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Berea High School (Ohio) ’62 Scholarship
I have fond memories of growing up in Berea, Ohio and my 3 years at Berea High School, where I had 360 or so classmates, many of whom are friends. A couple of years ago, in conjunction with my Class … Continue reading
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Martin Litton (1917-2014)
On December 1 I tweeted a link to a San Jose Mercury News article on Martin Litton, who had just passed away. The article begins “Tireless, fearless and often rambunctious, Martin Litton devoted more than 60 years of his life to protecting the … Continue reading
Domains #6 – new gTLD update
Since I wrote last February on new domain extensions (gTLDs – general Top Level Domains), approximately 450 additional gTLDs have been launched. There are an additional 1000+ new gTLDs in various stages of approval and preparation for launch. With almost … Continue reading
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Book Review: Semisweet, An Orphan’s Journey Through the School the Hersheys Built.
Semisweet is a memoir of a portion of a most improbable journey. It was written by John A. O’Brien, one of my teammates on Princeton University’s most recent undefeated football team, v. 1964. In October of this year over a weekend … Continue reading
SF Ocean Film Festival – Birds & Rowing
At a recent college class reunion I was asked to screen a program of film selections from the San Francisco Int’l Ocean Film Festival, which my wife and I founded in 2003. The program that evolved, a sampler on ocean-related subjects, was … Continue reading
3 Museums in Maine that were well worth the visit
A benefit of planning a trip with a flexible schedule is the ability to adapt the itinerary to suit one’s mood, changed circumstances, or new information. On our recent trip to New England, we left San Francisco with white space … Continue reading
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Premier Whaling Museum’s programs coming to San Francisco
This brief post is to help inform the reader of several ocean/whale-related events in San Francisco next week. On Tuesday, 9/30, The New Bedford Whaling Museum, the largest in the world and probably the best, is sponsoring a reception in … Continue reading
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Two Bootstrapped Maine businesses
As promised, in this and one or two future posts, I’ll describe briefly several Maine businesses that are examples of the genre of bootstrapped businesses, and that have prospered without the benefits and costs of venture capital. #1: Designer bags … Continue reading
Entrepreneurship in Maine
In preparing for a recent vacation in New England, my wife and I scheduled meetings with long-time friends in New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts. Other than these waypoints with loosely scheduled dinner or overnight dates, we were free to explore. … Continue reading
Sierra Nevada photos
Here are a few more photos of my recent, short visit to the mountains: Moving right along, after exiting Yosemite, we begin the descent to to US 395 & Mono Lake. This downhill of about 10 miles is one of … Continue reading
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