There is no telling how many times I have mentioned my love of random concerts in cities where I travel. Those are the best. Last summer, I stumbled upon Cracker playing outside on the banks of the Ohio River in Louisville, Kent. Many years ago there was a chance sighting of Echo & The Bunnymen […]
Entries from January 2010
Keller Williams Show — PingWi-Fi Kicks Off St. Louis With Music Hotspot
January 29th, 2010 · Tags: Arts · Cities · Gadgets
Gogo Wi-Fi Helps Me With Inflight Yahyahs on AA
January 19th, 2010 · Tags: Airports · Cities · Satire · Wi-Fi
What’s a “yahyah” anyway? Isn’t that from a Rolling Stones’ recording … “Get Yer Yahyahs Out,” or something like that. Well … we’ve only just begun and already I digress … What could be better than a Gogo Wi-Fi hotspot on board my sweet American Airlines ride at 40,000 feet? Just one thing — THREE […]
Tech Fans Question Authority, Yet Come Back For More
January 15th, 2010 · Tags: Airports · Cities · Gadgets · Sports · Wi-Fi
Twice in my career, I have interviewed for the top communications position at my alma mater, Texas Tech University. (The first time, several years ago, somehow I came in #2. Incidentally and sadly, that is the same high mark in the national rankings achieved by former Red Raider Coach Mike Leach.) I have been vocal […]
PingWi-Fi Navigates North To Pirate Uprising On Lubbock Horizon
January 9th, 2010 · Tags: Cities · Sports · Wi-Fi
People ask me what PingWi-Fi.com is all about. Well, I guess we’re about breaking all the rules. EVERYONE says that rule #Uno of blogging is to stay concentrated on one area of interest. LOL. Can’t do it. Too much tickles our fancy. I mean … Wi-Fi is our holy grail. Literally, when people ask me […]
Pirate Gang Rallies Around New Captain — Ruffin McNeill, Tech Wins In Alamo Bowl
January 3rd, 2010 · Tags: Cities · Sports
After giving up the lead just minutes into the third quarter, Tech finally finished off Michigan State in a game that saw several lead changes in the second half. Final score, Texas Tech 41, Michigan State, 31.
Michigan State Steals Tech Thunder in Coach McNeill Debut … So Far
January 2nd, 2010 · Tags: Satire · Sports
So … standing there on the sidelines of the Texas Tech, Michigan State game, tweeting my own business when someone rifles a pass over the sidelines. Thank goodness it skipped before it hit me. LOL … I was like all trying to be cool and not jump or pass out or whatever. I tried to […]
Pirates, Spartans Swarm San Antonio For Valero Alamo Bowl Clash
January 2nd, 2010 · Tags: Cities · Satire · Sports · Wi-Fi
It’s game day, just before noon. I strolled through the parking lot of the Alamodome in anticipation of the Valero Alamo Bowl which features the Michigan State Spartans vs. the Texas Tech Red Raiders tonight on ESPN, 8 p.m. Central. (The PingWi-Fi team will be reporting and tweeting live from the sidelines and blogging from […]