Author Archives: ralph

About ralph

Just another blog to share some thoughts with the world. Want to comment? If you know how to contact me, I can manually set up a commenting account for you. Sorry, commenting is not open to the general public at this time.

Packing in three dimmensions

Posted on Tuesday, 2019-Dec-17th by ralph

Packing for a trip is both exciting and nerve wracking at the same time. Exciting, as you grab each item and think of the adventures you will have. Nerve wracking, thinking about the items you may not have grabbed that … Continue reading →

Tagged | Leave a comment

Getting to the Desert

Posted on Saturday, 2019-Nov-30th by ralph

So, how do I get from Winter Calgary to Desert Phoenix in an RV? Well, you don’t rent an RV in Calgary and drive down there, at least if the point is to travel IN the desert, not TO the … Continue reading →

Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Going to Explore the Undiscovered Country

Posted on Sunday, 2019-Nov-3rd by ralph

It all started with a question: Is is possible to live a life exploring the world, without breaking the bank?

Tagged , , | Leave a comment

50 years ago an American walked on the moon, today…

Posted on Saturday, 2019-Jul-20th by ralph

…we have an American being launched into orbit around the earth by the the Russians, because the Americans do not have their own capability to launch humans, even to low earth orbit. Not a lot of people would’ve have placed … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

San Francisco USA: New Country, New Camera

Posted on Tuesday, 2019-Jun-18th by ralph

Unfortunately, one of the first things I did walking in San Francisco was kick a piece of garbage. This is walking down Market Street heading to the Ferry Building. I look around the street, and notice more garbage around, this … Continue reading →

Tagged , | 1 Comment

You Are as Happy as Where You Are

Posted on Saturday, 2019-Jan-26th by ralph

There is an old saying, ‘the grass is greener on the other side of the fence’. I was watching the gathering of nomads at the RTR, thinking how great it would be to be down there, in the warmth and … Continue reading →

Tagged , | Leave a comment

Voting no tomorrow on the oy-limp-icks bid

Posted on Monday, 2018-Nov-12th by ralph

Tomorrow is voting day in Calgary, we get a chance to vote on if we want to bid for the 2026 winter Olympics in Calgary. I’ll be voting ‘no’ – what follows is my reasoning.

Tagged , , | Leave a comment

How to say goodbye to a friend that is dying

Posted on Sunday, 2018-Oct-7th by ralph

A good friend passed away recently. It wasn’t the perfect end to a friendship that one would hope for; indeed such a thing may not exist. But in passing she gave me an answer to a question I have pondered … Continue reading →

Tagged , , | Leave a comment

New trend: Being a Hi Tech Nomad

Posted on Monday, 2018-Sep-24th by ralph

I’ve been reading of late of a trend that I learned of on www.cheaprvliving.com/ The idea being, if you are about to lose your home or are squeezed to the limit just staying in your current pad, you can completely … Continue reading →

Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Time to retire the Nexus 4 – hello Pixel 2

Posted on Monday, 2018-Mar-5th by ralph

I’ve been slow to upgrade my Nexus 4 as I’m an old fart these days in the IT world, and old farts don’t like change. I’m so pissed off with Windoze 10, I can’t even write about it (someday, I … Continue reading →

Tagged , , , | Leave a comment