A long time ago, in a galaxy not so far away, I used to get paid to hike. For over a decade, I was a professional biologist who spent a buttload of time in the field. I searched for plants. I collected data on plants. I collected plant samples and took them back to the lab for analysis. And I …
Google Maps Is Making Us Stupid! Three Steps to Repair the Damage
For me, it started with Mapquest. I am famous among my friends for getting lost on city streets, so for me, the advent of an online mapping website was a godsend. How awesome that I could punch in a starting address and an endpoint, and voila! I knew exactly how to get to my destination…and I knew how long it …
Why We Should All Move like Monkeys…and 5 Steps to Get YOU There!
Sometimes life hands you lemons, and sometimes, it hands you…a trip to Hawaii. Or to the island of Lanai, to be more specific. I’ve been cruising around Hawaii’s smallest publicly-accessible island for the past week, and the other morning, after scrambling my way up and down the island’s rock-strewn Fisherman’s Trail (hands and feet required!) and watching surfers balance their …