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Nicole and I planned for one last concert together before Ainsley Day arrives. We arrive at Verizon Wireless Music Center around 9:00 and it was still another hour or so before John Mayer took the stage, a consequence of two opening acts.
This was the third John Mayer concert we've attended in the past 5 years [...]

On the final day in Alaska, I finally feel like I'm sleeping soundly. I'm ready to sleep all morning, but get up at 7:30 to take Jayson to a sight-seeing tour with Copper Valley Air (their above-the-tree-line hiking tour sounds fantastic, by the way.) I head back to the camp site, stir Kevin and [...]

I awaken two hours before anyone else to slightly lifted cloud cover and a cold morning. I perched on a the rock ridge with my sleeping bag and listened to an entire O.A.R. concert before anyone else stirred. We had a quick meal, packed the car, and headed north to explore the glacier [...]

Enough of the hotel already; we came here to hike and camp. Based on the advise of the Copper Valley Air guys, we head down to Valdez. It's a beautiful drive and we're surprised how much the scenery has changed. It's probably because we're driving through the mountains as opposed to around them. [...]

At 8:00 AM I wake to the sound of a small plane getting ready to land on our lake. "The plane! The plane!" I hear someone yell. In my excitement, I can't unzip my tent to get out of it. Good thing this was not a bear attack. I busily start breaking down my tent [...]

I awaken in to morning to about a dozen mosquitoes on my tent, hoping I get close enough to the mesh flap that they can bite me though it. Turns out, some already have. There is hum that fills the woods. The hum of mosquitoes. It's no fun being hunted.
At breakfast, we decide to [...]

We awaken early, after about 5 hours of sleep, to a warm reception. Apparently we picked the right yard. We were lucky enough to have coffee with honey (it's an Alaska thing, I don't understand) and biscuits with tundra berry jelly. We're told not to miss lunch at the Eureka Lodge because it is [...]

I'd finished packing my backpack the night before so I could work a half day before heading to the airport. This was not the best idea, as I felt like I left 10 loose ends behind. Regardless, Nicole and I had a quick lunch a Arby's and said our good byes. The trip officially [...]

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A frequent question I receive is "which HDTV should I buy?" The answer is not simple and represents a significant monetary investment. Sure, a bunch of future displays were probably just announced and there is always something better on the horizon, but at some point it's time to pick a technology and pull the [...]