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 […]

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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 […]

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When you travel alone you always think of the joke at restaurants: “Bitter … table for one!” Well … when I scheduled my last meal in Louisville, I had nothing on my mind but “bison — table for one.”

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This just in on the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, from press release … Double Duty Luncheon Speaker: It is not often that a featured speaker at a meeting, conference and/or event will get to display his skills before a bigger setting, but Retired Sgt. First Class Dana Bowman will be handling those tasks this […]

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Have you seen the film “Saving Private Ryan?” There is a scene where Tom Hanks and his infantry cohorts by the side of the road are digging through a stack of hundreds, if not thousands, of WWII dogtags … to determine if Private Ryan is already among the dead. The group realizes they are looking […]

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This dirty job gig in Louisville has gone on so long, the place seems like home. I work 10-12 hours a day in the disaster recovery industry and then hit my favorite L-Ville coffee shop (Quills) … repeat. But, luck of the draw, last weekend was my turn to take off a day. And how […]

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The commercial launch for PingWi-Fi.com was in November, a press conference hosted by San Francisco International Airport, but we have been up and running the blog for one year now. How we doin? Well, at the get-go, I said that I would consider the first year a success if we attended one and only one […]

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The first two nights out on the town in Louisville included a threesome of young women for a good cause … And the second night out included a concert on the banks of The Ohio River featuring Cracker. Batting a thousand here in Sluggerville, if I don’t say so myself. But … how about a […]

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I seek out and ping Wi-Fi hotspots all over the country. It’s what I do. Likewise, I am always on the lookout for music. On my second night out in Louisville, I so scored some righteous tunes … Here is how the deal went down. My hotel is actually in Indiana, just across The Ohio […]

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There has been only one time that I have regretted taking on my new “dirty gigs” assignments. (If you haven’t been following along, I have been working in disaster recovery to fund my ongoing addiction to travel for Wi-Fi’s sake.) A recent gig required that I stay in Winston-Salem, N.C. rather than return to my […]

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