Whether it’s investments or stuff, I’m a buy-and-hold kind of person. I’d had my handheld GPS (a Garmin, function-key-driven GPSMAP 6OCSx) 8 years when I lost it on a trip in January 2015. I was not ready to replace it because it still performed well relative to current units. But now I had no GPS. I…… Continue reading Travel Gear: Buying the Wrong GPS
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Sunk Cost
Posted about buying the wrong GPS.
Cycling the Loop
We cycled Chain of Lakes, Minnehaha Creek, Mississippi, Midtown Greenway.
Winter’s End
It snowed then it quickly melted off the garage roof.
Home After Two Months
Home after two months: wonderful to be met by Dwight at MSP. Waited all day at ORD for the weather to improve.
Thunderstorms, Cancelled Flight
Thunderstorms, flight canceled. App makes it easy to rebook. If the new flight is canceled, I’ll check in to a hotel.
Chicago O’Hare ORD Bloody Mary
Thursday morning #2: Bloody Mary, Chicago, O’Hare. It’s rather thundery out there.
Tokyo Narita NRT Bloody Mary
This week (thanks to the date line) I get two Thursday mornings. Thursday morning #1: Bloody Mary, Tokyo Narita.
Milking MileagePlus Miles
Dep. Fukuoka Thurs. 7:15aArr. Chicago Thurs. 8:25aANA: FUK-NRT-ORDUnited: ORD-MSP35K United FF miles, FUK-MSP.
Backtracking
Fukuoka from Aburayama. Plan: 4-hour hike. Actual: 7 hours. Reason: I had to backtrack. I climbed each peak twice!