Captain Hops

A battle between the titans of haiku is underway at Haiku Slugfest at b1-66er’s archipelago.

Each day from November 1-7, 2005, these verbal gladiators will present their opponent with 2 haiku challenges. Each day, they must come up with 2 haiku that meet the challenge. The referree’s are JDiego of Haikus from Hell fame and Sarah from Office Girl Haiku.

I will make appearances in the comments section, offering commentary in haiku form.

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What: Gallery show featuring the artwork of Anita Hagan
Where: Gallery Ornato in Washington DC
When: Opening Reception November 12, 2005, show runs through November.
Address: 6925 Willow Street NW, 2nd floor, Suite 203, Washington, DC 20012
Phone: 202-545-1555

Summary: Gallery Ornato’s November show features the artwork of Anita Hagan. Anita uses her unique style to create rich, emotional block prints that are inspired by the natural world and the incredible human spirit.

References: Anita Hagan
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Frommer (the travel guide king) has released a new guidebook called, “Where to Stop & Where to Go: A Guide to Traveling with Overactive Bladder in the United States”. It was written for people with a specific medical condition (OAB), but I think it will be extraordinarily useful for anyone that travels with kids.

Back when I was young single and stupid, I had certain rules on my road trips. One of them was, “Only one bathroom break every 300 miles.” That rule doesn’t work so well now that I have a family. In fact, I have had to shorten the mileage rule quite a bit. It’s now down to about 50 miles. (Which also happens to be close to the total limit on road trips by car as well.)

You can get this 76 page boolet for free at: wheretostopwheretogo.com.

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It’s been a while since I have posted any nice pictures. Here are some fall leaves from my backyard.

Picture taken with a Canon Digital Rebel.

Just a couple weeks ago I mentioned that I had my first win with Blingo. It took 3 months but I won a $10 iTunes gift certificate for doing nothing but searching the internet using their site. Well this morning I logged in and discovered that that laugh riot Tickles Tapeworm out in Seattle won a $25 Visa Cash Card. Since I am the one that referred him, I won one too!

So who wants to play along now? Here’s how:
1. Sign up with Blingo.
2. Search using their website or tool bar.
3. Invite your friends to join in.
4. Win on your own or when your friends win!

Unfortunately this is only available to US residents. Sorry world.

References: Blingo, and Tickles Tapeworm
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