I have had my Nook eBook Reader for a few month, and I am really hooked – so hooked that it bothers me when I have to resort to “paper solutions” for anything.  It is so nice to be able to carry...

“Quit Bowling” and “Start Digging Ditches” – two memorable quotes from the first day of the Willow Creek Leadership Summit (Seth Godin and Steven Furtick respectively).  My mind is still...

I was able to attend Maker Faire Detroit 2011 this last weekend at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI. It was an amazingly full day from 9:30 in the morning to 5:30 at night (with a 2.5 hour drive on...

Today I “graduated” from my medical weight loss program – down 70 pounds in 17 weeks.  All my “stats” got better – losing 10 inches on my waist, blood pressure much...

Microsoft released it’s long awaited (very long awaited) Silverlight Certification (MCTS 70-506) earlier this year.  It was reportedly held up several times as Silverlight transitioned from version...

I have been part of the Toastmasters for Techies  group in Grand Rapids since starting with the group about a year ago.  In fact I am Vice President in charge of Public Relations, so let me mention now...

For Father’s Day this year I got a new Nook “Simple Touch Reader” so I have had it for about a month – time for a review.  I figure it was time when the “battery warning” came on yesterday...

  I had a goal to get my blog up and running again by the end of June – so I figured I’d get a head start today I’ve been away from blogging for a while – first because of a major technical...