Being somewhat obsessive, I tend to track down and research everything that is of interest to me, from restaurants, to travel and pretty much everything else.  This I have in common with my father:- whatever we do, and no matter how bizarre it may appear - there is always a logically (well,  to us) thought out reason for it.  

Why do this page (I ask myself)?  Well, some the good stuff I have found  may be vaguely interesting to you.  Some of the research may actually be of help to you - because usually, I think I have tracked to the best way of doing or buying whatever it is.  Some of it, like the deeper parts of coffee making , or the basics of measuring heart rate, I think more people should know about.  And finally, the phrase 'He's forgotten more than you will ever know' absolutely does not apply to me.  I've already forgotten more than I will ever know.  So this is also a reference section for me.   

For what it's worth then, here is what I have written so far on what I know about good stuff.   I am aware that this may give a somewhat one-sided view of my interests.  Let me therefore make this point - this isn't all I do by any means.  I am engaged in many more futile and irrelevant activities than these, and one day I'll write those down as well.