Investment Rebalancer
TL;DR: I made a simple site to recommend how to balance my 401k, using Claude Code , Rust , and Cloudflare workers Try it here
Shane Michael Mathews
Manager of Engineers, Grower of Paw Paws, Hiker of White Mountains, Husband of Becca. Failure is not the enemy.
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Massachusetts Vehicle Excise Tax Budgeting Calculator
TL;DR: I made a simple MA excise tax budgeting calculator, using Kagi Research Assistant , Rust , and Cloudflare workers Try it here
Winter Tecumseh
Solo hiked tecumseh, a few hours after winter started. I had to hurry to avoid ending my hike in the dark. The trail was very well broken in and only required microspikes. Parking was easy near the trailhead, around 1pm. With windchill, the peak was around -10F. A trail runner started after me, but no one finished after me, so the last few hours were wonderfully silent. A couple skiers joined me…
Mansfield
Hiked Mt Mansfield with my Father-In-Law. Planning on hiking it again in winter. Goals Incremented: 1/5 Summer Vermont 4k Footers 50/67 Summer New England 4k Footers 38/365 Days of the year summited a 4k Footer
Winter Hale
Hiked Mt Hale with the SEM of AMC. Carpooled with Zoe. Stayed over at the Zealand Hut on Friday night and Saturday night. Hike to the hut and to the summit were much milder than expected, just below freezing with little wild, although breaking trail to the top was tough and pushed our turnaround time back by 15 minutes. The hike back out on Sunday was COLD, with wind chill below -20F. Goals…
Old Speck
TL;DR Summited Maine's Old Speck in late August and early January. Went up the Eyebrow Trail in summer, otherwise used Old Speck Trail. Goals Incremented: First Solo 4k Footer 1/14 Maine 4k Footers 1/14 Winter Maine 4k Footers 49/67 New England 4k Footers 7/67 Winter New England 4k Footers 9/12 Months of the year summited a 4k Footer 22/52 Weeks of the year summited a 4k Footer 34/365 Days of the…
NH48 4000 Footer Non-Winter Essay
First Peak and Second Peak - 2009-09-06 I started hiking with my girlfriend (now wife) and her family in 2009. Going up to North Twin were a large caravan of us; Chris, Ruth, Becca, Andy, Sarah, Olive, Julia, Evelyn, and me (along with others I can no longer remember) . I forget whose idea it was, but Chris, Becca, and I decided to hit the south peak while we were so close. I don't remember…
North and South Hancock
North and South Hancock peaks. Went with AMC SEM (amcsem.org), my second and third winter 4k footer. Decided to try using my polestar 2 to get there, before Tesla opens their charging stations. Had to spend over 90 minutes at the Tilton outlets on their volta 50kW charger. Got snacks and coffee at starbucks on way up, then five guys fries on way down. Temp got up to the mid 20Fs, with wind around…
Failed to summit the Kinsmans
Failed to summit the Kinsmans. Stayed over the weekend at Lonesome Lake Hut with AMC SEM (amcsem.org). Around 9:30am we started heading up Fishing Jimmy. The goal was to hit at least one, if not both, Kinsmans. This was my first time using snowshoes and they were great. However the trail was significantly icier than the practice hike the leaders took earlier in the week. Without crampons, it…
Mt Moosilauke
Hiked Mt Moosilauke with the SEM of AMC. My first winter 4k footer. Went with AMC SEM (amcsem.org), my first 4k footer without my father-in-law and my first 4k footer in winter. Carpooled in my wife's Tesla Model Y with Zoe and Regina. Temp was in the low single digits, with wind around 30mph and gusts up to 60mph. Packed, but didn't use, snowshoes. Had a great lox bagel from white mountain bagel…