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Ultralight Business Travel: Your Travel Bag
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Continue reading →: Ultralight Business Travel: Your Travel BagUltralight backpacking seems to be all the rage as is ultralight equipment in bicycling. I don’t see why there isn’t the same trend as people slep bags from one end of the world to the other. The technology is getting better all the time, but I see all kinds of…
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good piece on filters
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Continue reading →: good piece on filtersFilters. very confusing what to use now that photoshop exists. Two most interesting are a haze filter and a polarizer. I have a UV filter on all my lenses. He says B+W or Nikon are best, but Tiffen is half the price and probably OK. Don’t get ultracheap filters though.
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35mm Film Reviews
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Continue reading →: 35mm Film ReviewsEdward C. Nemergut Photography. I’m buying another batch of 35mm film. Used 9 rolls of Fuji Superia-X ISO 400 film for nature and portrait photography. Results were Ok for the landscapes (mainly shot with a really neat 70-200 lense), but what was outstanding were the outdoor portraits (particularly on those…
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Quote of the Day (Stage 17)
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Continue reading →: Quote of the Day (Stage 17)Tour de France – Daily Scoop (Stage 17). _Those Texans can be so endearing_ bq. “I said to him, ‘How bad do you want to win a stage on the Tour de France?’ and he said, ‘Real bad.’ I said, ‘How fast can you go downhill?’ and he said, ‘I…
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Lance is a stud…Bike Lust continues
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Continue reading →: Lance is a stud…Bike Lust continuesWhat about that Texan. An incredibly classy day today and I’m even more impressed with how hard those guys at the Tour De France work. And, for those of us looking for the perfect mountain bike, perusing Cycling news gives us the new Klein Palomino XV based on the Tuner…
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Guide to Printers 2004
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Continue reading →: Guide to Printers 2004Well, it finally had to happen, but after 4 years, our HP 940 Csi inkjet printer finally died. Actually the death has been lingering. First we put in Christmas cards in and this destroyed the ejection mechanism. Then, the cool two-sided printing module failed. Now, it doesn’t power on at…
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Grace's Montlake T-ball schedule
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Continue reading →: Grace's Montlake T-ball scheduleHere’s Grace’s T-ball schedule for Montlake: | Date | Time | Opponent |Field| | June 17th|5:15pm|Stingers Jorrit Van der Meulen |5 | | June 24th |5:15pm|South Park Carmen Martinez |6 | | July 1st |5:15pm|Mighty Mice John McHale | 4 | |July 8th |5:15pm|South Park Carmen Martinez | 6 |…
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35mm Film Processing Labs
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Continue reading →: 35mm Film Processing LabsWell since I haven’t switched to digital for yet, I’ve got 10 rolls of film that need to get developed from our trip to Alaska. Makes it worthwhile figuring out the right way to develop them. Finding a great lab, then getting the pictures developed with a good contact sheet…
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Marine VHF Radios
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Continue reading →: Marine VHF RadiosChuck Husick on boatus.com. Darn it, the basic marine radio I bought I think I left on the boat while docked and it seems to have walked away. A good chance to get a pair that are good. Thank goodness for basic guides on the Internet. * Things you want…
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Giant TCR Advanced
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Continue reading →: Giant TCR AdvancedJan Ulrich’s Bike. This is a Giant TCR Advanced with an integrated seat tube so you don’t actually need a seatpost or clamp. That makes it just 900 grams and you save 125 grams on the seat post and clamp. Wow.