Gardening Calendar
Despite what many people think, gardening is a year round activity. Planting, fertilizing, and pruning are best done at different times of the year depending on the zone in which you live and whether you're dealing with annuals, perennials, vines, shrubs, trees, or bulbs.
Technology»
Don't Accept Royalties (2/23/15)It is very, very rare for a piece of software to go on to be a huge revenue generator for a company. As such, it's a bad idea to get in to an …
This post builds on the fundamental principle that many of the challenges stem from the fact that project management is not the primary purpose …
Scrum Methodology (2/10/15)Scrum is an agile method for project management developed by Ken Schwaber. Its goal is to dramatically improve productivity in teams previously …
Hobbies & Leisure»
I took a trip to Mexico in February in part to see the Monarch butterflies in their overwintering homes. I went to 3 sanctuaries in the mountains …
Open Water Dive Training - Day 1 (2/15/15)I'm back from the first of two days of the open water dive training. I'm doing these dive's at Dutch Springs, an old quarry turned into a scuba …
Images of the landscape will give your presentations a sense of place. The person viewing your images will understand what it was like to be …
Health & Fitness»
Strength Training: Tips To Help You Achieve Your Goals (2/25/15)Strength is defined as how much force a muscle can exert against a given resistance. For example, how much weight one can bench press in a single …
Heat Cramps, Exhaustion, and Stroke: An Escalating Series of Warnings (2/22/15)Out bodies create a lot of heat. This happens even in cold weather. Most of the heat we create is from our normal metabolic activities even while …
Pityriasis Rosea: Scary, But Usually Temporary (2/20/15)Pityriasis rosea is a common, relatively short-lived skin disorder exhibiting a scary rash of symmetrical pink patches. The underlying cause is …
Money Management»
When the Stock Market Tanks (And You Know It Will) (2/01/15)If you're an old-time exchange traded fund (ETF) investor, you've probably been witness to fairly significant declines in various sectors of the …
How Does ETF Pricing Work? (2/01/15)Ever wonder how ETF share prices remain in line with the current prices of the underlying stocks? The process is quite simple really although the …
Do You REALLY Need A Large Emergency Cash Fund? (1/28/15)There have been a ton of personal finance bloggers posting about emergency funds: Money Smart Life provides a good overview with special guest …
Travel»
I first visited tiny Bishop Hill, nestled in the heart of northwestern Illinois farmland, about 35 years ago. Totally charmed by its story, …
Maps from the DeLorme Company helped us navigate countless backroads. So when we needed new ones, we headed for their headquarters in Yarmouth, Maine.
We have a suggestion if you visit our hometown of Issaquah, Washington. Take your sweet time and visit Boehms Candy Kitchen, a chocolate shop and …
Pets & Animals»
Catfish: The Vacuum Cleaners of the Freshwater Fish World (2/26/15)Although almost absent from temperate waters, there is a huge diversity of catfishes in the lakes and rivers of the tropics. Their diet is just …
How Fish Manage to Live on a Coral Reef (2/17/15)Fish are one of the most successful groups of animals on the planet. There are over 20,000 species of fish, occupying every imaginable habitat. …
Chinchilla Sounds (2/07/15)Chinchillas make a variety of sounds. The most common is a "barking" sound that they make to indicate that they're scared and to warn other …