Monthly Archives: May 2014
TILT . . .
Well, at least I got to sleep late one morning, but this morning it was back to getting up early. Well, 8am early, anyway.
So, after Jan and I had coffee and muffins, Nick Russell and I headed over to the meeting hall here at the Elkhart Campground about 9am to get set up for the Self-Publishing Workshop that he was giving today.
The seminar kicked off about 10am and was well attended with about 20 people there.
Nick covered everything from Blogging and Websites, to niche publications and e-books. Nick also related many stories from his 40 years in the publishing industry.
After taking a lunch break from noon to 1pm, we finally wrapped things up about 4. Everyone seem to have a good time, and we all got a lot of good information.
Later, after getting back to the rig, I made a run to Martin’s right down the road to pick up a couple of things to go with our left-over Lambert’s fried chicken from a few days ago.
Tomorrow Chris Guld of Geeks On Tour is giving a workshop on setting up a blog starting at 10am. Looking forward to that one too.
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On another note, there’s a couple of new high-flying attractions on the scene now. The first one, called TILT, is on the 94th floor of the John Hancock Building in Chicago.
Guests stand in individual glass cubicles which then ‘tilt’ out 30° from the side of the building.
giving you a 1000ft straight down view of the city,
and a spectacular view of the Chicago skyline.
Makes me almost willing to journey into Chicago to check it out.
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For another 1000ft down view, check out the Glacier Skywalk. Located in Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada, it looks out over (and down on) a fantastic view of the Canadian Rockies.
Hope it’s not as big a tourist trap as the Grand Canyon Skywalk on the Indian Reservation in Arizona.
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On a final note, I saw today that due to a shortage of gate guards, Gate Guard Services, the company we’ve worked for the last two years, has bumped the pay rate from $125 to $150 a day.
Hope it holds until we’re back there in August.
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Thought for the Day:
"To succeed in the world, it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered." – Voltaire
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Burgers to Donuts . . .
It was really nice to sleep late this morning, for the first time since we left Houston a week ago. We didn’t really have anything on the agenda today, which is just the way we wanted it.
About 11:30 Nick Russell called to see if Jan and I wanted to go to lunch with he and Terry, and his cousin’s Bernie and Vanessa, who were going to be visiting a little later.
A while later we all headed out to the Culver’s over by the Wal-Mart for a delicious lunch. Jan and I have decided that Culver’s is pretty much our favorite chain hamburger place, and the fries are really great too. Our other favorite chain is Five Guys. I like them a little better because of all the fixings you can add on.
But on the burger front, and combining the best of both worlds, here’s the latest fad.
Yes, that’s a Krispy Kreme Bacon Cheeseburger. It’s apparently the latest in ‘Fair’ food. You know, the Deep Fried Twinkies and Snickers.
Of course, we’ve had other Krispy Kreme dishes. This is Krispy Kreme Bread Pudding from Lulu’s in Gulf Shores, AL.
Lulu is Jimmy Buffett’s sister, and has one of the best restaurants in that area.
Later in the afternoon, Nick and I got together with Jim Guld of Geeks on Tour fame, to check out the set up for Nick’s Self-Publishing Workshop that he will be giving tomorrow, Monday the 19th here at the Elkhart Campground starting at 10am.
If you’re in the area, and are interested in online publishing, you’re welcome to attend. There is no charge.
Later that evening, after a nice nap, Jan put together a supper from our leftover Central BBQ using Lambert’s Throwed Rolls.
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Thought for the Day:
Guns to use to have an honored place in American schools. Gun safety was taught in schools, schools had rifle teams, schools had rifle ranges, students built guns in shop class. Students brought guns to school to be used for hunting after class. Then the Federal government passed the Gun Free School Act in 1994.
Since the passage of that act, the number of school shootings has skyrocketed. From 1900 to 1994, there were no mass shootings in schools (there were a couple outside of schools). From 1994 to 2014, there were 13 mass shootings inside of schools.
What changed?
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