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Author Archives: Matt Goyer
Biking: Suntop
This weekend we rode Suntop (click for photos, maps and stats). Or more accurately, down Suntop. Overall we descended over 4000 vertical feet. Fortunately we were able to ride up 3250 of that in a car (though we did end … Continue reading
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Alarm clock
One of these days I’ll get a new alarm clock… Perhaps this one, ON-OFF:
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Learn to Sail
I wasn’t planning to race sail boats competitively this summer. Last summer with two hockey teams, wakeboarding, biking and sailing, life was just too hectic. I vowed not to do it again. Needless to say I couldn’t say no to … Continue reading
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Epic Ride From Hell
Last weekend we went on our first epic ride. We thought we’d take it easy and do a 2 hour ride, 1400 feet of elevation at Taneum Ridge. Unfortunately we were misinformed and the ride was in fact 6 hours … Continue reading
Who killed the electric car?
After seeing the great documentary, Who killed the electric Car? I was dismayed to read this, Smithsonian Kills the Electric Car: After revoking and destroying their EV1s, General Motors gave a handful of them to museums as historical pieces. Now, … Continue reading
Can governments induce consumers and therefore manufacturers to change?
NY Times, U.S. Hybrids Get More Miles Per Congress : Come next year, then, the government will pay you to buy a Silverado hybrid (which gets about 16 miles per gallon) or a Ford Escape Hybrid (which gets about 26, … Continue reading
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Two great documentaries
Last week I saw two great documentaries. The first, Black Gold I first heard of this film while at Sundance, but unfortunately missed the opportunity to see it. It is about fair trade coffee with a focus on those in … Continue reading
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Cheap sailing in Seattle
A friend at work recently joined the Island Sailing Club in Kirkland. For $120/month he’s able to take the boats out pretty much whenever he wants. And he said the best way to join is to find a member who … Continue reading
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The Moment
Last night I took my new toy, an Ellsworth Moment, out for its first ride on Tiger Mountain (1100 vertical feet climb over 3 miles, then 8 miles of riding down and back around), the most popular local biking spot, … Continue reading
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Microsoft vs Google. Who’s greener?
CNET has a great article on Microsoft vs. Google: Who’s greener? I’m pretty proud to be working at a company that cares this much about the environment and minimizing our impact. While I see the Priuses driving around all the … Continue reading
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