This doesn’t really have anything to do with anything, but I thought it was fun: on Google Maps, there’s a plane captured in one of the aerial views of Bend. Check it out. No, I can’t claim credit for finding this… it’s actually marked in the "Community" features in Google … Continue reading
This was spotted a couple of days ago on craigslist: Bend blogger needed. Excerpt: We are a media organization seeking partners for our localized blog roll out this Summer. We are targeting small-mid sized cities in the US. What you do: This position would require 4 postings per week and … Continue reading
Over on Diner Life (the Jake’s Diner blog), Lyle has posted an offer to get a free cinnamon roll (the "Elvis"): Here is my blog special. If you print off a copy of one of these pictures, bring it in to Jake’s, and sign up for email specials; I will … Continue reading
Ah, the Central Oregon Web Professionals Usergroup (ie, COWPU)… every time I hear about the next meeting or think to look when it is, it’s the day before and I already have plans. Well, I already have plans for tomorrow, but it sounds good to those who can make it. … Continue reading
While looking for something else online yesterday, I came across the Deschutes County History Blog. It’s a Blogger site run by the Deschutes County Historical Society and looks promising—or it would, if it were updated more frequently; the last of the very few postings are over two months old. Unfortunately, … Continue reading
I’ve been played with the new "My Maps" feature on Google Maps and it’s pretty slick; you can add your own markers to the map, annotate them with text, links, images, etc., and pick one of the preset custom markers. To that end, I thought it would be cool to … Continue reading
Bend Living magazine has a "Best of Bend" survey up on their site for people to fill out. It’s for their annual Best of Bend issue that comes out in the summer (I think), which is fluff but fun to read. You have until May 7th to complete the survey, … Continue reading
I am often amazed at how much freely available information the City and County have put online—not that I think this is a bad thing, mind you. What’s more amazing to me is the fact that more people don’t know about all of this! In this article I’ll show you … Continue reading
I just found out today that The Redmond Spokesman—Redmond’s local weekly newspaper—has a blog, where they seem to be posting both bullet-point summaries of their news and longer articles. Good deal; they actually have a domain name but no site or other online presence out there—nice to see they’ve set … Continue reading
No, not a new blog by me (ha!), but I wanted to point to this new blog: best minimum wage job a middle aged guy ever had. For a couple of reasons. First, I know Duncan, he owns Pegasus Books and he’s one of the few Bend long-timers left. Second, … Continue reading