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...
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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...
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...
Thirteen Years With OneNote—Then I Found Obsidian
"OneNote is my favorite app after Excel," I had proudly proclaimed 13 years ago. "I use...
VoiceOver: My New, Accidental Reading Superpower
Back in 2018, I served as crew chief for a four-tandem-bicycle RAAM team—the first team with...
Seawalls, Pho, and a Moon Launch in Vancouver, British Columbia
The last time I passed through Vancouver was in August 2007—nearly 19 years ago—and I use...
Book Review: Riders of the Storm by Rob Skinner
There is a peculiar experience in reading a book about something you were part of—you half-recognize...
B&A Trail Marathon: The Word “Trail” Nearly Stopped Me
The word "trail" has cost me several marathons. Not literally—no one has handed me a trail race...