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The February Mix – Drop & Run

  • Posted onFebruary 4, 2023February 8, 2023
  • Music

Here is the mix. Ok – the song list is online. Looks like the Blondshell song made it onto the mix twice! Opps…oh, well – it is a good song, so no worries. Solid mix this month – various genres covered I feel. I will…

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Week 17 – I’ll give you your prank.

  • Posted onFebruary 3, 2023
  • English Study

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Week 16 – And by special, I mean direct.

  • Posted onFebruary 3, 2023
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Week 15 – I’m sorry, but they’re quite busy.

  • Posted onFebruary 3, 2023
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Week 14 – I wish I had a time machine.

  • Posted onFebruary 2, 2023
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Week 13 – What if that was the best moment of my life?

  • Posted onFebruary 2, 2023
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Week 12 – I know you all hate eggplant, but…

  • Posted onFebruary 2, 2023
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Week 11 – You don’t know a soul in town.

  • Posted onFebruary 2, 2023
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Week 10 – I’ll sweeten the pot.

  • Posted onFebruary 1, 2023
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Week 8 – The silent treatment.

  • Posted onFebruary 1, 2023
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Week 7 – I’m a Sagittarius.

  • Posted onFebruary 1, 2023
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Week 6 – It is supposed to hurt.

  • Posted onFebruary 1, 2023March 26, 2023
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Week 5 – I want my grilled cheese now.

  • Posted onJanuary 30, 2023
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Week 4 – You’re not a lawyer, are you?

  • Posted onJanuary 30, 2023
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Week 3 – Just like those ants.

  • Posted onJanuary 29, 2023
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Week 2 – Dab me.

  • Posted onJanuary 29, 2023
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Week 1 – That’s my ex-husband.

  • Posted onJanuary 28, 2023January 28, 2023
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Set 5 of 5 A2~B1 Level Conversations

  • Posted onJanuary 10, 2023March 26, 2023
  • English Study

15-13 15-13 Gap-fill exercise Fill in all the gaps, then press “Check” to check your answers. Use the “Hint” button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the “[?]” button to get a clue. Note…

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Set 4 of 5 A2~B1 Level Conversations

  • Posted onJanuary 10, 2023March 26, 2023
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15-10 15-10 Gap-fill exercise Fill in all the gaps, then press “Check” to check your answers. Use the “Hint” button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the “[?]” button to get a clue. Note…

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Set 3 of 5 A2~B1 Level Conversations

  • Posted onJanuary 10, 2023March 26, 2023
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15-7 15-7 Gap-fill exercise Fill in all the gaps, then press “Check” to check your answers. Use the “Hint” button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the “[?]” button to get a clue. Note…

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Set 2 of 5 A2~B1 Level Conversations

  • Posted onJanuary 10, 2023March 26, 2023
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15-4 15-4 Gap-fill exercise Fill in all the gaps, then press “Check” to check your answers. Use the “Hint” button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the “[?]” button to get a clue. Note…

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Set 1 of 5: A2~B1 Level Conversations

  • Posted onJanuary 10, 2023March 26, 2023
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15-1 15-1 Gap-fill exercise Fill in all the gaps, then press “Check” to check your answers. Use the “Hint” button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the “[?]” button to get a clue. Note…

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Look 765 – Budget build.

  • Posted onJanuary 8, 2023January 8, 2023
  • Cycling

In November of 2022, I got a call from an old friend, he had come across a Look 765 frameset and asked me if I was interested in it. I took one look at it and decided I wanted it. It took me a couple…

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The January Mix – Only the Heartbreaking Math Facts, please.

  • Posted onJanuary 1, 2023
  • Lifestyle

Here is the January 2023 Mix. A longer one to start off the year. Lots of lightweight rock and roll in this mix. Art by Aleksandra Waliszewska. I will revisit this after a few listens and drop my thoughts near the middle of the month.…

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The December Mix – All People Are Different People

  • Posted onNovember 27, 2022November 30, 2022
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Chapter 1 – Redline County

  • Posted onNovember 20, 2022November 20, 2022
  • Novel

Even now I can still remember waking up and feeling like I was supposed to be the agent of change in the place I was trying my best not to change. Redline County had simply become too simple, the rules were set: 1. You rode…

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It’s Friday!

  • Posted onNovember 6, 2022November 6, 2022
  • Lifestyle

Here are my Friday creations. More words to come in good time. In a nutshell, I usually upload a fun photo I create on Friday afternoon to my Facebook timeline. Almost a year’s worth of images in this gallery. I will try to continue to…

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The November Mix – Into the Night

  • Posted onOctober 31, 2022October 31, 2022
  • Lifestyle

Wow, what a mix this month. This mix can be downloaded here! Nice flow this month. Perhaps I will comment on this one later in the month. Digging the dragon image, it is a photo I took during a cool night near the end of…

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The October Mix: There is more than AI art inside my heart.

  • Posted onOctober 1, 2022October 1, 2022
  • Music

You can download the mix here. This one is 64 minutes, with many short songs. I think The Big Moon and Blood Cultures really caught my attention during the month of September. Here are the songs as they appear on the mix: The Big Moon…

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Playing around with Google Earth Studio.

