Wow … Do you remember where you were when you learned Steve Jobs had died? I was a few hours behind the curve and heard it from my boss Chris from The Dirty Gig. It was the day I was headed from Harrisburg to Philly to Binghampton, NY via US Airways.
iPaint It Black … Remembering Steve Jobs Without Wi-Fi
October 6th, 2011 · Tags: Airports · Cities · Gadgets · Wi-Fi
Sweet Wi-Fi And Me — A Chocolaty Mess
October 4th, 2011 · Tags: Cities · Coffee Shops · Wi-Fi
There are two things I want to see the most while in Pennsylvania … well three if you count the National Civil War Museum. The other two are a tale of two meltdowns. One is Three Mile Island, and the other is the Hershey’s chocolate plant. Four things I would like to see, actually, but I don’t think a Beatles reunion is in the works in Amish country or anywhere for that matter … I digress …
I have yet to see the nuclear reactors that kept us all on standby long before Chernobyl and Fukushima. Maybe I will save 3-Mile for yet another rainy day.
NOW SHOWING In Annville: Free Wi-Fi (Popcorn Extra)
October 1st, 2011 · Tags: Cities · Coffee Shops · Wi-Fi
What a treat … In Annville, Penn., just down the street from Lebanon Valley College is the Allen Theater and the adjoining MJ’a Coffeehouse At The Allen. The Wi-Fi, my featured event, is quite good, free, and trouble-free. When was the last time you sat in a cool coffee shop that also sells old school popcorn and shows art house films?
Wi-Fi Worldly Influence In Amish Country? You Bet!
September 25th, 2011 · Tags: Cities · Coffee Shops · Restaurant · Wi-Fi
Cravings for the Wi-Fi world seem almost sacrilegious out and about in Lancaster, Penn., — the heart of Amish Country. But it what we do.
Sometimes Wi-Fi Takes Back Seat To Live Music — Harrisburg
September 17th, 2011 · Tags: Cities · Coffee Shops · Wi-Fi
River Bound
One of my very best college friends is from Harrisburg, Penn. I haven’t talked to him or even been able to locate him for 20 years … even with the help of the all-powerful, all-knowing Facebook. Wouldn’t it be strange if I ran into him on the street during my visit to The Quaker State?
Wi-Fi Trippin, California Dreamin – Windows Down, Radio On
September 12th, 2011 · Tags: Arts · Cities
Even though the PingWi-Fi caravan has landed in Pennsylvania, I am still California dreaming. There was so little time and so much to say from the recent trip to Socal. But … just a few last thoughts.
Thoughts of yesterday … great thoughts.
Gettin Jiggy — Wi-Fi From Cucamonga To The Susquehanna
September 10th, 2011 · Tags: Airports · Cities · Hotels · Wi-Fi
“i said a hip hop the hippie the hippie
to the hip hip hop, a you don’t stop
the rock it to the bang bang boogie say up jumped the boogie
to the rhythm of the boogie, the beat “
something … something ….
“…. hotel, motel, Holiday Inn …”
“Rapper’s Delight”
– Sugarhill Gang
I joked on Facebook that I was writing a song about going from Rancho Cucamonga to the flooding Susquehanna … If I did, it might plagiarize the Sugarhill Gang, because it would be a ballad from hotel to motel.
It would be a West Coast, East Coast thing, but Holiday Inn would be replaced by a tale of two La Quinta inns.
Detecting Smokey Wi-Fi Signal & Intrigue At La Quinta
September 7th, 2011 · Tags: Cities · Hotels · Satire · Wi-Fi
Soon after I started traveling to disaster cleanup sites — my Dirty Gigs — I was faced with a dilemma. Should I critique or review a hotel in which I live for two weeks or more? Would that be fair, since in the span of oh, say, 30 days, you probably get to witness just about every flaw? At first I voted “No.” I remember early on cutting some slack at a hotel in Louisville for this very reason.
Tracking Wi-Fi Scent – With A Hint Of Full-Bodied Dirty Gig
September 6th, 2011 · Tags: Satire
I just finished a Dirty Gig. For new readers, that is the underbelly of this blog — laboring in disaster clean up situations to fund the road trip. So, alas, we are not all travel and glamour … LOL.
On many trips, the Dirty Gig takes up most of the time, leaving only a few hours for Wi-Fi exploration. It is what it be. This latest trip afforded some quality Wi-Fi travel … and rest assured we will get to that next.
But first … here is the Dirty 411.
Klatch — A Great Wi-Fi Catch, In Historic Cucamonga Yo!
August 30th, 2011 · Tags: Cities · Coffee Shops · Wi-Fi
RAN-CHO …. KOOK-a-MONGA!
Rancho Cucamonga … Say it aloud. “Rancho Cucamonga.” If you are old enough to remember back when David Letterman was still funny and cutting edge, he used to pause and just say funny sounding words for comic effect.
“Rancho Cucamonga.” Perhaps a missed opportunity, Dave.
Historic Setting
So, yes, I was cruising Rancho Cucamonga today, just because I liked the sound of the place, when I decided I needed a coffee fix. I turned on the map-ap on my G4 iPhone (the latest soon to be outdated and obsolete overpriced smart phone from my buddies at Ap-ple) … typed in coffee shop and up popped Klatch Coffee. Hey … I spied this place the other night and thought it looked cool.
