'Great works are performed not by strength'
“If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.” — Samuel Johnson About this photo: I took this photo in Grand Canyon National Park in February Read more
'Dream things that never were'
"You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say, 'Why not?'" — George Bernard Shaw About this photo: I took this photo in Yellowstone National Park on July 17, Read more
'The world is all gates, all opportunities'
“We are all inventors, each sailing out on a voyage of discovery, guided each by a private chart, of which there is no duplicate. The world is all gates, all opportunities.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson About this photo: I took this photo in San Francisco, CA in June Read moreSitting in Panera Bread (in Redmond, Wa) hoping the changes I made to the front page of my site this morning make it look and read less like an “infomercial”. It’s all a work-in-progress as I find the right “feel”.
I’ll make more changes when I have time. I have to now get ready to go meet Kimberly Morris Gauthier around 2pm. :) Read more
Brushing your teeth in the dark means sometimes waking up with a dry toothpaste ring around your lips…as I just discovered. Nice one.
10:03 am
Sitting in massage chair (seriously? YES!) in Vince’s Coffee in Renton, WA enjoying the free wifi and a nice White Chocolate Mocha while the local Census Bureau holds a meeting at the table next to mine. Didn’t realize the very friendly man I spoke to when I first came in was actually Vince. I like this place. See their site. :) Read more
Spend most of day online at Vince’s Coffee Shop in Renton, WA. Post to Redditt and Digg.
Get some very mixed feedback (comments) about my site and what I’m doing…which was expected (it’s the internet, after all), but still not “fun”.
~72% “approval” on Reddit out of 51 votes in 3 days. And 12 “diggs” on Digg.com after 3 days = Fail.
Momentarily demoralized. Read more
Hitting the gym, shower, coffee, laundry, and internet this morning…hoping the cold, rainy, greyness blows off during my “errands” to reveal a gorgeous afternoon. But 1st, the gym.
Then I’ll check out Seattle later this afternoon, rain or shine. Probably be here tomorrow, too. :)
Hope everyone is having a good week! Read more
Day 15: Denied Entry Into Canada!
After that I made my way to Mill Creek, WA where I had an awesome meet-up with Kimberly, someone who follows me on Facebook. We spent about 3 hours hanging outside of Starbucks chatting about everything.
As we wrap things up, Kimberly walks me over to “Frost Doughnuts” — a place I’d never heard of, but apparently it’s well known in the area. I order a half-dozen to “sample”. After Kimberly and I say our good-byes, what was truly intended as a “sampling” very quickly turns into dinner. :)
And then this happened… Read more