Let's talk about some of the hardware. -Raspberry Pi The heart of the system is a Raspberry Pi. It is a SOC (system on a chip) computer running a version of Linux called Raspbian (Debian). These sell for $35 and are highly supported by both the manufacturer and a large, great group of […]
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Just want to wish everyone who ventures here a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. May your 2020 be filled with purpose. Proverbs 19:20-21 "Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in the future. Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose […]
Winter Is Here
We woke up to 8 inches(ish) of snow on the ground the Tuesday morning before Thanksgiving. The wind blew hard and there was snow suck in the corners of the windows on the outside. It looked kind of dreamy, like an old painting of Christmas. I love getting snow. It messes up our road, make it extra […]
Long Distance Travel
I have realized the past couple days that traveling with a woman changes things a little. Please understand that my wife, Kelli, is a resilient woman. I don't have to struggle to keep her comfortable; she is able to do that for herself. What I mean is, I used to hop on a motorcycle […]
Unholy Fear
A few weeks ago I had the privelege of teaching on a Sunday morning the the Moab Community Church that Kelli and I are members of. The subject was fear, more specifically, unholy fear. This world is packed full of fear mongering and people telling you at every turn to be afraid of […]
Smiley Creek UBCP Fly-in 2019 Days 3 and 4
I forgot to mention that I had to get fuel July 5th (the night of day 2). I wanted to do more flying and I didn't have fuel access in Smiley Creek so I decided to take an evening flight to Challis (KLLJ). The weather was decent and I left with enough time to get back to Smiley Creek before dark. I […]
Smiley Creek UBCP Fly-in 2019 Days 1 and 2
July 4th weekend the Utah Backcountry Pilots Association hosted a fly-in at Smiley Creek airstrip in Idaho (U87). I had the lucky chance to break from my normal schedule and get up there and join the fun. I had not yet taken my airplane to a fly-in so this was the maiden fly-in voyage for me and the 120.
Ye Ole (Techy) Cabin Part I
I'm going to start with a three part series on my solar and atmosphere data collection setup. I talk to a lot of people about it (whether they want to hear it or not) so I figured this would be a good place to start a new blog. This setup is the culmination of 1.5 years of learning for me. It […]