Why is it unseasonably warm every time I run a marathon? One thing is for sure, when I’m scheduled to run 26.2, you can count on a clear, sunny day. It was in the low 70s and sunny last Saturday when I crossed the finish line for my second marathon, this one the Bayshore in […]
It’s never been easier to travel, as airlines, hotels, resorts, and travel-related retailers are clamoring to attract us to use their services. The website TravBuddy.com is a great place to get travel info for your dream destination.
Earlier this year I wanted to challenge myself to build a website completely with CSS and PHP. So I decided to do a makeover of my workhorse site The Baseball Page, which has been online since 1995, chugging along with a faithful following and showing growth in page views year-after-year.
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” - Mark Twain
In May, on my oldest daughter’s sixth birthday, I’m running the Bayshore Marathon in Traverse City, MI. In an effort to raise awareness of alcohol and drug addiction, I’m asking for pledges to raise enough money to send one person through an addiction treatment center. Pledge
Many people think that if they want to write a document, create a presentation, or have their kids draw a cool picture, they have to pony up for it. Not true. On the internet, there is such a thing as a free lunch.
American travel writer Paul Theroux has several bestsellers to his credit, including The Mosquito Coast, which was made into a movie. I just finished The Happy Isles of Oceania: Paddling the Pacific, about his travels in the Pacific.
One thing’s for sure: we’ll be hearing a lot more about Web 2.0 in 2008. The Library of Congress has embraced the Web 2.0 philosophy by posting more than 3,000 of their photos on Flickr to be “tagged” by users.
Later this month a new writers’ group will meet in Traverse City. Hope to see some of you there.
Researchers at Stanford University have made a dramatic breakthrough in lithium battery technology that will add hours to your laptop life.