I’m taking my niece to a kids fishing event this weekend. They cram a small pond full of trout and let the kids go crazy. If it’s anything like the derbies in Forks I went to growing up then it will be a cluster F of sharp/barbed & weighted objects. I’ll be wearing long pants [...]
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Posted 17 April 2009
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This is wicked cool, saw it on a TED talk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJxA8eIWQUc about Phone+Internet (Phoneternet). Text 46645 (googl) instead of 411 and only pay txt messaging fees. In addition the number and whatever else you get back is already on your phone so you can refer to it again later. Example usage here: http://www.google.ca/mobile/sms/index.html Another option [...]
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Posted 25 March 2009
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No matter how many times I downvote Jack Johnson it keeps coming back up.
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Posted 04 March 2009
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Went out for steelhead a few times over Thanksgiving break. I caught 2 tiny hatchery fish, steelhead jacks I guess, both about 20″ long missing an adipose. Calawah was low and really clear, I never do well when the river looks like that. Also hooked what looked like a sockeye in the dickey although it [...]
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Posted 30 November 2008
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Fantastic Contraption is a simple physics game where you try to get a wheel/ball thing into a goal. Lots of levels and the forums are great. There are so many unique solutions to every level. I tend to go pretty simple but some of the things people come up with are mind boggling. Here are [...]
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Posted 02 October 2008
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Finally got around to attempting a little beach fishing after some advice from the gamefishin forums. I set out on Saturday a little later than I wanted but hit the beach around 2pm. I figured I’d give it a shot for a few hours hitting the slack low-tide. High tide would of been better but [...]
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Posted 08 September 2008
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The USGS Topo Map Locator lets you download USGS maps for free. It’s a good resource if you want to go hiking/exploring or driving logging roads. You can download the PDF maps all for free, the only troublesome part is getting each section individually.
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Posted 22 August 2008
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Saw this on the steelheader.net forums Chinook are rapidly spreading into the rivers of Chile and Argentina. Hard to believe it’s the same species. But the chinook salmon, conservation heartbreak of the U.S. West Coast, is invading and thriving in South America. Full story: http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/33067/title/Invasion_of_the_salmon
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Posted 10 July 2008
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Met up with Ron in Port Angeles on Thursday night. Did the fireworks and beer thing then got down to business. We hooked up with Rons buddy Geoff, he’s the guy with a lot of toys including a bright shiny boat. I’ve never fished the ocean before so this was a wicked trip to start [...]
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Posted 08 July 2008
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