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Christmas Letter 2017

Christmas Letter 2017

December 10, 2017November 23, 2018 Joe
Total Solar Eclipse I went on a road trip to Oregon this summer to view the Total Solar Eclipse on August 21st from Monmouth, a small university town in the Willamette Valley. I shared the experience ... Read More
New Tesla Model S 75D ordered

New Tesla Model S 75D ordered

July 22, 2017August 10, 2017 Joe
This morning I was browsing a Tesla owners’ group on Facebook, and one of my friends posted news that Tesla had just eliminated leather seats as an option for their Model S and X. Since he lives... Read More
Coda the cat is missing

Coda the cat is missing

June 24, 2017June 28, 2017 Joe
Missing Cat – FOUND! UPDATE – June 27, 2017 – Coda was sitting in our carport, waiting to come inside after roaming for the last couple of days. He is an inside cat, so he was hungry... Read More
Switching our home heating from oil to heat pump

Switching our home heating from oil to heat pump

April 26, 2017June 17, 2018 Joe
There is a dirty secret hiding in the crawlspace under our house – an oil-fired furnace. I’m sure when our house was built in 1948, central heating was the latest-and-greatest, and the ho... Read More
Reconnecting with a 2004 South Pacific sailing adventure

Reconnecting with a 2004 South Pacific sailing adventure

March 22, 2017April 8, 2017 Joe
March 22, 2017 Wednesday – Victoria Harbour, British Columbia, Canada Way back in 2004, I grabbed an opportunity to sail across part of the South Pacific from New Zealand to Fiji in a 42′ ... Read More
Christmas 2016

Christmas 2016

December 15, 2016December 20, 2016 Joe
Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! All the best for the coming New Year Christmas Letter 2016 – web page suitable for reading online – offers expanded content (narrative) & media (photo... Read More
Christmas Letter 2016

Christmas Letter 2016

December 15, 2016December 13, 2016 Joe
In February and March, I took a 30-day Holland America cruise aboard the Volendam out of Singapore, visiting lots of destinations in SE Asia. It was my first time visiting this region of the world, so... Read More
Development of 3031 Jackson St

Development of 3031 Jackson St

August 17, 2016February 16, 2021 Joe
I live on a quiet residential street in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It’s rare to see a house being sold on our two block long street, and even rarer to see development, in-fill, or re-de... Read More
Expo 86 - 30th anniversary

Expo 86 – 30th anniversary

May 2, 2016May 4, 2016 Joe
We made three day-trips to Vancouver to see Expo 86. It was a great transportation exhibition, and really marked the coming-of-age of Vancouver as a world class city. I took way too many slides, but w... Read More
My Tesla Model S - 18 months later

My Tesla Model S – 18 months later

March 27, 2016June 30, 2021 Joe
So I’ve had my Tesla Model S electric sedan for 18 months now, and driven it a modest 11,300 kilometres to date. I suppose it is time to report in on my experiences so far. I will main... Read More
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