Yuki and His Chippy

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Yuki joins “The Pack” at Priority Dog

Yuki and the Pack at Priority. Susan at Priority Dog(http://www.prioritydog.com) has a “balanced” pack of around 9 dogs which help to train other dogs by them seeing how dogs are supposed to behave. We have only taken Yuki there 3 times and we already see a difference in his behavior. He also is totally exhausted …

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Checking For Sensor Dust on your DSLR

I always seem to forget these steps so I am summarizing them here… Set focus on lens to infinity. Set aperature to smallest opening(largest # e.g. f/22) Set exposure compensation to +1 stop Take picture of a uniformly lit wall or the sky. Exposure may take a bit, but it does not really matter. Check …

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18 Things You Don’t Need on Your Packing List : TravelBlogs.com

Windows Live Tags: travel , packing light , pack Some helpful packing tips. Although I don’t agree with the suggestion on jackets and towels. I usually bring a good breathable rain jacket, which serves as rain gear as well a windbreaking shell. Couple this with a good fleece and you are good to go down …

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Costa Rica Volcanoes & Surf 2009 – Trip Recap

Every time we go on a trip somewhere, people always ask me “would you go back there again?” and my reply is usually always that there are so many other places I want to visit that I may not get back around to go there again. Well, I guess Costa Rica has become the exception. …

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Thailand Hike, Bike & Kayak Trip Recap – Part I – Getting to Bangkok

Preparing, traveling, and our first day in Bangkok, Thailand.

Thailand Packing List

In preparation for my 14 day adventure trip to Thailand, I have come up with the following packing list. I will be using a 48L Osprey Kestrel backpack which when full, should be around the limit of most carry-on restrictions. I am hoping to not totally fill up this pack on the trip over there, …

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2007 5K Results

I am tired of searching all over for my 5k Results from last year, so I am adding an entry here for them. Alburtis 5k (http://www.enter.net/~alburtis5k/) Place   Time    Name               Division 161      27:08   Brian Schwind   30 to 39 Male Celtic Classic 5k (http://www.morningstarrotary.org/events/5k/Register/) Place Bib#  Name                     Gen Age City         St Chiptim Pace  Guntime Div/Tot  Div     Gen/Tot  …

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Boston Travel Notes

Boston Trip Highlights