  • Posted onSeptember 18, 2022September 19, 2022
  • Cycling

A lot going on here. Hard-coded subtitles, which were made with a script I found on GitHub – I will get the links later. This is the software to create a .srt file from spoken English or any other language. There are many errors, but…

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The September Mix: A better way to lose your mind.

  • Posted onAugust 31, 2022September 1, 2022
  • Music

The Interrupters – Raised By Wolves The Orwells – Halloween All Year French Police – Danger Danger Her’s – What Once Was Death and Vanilla – A Flaw in the Iris Sugar For The Pill – Falling Back To You Surf Curse – Lost Honor…

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Florida 2022

  • Posted onAugust 9, 2022
  • Lifestyle

Here are the photos from our trip to Florida during the summer of 2022.

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August Mix – The Benefits of Fast Talk.

  • Posted onAugust 7, 2022August 7, 2022
  • Music

A lot of songs this month. A little bit more variety I reckon, some louder heavy metal, an older song here and there as well. Here is the link for the 1-hour and 6-minute mix. Here are the songs with links as they play in…

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July Mix: If you can dream it, AI can make it!

  • Posted onJune 30, 2022June 30, 2022
  • Music

Here are 16 songs – all hitting on a shoegaze vibe. You can snag the 53-minute file here. The songs as they play on the mix: Bathe Alone – Decades & Dreams Big Bite – I Don’t Think So Billy Basement – Da Da Da…

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The June 2022 Mix – The Lo-Fi Low

  • Posted onMay 31, 2022May 31, 2022
  • Music

Here is the MP3. Here are the songs as they appear in the mix. Wow so many! Kioea – Crane Feather The Black Keys – Baby, I’m Coming Home Airline Food – Find Yourself Tonight Let’s Eat Grandma – Happy New Year Hydroplane – Wurlitzer…

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May 2022 – Now it’s time for the May Mix!!

  • Posted onApril 30, 2022May 1, 2022
  • Music

Here is the mp3. Here is the list of songs: The Comet Is Coming – Summon The Fire Home & Abroad – Back Where I Belong PUP – Robot Writes A Love Song Kali Uchis – telepatía Surf Curse – Sugar Camp Cope – The…

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Modern Family – Part 5

  • Posted onApril 17, 2022
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Modern Family – Part 4

  • Posted onApril 17, 2022
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Modern Family – Part 3

  • Posted onApril 17, 2022
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Modern Family – Part 2

  • Posted onApril 17, 2022
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Modern Family – Part 1

  • Posted onApril 17, 2022
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Bunker, Tea Fields, and Guanghua: Info drop.

  • Posted onApril 10, 2022
  • Cycling

Here is a 13-minute info video of trails galore in northern Taiwan. The specific location is Taoyuan County, Linkou/Gueishan area. Here is the Youtube link if the embedded video will not work for your device. As for the exact location here is the Strava link:…

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The April Mix: Women Underwater.

  • Posted onMarch 27, 2022April 2, 2022
  • Music

Here is the MP3. Here is the list of songs: 1. Pink Flag – Fight Song 2. Big Thief – Masterpiece 3. Mallrat – Inside Voices 4. Caamp – By and By 5. Cannons – Fire for You 6. El Grande – Like I Do…

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Seven minutes of Northern Taiwan MTB chit chat, Taoyuan County – Luzhu Township

  • Posted onMarch 23, 2022March 23, 2022
  • Cycling

Here is some more MTB footage. Enjoy~ Here is the Youtube Link.

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Mid-March Quick Five Minute MTB Video

  • Posted onMarch 13, 2022
  • Cycling

Here is a five-minute MTB video. This is the Youtube link if the .webm won’t play on your device. Here is the GPX file if you are interested.

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Some climbing on 五酒桶山.

  • Posted onMarch 6, 2022March 6, 2022
  • Cycling

Here is a quick 7-minute video of the backdoor of Mt. Five Barrels of Booze. The embedded video is in .webm format and might not play on an iPhone or iPad device. You can click here for the Youtube video.

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March 2022 – The March Mix: On The Run

  • Posted onFebruary 26, 2022
  • Music

Here are 11 songs, a quick selection since February seemed to just fly by. Here is the MP3 and here is the OGG file. The songs in the order they appear on the mix: 1. Heroic Doses – Reggie, Is It 2. Tame Impala cover…

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Lunar New Year 2022

  • Posted onFebruary 22, 2022February 22, 2022
  • Cycling

Here are over 200 photos from Changbin, Taiwan. These were taken during February 2022.

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TOEIC Vocabulary Words 8

  • Posted onFebruary 20, 2022February 24, 2022
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Here are 5 lists of TOEIC vocabulary words: each list has 10 words. List 36. List 37. List 38. List 39. List 40. Here are the same 5 lists in a drag and drop format: List 36. List 37. List 38. List 39. List 40.…

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TOEIC Vocabulary Words 7

  • Posted onFebruary 20, 2022February 24, 2022
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Here are 5 lists of TOEIC vocabulary words: each list has 10 words. List 31. List 32. List 33. List 34. List 35. Here are the same 5 lists in a drag and drop format: List 31. List 32. List 33. List 34. List 35.…

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