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Ten conspiracy predictions that may well be true… 2

Oct

22

2014

I’m typically not a conspiracy theory person, I’m pretty confident most things have a reasonable and justifiable explanation, but I too like to indulge my questioning side, and for fun (no I’m not losing it) ask what if?.. Now this posting isn’t unique, and if you think conspiracy theories are always bunk look here 10 ...

Holmdel Antenna Horn – helping prove the “Big Bang”

Sep

13

2014

Working in Middletown, NJ , I had read about the old Bell Labs (now Alcatel – Lucent) was located in nearby in Holmdel, and also here in Holmdel is the famous Holmdel Antenna Horn, a piece of scientific equipment about the size of a small rotating barn , that was originally intended for microwave satellite research but unwittingly turned ...

Skylands Sprint Triathlon 2014

Sep

10

2014

Today a group of friends and myself took part in the 28th annual Skylands Sprint Triathlon held at the Spruce Run Park in Clinton , NJ. This was my first attempt at this race, this year’s event had two race(s0 an Olympic and sprint distance triathlons, as well a aquavelo and duoathlon, something for everyone.. This would ...

Asbury Park TriRock 2014 Race & Photos

Aug

26

2014

This past weekend a group of friends and I took part in the second annual Asbury Park TriRock triathlon. The race, part of the National TriRock series was held this weekend at Asbury Park, NJ. We entered the race in the team relay division fielding two teams Team Earth,Wind, and Fire; and Team Splash, Flash, and Dash in ...

2014 West Point Triathlon Report & Photos

Aug

20

2014

This past weekend I took part in the 2014 edition (25th Annual) West Point sprint triathlon. Its popular local triathlon held at Camp Buckner, in West Point NY , just a short distance from the Military Academy campus. The race itself is a sprint triathlon, Its a 800m swim, 14mile bike and 5k run. Pre-Race The ...

What a Shot , Sports Photography 2

Jul

30

2014

Sports and photography brings together two of my favorite hobbies, I’m a big fan of sports/action photography, for me there something pretty neat about stopping time and capturing the action , intensity and drama that is sports and action events. So it was nice to see this CNN collage of recent sports photos from this last week ...

Review Toyota Camry Radio Navigation GPS Bluetooth Head Unit 14

Jul

23

2014

Car radio upgrade for Camry 2007 – 2011 … [icon name=”android” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] Click here for a more updated Android Radio Review Looking for a great car radio upgrade for your Toyota Camry 2007-20111? Consider a generic (aka Chinese “un-branded”) Windows CE car Radio + Navigation unit. Before you roll your eyes and think ...

Brooklyn Bridge 1km Swim 7

Jul

21

2014

This year I took part in another of NYCSwim harbor swims. Last year I did the Statue of Liberty Swim , and this year I wanted to change it up and try the Brooklyn Bridge 1km swim across the East River under/around the Brooklyn Bridge. NYCSwim changed the direction this year , last year the swim ...

Review: Solememo® Myvision N16 Bluetooth Speaker

Jul

18

2014

This is review of a neat little N16 MyVision Solememo® Bluetooth speaker. This is nicely styled unit. That gives you a lot of bang for your buck.. Besides providing external Bluetooth connected speakers for your mobile device , it also has hand-free phone calling and mp3 (SD-card) standalone music playing. Specs: Operation. The n16 is ...