Assorted Things (Page 2)

Progress 15

191.2

Progress 16

193.1. Travel and time out of the pool is not great for the trend; 7-8 lbs up on mid-late summer.

Progress 14

191.7

Progress 13

191.2

Progress 12

187.1

Progress 11

185.2

Progress 10

184.5

Progress 9

186.8 lbs

Progress 8

189.4

Progress 7

189.6 - sub 190!

Progress 6

190.8 Only 1 pool, 1 ride all week. Too many conflicts.

Progress 5

190.1 lbs

Progress 4

193.0 lbs. A few days in OKC the week after Mexico City..and then in town all this week.

Progress 3

195.1 - a week in Mexico City with no time in the pool

Progress 2

193.2

Progress 1

196.4

2026 Fitness -> 50

200.0 on the dot, 1/1/26. Updated DEXA tomorrow.

tech

Garmin Forerunner 745 Screen Fractures

The Garmin FR745 watch was something I had on my Christmas list for 2021. I didn't get it, and ended up going ahead and ordering it before the holidays were over. I had a Garmin Vivoactive 3 prior to this, and while I liked it....the FR745 is

home

Chamberlain RJO70 Wall-Mounted Garage Door Opener

While Kelly got jewelry for our 5 year anniversary...she went a less expected route for what she got me: a garage door opener she knew I thought was cool. It's a wall-mounted directly attached opener, the Chamberlain RJO70. It's so much quieter than the

elgato

Elgato Ring Light with Ubiquiti

After my super cheap Neewer USB ring light had the stand break when collapsed in my bag (taken to a work event to try to use as a webcam tripod), I decided to replace it with a better tier of ring light. After Matt had good luck with some Elgato

The Suprising Difficulty of Mounting a Weather Station

One item on my Christmas list that panned out was the Ambient Weather WS-2000 weather station. My sister got it for me! It doesn't come with a real mounting bracket, and some searching Amazon landed me the Winegard J pipe mount. It comes in a 22"

Updated Emergency Supplies List

With the February 14, 2021 - February 21, 2021 winter storm problems here in Austin, we were able to benefit from some prior staged prepared supplies. It also revealed a few things that would have been nice to have. I'll cover the current items on hand, and then list

reviews

GE Appliances Nixes Negative Reviews

In June 2018, we ordered a GE Profile gas cooktop, this 5 burner 30" model, the PGP7030SLSS. As a cooktop, it was a nice upgrade from the as-base-as-possible 30" GE gas cooktop that the builder installed in 2003. None of the burners on the old