Vacations Blog
An Honest Take on Great Vacations
Posts by: Gene McKenna
Old Fashioned Sleigh Ride in the North Woods
Jan 06, 2009; 2 CommentsBeautiful Percheron Horses “Dashing through the snow, in a two-horse open sleigh …” Well, we did have to diverge from the song a bit on our recent winter sleigh ride. Our group of 20 couldn’t be pulled by a single horse, even a... Read more »
Kettlebowl: World’s Greatest Family Ski Hill
Jan 03, 2009; 8 CommentsKettle Bowl Ski Hill This Christmas, I was lucky enough to take my daughters to what absolutely has to be the world’s greatest family ski hill. It’s called Kettlebowl and it’s located near my hometown – Antigo, WI. For little ones... Read more »
Web 3.0 Means Understanding All That Web 2.0 Content
Oct 06, 2008; 5 CommentsAt UpTake, we consider ourselves a Web 3.0 company. In fact, I will be presenting at the Web 3.0 conference in Santa Clara on Oct 16th-17th. But, to paraphrase Sarah Palin, “Gosh, just what in the heck is this doggone Web 3.0?” Web 2.0 let... Read more »
Fire, Shmire: Big Sur is Still Family Vacation Heaven
Sep 08, 2008; 8 CommentsBefore my annual camping trip to Big Sur, I was worried what the landscape might be like after fires ravaged the area earlier this summer. I am happy to report, Big Sur still has stunning views and is still heaven-on-earth for kids and their parents in... Read more »
Las Vegas is like Cotton Candy
Sep 02, 2008; 8 CommentsAhhh, Las Vegas. How shall I describe thee? Shall I liken thee to a summer day? Or to an old lover you still can’t shake your feelings for? Are you like any other city, but more so? Or are you but a mirage, a fata morgana? Certainly you are not... Read more »
Facebook secretary
Jun 12, 2008; 14 CommentsI need a personal assistant to manage my online identities. Between Facebook, Linked In and some online dating sites I won’t name (lest I reveal too much), keeping up with it all is getting ridiculous. How many different ways can I get “pinged”... Read more »
What if Google had to Design for Google? a little fun…
Oct 17, 2007; 150 CommentsWell I wasn’t expecting this. I did a little satirical piece about what its like to do web design in the Google Era: And it got quite a response at places like Sphinn, Digg, Reddit, Slashdot and so on. Like all new companies trying to attract... Read more »
Feeling Dirty On Vacation
Oct 15, 2007; 2 CommentsAt home we take for granted recycling programs. It has become easy, part of our daily routine. And when we can’t do it on vacation, it almost makes us feel dirty and out-of-sorts. Its like when you live in a city (or state) that has banned indoor smoking... Read more »
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