There may be better ways to soak up the New England history and culture, but it was cold at 6 a.m., the roads were more like tunnels through the plowed snow … and the only thing I found open was Dunkin Donuts. I’ll bite.

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Today the PingWF team headed north for an assignment in Boston. It is one of those “Dirty Gig” things I do on the side, to fund this ongoing search for all things Wi-Fi. My first Wi-Fi sojourn took me to Boston in 2004 and I was not disappointed. I can only imagine how many hotspots […]

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I heard a definition of Folk Art once that explained it as an attempt, by someone who is not formally trained in art, to create art — regardless.  Ha!  Guilty as charged.  I have been known to muck around with some art, yet no one has ever accused me of being very educated.  My creed: […]

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I grew up on Old Route 66, so I suppose road trips run through my veins. And I don’t think it is coincidence that I am somewhat of a visual thinker … Ha … probably influenced by all that overexposure to the artwork of Route 66. The billboards, the Indian teepees and the curio shops […]

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Two of my readers tell me they prefer the “Blogs About Nothing” on this Website. Well … lately I haven’t “had nothing” on my mind. I search newspapers and Websites for meaningless topics — looking for nothingness. Most of the stuff nearly qualifies. Then the other day, I got lucky. I tuned in to a […]

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At a conference in San Francisco a couple of weeks ago, an executive from Facebook made the comment that Twitter users are much more tech savvy than “friends.” Well, that may be so, but of course Facebook is taking over the world as we know it, regardless. I mean … everyone is on Facebook, even […]

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Well … I have to eat crow after that crack about Texas Tech having Northwestern out-manned in the inaugural TicketCity Bowl.  The Northwestern Wildcats stormed back the second half of play, before succumbing to Tech, 45-38, in an offensive showcase, or a defensive circus depending on who you talk to. At the half, Tech had […]

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We will continue to tweet live from the pressbox and the sidelines of the inaugural TicketCity Bowl, here at the old Cotton Bowl in Dallas. It is halftime, with Texas Tech leading Northwestern 24-6. BTW, The Old Cotton Bowl pressbox has not one but three Wi-Fi hotspots up here … color me impressed … wish […]

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