As I commented a few weeks ago, I worried that the barometric altimeter on my GPS unit (a Garmin GPSmap 60CS) was worthless because there are many factors that change air pressure besides a change in altitude (such as holding the unit in a breeze, moving with the unit, changing weather, etc.)

So, I sent a note off to Garmin asking about it, hoping that I was just missing something. Really, why would they include such a feature if it was worthless, much less tout it as they do?

Here's what I sent:

Is there a [...]
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Anthony is now a "big boy", having started preschool today.

Yesterday was the entrance ceremony, which although short, was a lot to ask of a three year old. Luckily, Mommy's shoulder was available.

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It's been raining all day.

He's three and a half years old.

You do the math....

Launch   -   Hang Time   -   Splashdown   -   Aftermath

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Yesterday, Fumie and I went to an event at the Heian Shrine where they had live viola/guitar music while you could stroll around looking at their cherry blossoms, all lit up by hundreds of flood lights. I didn't have my camera with me, but most of the tens of thousands of others who were there did. It was very crowded, unfortunately, just this side of oppressively so. (At about $15 per person, it wouldn't surprise me if they grossed at least half a million dollars just this weekend alone.)

It was beautiful. I'd been inside the shrine's huge [...]

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