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Iceland – Aurora Borealis

Posted on September 1, 2016 by Trick

These photos are best viewed while listening to Island Songs (Ólafur Arnalds). Last night we saw a spectacular show of the aurora borealis.  There aren’t any words to quite describe it.  We saw the first glimpses around 9 PM (Iceland … Continue reading →

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Iceland – Day 1

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Trick

We’re staying in Iceland for the next week – in a somewhat rural area north of Selfoss, right about here: https://goo.gl/maps/S14d9aPQX6S2 We couldn’t appreciate the landscape’s beauty last night having arrived at midnight.  However the stars were incredible.  Fans of Heavens … Continue reading →

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Four years in Shanghai – without a doubt the coolest thing I’ve ever done. 再见上海！

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Trick

I still have the one-way ticket from Chicago when I came here: June 2nd, 2011.  The week leading up to my move here was madness, and arriving here was comical.  The airline had lost my biggest suitcase, the one with … Continue reading →

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Net Neutrality

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Trick

I’m an Internet nerd. I’ve been using the Internet since early days, on a dialup modem TUI to our local BBS, and later on MichNet which was made availably by our K-12 school in Adrian. I’ve grown up a bit … Continue reading →

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VyOS Users Meeting Japan

Posted on November 2, 2014 by Trick

Today I did something cool: I attended the VyOS Users Meeting Japan #2 in Tokyo. I clearly was not prepared for this meetup – my laptop has no stickers on the back of it.  I think every presenter’s laptop looked … Continue reading →

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Lunar eclipse from Shanghai

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Trick

Today I watched and photographed the lunar eclipse from Shanghai.  It was a lot of fun – Sarah and I ordered pizza and stood on the terrace at Mintel’s Shanghai office with my camera, snapping photos. timeanddate.com’s eclipse calculator was … Continue reading →

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Da Moon

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Trick

After seeing some beautiful photos of August’s supermoon, I pondered what kind of camera it might take to capture such detailed photos of the moon.  I’ve recently taken delivery of a Canon EOS 700D (T5i), which when pointed at the … Continue reading →

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Gone for a walk in the rain

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Trick

We had an amazing rain & thunderstorm last week, and aside the beautiful lightning shots Sarah and I captured, the above photo of this anonymous, soaked individual stands out.

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Things you see on the street in Shanghai

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Trick

It’s always an adventure out there.

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They don’t call ’em Armadillo tires for nothing

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Trick

Three years of city riding in Chicago and Shanghai and my 700x28mm rear tire has finally had it. So bad the tread is coming off the base of the tire, despite two gashes in the rubber.  What finally took it … Continue reading →

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