My neck is all busted up. Too much surf paddling. I’m shore bound. But, you can’t keep a good watermen down. I’m gonna head out and do some leisurely floating and watching with some kicking, i.e. snorkeling. My research shows that Shaw’s Cove is the best in Orange County: “One of the most popular dive …
Monthly Archives: August 2011
Debbie Beacham a pioneer in womens surfing
Last week I attended the induction ceremony for the Surfing Walk of Fame where Debbie Beacham was honored. She seemed shy as she walked onto the stage making the comment that PT forced her to write a speech. What came out was fascinating. I grabbed two minutes of it on my iPhone. The sound is …
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MTV’s first day on YouTube (with all 24 hours)
“Ladies and gentleman…rock n roll” Says announcer John Lack after the space shuttle Columbia takes off and so begins MTV. You can catch that and more on this awesome new YouTube channel, MTV The First 24. It features 10 minute sections of that first day, all 24-hours, that will autoplay if you leave it on. …
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MTV's first day on YouTube (with all 24 hours)
“Ladies and gentleman…rock n roll” Says announcer John Lack after the space shuttle Columbia takes off and so begins MTV. You can catch that and more on this awesome new YouTube channel, MTV The First 24. It features 10 minute sections of that first day, all 24-hours, that will autoplay if you leave it on. …
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What Is a Data Scientist?
After performing some research on data visualization, I came across an explosion of articles on “data scientists”. This term seems to be the latest craze in Social Networking. All these web 2.0 companies with millions of users and their data, but no income. Why not find a way to turn that data into profits. The …
BlogHer, Not My Thing
I wanted to like BlogHer. I did. A conference about blogging for women. I’m a woman. I’m a blogger. Perfect. But as a first-time conference goer, I found myself unable to tap into the enthusiasm many attendees seemed to genuinely possess. Maybe it was the fact that in almost every session I attended, someone in …
The 100 Year Starship: My Three Ideas
It’s the end of an era. The space shuttle was retired last month (July 2011) after 30 years and 135 missions. Now NASA becomes a massive data collection organization. Which allows us, as a nation, to pivot and move in a new direction. A worldwide call for ideas is on the table and it sounds …
“Poor men wanna be rich, rich men wanna be kings. And a king ain’t satisfied till he rules everything.” — Bruce Springsteen
[quote]”Poor men wanna be rich, rich men wanna be kings. And a king ain’t satisfied till he rules everything.” — Bruce Springsteen[/quote]
"Poor men wanna be rich, rich men wanna be kings. And a king ain’t satisfied till he rules everything." — Bruce Springsteen
[quote]”Poor men wanna be rich, rich men wanna be kings. And a king ain’t satisfied till he rules everything.” — Bruce Springsteen[/quote]
When both people want it to work
An excerpt from the book, Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN. A random piece of sports advice that resonated with me and my current issues: — I was raised by a couple that’s been married for almost fifty years, so I see how it works and it works when both people …