Sudbury Rocks Half Marathon Race Report
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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...
Baltimore Beyond the Ravens
My knowledge of Baltimore before visiting could be summarized in one sentence: the Baltimore Ravens play...
A Proper Introduction to Annapolis, Maryland
Eight years ago, I rolled into Annapolis, Maryland under circumstances that were, to put it charitably,...
Nashville, Tennessee: More Than the Sum of Its Honky-Tonks
The last time I was in Nashville was 1998—twenty-eight years ago, and a different era in...
Rocket City Surprise: Exploring Huntsville, Alabama
Before my trip to Alabama, I could have summarized my impressions of the state in about...