A few weeks ago I wrote a postabout Jessica Watson, the sixteen-year old Australian girl who is attempting to be the youngest person to sail solo around the world. This morning she rounded Cape Horn. This is a major milestone. It's the first land she's seen in three months. The picture below … [Read more...] about Jessica rounds Cape Horn
The Best of Everything Nonfiction for 2009
Here is my list of the very best nonfiction books, films, and documentaries that I've seen or read this past year. Only books or films that got a four star rating or higher made the list. Anything getting a five star rating is indicated with an asterisk. The items in this list do not necessarily … [Read more...] about The Best of Everything Nonfiction for 2009
Interview with author John Tippets
Of the many marketing initiatives I undertook in promoting my book 35 Miles From Shore, one that stood out was my month long blog tour with Pump Up Your Book virtual book tours. Recently, I was asked to serve as a host for a touring author. John Tippets is the author of the new book Hearts of … [Read more...] about Interview with author John Tippets
Jessica Watson
As a writer, I'm always looking for great stories. Sometimes the stories come from the distant past. Other times the story involves a more recent event. For the past several weeks I've been following one story that is occurring right now and will not have a conclusion for another seven or … [Read more...] about Jessica Watson
December view from the cockpit Flying (Windows 7 theme)
This month's view from the cockpit is another Windows 7 theme. This one is called Flying. To use this theme, click on the image below to download the file. Once the file is downloaded, just double click on the themepack file. This will be my last post to this section until I return to the … [Read more...] about December view from the cockpit Flying (Windows 7 theme)
November view from the cockpit (Windows 7 theme)
I'm an early adopter. So as soon as Windows 7 came out I decided to upgrade both my desktop and laptop. So far I've been pretty happy. It's cleaner, simpler, and seems faster. One of the new features I like is the ability to use themes. I'm sure that themes were available in earlier … [Read more...] about November view from the cockpit (Windows 7 theme)