This September 30th will mark my third anniversary on Twitter. It has certainly been quite a journey. I’m an introvert by nature. When I created my account, I used a rather cryptic name that included a combination of my first name and numbers: marty0518. I was leery of putting myself out there, in public, on [...]
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What Extreme Makeover Home Edition should teach us
Image via Wikipedia So this week Extreme Makeover Home Edition descended on my hometown to help out a family. Now before I get too far let me just say that I like Extreme Makeover Home Edition and I have always enjoyed following Ty Pennington. I think what they do for families in need is a much [...]
Canadian Class Afloat Ship Sinks
Image via Wikipedia I love tall ships and couldn’t believe the story that unfolded with the Concordia when suddenly met with heavy seas the crew, high schoolers had to abandon ship and await rescue from life rafts afloat in ocean. I agree with the sea-fever.org blog in that everyone may not be a fan of [...]
33rd America’s Cup Numbers
Image via Wikipedia With the 33rd America’s Cup finally in the books and the Cup safe and secured in hands of people that will hopefully honor the tradition of the Cup here are some of the numbers from the event. To see some of the marketing info please see the link below but I wanted [...]
How much do you really know or need to know
Image by Mikett via Flickr So I’m preparing for my spring happiness tour. OK, it’s really a day trip to the Chicago “Strictly Sail” expo on Navy Pier. It helps me through the winter doldrums. I was looking at seminars to take and found myself looking at a website for Captain Jack Klang who does [...]
Where Have I Been?
It’s been almost two full months since my last post and I feel like I owe an apology to everyone. The problem is I have so much going on that sometimes it is hard to focus the whirlwind in my head long enough to complete a full thought. I had a recent class that required [...]
What Jimmy Buffett Taught Me About CEOs
This past weekend was the annual Jimmy Buffett concert in East Troy Wisconsin for all of us Cheese-Parrotheads but I didn’t get to go. In the past 18 years I’ve only missed his show a couple of times. Late on Friday I had the opportunity to purchase some cheap tickets for the show but my [...]
The new digs
I’ve been wandering for years never really putting my roots down and trying to start a true blog… Most of the stuff I’ve done has been random and all over. Here I will make my stand, sow some seeds and maybe just maybe figure this blogging thing out. I will gather my thoughts, organize the [...]
