Generous Art: Dino Business Card?

Generous Art: Dino Business Card?: So, not long ago my hubby was wondering if I could design something unique for him for his business cards. He does Home Improvements, and ...

This is becoming confusing.

I tried to publish my blog on another website www.ggbuzz.com but I'm finding that it's going to be very difficult to publish when I'm not at my computer. I was using iWeb but it's not as easy as publishing here.

365 days in a row starts today.

In 2009-2010 I made a streak of 365 days in a row of finding a geocache.  Recently I thought I need a similar goal.  This year I will try and publish 365 days in a row of blog posts.  I think I will move this to another site (www.ggbuzz.com) and continue there.  Until that time here is my first post.  The next 365 days I will stretch myself.  It may seem easy to write up a blog post but for the perfectionist it's difficult to do it "just right".  I will continue to set my goals to better that last month or last entry.  For now it will just be to create content.

Let's see how this goes.  Encourage me please.  We have enough haters in this world.

Graham

Home is where the heart is.

Well then I am not home.  I am in Canada again though. 

Like the Johnny Cash Song, "I've been everywhere man..."  I last updated my adventure from Taos NM but since then I have been back to Santa Fe then started heading east.  I hit Ft. Sumner (Home of the Billy the Kid museum) then Amarillo Texas. Did you know Helium was first extracted from Natural Gas there?  I continued east and hit OKC, but stayed in Shawnee OK.  From there I passed through Arkansas and stayed in Memphis TN for a couple of days.  I love that town.  I saw the sights and made a side trip to Clarksdale MS to see Ground Zero for the Delta Blues.   Including a night at Morgan Freeman's Ground Zero Blues club.  "A gin-soaked Bar-Room Queen...tried to take me upstairs for a ride."

After a rainy drive to Tupelo to see the small shotgun shack that Elvis was born in I finished the night in Cumming GA.  My good friend had a full house and it was great to be back east again.  I high-tailed it up to Detroit for a couple of days then finally back to Waterloo.  I am sitting in my brothers house reflecting on my last two months and looking forward to what lies ahead.  More of the same or the same ol' same ol'?  Let's find out....

Last night on Taos

Sorry I have been neglecting this space for the past two weeks.

Here's a short update.  I have been house sitting a wonderful house for the past 2 weeks.  It's near Taos and has a wonderful view, secluded and a Hot tub.  Whoa!  This Hot Tub is something I could get used to. Or is it use to? Be that as it may I have thoroughly enjoyed my time in this town.  To call Taos eccentric would be an understatement.  It has so much character that only the people here outshine the environment.  I have gathered a bunch of photo's and will be punishing you with them over the next few weeks.  Also the nightlife is all about music and good food.  The town closes up at 10 PM but so does Santa Fe.

Stay tuned for further updates.

Please donate. Movember.

MoDay 12 on the road to Los Alamos

This month is Movember.  I started my Mo on November 1st.  Check out my profile and please donate.  Men's health is often ignored.  Usually by the owner.

Still in Santa Fe....

I have been here in Santa Fe for about 3 weeks now. My observations of the people I have met are varied. Number 1 is that no one was born here. It seems everyone I have met moved here from another part of America. I have met more than a few ex-Californians. There are a number of ex-Seattleites. Number 2 is the town has a strong Arts community. Canyon Road is home to numerous Galleries and from what I've seen the quality is high end. Then third observation is the town has a quiet, almost subdued, night life. For such an active fine arts community it was surprising the main square district lacked a vibrant music scene. I was talking to an Artist I met this week and she agreed with my assessment. The town I come from in Canada has a strong tech sector but the fine arts community struggles to suppress the talent drain. Waterloo Ontario has over 2000 tech jobs that employers struggle to fill. It seems the creative tech talent gets courted to Toronto, NYC and San Francisco.

What I have been trying to understand is how to plug the tech brain-drain in Waterloo Ontario. My theory is the young talent likes to have a vibrant and active night life. This includes fine arts, Music, restaurants and recreation. While Waterloo provides and active restaurant culture as well as various recreation activities the music scene is not supporting a wide style of venues. The town is very family friendly but the 20-30 year olds are looking for an active entertainment district. My thinking is that Santa Fe would benefit from an infusion of tech. If the local government made it attractive to set up a satellite office for RIM (Research in Motion) or a tech giant like Google then they may begin to see growth in other sectors aside from tourism.

While I am here I'll try and make some connections and see if partnerships can be set up. I think Santa Fe has more to offer than it realizes.