No Travel, No Internet, Lots of Phone Calls

April 20, 2020 Brian Gondek 0

During the COVID-19 lockdown, I’ve had quite a terrible adventure dealing with the dregs of the internet provider community.  I could write pages and pages of the full story, but I’ll leave it with the shorter synopsis below.

Stash for the Apocalypse

March 24, 2020 Brian Gondek 0

In case the world wasn’t feeling quite grim enough, I got this gem from my navigation unit. “Need a break? Try the abandoned gas station just up the road!”

World on Lockdown

March 20, 2020 Brian Gondek 0

So things continue to get more and more dire out there. Somehow, I still haven’t managed to spend a single evening kicking back…

Puzzles in a Pandemic

March 16, 2020 Brian Gondek 0

I have to admit, my first reaction to all the craziness about the epidemic was “Man, flights are getting cheap!”  At the onset, Christina and I were excited about the month of April and the ability to take quick trips to places like San Diego and Myrtle Beach at record low prices.

Tampa Two-Day

March 2, 2020 Brian Gondek 0

It’s a little misleading to call this a Tampa trip since day 2 was entirely south of Tampa, and day 1 was largely around Clearwater. But however you call it, we’re having a great time.

Exploring Tampa

March 1, 2020 Brian Gondek 0

It’s been a while since Christina and I have grabbed an impromptu flight to a new destination- the last time we flew anywhere was for our honeymoon in November. So this time around, we jumped into our trip with particular gusto.

Uphill Battles from Around the World

December 28, 2019 Brian Gondek 0

One of the things I love about escape rooms is needing to problem solve in a variety of circumstances.  It adds a unique twist to the game and tests skills you never new you had. I’ve reflected a little on my handful of most unusual uphill battles from around the world, and I’ve rank-ordered the list below.

Puzzle for a Buck

December 2, 2019 Brian Gondek 0

Hunting deer isn’t something I’d previously thought of as a puzzle, but this season, I’ve started to see it a little bit differently.