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Blogworthy: Believing Virus Myths, NASA Worm, Stargate RPG, Kool Aid Man, Skyrim Mods, Mars Rover, Galactic World Building

May 6, 2020April 24, 2020 by Ken Newquist

Why smart people believe coronavirus myths talks about a phenomenon I’ve seen too many times to count: Otherwise intelligent people retweeting or re-posting questionable content without thinking it through. Case in point: people stating as fact that individuals are getting reinfected with COVID-19. There are certainly cases where people who have had the disease test … Read more

Fitness Playlist: Across the Spider-verse

July 4, 2020April 19, 2020 by Ken Newquist

About a year into the #BrokenAnkleSaga, I started running again. After slowly ramping up by running on carpet and the soft turf of our local college’s football field, I was ready to really run. The problem was … I wasn’t actually ready to run. My brain said I could just go out and run three miles like … Read more

Blogworthy: Good News, Toilet Paper Economics, Star Trek Swearing, Wither Betelgeuse?, Tales from the Loop, Good-bye Dirk Pitt

April 24, 2020April 11, 2020 by Ken Newquist

Some Good News with John Krasinski: The star of The Office and Jack Ryan started his own Youtube show dedicated to bringing good news to a world that desperately needs it. Thanks John, this is awesome! What Everyone’s Getting Wrong About the Toilet Paper Shortage: Sure, some people are buying more toilet paper than they … Read more

The Trail To Philmont, March 2020

October 18, 2020April 5, 2020 by Ken Newquist

We started actively training for our big 12-day backpacking trip to Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico in January, and got into a good groove in February. And then everything changed. During the first half of the month, we maintained our regime of working out three times a week as a group, but by the middle of the month, … Read more

Finding a new routine in the COVID-19 world

July 4, 2020April 1, 2020 by Ken Newquist

Hank, a yellow lab, lies on the floor, looking at the camera.

Ok, at this point, you know the drill. Millions of people in the United States are in some sort of isolation, ranging from “try to avoid people” to “stay at home”. Pennsylvania closed schools and non-essential businesses. My wife and I are working from home; my kids are doing remote learning for the indefinite future. … Read more

The Trail to Philmont, February 2020

October 18, 2020March 15, 2020 by Ken Newquist

I expect to learn a lot on the Trail to Philmont. In February, I learned that if you run a lot … you need to periodically buy new running shoes. I bought my Hokas when I started running again after breaking my ankle. With thick soles and excellent support, they were like running on pillows … Read more

My Approach to Bullet Journaling

November 2, 2022February 22, 2020 by Ken Newquist

A close-up view of three notebooks, each covered with stickers.

As I move through middle age, I find one of the things I value most is focus. My family and I lead active lives. Not busy in a keeping-up-with-the-Joneses way, but busy in an engaged embracing-life sort of way. My wife and I work full-time and our kids complement school with a host of after … Read more

Blogworthy: Floating Worlds, Tome of Beasts II, Data Detox, Savage Frontiers, Backpacking Tips

April 5, 2020February 16, 2020 by Ken Newquist

Artists Creates Floating Worlds In Test Tubes – Rosa de Jong creates tiny models of buildings, trees, and geographic features that float on sculpted, rocky islands in a test tube. Think Avatar’s floating islands meets the traditional ship-in-a-bottle models. Greyhawk CY 576 by Anna B. Myers – Thanks to funding from her Patreon, cartographer Anna B. Myers released a refreshed … Read more

The Trail to Philmont, January 2020

October 18, 2020February 2, 2020 by Ken Newquist

The passageway underneath the stadium seating. A chainlink fence is on the right; closed and shuttered food service areas are on the left.

The Trail to Philmont started in January with three-times-a-week workouts at our local college. We exercised in a variety of temperatures, from a low in the 20s (maybe high teens) to a high in the low 40s. We ran the quad, we ran the track around the football field, and we ran the utility loop … Read more

Starting on the Trail to Philmont

October 18, 2020January 25, 2020 by Ken Newquist

My son and I are headed to the Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico in six months. Once there we will spend 12 days backpacking with other scouts from NeutronLad’s troop. In total, three adults and six scouts are going. We’ll be backpacking approximately 60-80 miles while at Philmont. The variability comes from the … Read more