fitness
2022 Badger Cove Half Marathon
Running up and down the green hills of Del Valle Park. 13.1 miles, 2,300 feet of climbing, halfway to my goal.
Paul Mietz Egli
music
2HAC Volume 17 - Corruption
On January 8th, I participated in my eighth Two Hour Album Challenge, a community event where participants write a song in two hours that loosely aligns with a randomly-chosen theme. 2HAC is held every three months or so, and the theme for this weekend was "Corruption". I typically
fitness
2021 Summit Rock Half Marathon
It was a beautiful, chilly day in the redwoods above Saratoga. Thirteen miles, 3100 feet of climbing, and ice cream afterward.
fitness
2021 Auburn Half Marathon
Not my first trail half marathon, but probably the most difficult. And yeah, I signed up for another one...
fitness
2021 Santa Cruz Triathlon
After a seven year break from triathlons – I have been mainly running trail races like the Ragnar Trail Tahoe – I registered for the Santa Cruz Triathlon earlier this year. The race was this morning, and I'm very happy with both the experience and my performance. Today was at
synthesizers
Baby-10 In Action
I've got enough wires soldered up to light some LEDs in sequence!
music
"Clear Horizons", a live jam with the Moogs
Live jam with Subharmonicon, DFAM, Werkstatt-01, and Zoom MS-70CDR chorus/delay/reverb pedal.
synthesizers
Baby-10 step subassemblies
Wiring up ten sets of components -- one for each step of the sequencer -- is tedious, but also a good learning experience.
travel
Trailer camping in Paso Robles
We recently took the travel trailer (which we have nicknamed "Jenny" – you have to say it out loud in the Forrest Gump voice) down to the Paso Robles area for a long weekend of wine tasting with our friends Julie and Josh. Shortly after buying our trailer, we
music
"Somer Uplift", a live jam with the Moogs
Live jam with the Subharmonicon, DFAM, and Werkstatt. Slow buildup to an energetic peak.
synthesizers
Baby-10 Clock Assembly
Time to commit and solder up this board. I decided to start with the circuits around the CD40106 decade counter chip: The 40107 decade counter chip is mounted in a socket on the right side of the board. The circuit on the bottom half of the board is a switch
travel
How we found our travel trailer
Whenever Heather and I talk about things that we want to spend more time doing, travel and camping always came up. We both love to be outside and visit new places, but we came to the realization that car camping and sleeping on the ground no longer appeals to us.