For as long as I can remember, Ive had regular occurrences of tonsilloliths (aka tonsil stones).  The only reason Im even bringing this up now is because last week I had my first one in about a year. (continue reading…)

Supplements

The topic of supplements has come up now and again so I thought I should post something about it.

I should mention at this point that Ive run across a fair number of articles citing research showing that large doses of vitamins/mineral are not good for you in the long run.  As well as large amounts of antioxidents, fruit extract, etc.  As always, its best to obtain everything from your diet and environment and, well, supplement the little bit that is missing.

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This article was originally posted by Ryan Atkins who runs CrossFit Milwaukee on his blog at strongrealizations.blogspot.com.  I thought this might be a good starting point for further posts later on so Ive reproduced it here:

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Some quick pictures of my HexBeam ham radio antenna and its mount.  It covers 6m through 20m. (continue reading…)

The Greenspeed GTR has a good bit of empty space under the seat.  I tend to haul a lot of stuff and the pictures below are of the latest box Ive made: (continue reading…)

This is a work in progress.  I want to have a “go fast” recumbent because my Greenspeed GTR isnt built for sustained speed and now has way to much stuff on it anyways (continue reading…)

This is the first pannier that I had designed some years ago and is the one I use whenever I ride.  Its just the right size to hold my clothes and shoes when commuting to work.  But then why would I design something something that I didnt like…

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Quick picture of the bike with a 25W flexible solar panel.  It stays put nicely using a velcro-like fastener on each of the corners.

Here is my 2^nd pannier design spurred on by the success of my first design and my renewed interest in bike touring:

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