A day of hiking and exploration partnered with a fun scavenger hunt for the 75 best features of the park. A list of features at the park will be given to each guest to find, with a park ranger offering guidance throughout the hike. This list will be available as a wilderness guide throughout the year.
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Now playing at the Techno Mojo website is a week long series on Fitness 2.0 and my progressing weight loss. So far for the week I have lost 5 pounds. Not bad, but I can do better. Sick or not.
… and nobody cares. That was the mantra from dad the one time of the year is was actually sick. How ironic is it to get a flu shot on Monday and then actually staying at home because of flu-like symptoms? At least I got out and voted in miserable weather under miserable personal feelings.
On the good news front, I found out that mom & her husband, Tom are visiting us while hiking in the Smoky mountains and Gatlinburg. Wonderwife makes the best salmon anywhere and brought home some pumpkin pie for the sicko.
When was the last time you voted for someone and not against them? I have said it before and it bears repeating that if you are a candidate running for public office, don’t slander your opponent. Instead, tell us your record, tell us your case history in specifics. In the past I have been a straight ticket kind of guy but no longer. If you are the candidate is spreading venom, hate and mistrust, well, you have just lost my vote. Try again in 4 years with a better attitude.
In closing, people, get off your buttocks and vote!
Personal Mojo has been online for about 2 months now and has already seen some significant increases in traffic with total visitors of 2,600. 1,300 people a month per avg, wow! The best day ever was 390 visitors. First of all, thank you for stopping by! The two biggest draws were the M&M Dark movie trivia which was a fantastic game and the article of the OU Sooners getting ducked over at Oregon.
Other visitors have clicked through from my other websites in the Mojo franchise, like the world famous Techno Mojo, a tech and social software website for everyday computer users. Photo Mojo is a daily photoblog and Go Mojo highlights travel and the great outdoors. Again, thanks for reading, folks!
There are many things I would like to see happen here and maybe you can help. I am an extrovert and a social creature by nature. This past year has been fun as my experiences in Birmingham and the surrounding southeast has increased. I enjoyed Barcamp so much that I have decided to help create PhotoCamp. I have joined a local civic group called Catalyst who want to see Birmingham thrive & grow just like I do. TechMixers, photo shoots, and IPSA are major influences in my life right now as well. Personal Mojo won’t just be a website dedicated to me and my life but will include local references and news as well.
I’ll highlight and mash-up a lot of my interests together here as I write about my Christian walk and how it has become a crawl. Wonderwife’s cooking and my maturity has increased my desire to experiment with new recipes and restaurants. Mental & physical fitness is on the menu as well as I do some research, I’ll share some of my insights.
A lot of my interests overlap, which is convenient and you’ll see them here and the other websites. Photography while hiking (Photo Mojo/Go Mojo), technology & hiking (Techno Mojo/Go Mojo etc etc.
Just like the byline on the header up there says, Something/Anything/Everything/Nothing, will be written here. So thank you for letting me share myself, it is humbling to know that people are interested in my life and have shared theirs with me.
What are your interests and passions? How are you sharing it with others?
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I love three day weekends, in fact, I should take them more often! On Friday I felt the need to format the hard drive, reinstall the software and backup documents. Mission accomplished. I even took the time to reorganize the study while waiting for everything to load. Speaking of re-organizing, my photo and music files were a mess, no more! Everything in its place.
I even had time for a nice lunch with Jen at Firebirds, a Rocky mountain type cuisine. A lot of grilled/smoked action. I had the wood-grilled salmon. NOT as good as Jenny’s but still…
Saturday & Sunday were uneventful except for ART-iculating Avondale park and Vulcan AfterTunes. The house was cleaned/organized, got to watch OU beat Missouri, and he movie, The Prestige. I even grilled up some pork tenderloin. Oh my.
Back to work now…
OK, so my birthday and Christmas are fast approaching and many of you are wondering, what does the Mojo want/need? Well, as it so happens, I want/need a handheld GPS tracker for my hiking. Gosh, but which one? There are so many out there, Mojo. Glad you asked!
A Garmin E-trex Vista navigator. Booyah! You can find it on my Amazon Wish List… 
Honey-do’s. It is just that simple. Wonderwife has been asking me to finish painting the hallway for the longest time. Done. Hang living room curtains and tiebacks. Done. Remount hanging pictures and sconces, done. Quality time together is priceless too. To see the look on her face and hear her words of appreciation felt really good. I need to do it more often! Why don’t I do it more often??
On the other hand, she has been making fantastic meals and desserts that keeps me happy. This weekend Jen made lasagna with her fantastic italian sauce as well as chicken/wild rice soup. YUM.
Wonderwife and I thoroughly enjoyed seeing Eric Clapton at the BJCC.
The crowd was manageable, no security pat-downs or hassles and we went right to our primo seats in section 23, lower level. The only issue I had was the idiots behind us who kicked out 2 older ladies sitting in their seats. Chivalry ain’t dead, right? The guy preceded to yell through his wife to his buddy 2 seats away and at random times “sing” I shot the sheriff. So I said “I shot the Dumb*ss” and thankfully he shut up.
The Robert Cray band opened up with a mixture of rock, blues and soul. A good show but you can tell everyone was waiting for the main event.
Eric takes the stage! The first song was “Pretending” The band then went through a series of classics over the 40+ year career such as Layla, Wonderful Tonight, After Midnight, etc. Halfway through they grabbed a few chairs and went acoustical. Nobody Knows You When You Are Down and Out and the SF Bay Blues with harmonica and Eric playing the kazoo. Crazy cool.
After the encore applause, the band retook the stage and finished out with Crossroads.
I have finally seen Eric Clapton live! Birmingham has hosted a ton of big name acts, including BB King at the Alabama Theatre, but this is the best for me. I finally saw my two favorite blues artists. Be still my spirit.
When I was little, my father would wake us up on Saturdays by placing stereo speakers by our bedroom door and cranking up “Layla” from Derek & the Dominos.
I have been a fan of Eric Clapton since. I have since assumed possession of the original record and bought almost every album released. I haven’t had the time or opportunity to actually see him in concert because he was too far away or sold out and too far away. Five years ago, he said he would not tour again.
Imagine my surprise when I heard on the radio that not only was he touring again, he was coming to Birmingham! So I paid for 2 floor tickets so WonderWife and I can see him rock tonight. My concert review will be tomorrow.. if my head survives.
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OK, so how does a Christian get off posting about beer of all topics? The Bible teaches us that drinking alcohol is not a sin, however, if you become drunk and lose control of your thoughts/actions, then that is wrong. You should be in complete control of your body.
Having said that, I love beer. I enjoy the wide varieties of taste, texture and the history that comes with it. In my travels, I always seek out local flavors and try to discover others that are not available in my area, such as imported beers. For example, Alabama has one of the lowest alcohol by volume in the US, which limits the sort of beers one can sample here.
Besides local beers or homegrown ales from micro-breweries, I am a huge fan of imported beer., mostly from the U.K. I just found a few while in Chattanooga.
I am always on the lookout for new (to me), unique flavors. What do you drink? What would you suggest? Let me know in the comments, won’t you?
A multi-nation taskforce has decided that since only 1 of the original 7 Wonders of the world still stands, there should now be a world-wide vote on the new Seven Wonders. I voted for the seven down below for unique and cultural reasons. Angkor, Easter Island and Stonehenge are monuments to forgotten empires or civilizations. Voting ends on 07.07.07 so choose yours today!
…and we’re back. Had a good time in Chattanooga, TN this weekend and ate 1/2 ton BBQ. Pics are on the Flickr site and Photo Mojo, details will be on Go Mojo soon.