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Sunday, January 15, 2023

Blu-Ray/TV Series Review: The Fall: Complete Collection

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  The Fall was a series that ran for three seasons, from 2013 to 2016, starring Gillian Anderson (best known for her role in The X-Files) an...
Saturday, January 14, 2023

Book Review: Transfer of Power (Mitch Rapp Series Book 3 Chronological Order; Book 1 Publication Order)

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  Transfer of Power is the first novel in the series of spy novels centered on the character of Mitch Rapp, written by Vince Flynn in 1999. ...

Product Review: Rocketbook Smart Reusable Notebook - Dot-Grid Eco-Friendly Notebook with 1 Pilot Frixion Pen & 1 Microfiber Cloth Included

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  This is a reusable, paperless notebook. The idea behind it is good, but I do think that with the advent of E-Ink tablets, in a few years, ...
Friday, January 13, 2023

Product Review: PILOT FriXion Clicker Erasable, Refillable & Retractable Gel Ink Pens

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  These are good, with one big caveat. Yes, they work and the ink is erasable. But, they run out of ink much faster than regular ballpoint o...

Workout Update: Lift 4/Beginner Pilates Doubles Day 19

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Day 19 was the Hips, Buns, and Thighs workout for Pilates and legs in Lift-4. The Pilates workout was a little easier than last week's, ...

Workout Update: Lift 4/Beginner Pilates Doubles Day 18

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Day 18 was Burn 2 for Pilates and Shoulder Intervals for Lift-4. The Pilates workout was again a little easier than when I did it earlier in...

Product Review: SainSmart IIC/I2C/TWI Serial 2004 20x4 LCD Module Shield For Arduino UNO

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  The meager instructions that came with this (at least when I purchased it back in 2017) are pretty useless and incorrect. If you dig aroun...

CD/Music Review: Katy Perry: Witness

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  Witness was an album by Katy Perry that was released in 2017. Perry is firmly in the pop music genre that mostly appeals to younger listen...
Thursday, January 12, 2023

Workout Update: Lift 4/Beginner Pilates Doubles Day 17

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Day 17 was Burn 1 in Pilates and the recovery day for Lift-4. Burn 1 was a bit easier this time than it was on Sunday, but there are a few p...

Workout Update: Lift 4/Beginner Pilates Doubles Day 16

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Day 16 was Burn 2 in Pilates and Back and Biceps in Lift-4. Burn 2 is a little shorter than Burn 1, at just 30 minutes, but it is also a lit...

Workout Update: Lift 4/Beginner Pilates Doubles Day 15

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Day 15 was my rest day from Pilates since I did Burn 1 yesterday because of my work schedule today. So, the only workout was Lift-4's we...

DVD/TV Series Review: American Gothic: Season 1

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  American Gothic is a TV series that aired on CBS during the summer of 2016. The series starred Virginia Madsen, Antony Starr (from the ser...

4k-UHD/Movie Review: mother!

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  mother! is a very eclectic (to put it mildly) movie that was written and directed by Darren Aronofsky (who also directed films like Black ...
Wednesday, January 11, 2023

4k-UHD/Movie Review: The Dark Tower

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  This is apparently a very loose and condensed adaptation of Stephen King's Dark Tower series of novels. The story is set partly in the...

CD/Music Review: Taylor Swift: Reputation

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  This was, in my opinion, at least as of the time it was released in 2017, Taylor Swift's best album. She had already pretty much ditch...
Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Product Review: TOPS Engineering Computation Pad, 8-1/2" x 11"

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  It looks like standard engineering paper and does, ultimately, get the job done. But, it is very flimsy, and tears (where you do not want ...
Monday, January 9, 2023

Textbook Review: Vibration Spectrum Analysis

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  I used this book for an independent study class in my electrical engineering program. I was building a vibration detection device and used...
Sunday, January 8, 2023

Workout Update: Lift 4/Beginner Pilates Doubles Day 14

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For Day 14, the schedule was a rest day for Pilates and a recovery day for Lift-4. However, tomorrow morning I have work commitments that ar...

DVD/TV Series Review: Bones: Season 3

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  +++Warning, this contains spoilers from the prior season, but no major season three spoilers+++ The third season of Bones aired in the 200...

DVD/TV Series Review: House of Cards: Season 5

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  +++Warning, this contains spoilers from the prior seasons, but no major season five giveaways+++ The fifth season of House of Cards starts...
Saturday, January 7, 2023

Workout Update: Lift 4/Beginner Pilates Doubles Day 13

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Day 13 was the Abs and Core workout for Pilates and a recovery day (meaning flexibility and foam rolling) for Lift-4. I decided to do all th...

CD/Music Review: Phi Collins: The Singles

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  If you were alive in the 1980s and 1990s and were a fan of pop and/or adult-contemporary music you heard Phil Collins a lot. Either becaus...

Book Review: Star Wars: Victory's Price: An Alphabet Squadron Novel

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  +++Warning, this contains a spoiler from the prior novel in the series, but no major giveaways from this book.+++ Victory's price is t...
Friday, January 6, 2023

Workout Update: Lift 4/Beginner Pilates Doubles Day 12

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For day 12, the Beginner Pilates workout was the hips, buns, and thighs workout, and Lift-4 was a legs-focused HIIT workout. The Pilates wor...

Book Review: Arduino For Dummies 1st Edition

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  The Arduino is a microcontroller that can be used to do anything from something as simple as causing an LED to illuminate to controlling a...