Some of My Favorite Posts I’ve Written Here

17 years ago

Wow, I can’t believe I’ve been blogging since 2006 (here is my 1st post)!! Anyway, I realized some of my favorite posts like this one have gotten lost in the sea of…

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Top 10 Historical Travel Destinations

17 years ago

I stumbled on the Top 10 Historical Travel Destinations tonight and wanted to share it. Why? Two reasons: 1) The cool pictures Photo by ZeHawk 2) I’ve been to 4 out of…

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A Quote from Three Cups of Tea

17 years ago

I just finished Three Cups of Tea, a great book about Greg Mortenson’s incredible efforts building schools in Pakistan and, to a lesser extent, Afghanistan. I’m not going to write an essay…

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Have Someone to Tell You You’re an Idiot

17 years ago

This is a great quote that Zillow COO Spencer Rascoff heard at the conference he is currently at (and tweeted a few minutes ago): You need a person in your life who…

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Stand by Me – Songs Around the World

17 years ago

My uncle sent me a link to this video last night, and it’s definitely worth sharing here. This cover of Stand By Me was recorded by completely unknown artists in a street…

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Mine that Bird Wins the Kentucky Derby

17 years ago

I felt compelled to share this video of the Kentucky Derby since my friends’ grandpa is the trainer for the “Mine that Bird” horse that won it all — congrats, and what…

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