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Svalbard - Close to the Top of the World
After a day and a half in Copenhagen, we flew by way of Oslo, Norway to Longyearbyen, on the archipelago of Svalbard. Like us, you may be asking âWhere the heck is Svalbard?â. To answer that pressing question, below is a photo of an excellent map found at the North Pole Expeditions Museum in Longyearbyen. Iâve cropped it and added some annotations for context. Source: wall map from North PoleâŠ
Trolls in Denmark - Visiting Thomas Dambo's creations in and around Copenhagen
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Dog Sledding Without Snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (Norway)
Alexa's Elixir (Five Thomas Dambo trolls and a Golden Rabbit)
Malin's Fountain (Thomas Dambo troll, Pease Park)
Monet at Giverny
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book notes: When Pride Still Mattered - A Life of Vince Lombardi by David Maraniss
book notes: When Pride Still Mattered â A Life of Vince Lombardi by David Maraniss
In the days leading up to the 2021-2022 Green Bay Packers season, I read a biography of Vince Lombardi that I found in (of all places) a book store in lovely Bastrop, Texas (the Painted Porch, which has an amazing book-art-sculpture around their fireplace). When Pride Still Mattered by David Maraniss is the perfect prep for this season â a season not only following the obvious (and on-going)âŠ
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Jumping Out of a Perfectly Good Airplane - Texas Skydiving
Jumping Out of a Perfectly Good Airplane â Texas Skydiving
Jumping out of a plane has never been on my bucket list. But it has been on my son Joshâs and his best friend Ryanâs since they were kids. So when Joshâs then-fianceâ-now-wife Christabel emailed me in December about skydiving for Joshâs 30th birthday, how could I refuse? And, as a bonus, my daughter Sara wanted to jump as well. In spite of two delays (one for the snow-pocalypse that shutdown mostâŠ
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Elisabet Ney Museum in Austin Texas
Elisabet Ney Museum in Austin Texas
Introduction We were first introduced to Elisabet Ney through a book given to us by our friend Steve. The book is A Twist at the End by Steven Saylor. It is historical fiction around a group of murders in 1880s Texas with the author O. Henry (whoâs real name is William Sydney Porter) playing a fictional role in the proceedings. In the book, Porter borrows books from Elisabet Ney and her husbandâŠ
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Austin Distance Challenge 2021-2022: A Hopefully Logical Approach to the Insanity of Running Six Races in Six Months as I turn Sixty
Austin Distance Challenge 2021-2022: A Hopefully Logical Approach to the Insanity of Running Six Races in Six Months as I turn Sixty
The title of this article is a hat tip to my plan in April 2015 to run the Pikes Peak Ascent. I did indeed survive that insanity, mostly intact, and finished the race. Six years later, with racing appearing to open up and my legs and I approaching our 60th birthday, it is time to put the plan in place for the 2021 â 2022 Austin Distance Challenge. Iâd appreciate any feedback from fellow runnersâŠ
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book notes: Far and Away by Neil Peart
book notes: Far and Away by Neil Peart
As my wife found out when I took her to her first Rush concert many years ago, Rush fans are an enthusiastic group (to put it mildly). She was amused to watch me and several of my newly-met-friends singing every word, every lyric of their songs. These lyrics were, of course, written by the worldâs greatest drummer Neil Peart. I am a large Rush fan (as can be seen by some of the articles here).âŠ
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Saint Petersburg, Russia
Of all the many places we visited in Russia, Saint Petersburg is the one we wish we had more time, and will hopefully return to again. Three days is just not enough; I doubt that three months would be enough â but weâd certainly be willing to try! Itinerary Below is a rough outline of our three days in Saint Petersburg. If a reader would like to visit a particular topic, they can click on theâŠ
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HODLing, Stacking, Staking and Interest Accounts
Iâve previously written an article on cryptocurrency investing that compares simple / traditional investing strategies that non-crypto investors are familiar with to similar crypto-currency investing strategies. This article expands on those concepts by pulling in the concept known in the crypto world as HODLing.
There are multiple reasons for HODLing:
Monetarily focused (interest, assetâŠ
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Texas Capitol Monuments and Markers
Texas Capitol Monuments and Markers
Living downtown in Austin means that we see the Texas Capitol at the north end of Congress Avenue almost everyday. During the pandemic we had to walk up to get mail at our office which is close to the Capitol. We made it part of our exercise to walk around the Capitol grounds, and found quite a few monuments and markers that we did not know existed.
Like many places in our country in 2020,âŠ
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Cryptocurrency Investing: Interest Accounts and Staking as Alternative Investments
Interest Accounts and Staking of Cryptocurrency
With bank savings account interest rates close to zero, alternatives need to be found for both personal and business savings. This article will review recent alternatives utilizing cryptocurrency investing, including stable coins and other tokens. The term âcryptocurrencyâ sometimes invokes uncertainty, fear of scams, volatility and other factors that may deter consideration of these vehicles.âŠ
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Fabergé Eggs and the Fabergé Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia
Fabergé Eggs and the Fabergé Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia
Of the 50 Fabergé Imperial Easter eggs, 44 have survived. On our trip to Russia, we saw nineteen of the forty-four. We saw ten of them when in the Kremlin Armory in Moscow (where no photography is allowed) and nine when we visited the Fabergé Museum in Saint Petersburg.
Where are the Eggs
Fabergé Eggs at the Fabergé Museum
Fabergé Eggs at the Kremlin Armoury, Moscow
Kelch Eggs at the FabergĂ©âŠ
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Blockstack 2.0 testnet - neon
Blockstack 2.0 testnet â neon
Introduction
Iâve participated in several testnet blockchains by setting up nodes or doing smart contract test development. We used to call this alpha or beta testing back in the day (I could date myself and refer to Z80 and 6502 assembly language testing â but I digress). But testnet is the new decentralized beta test, and it sounds cooler. And Blockstack has recently launched their 2.0âŠ
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