To Dad: Cecil Rospaw (aka Von Rospach) 1924-2008
Today is the day we celebrate our dads, and if we can, tell them what we think of them and how...
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Category: About Chuq
What’s going to happen when you’re gone?
This is something I’ve been thinking about on and off for a while, and I decided I wanted to...
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The Site Update is complete!
I’ve been kind of missing the last few weeks here, but for a really good reason. At the...
Read MoreMilestone!
I’ve finally hit a milestone I’ve been grinding to get for literally over a year. I got on the scale this morning and it read 349.8. I am below 350 pounds for the first time since — sometime in 2003. For those...
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Grinding it out
About a week ago I took a quick trip down to Morro Bay, so I could spend some time at the Piedras...
Read MoreMy Favorite 5’s for 2018
In past years I’ve done various “Best of” or “My Favorite” lists of things on different topics. In trying to sort out what I wanted to do this year, I decided the universe (and you readers) really...
Read More2018 in review: It was definitely a year
I’ve been wondering if I even want to write a summary of the last year, but I think there are a few items worthy of some introspection. But I’ll be honest: mostly I’m just really happy that 2018 is over. I...
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2019 Birding goals
As we exit 2018 and move into 2019 I’ve been trying to decide what I want to accomplish in...
Read More2019 Goals and Priorities
I’ve been doing some thinking and planning about what I want to accomplish in the next year, which always is a battle plan that’s good until maybe January 4 (5th if I’m lucky), but it’s a useful tool for...
Read MoreHot Patches
In the tech world, when you have something in production and something goes bad, sometimes you have to patch it together and get it working again while you work on a final fix. These are often called hot patches. Well, meet my...
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What’s in Chuq’s “Go Bag” (2018 edition)
I’ve been making changes to my go bag the last couple of months, and since I’ve...
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