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Microsoft Surface RT

Review of the Microsoft Surface RT Tablet

As Program Manager at myList, part of my job is to evaluate all new devices that may support my application, see how it works, and determine what, if any, changes need to be made to my platform to support the new device.  To that end, I was excited and had high expectations when I walked into the […]

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My Publishing Strategy for NASA #Atlantis Social

This Thursday I get to participate in a NASA social event, celebrating the final journey of the Space Shuttle Atlantis from Kennedy to the KSC Visitor’s Complex.  Only 45 of NASA’s social media followers have been selected to participate in the event, and I am fortunate enough to be a follower so selected. As many of you know, I am an amateur astronomer […]

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How to be a Jerk

Sometimes I can be a real jerk. I am not proud of myself right now. I did something I find personally despicable and I can’t, for the life of me, understand why I did it. In a thoughtless moment, I responded to a situation in a callous manner. I treated another human being poorly. Here’s […]

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Cover picture of Aliens Can't Sing the Blues by Ron Sparks

Aliens Can’t Sing the Blues – Published!

I am published again! Aliens Can’t Sing the Blues, my collection of short stories, haibun, and flash fiction have been published on amazon.com as a Kindle Single. Only 87-pages in length, it is a fun and quick read; one I know you’ll enjoy.  Priced to move, at only $0.99, I know you’ll find it an […]

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Selling your Soul to Buy Beer

I went into my local grocery store / home goods store last week and purchased a 12-pack of beer. It’s a national chain that you would immediately recognize and could guess the name of instantly. You’d probably hit it right in the bullseye on your first guess. I’m not going to call them out by […]

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You’re Lucky To Be Alive

You’re lucky to be alive. Sometimes you take it for granted, even with the constant reminder that greets you every morning in the mirror. A jagged 10-inch scar running from your left ear all the way down your neck is the most visible, and yet the least significant, scar you have. You can’t feel the […]

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Welcome to Leesburg Bikefest

Leesburg Bikefest 2012

Leesburg Bikefest 2012 was a roaring success. The Binary Princess, our children, and I all had a great time today, as you will see from the photos below. The ride to Bikefest was great. My youngest son, Christopher, rode with me while the rest of the family drove separately. The trip was about 45 miles […]

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What a Binary Biker is Not

I was riding through Ormond Beach, Florida yesterday when a fellow biker pulled up next to me and asked for directions to St. Augustine. Of course I assisted, but as he rode away I noticed the stickers on his helmet and his saddle bags. His helmet had a picture of a hand giving the finger, […]

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The Rules of Motorcycle Waving

I wrote a post a while back about “Biker Etiquette.”  In it, I cried foul on Florida riders for waving based on “cliques” or bike type.  Cruisers only wave to other cruisers.  Rice only waves to rice.  As spring comes into full swing in Florida and all the part-time bikers are back on the road, I’ve noticed […]

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Why I Won’t Be Voting for Phil Diamond for Mayor of Orlando

See this man featured here?  That’s Phil Diamond.  He’s running for Mayor of Orlando. And he’s my next door neighbor.  Literally.  His house is right next to mine; less than 25 feet separate our houses.  He has spoken less than 25 words to me in the two years I have been living next door to him.  The […]

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