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July 27 2016

Returned my Air Max Lunar1

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In July/August 2014, I was stoked that I was stocked with the Nike Air Max Lunar1.

Air Max Lunar1 "Photo Blue" — Air Max Lunar1 “Photo Blue”

The Lunar update of the Air Max 1 has been awesome (and stylish too), but the other day, this happened. A part of the outsole separated from the shoe itself. I thought I had something stuck to the bottom of my shoe as I was walking, but it was the shoe itself!

For all my years wearing @nike, this is the first time the outsole came off @nikesupport

A photo posted by @geewhy on Jul 23, 2016 at 8:27pm PDT

Not major, but from what I can remember, this is the first time I encountered a defect like this. Sure it’s years later, but usually, my Nikes are retired after too much wear and tear. Anyways, after posting my pic on social media, I get a response from Nike via @nikestore. After exchanging some information, I submitted for a return.

@geewhy Got it. Let's have you start the online return process here: https://t.co/vxBneOJ8Gf

— Nike.com (@nikestore) July 24, 2016

My original shoe purchase is right over the two-year warranty period, so I don’t know if my return will be accepted. But at this point, what’s there to lose? I could glue back the outsole, but I think that’s really an indication that other parts of the shoe are failing. We’ll see what happens…

October 8 2014

Partial Total Lunar Eclipse

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Here is my partial set of pictures taken from last night’s total lunar eclipse, aka the rare selenelion. I tried staying up to 12:30am to witness the total eclipse, but I just couldn’t do it, tiring out right after midnight.

October 7 2014

Selenelion, Syzygy, Celestial Geometry on Wednesday

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Are you ready for the total eclipse of the moon along with the rising sun? This so-called selenelion is supposedly impossible according to celestial geometry. But nope, this syzygy where the sun and the moon are perfectly aligned 180-degrees apart is happening.

When all of this is happening, I have no clue – Tuesday night/Wednesday morning or Wednesday night/Thursday morning. Can someone let me know in plain English and what time is this visible in HST?

Here’s my picture of the Blood Moon in April 2014.

Update: Here’s the Hawaii-centric information from the Star Advertiser.

Update 2: If you’re going to take pictures of the lunar eclipse, here’s an article that gives you camera settings to start off with.

August 9 2014

Stocked the Air Max Lunar1

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It turned out that I only window shopped the Air Max 1 Breathe, returning them after not liking the fit. Then as luck would have it, Nike restocked the AM1 variation called the Lunar1. Think Air Max 1 updated with Lunarlon foam around the Air Max bubble. Now we’re talking – classic look with modern tech. Take a better look…

Instead of the hard feel of the OG AM1 sole, the Lunarlon has a mushier ride but not overly spongy. The taped seams are there along with the improved laces. Not sure what the laces are made of, but I like them. The speckled sole and the yellow accents add enough design, but the photo blue color is the main attraction. Fortunately for my foot, reviews of the Lunar1 complain that sizing is off. Reviewers say to order a half size smaller saying these run bigger. But since the AM1 Breathe was snug for me, the extra space of the Lunar1 is welcomed.

Cross the Air Max 1 off my kicks want list. 🙂