Author Archives: larry

Back At It

Posted on July 19, 2017 by larry

Finally went out on Cedar River again, fitbit charged and did well. It was a better day in that nothing crazy happened. Did weigh in, first time was 275, that is NOT right. After my Cedar River run I weighed … Continue reading →

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Emotional Break

Posted on July 18, 2017 by larry

With so much going on, the sad beach trip and a car accident (I didn’t mention another issue with my dog), I am pretty spent emotionally.  Physically I think I can keep going, but I feel like I am getting … Continue reading →

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More Bad Luck

Posted on July 17, 2017 by larry

Got in to a minor accident today, thank goodness it wasn’t major. Just a fender bender while we were headed to practice. Can’t believe the bad luck I been having.  

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Run of Bad Luck

Posted on July 16, 2017 by larry

Not sure why I been having bad luck, I mentioned our “adventure” yesterday, today my back started acting up, I couldn’t get some code to work, and my dog may have eaten something bad. Probably me, not sure.  Maybe I … Continue reading →

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Red Tide

Posted on July 15, 2017 by larry

Awesome but kind of embarrassing lesson today. We went to Birch Bay to go clamming and picnic and learned a pretty darn good lesson, plan a clamming tri. First off time, This is more of a general thing, but plan … Continue reading →

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I2C is Cool

Posted on July 14, 2017 by larry

I2C makes the arduino stuff easy. I have changed a clock, oled, and bme280. I am kind of bummed regarding the BME 280, seems to not report correct data after a couple of hours. Did a Cedar River 2 mile … Continue reading →

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BME280 Sensor

Posted on July 13, 2017 by larry

Finally got my BME280 Sensors, kind of tricky to work. I like it though, seems cool. Hope to get it running 24/7 I did work out in the gym and walk cedar river.

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Strings and Buffer Overflows

Posted on July 12, 2017 by larry

I wasn’t paying attention and I knew better, but I had a buffer overflow in some updates to my UNO receiver. After research it a bit, I came across a thread saying not to use Strings because of memory leakage. … Continue reading →

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New Laptop

Posted on July 11, 2017 by larry

Got my first Core i7 E6410.  Also has 8GB of RAM. Unfortunately there is no bottom plate.  Luckily I was able fit one from another one. Also got a smartphone selfie stick that can detach and attach to a tripod. … Continue reading →

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Feeling Weird Today

Posted on July 10, 2017 by larry

Not a true headache, but head feeling woozy, either lack of sleep or dehydration. Drinking water now,  but still need sleep. Gonna go to bed early. Also knee acting up.  Can’t run.  So this was not just a weird day … Continue reading →

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