Author: UberPest

2008-09-18

2008/09/18– Let There Be Light!

Sunday night SE Indiana/SW Ohio was rocked by the remnants of Hurricane Ike. I lost power from 2:15 Sunday until 10:30 last night (I celebrated Beau’s 8th “Homecoming Day” in the dark with him...

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2008-08-27

2008/08/26– Vietnam Memorial Moving Wall

One of the projects I’m currently involved with–and why this site hasn’t had much by way of updates this season–is hosting the Vietnam Memorial Moving Wall as it visits Whitewater Memorial State Park in...

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2008-07-11

2008/07/11–The 3 Rs: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle

Not to look like a bandwagon jumper (have been into conservation for pretty much my entire life), but I thought I’d put together a list of links for “Green” products or services. I will...

Blogs / Dogs / Fun / News / Personal

2008-06-16

2008/06/16– Beau’s UKC Premier Show Results

Beau and I traveled to Kalamazoo, Michigan to partake in the festivities of the UKC Premier. This was our 8th appearance. We showed in the Top Ten Breed Finals, COBRA Breed Specialty, and all...

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2008-05-27

2008/05/27–UberPest.com Appears in the Book Dog Park Wisdom

I got a book in the mail today, Dog Park Wisdom by Lisa Wogan. Lisa contacted me last year about putting my site in the book as a place to get info on hiking...

Fun / Games

2008-05-21

2008/05/21– A Very Cool GPS-Based Game

Today’s xkcd comic has a very cool interactive GPS-Based game. Check it out and meet some cool outdoorsy/geeky folks! Geo-hashing!

Blogs / Dogs / Hiking

2008-04-17

2008/04/17– 2 Dogs 2,000 Miles

My friend Christine sent me a link for 2 Dogs 2,000 miles. This is a hike by Luke and his two Great Pyrenees are taking from Austin, TX to Boston, MA to raise awareness...

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2008-03-06

2008/03/06– Make a Clean-Up Bag Dispenser

I usually carry a reusable bag when I go shopping, but many times the cashier forgets to put my purchases in the sack or, on occassion, I forget to bring the bag on my shopping...

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2008-02-29

2008/02/29– Western States Endurance Run

I met a couple of guys today doing trail maintenance to qualify for the Western States Endurance Run (aka WS100). This is a 100 mile wilderness trail run through the California mountains (Squaw Valley...

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2008-02-27

2008/02/27–REI Dividend Time

I got my REI dividend today and used it to purchase a bear canister (I got the Counter Assault Bear Keg). After the coupon and the divend they still owed me a little bit...