Top Gun
A chat with Viper about his exploits in the F-4 Phantom.
Exploring the USS Midway
Touring the longest-serving aircraft carrier of the 20th century
Not showering for a week in southern Utah
Backpacking Coyote Gulch and exploring Escalante, Utah!
Great pieces on the war in Ukraine, April '22
Notes from a news addict.
Where we tow big trucks out of the mud with our RAV4
A muddy adventure betwixt red rock.