Fort Collins–Steamboat Springs: 200 Miles, One Broken Mount, and a Very Late Birthday
Mel is a friend who recently has been talking me into these things. At least her...
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Cycling the Newly Completed Poudre River Trail Between Fort Collins and Greeley
There are rides you plan carefully and rides that sneak up on you. This one was...
American Computer & Robot Museum
This museum was smaller than I expected. But then, what good museum isn't? The American Computer &...
Lake Tahoe Day Trip: Emerald Bay and Beyond
The last time I had been to Emerald Bay was in 2002, when apparently my idea...
Photo: Corey Harn
Trans Am Bike Nonstop Starts Tomorrow. A Lot Has Changed Since I Raced It
Tomorrow morning at 6 a.m., about 50 ultra-cyclists will gather in front of the Columbia River...
Photo: Andrea
An Hour at the Google Store, and Why I’ve Never Quite Fallen for the Company
Andrea and I had about an hour to kill between Half Moon Bay and the East...
Don’t Use a Magic Eraser on the ESR Rebound Keyboard
Eight months ago, I switched from the Apple Magic Keyboard to the ESR Rebound Keyboard for...
Alan Walker Concert at Red Rocks
One of the unexpected silver linings of the pandemic—beyond having more focused time and an even...
From Winnipeg to Québec: Three Half Marathons in Five Days
After finishing a full marathon in each of the 50 U.S. states, I needed a new...
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Sudbury Rocks Half Marathon Race Report
There's a Jennifer Lopez song called "On the Floor" that, if you have ever heard it,...
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Nickel City: A Weekend in Greater Sudbury, Ontario
The first thing I saw when approaching Greater Sudbury, Ontario wasn't a welcome sign or a...
Meet Meter Mackenzie, My Mustang Mach-E
When Ford slapped the Mustang emblem on a compact electric SUV, the internet's reaction was predictably...
How to Type Pinyin Tones on iPad with a Hardware Keyboard
When I switched from Windows to an iPad Pro as my main computer in February 2022,...
Garmin’s Secret Stash of Hundreds of Free Watch Faces
If you bought a Garmin watch, you may have noticed that it came loaded with a...
I Ditched the Apple Magic Keyboard for the ESR Rebound for my iPad Pro
If you've been using an iPad as a primary—or even just a frequent—work machine, you've likely...
Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon: Running Where the Racehorses Compete
I had already crossed the Kentucky state line once before with a marathon bib pinned to...
Louisville, Kentucky: Definitely an Underrated City
The Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport greets arrivals with a welcome sign bearing the image of...
Hong Kong: A Fresh Set of Eyes on an Old Family City
My late mother was born and raised in Hong Kong, which you might think would have...
Vehicles in Hong Kong: Supercars, Motorcycles, and Plenty of Forbidden Fruit
Hong Kong is famous for its skyline, its dim sum, and its public transit—one of the...
Macau: Not Actually the Las Vegas of Asia
The idea came from my dad. He suggested a day trip to Macau—somewhere I had never...
Cars in Singapore: COE, Exotics, and One Very Expensive Fill-Up
I have a confession to make about Singapore: I spent more time looking at its cars...
Six Million People, Zero Litter: Singapore, the City that Works
Singapore is famously strict—no gum, no graffiti, no littering, stiff fines for each—and most people outside...
Dual-Device Day One Journaling for Free
I started journaling daily for the better part of the last nine months. I was partly...
Noodles, Heat, and No Salad: Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Before crossing into Malaysia from Singapore, I had a working theory: that it would be like...
Cars in Malaysia and Encounters with a Mystery “P” Car Brand
Before stepping off a bus from Singapore into Johor Bahru, I half-expected the cars to look...