Blake Merryman
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Training for Adventure

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Update 03/14/2024: We made it through 4½ weeks before we got bored with the routine. It was too repetitive. We decided to go a different direction with our fitness routine: a combination of running, …

📚 Empire of Silence

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I just finished Empire of Silence by Christopher Ruocchio. This is the first book in The Sun Eater, a space opera fantasy series. I don’t have a lot to say about it right now other than that I …

🏔️ A New Year, A New Beginning 🥽

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After 5½ years working on ❤️ healthy things at Apple in California, I’m starting 2024 with a new gig: working on 🥽 spatial things at Apple in Colorado. It’s hard to put into words how …

Chess Pie

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Chess pie. A delicious and very southern pie with a weird name.

May Your Trails Be Crooked

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I happened upon this benedicto by Edward Abbey while perusing my copy of Campfire Stories: Tales from America’s National Parks.