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Biking With Google Maps

A couple of summers ago, my beau and I biked through Chicago from Logan Square to the Chicago Botanical Garden and back. It was a magical day: perfect weather, great company, and a lot of adventure.  We didn’t have any maps to guide us other than Google Maps and a vague idea of where the bike…

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How to Blog, For Real

I’ve been blogging for roughly twelve years, and writing online daily for longer than that.  It’s both just a habit and vastly more than a habit. Sometimes it’s nearly compulsive.  There are so many listicles online about what makes an effective blogger, and how to blog to succeed in business, but I think it can…

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