Light travel this 3rd of July

A TSA guy at BDL said he heard on CNN that holiday traffic was done 64%. From what I see at BDL and RDU, he is right. BTW, RDU is a nice brand new, clean and fairly small airport. I'd fly through again.

Take care and have a safe fourth of july!

at least 36 papers on recreation at ISSRM 2009

I did a quick search by title using the word "recreation" and found 36 papers with the recreation in the title. From my experience, this conference is heavily attended by recreation and tourism folks and this small number may not accurately total the interest. Check it out to see the research presented at http://www.issrm09.info/

ISSRM this weekend

Happen to be in Vienna, Austria this Sunday? Stop on by the Austria Center Vienna for the 15th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management. (My favorite big conference, 400 papers). Can't make if, see the International Association for Society and Natural Resources for more information (http://www.iasnr.org/)/

Evans City PA and the Night of the Living Dead

While at the Bash, you might want to take a short road trip to the cemetary that the Night of the Living Dead begins with. Use Google Earth to find this location and find the stones our characters stumbled over.

It is off of Franklin Road.

Don Reese says GO CHANGE YOUR PANTS!

I saw Don at the Monster Bash and bought his CD. He is a great comedy act and one that is suitable for members of the entire family. If you don't make the Bash, see his website for his touring dates http://www.donreese.com/ We can all enjoy a good laugh.

Conrad Brooks at the Monster Bash

Well, I guess you can call me a groupie. There are a few folks in the entertainment business that I enjoy talking to. And fellow "Balameran" Conrad Brooks is one of them. If you are near Western PA this weekend, check him out at the Bash. Ask him for an autograph, buy some of his DVD's and chat with him. He is a real nice guy.

Oh yeah, that's me on the right wearing a Night of the Living Dead t-shirt.

Monster Bash 2009

Yes, it has been a few years since I went to this classic horror movie convention in the Pittsburgh area. And planned to go this year, but travel plans got into the way. But if this is interesting to you, check out the Bash at http://www.monsterbashnews.com/bash.html for a weekend of old movies, great speakers and a fantastic dealer room.