Tag Archives: The system

Just Take My Money and Give Me My Data!

Posted on Monday, 2020-Jan-20th by ralph

The day starts out nice enough. I’m up around 3000 feet, so I’m glad it is not a super cold night for up there – got tanks that could freeze if it gets too cold. My plan for today is … Continue reading →

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Life of a Youtuber in 2020

Posted on Sunday, 2020-Jan-12th by ralph

After a very sober New Year’s celebration that ended before the beginning of the new year, we were actually fresh and ready for a hike this first day of the new year. Carolyn was interested in seeing the Petroglyphs we … Continue reading →

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Proselytism by Math in the Pass

Posted on Thursday, 2020-Jan-9th by ralph

It was time for me to leave the camp Carolyn had invited us to. She had left the previous day, not even saying goodbye to me, but not for lack of trying. She caught me in the classic awkward RV … Continue reading →

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Two New Stars are Born on Christmas Day

Posted on Monday, 2020-Jan-6th by ralph

Let me start with a real time (as of a day ago, by the time I post this after coming back online tomorrow) update. I’m in Kofa National Wildlife Refuge. Cell signal is shit. SMS only, but that has allowed … Continue reading →

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BLM Dry Camping aka Boondocking Around Quartzsite

Posted on Thursday, 2020-Jan-2nd by ralph

I left Quartzsite, heading south for “BLM Roadrunner” Campground. BLM is the Bureau of Land Management, the US government department that manages public land in the USA. “Campground” is really not what this area is, other than the sense that … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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.

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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 →

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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 →

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Proper lite cell phone plans in Canada

Posted on Thursday, 2017-Dec-28th by ralph

It bugs me that people get pushed into paying ridiculous amounts for cell phone plans in Canada. It’s gotten worse too – I used to shudder at $50/month for a cell phone, now that is considered cheap! Go to the … Continue reading →

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