A trip report from the Monte Cristo ghost town in the Cascade mountains. Photos and an interactive Google Map of the area and it's historical significance make the trip accessible for people who don't live near Seattle. I just recently bought a

Read More...

With 75 categories of beer styles, the Great American Beer Festival is the most prestigious beer competition in the country. I've gone through the list of medal winners and identified those craft beers that should cellar very well. This is the firs

Read More...

I haven’t done a lot of research or even cared about the idea of The Sarah Connor Chronicles, because honestly, it sounds pretty lame when you first hear about it. It’s another sign that Hollywood is running out of ideas, especially when they take a movie and turn it into a TV show.rnrnBut holy crap. There were two things that I found out

Read More...

Driving the iconic Australia road the Gibb River Road is to see some of the world's most remote and beautiful scenery. Although the roads are rough in places and a 4WD is definitely recommended, you don't have to rough it, unless you want to. A network of station stays and safari camps been that you can spend every night, maybe not under

Read More...

Vacations are usually great for many things, but part of it is the airplane flight in which, if you are lucky, you find a good book to pass the time.

Luck was on my side this past vacation to the surprisingly pretty state of Texas (at least the eastern side). Scott who blogs over on Career Waymark, gave me Shutter Island, by Dennis Lehane

Read More...

Vic's Million Dollars and One Pencil post today reminded me of this famous Saturday Night Live skit. I found it on Hulu. It's Chris Farley at his physical comedic best playing the dysfunctionally negative motivational speaker Matt Foley. This clip is the first time Farley performed the character of Matt Foley. Foley's catch phrase is that

Read More...

There are so many ways that we human beings have failed to look after our environment. What about the birds, fish, animals and earth, what have we done to them. Here are a few things we have not been responsible about in Canada.

* Wild salmon are being threatened by our fish farming practices.
* Sturgeon endangered, the flow of

Read More...

Residents in the Evansville Indiana area went to bed Sunday evening with not a care in the world. Monday morning, they awoke to a winter wonderland, with a sinister surprise hidden under the snow, black ice.

There were several accidents where cars lost control and spun off the road into the ditch, especially went coming off the Twin Bridg

Read More...

Emerald floodwaters are expected to peak within the next 4 hours dues to the recent heavy rain Queensland experienced State wide. Being one of the worst effected areas, Emerald residents are evacuating where the floods are expected to create the worst damage. Emerald is only 3.5 hours drive from Yeppoon and with a bursting river and a dam nea

Read More...

Have you ever noticed that people who begin a sentence with “In a past life, I was…” always end that sentence with “…the beautiful daughter of deposed royalty” or “… a wealthy landowner,” but never with “…a malformed filth-covered peasant”? This post takes a look at the question of whether it's possible to drink any water on E

Read More...

Rockhampton floods have just been announced by Sky News Australia being a likely possibility for the next few days. Rockhampton is situated 40 km west of Yeppoon and might be the next victim of some serious flooding. The Fitzroy River is connected to the rivers of Emerald and since Emerald is on higher ground, Rockhampton will

Read More...

Rockhampton is bracing itself for major flooding early next week. Local news sources have just confirmed that the threat of floods in Rockhampton is real and should be taken serious.

Rockhampton's town hall will become the center for emergencies if this would eventuate. The local Fitzroy river is fed by the huge Fairburn Da

Read More...

Have you ever thought about fishing for salmon in Alaska? Alaska holds the world record for the King Salmon and is the home of four other species of Pacific Salmon. Alaska is the greatest salmon fishing destination in the world. Two of the most popular salmon fishing destinations are Alaska’s Kenai River, home of 50+ pound King

Read More...

Some unforgettable exchanges on the pitch.
Even Though these incidents are related to Cricket, non-watchers of the game too will enjoy this War of Words. These sledges disturb the players mentally and lower their confidence which affects their performance.
Though are downright rude some are intended to be funny.

The Red C

Read More...

Grand Landing resort in Grand Haven, Michigan is open for business. The premier resort and condominiums are still under construction but many Signature Shops have opened. The Grand Landing is located on the Grand River and is the northern gateway into Grand Haven.

Upon completion this year there will be an waterfr

Read More...