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I am trying an iPad app for blogging. This one called BE Write seems to work ok. I’ll know more after I try it for a while. So far, the only problem is tha it won’t wok in landscape mode and it’s hard to type on the smaller…

I just created an account at http://freedns.afraid.org and then created a subdomain using one of their existing domains. Now ———— points to whatever system I want it to point to. It worked with my system at work and immediately showed up with my WAN address (router address, not…

I’m testing Windows Live Writer to see how it works with my blog. The preview that looks like my Blog is very cool although the real test will be using it for writing a real blog entry. Oh, wait, I’m writing a real blog entry now. Testing in…

This is a copy of a post I made on paddling.net. This is a not-too-short trip report. It is about paddling along the coast and then watching as my inexperienced friend decide to catch a wave or two. We started at Mission Bay in San Diego. We paddled…

“Circumnavigate” is an interesting word. I’m not sure it is applicable to paddling around the perimeter of a lake as opposed to paddling around the outside of an island or continent. In the link below, the map will be centered on Lake Tahoe. Donner lake is the small…

There is a type of kayak roll, aka Eskimo roll, called an “Angel Roll.” With this roll, the paddle is held in the very center with one hand. In the picture above, the paddler is half way into the upright position. He will leave the paddle and the…

I split my storm paddle along one of the lamination glue joints. I glued the split with some Gorilla glue. Once dried, I machined a flat spot along the end of the blade and glued on a piece of teak wood. I used teak because I had some…

I have been applying polyurethane or just plain urethane to a water ski. I’m not sure how to get a glass-like finish. Today, I’m going to buy some polishing compound and some cleaner/wax to see if I can smooth it out like glass using those items after sanding…

Just had 9 stitches between my pinky and ring toe of my left foot. Ouch.

I did a quick inspection of the boat last year and decided that the boot, or bellows, that surround the drive shaft has a hole in it. I also estimated that the bearings and u-joint on the shaft are all bad and need to be replaced. I also…