In the summer of 2004, we took a road trip to a family reunion/camping trip. Most of my family is clustered along the shore of western Michigan. Lighthouse on Lake Michigan. Massive clouds over the lake. The stained glass window at the church my great-grandfather helped build. The barn at one of my aunts’ farms. Downtown New […]
Destination: Kenting, Taiwan
Kenting Kenting is the beach vacation town of Taiwan. I spent a few days there on a vacation break in 2003. Cattle eating the leaves off a tree (look at that tongue!) The view outside my hotel room The main beach The beach town Local favorites for lunch (I think the dish in the back […]
Rethinking the Way We Post to Blogs
Although there are no official standards for blogging, many conventions have come into widespread use. Most blogs are treated as online journals, where the author writes thoughts and post them to the public. It doesn’t have to be done this way though. It is your blog and you can follow whatever conventions you see […]
Ideas: The Cookbook Project
These days with recipes so readily available for free online, fewer people are willing to pay money to buy a cookbook. Cookbook writers have to up their game. For a cookbook to be successful now, it needs to offer something the free online cookbooks do not. Either the print book has to be beautiful […]
Destination: Osaka, Japan
In 2002 on my way back to the United States from Taiwan, I took advantage of a deal from the airline where I could stay in Osaka for a week before I took the connecting flight back. I stayed in Osaka and made a foray into the neighboring towns of Kyoto and Nara. Unfortunately, the […]
Manage Your Personal Projects and Life
I have morning routines, and I have night routines. In between, there are about 12 hours that is my “Day.” I run my life the same way I would run a business. Everything I do during the Day should fall into one of my projects. The Day is the time to get stuff done. A […]