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Rafting the Merced River in Yosemite - One of My Favorite Things To Do
7/31/2024
One of my favorite things to do in life, is rafting the Merced River in Yosemite National Park. It is such a tranquil float down the river with spectacular views of the entire valley including Half Dome, Yosemite Falls, Glacier Points, and Fantastic Meadows and clear water.
A Neurosurgeon Shares His Experiences on Health and Healing
7/16/2024
Here is the story of a Neurosurgeon that has had a mid-life-crisis and shares what he has learned after practicing medicine as a neurosurgeon for nearly 10 years.
Author J.A. Jance - Complete List of Books
7/12/2024
We tried to find a book series with the setting in Arizona many years ago and discovered the Author J.A. Jance and the Series Joanna Brady. We are now eight books into this series and will probably finish the series over time as we save reading (listening) to these for our vacations.
A Fun Way to Get-Out-Of-The-House is: Concerts In The Park
7/11/2024
Over the years we have gone to many different concerts in the park - especially while traveling to different areas such as Minneapolis, Scottsdale, California Gold Country, and here around Orange County, San Dimas, Placentia, and Yorba Linda. The good thing about.....
Chargers Pre-Season Preview 2024
7/10/2024
Most of the NFL roster moves have been made, so the 2024 Chargers Roster is starting to take shape. This post goes over the changes - who the Chargers Drafted, Lost, and Gained, and who will be the X-Factor for the Chargers this season.
Here is a Sound Approach to Health and Nutrition
7/9/2024
This guy started out saying that he would "Stake His Life on Calories-In, Calories-Out", so since I have a more complex understanding on this, I wasn't sure I was going to buy what he was selling..... After about 15 minutes in, I love his approach to Health and Nutrition. Listen for yourself and decide!
Solar Panel Cleaning Results - July 4, 2024
7/8/2024
I decided to clean my solar panels again as July is here with bright clear skies, and I want to maximize my solar panels for as much production as possible. Better yet, the weather pattern looked to be pretty stable so I would be able to compare the difference pretty easy.
My Solar Panel Production For the Last 4.5 Years
7/5/2024
I have solar panels from SUNPOWER, which has a very cool App that lets me have granular data on both my electricity usage and generation. I am an Electrical Engineer, and I love this information. Looking Back, it looks like the number of panels that I decided to but was just about perfect.
My Solar Panels After Four and a Half Years
7/3/2024
My Solar Panel System was installed on November 25, 2019. As of today, July 3, 2024, I have had no issues with this SUNPOWER System. I have 24 panels that provide nearly all the yearly power for my house and Tesla Model 3. I can't be happier with how it all worked out.
Current Women's Tennis Players - June 2024
7/4/2024
When I am watching tennis sometimes I will want to know more information about different players, such as their age, country, or current ranking. Here is a list of the players with their names, country, and age via their birthdays.
Backpacking Trip to Blue Lake Inyo National Forest
7/3/2024
After six long years, I finally made it back out Backpacking once again in Inyo National Forest. It was a good trip although the mosquitoes were rather miserable. Several hours at the beautiful Emerald Lakes made the trip worth putting up with the mosquitoes.
Wimbledon Is Back - Here is Information on the Women's Historical Finals Matches
7/2/2024
July is here and with it comes Wimbledon Tennis. I remember how in 2021 we were enthralled with the womens bracket when up and comers Emma Raducanu and Leylah Fernandez dazzled us with their unlikely rise to the Wimbledon Finals. We will be tuning in again this year to see the action!
Odds for the Next United States President
7/1/2024
I don't know what the odds were before the election, but here are the current odds being shown my mybookie.ag on July 1, 2024. Donald Trump is leading by a significant margin at this point with a clear predicted winner over Joe Biden.
Hello!
My Name is Alan Harmon. I am a Jesus Follower, Husband, Father, Uncle, Friend, and an Engineer with an MBA.
My interests are in Traveling, Investing, Cooking, Gardening, Technology, Business, Hiking, Smart Homes, Family Games, Automation, and Programming.
Most of the information on this website is centered around those interests. I created this website many years ago primarily to share my recipes and some investing advice, but I began to take it a bit more serious in July of 2023.
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