• Adventure,  Caving

    LaSunder Cave

    Last weekend, I ran a trip to LaSunder Cave. It’s one of the caves managed by the Colorado Cave Survey (CCS) and has a rather restrictive access policy. There are generally speaking only…

  • Cycling

    Mapping My Ride

    So I stumbled upon a new website while trying to generate some elevation profiles for an upcoming bike ride. Elijah had called with his plans to ride up to Allenspark for a wedding…

  • Life @ Home

    Mootify

    I think the word “mootify” should exist, as in “to make moot.” A sentence: “However, perhaps that would mootify the point you’re trying to make.” Thoughts late in the day, reading a book…

  • Adventure,  Backpacking,  Technobabble

    Bring out the GIMP!

    That’s right, I like GIMP—the GNU Image Manipulation Program, that is. It’s basically Photoshop® without the cost. Actually, the fine developers working on GIMP wouldn’t really like that description, but now you know…

  • Dinner,  Food,  Life @ Home,  Traveling

    Dateline: Toronto

    It’s your intrepid reporter, checking in from Toronto. I’m staying at the Fairmont York Hotel downtown. It’s not the nicest or least nice room I’ve ever been in (no mildew and the elevator…

  • Life @ Home

    Taco Supreme

    Some of you may already know this, but I was forced to buy a new car after graduation so that Jess, her brother Matt, her roommate Laura, and I could drive down to…

  • Life @ Home,  Traveling

    Tampa in August

    Grandpa Paul (Jess’s paternal grandfather) and Grandma Joann (actually Josephine) both had birthdays this year. Actually, I’m pretty sure they’ve both had birthdays every year for quite some time, but this year Grandpa…

  • Life @ Home

    Great Recipes

    I promised to post a couple of recipes. It’s zucchini time, and there are only so many breads and cakes two people (and their friends) can eat. So I’m always on the lookout…

  • Life @ Home

    Baby Genevieve

    Wow, Jess and I just got back from a quick trip to Pittsburgh to see our new niece Genevieve Monroe Gribble, and my what a cutey she is! The trip started out with…