Weekly Roundup #27

By Jeff on November 9, 2025

After the loaded Roundup #26, we are back to a more reasonable number of recommendations. I spent the week in Rochester, slowly getting back into running after the injury and working on a new website and app. But on to my suggestions… First off, just in case you missed it, I recently posted about my […]

Weekly Roundup #26

By Jeff on November 3, 2025

It has been way more than a week since the last roundup, but what else is new? I am back in Rochester after three months out West and have some time and a few things to say. So, I should be more active on the blog.  In the meantime, I have a ton of recommendations.  […]

Weekly Roundup #25

By Jeff on September 8, 2025

We are now over two weeks into living on the road (and five weeks since we left Rochester). After the Hoh, we came down the Oregon Coast, reminding ourselves once again what a beautiful place it is. And we are now in Eureka, California, having just spent the last three days communing with the redwoods. […]

Weekly Roundup #24

By Jeff on August 25, 2025

I am coming at you from the Hoh Rainforest out on the Olympic Peninsula. ML and I are spending a few days enjoying the place while she takes video for a collaborative project she is working on. From here, we will be meandering down the coast to Northern California over the next couple weeks. The […]

Weekly Roundup #23

By Jeff on August 13, 2025

It has now been a little over two weeks since the last missive. Not too bad, but not quite weekly. In that time, I did manage to stain the deck and replace the hot water heater in the van before departure, although all that seems like a distant memory now. After leaving Rochester, we dropped […]

Weekly Roundup #22

By Jeff on July 28, 2025

It has been a long time – over two years – since our last weekly roundup. I will have more to say about that huge gap in a later post. But, for now, I just want to get up another roundup. We are two days away from our departure for three months out west. As […]

Weekly Roundup #21

By Jeff on May 23, 2023

Our time in New Mexico is starting to wind down; we will probably be out of the state by this time next week. I am not tiring of it, though. There are always more hikes, birds, food, and other things, which has all, as they did previously, filled my week. With that, on to the recs…

Weekly Roundup #20

By Jeff on May 16, 2023

I write this from Taos, having just come up from Santa Fe this morning. Eske's Brewpub is permanently closed, which seems to rob Taos of a lot of its appeal for me. But I surely just need to poke around. My first recommendation this week is for a trail. If you are ever in Santa Fe, check out the Winsor Trail, which winds its way along Tesuque Creek from Tesuque to Ski Santa Fe. I have hiked parts of it over the last three weeks, but finally…

Weekly Roundup #19

By Jeff on May 9, 2023

I finally launched the new version of Grateful Dead of the Day. The response has been tremendous, and the new Patreon page is gaining traction. Perhaps you want to support us there too! While my days have been filled with a lot of Grateful Dead of the Day and my regular grading, I still have been managing to go hiking and birdwatching every day here in Santa Fe, most recently heading up Atalaya Mountain…

Weekly Roundup #18

By Jeff on May 2, 2023

Well, it has happened again, I missed a weekly roundup. I was incredibly busy, moving out of our apartment, working on launching the new Grateful Dead of the Day website (which will finally go live this week), and making our way to Santa Fe, where ML is on a residency and I am just bumming around. Even with two weeks time, I don’t have too much to recommend.

Weekly Roundup #17

By Jeff on April 18, 2023

Spring, in all its glory, is here. Soak it up. That is my first and most important recommendation.

Weekly Roundup #16

By Jeff on April 11, 2023

With a week of absolutely wonderful weather, I have spent hours hiking, birdwatching, and simply sitting in the woods, trying to take in all of spring. Apparently, I have also been consuming a ton, because I have a lot to recommend.

Weekly Roundup #15

By Jeff on April 4, 2023

We spent the past weekend hanging out in Chicago with Rochester friends who took the train in for the weekend. Highlights included lots of deep-dish pizza, a few hours at the Lincoln Park Zoo, and a morning walk along the lakefront. The rest of the week, I did a lot of hiking and birdwatching…

Weekly Roundup #14

By Jeff on March 28, 2023

Because I was focused on studying so much, I consumed very little media – outside of music – for the last two weeks I was in Grenada. That meant I just did not have anything interesting to post last week. My only offering would have been…

Weekly Roundup #12

By Jeff on March 13, 2023

Grenada and the RYA course have been great. The course is challenging, interesting, and satisfying. And the community and people, natural beauty, and food of this little corner of the country has blown me away. Between work and the course…

Weekly Roundup #11

By Jeff on March 7, 2023

I just landed in Grenada a few hours ago. After a long walk along the waterfront of St. George's and a couple Caribs, I am just starting to get my bearings and reorient to the islands. But I can tell you it feels good to be back in the Caribbean. FYI, I am here to get…

Weekly Roundup #10

By Jeff on February 28, 2023

The last week has been wet around these parts, which has meant a lot more road walking than good ol’ trail. Otherwise, my week has been focused on three different goals: completing the rebuild of Grateful Dead of the Day, passing my RYA Marine Radio course, and completing my 100-ton captain’s license.

Weekly Roundup #9

By Jeff on February 21, 2023

The trip to Florida went well. I got through my parent’s to-do list and still had some time to run, play pinochle, and get out on a few golf cart rides. Now I am back in Peoria, enjoying a momentary taste of spring. On to the recommendations…

Weekly Roundup #8

By Jeff on February 14, 2023

This past week obsessively coded and then flew to Florida to spend time with my folks. Yet, still, I have recommendations…

Weekly Roundup #7

By Jeff on February 7, 2023

Before I get into the recommendations, I want to give a little shout out to Bob Marley on his birthday, February 6th. Bob is a huge inspiration: on resistance, on speaking truth, on joy and perseverance. Celebrate his life and revisit this 1977 show…