Sampler: LIVE from the Library - May 8, 2008
A sample of my twice-monthly Internet Seminar from the Sherman Oaks Branch of the Los Angeles Public Library
My Word with Douglas E. Welch
A place for the neat stuff that surrounds my life
Douglas' Events, Appearances and Seminar Calendar
A sample of my twice-monthly Internet Seminar from the Sherman Oaks Branch of the Los Angeles Public Library
small is beautiful: an approach to design and businessYes, it was a long day and Flickr user betsyphd caught me resting up before the Eepybird guys did their show.
Another in my series of video from Maker Faire 2008 in San Mateo, California.
Check out this latest version of Mortgages Made Simple. Our lender offered to refinance us at a lower interest rate for no cost. It can happen to you, too. -- Douglas
The interesting thing in both cases was neither were subprime borrowers and both were contacted by their lender. And one was our Co-host/producer. We'll tell you their stories and....The folks at CommonCraft.com have done it again. An excellent video which explains podcasting in a few minutes.
St. Cyril School will host its first annual Earthfest on Saturday April 26th from 11am to 10pm. Come enjoy all the traditional events of the spring carnival (rides, raffles, food, live music and organic beer and wine at the bar) with the added benefit of learning more about how we can care for our planet from vendors of canvas bags, earthquake kits and other eco-friendly products.
LAist points out this upcoming garden event. It is a fee event, but some might be interested in checking out this tour of Green Gardens.
Photo Preview: 4th Annual Green Gardens TourThis upcoming Saturday, April 26th, marks the 4th Annual Green Gardens Tour, which gives attendees a backstage pass to see six home gardens on the Westside that "demonstrate sustainable designs, practices, and technologies."
Continues on the web site
(Via LAist.)
4.15 miles on my bike today (Red on map). Picking up some streets I missed last week and starting to migrate further north.
I will be producing a LIVE re-broadcast of a concert by our friend, Andrea Louise, tomorrow (Saturday) at 12 Noon PDT. We are hosting a LIVE chat via uStream while we and the fans watch the show from tape.
Earth Day and the Island Fox

I am looking to launch yet another meetup (Oh Noes!) , but one in an area I don't think is currently being served in LA. I want to bring together New Media Tech folks like Flash animators, podcasters, videobloggers,etc together with creative and entertainment types like writers, actors and directors so that we can share information on producing New Media.
Another 4.25 mile bike ride today picking up the block to the west. We were only able to do a portion of the streets due to the long-ish trip to get to the neighborhood.
We have lived in Van Nuys for most of our 22 years in California, most of it right here in Van Nuys, in the crook of the 101 and 405 freeways. Once issue that has always plagued us was the barrier that the 405 can cause when trying to get from Van Nuys to the West Valley.
Around 2.25 miles today in a loop to our north. We kept to the big straight streets today. I will probably got back and hit up the cross streets on my bike, as it is a bit easier to do a lot of them in a short period of time. Click the picture for an interactive map of today's walk and all the past walks.
3.0 miles today, and almost completed the block to the east. A few segments will need to be picked up on future, regular walks. Luckily we got the walk in before the heat became too bad.
An evening out with the Sidewalk Astronomers (sidewalkastronomers.us) at Hansen Dam, in the North San Fernando Valley.
Time for a neighborhood bike ride today. I almost finished my local 1 block area today and ventured across Van Nuys Blvd to start riding the block to my east.The Sidewalk Astronomers held a Star Party at Hansen Dam on Friday night. They brought out their homemade Dobsonian telescopes and gave us great views of the moon, Saturn, Mars and more. Check out their web site above for more information.