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Bicycling from El Paso to Santa Fe

Mike Vermeulen's web Posted on April 5, 2025 by mevApril 11, 2025

April 2025 and time for another bicycle trip. This time I decided to take a week of vacation to bicycle in New Mexico. I have a condo in Alto (near Ruidoso) and planned trip with that in mind. In particular … Continue reading →

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Reflections: US Foreign Assistance, US AID and politics

Mike Vermeulen's web Posted on February 12, 2025 by mevFebruary 12, 2025

From the seat of a bicycle one can get a unique view of the world. You stop in places others might quickly bypass or miss. I’ve been reminded I was still a strange curiosity by the dozen people in south … Continue reading →

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Alamogordo to Lubbock bike ride

Mike Vermeulen's web Posted on March 17, 2024 by mevMarch 17, 2024

The Plan A bicycle ride from Alamogordo New Mexico to Lubbock Texas in April 2024. Why? This seems to be about the right time of year to ride this segment and several things also come together. It lets me “connect” … Continue reading →

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Can AI write blog posts?

Mike Vermeulen's web Posted on December 1, 2023 by mevDecember 1, 2023

I received a prompt from Microsoft co-pilot as an introduction. So I tried it with the following prompt: Write a bicycling blog in the style of Mike Vermeulen Here is what it created: Definitely a few things that are incorrect … Continue reading →

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What brought me to Texas

Mike Vermeulen's web Posted on March 22, 2022 by mevMarch 22, 2022

On March 22, 2012 AMD employees in the Portland office were gathered for a mandatory meeting. It was announced the office would be closing by end of the year. It was a surprise to most, though as a manager I … Continue reading →

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Wordle solvers – updated

Mike Vermeulen's web Posted on February 13, 2022 by mevFebruary 14, 2022

Last month, I posted a blog posted on approaches to creating an automatic solver for Wordle. After that posting, there was also a Five Thirty Eight riddler question about the same topic by Zach Wissner Gross.  In Zach’s original posting … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on creating a solver for Wordle

Mike Vermeulen's web Posted on January 15, 2022 by mevJanuary 15, 2022

There is a new craze lately about a simple game named Wordle.  The idea is somewhat similar to the old game of Mastermind: There is a hidden five-letter word you try to guess. For each guess, you get feedback if a … Continue reading →

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Ruidoso

Mike Vermeulen's web Posted on February 8, 2021 by mevFebruary 8, 2021

I bought a condominium in Ruidoso, New Mexico. The place has both an upstairs and a downstairs and they are not connected. Upstairs are two bedrooms, each with a full bathroom. The rest of the upstairs is mostly a “great … Continue reading →

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Riding every day in November, Boulder edition

Mike Vermeulen's web Posted on November 27, 2020 by mevNovember 27, 2020

Just before Thanksgiving weekend, I drove to Boulder. Plan is to work from here until New Years and be a little closer to family over the holidays. To continue my “Riding Every Day in November” challenge, I decided to augment … Continue reading →

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Riding every day in November

Mike Vermeulen's web Posted on November 1, 2020 by mevNovember 5, 2020

Entered a challenge to see if I could ride my bike every day in November. Along the way, also tracking to see how many Sprouts, Randalls, Whole Foods and HEB stores I might visit. Below is a map that tracks … Continue reading →

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