Author: Joe
Christmas Letter 2017
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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