Nate Silver (the guy whose predictions for the last presidential election were right on) has a website called FiveThirtyEight.com. In his sports section he has a neat forecasting model for the NCAA tournament. He calculates the chance of each team reaching each round, taking into account a composite of power Read More
It seems hard to believe Kate and I went to Yosemite almost 5 years ago. Going thru some photos from that trip I found this picture that needed a little help so it was a good one to practise my Adobe Lightroom on. Here is the photo after being developed. Read More
The universe is so incredibly large, beyond our imagination, that I have always thought it’s egotistical for anyone to think us humans are the highest and only forms of life in the entire universe. As Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson states there are more stars in the universe than all the Read More
The Nasdaq 100 has gone from 1040 to over 3600 since 3/09, just less than 5 years. Looking at the monthly chart, the ADX shows it’s in dangerous territory, overbought and due for a correction. But before taking profits or shorting I would be looking for the ADX to cut Read More
This year the Stewart part of the family met up in Portland at Joe and Nat’s house for Thanksmas. Nat did an awesome job decorating and making some amazing food for all of us. Joe had the house loaded with all kinds of great beers and let Kate and I Read More
My last campout at Jackson Meadows 11/4 – 11/7/13. The forest service left open Pass Creek campground but there was no one there. I had the whole lake to myself for three whole days. It was amazing. Actually when I got there on Monday, there was a solo fisherman camped Read More
On October 31st, Kate, I and the dogs went to Wrights Beach for her birthday weekend. We lucked out with the weather, being nice and sunny, no wind and mild temperatures. Brought our bikes and road the Kartum trail along the cliffs. It was gorgeous. We saw no whales this Read More
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Due to the government shutdown most campgrounds were closed. Many prematurely since they were due to close later on in October. However, the Pass Creek overload campground, by the boat launch was still open as it is every year. No facilities like water and bathrooms but a nice place to Read More