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• The Island That Humans Can’t Conquer

  By Shaun on October 24, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  St. Matthew Island is said to be the most remote place in Alaska. Marooned in the Bering Sea halfway to Siberia, it is well over 300 kilometers and a 24-hour ship ride from the nearest human settlements. It looks fittingly… Read More ›

• Don’t doublewrist! You don’t need to.

  By Shaun on October 23, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Doublewristing is a dirty word in the watch world for a variety of reasons. Some simply hate smart watches in all of their guises and do not consider them to be watches at all. Others are uneasy about the smart… Read More ›

• McGST Podcast Episode 21 (Music) [Spotify only]

  By Shaun on October 23, 2020 • ( 3 )

  

  This episode is merely a selection of my favourite ten songs. I built it because of the new music integration feature in Spotify and wanted to give it a try. Please note that if you are not a Spotify Premium… Read More ›

• Captain Kirk knows best

  By Shaun on October 23, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

• When was a word first used in print?

  By Shaun on October 23, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  When was a word first used in print? You may be surprised! Enter a date below to see the words first recorded on that year… More here. Thanks to Bob. A fun resource.

• Outspoken

  By Shaun on October 22, 2020 • ( 1 )

  

  Grown up views on the world around us. This blog will tackle some sensitive subjects in a thoughtful way- if you can’t handle it, don’t visit… More here. I found an old blog of mine the other day, most articles… Read More ›

• Apple’s powerful 2020 updates

  By Shaun on October 22, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  But 5G aside, even after using Apple’s new iPhones just for a few minutes, I can tell it feels like a much more substantial upgrade than we’ve seen in the past two years of iPhone releases. The updated design and… Read More ›

• Kirk and Aimee

  By Shaun on October 22, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  My lovely wife Aimee passed away just over three and a half years ago. She had been fighting breast cancer for seven years. After the first three years of surgery, chemo, and radiation therapy we thought she had beaten it…. Read More ›

• Halloween Decorations Of The Year 2020

  By Shaun on October 22, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Before you set out on a mission to browse the attic for the same Halloween decoration props you reuse every year and pretend they’re still as good as in 2015, let me tell you something. The world has changed. Things… Read More ›

• McGST Podcast Episode 20 (Questions…)

  By Shaun on October 21, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  The first question comes from Lauren in New York who asked the following- “Do you think Christmas can really be Christmas in the year 2020?” Next up was Billy who asked- “Your views on lockdown dogs?” Jon sent in a… Read More ›