My Word with Douglas E. Welch

After a free concert at Disney Hall a few week’s ago, we took a short trip through downtown to ride the newly re-opened Angel’s Flight railway. Here is a short video of our trip down the hill.

What a great idea, and what a great basis for a number of other projects.

Here is a quick map showing our stops on our upcoming UK trip, including Cardiff, Bath, Stonehenge and London.

A collection of interesting items I found in my daily reading.

• How to Record a Call on Google Voice – May 25, 2010


• Dermandar Creates and Catalogs Panoramic Photos for Easy Sharing [Panoramic] – May 24, 2010


• My Shade Garden Additions – May 24, 2010


• An Amusing Historical Look At Moral Panics And The Content Industry – May 24, 2010


• Surrey Docks City Farm – Visit the Farm – May 23, 2010


• Veddw – an undulating eye opener in Wales! – May 22, 2010


• Walk London – May 20, 2010


• New Restaurant Review: The Tommyfield – May 20, 2010


• Cothay Manor … you'll never want to leave! – May 19, 2010


• How to Promote Your Blog on TV for Way Less Than You Think – May 19, 2010


• Fix for poorly performing Magic Mouse on some Mac Pros – May 19, 2010

A collection of interesting items I found in my daily reading.

• index – May 17, 2010

- MadMax Coach Tour – Stonehenge, Avebury, Lacock Village, Castle Combe
• Cooking Tip: How to Cook Dried Udon Noodles – May 17, 2010


• Piccadilly Circus Tube – then & now – May 17, 2010


• London Blend: ScooterCaffe – May 17, 2010


• Bea’s of Bloomsbury Afternoon Tea in the Park Initiative – May 17, 2010


• Aberglasney House and Gardens in Wales, Carmarthenshire, UK – May 14, 2010


• Museum of London iPhone App Blends Old/New London – May 14, 2010


• Pepperoni Pizza Puffs – May 14, 2010


• Potato Frittata – May 14, 2010


• Google Voice invites for students – May 14, 2010


• St Fagans: National History Museum | National Museum Wales – May 14, 2010


• Doctor Who Cardiff Exhibition – Dalek Tardis Cybermen Ood Boe Slitheen K9 – May 14, 2010


• Down to earth again and back in Sussex – May 13, 2010


• Michelham Priory – May 13, 2010

- Photos and info found in this blog post from The Galloping Gardener – http://thegallopinggardener.blogspot.com/2010/05/down-to-earth-again-and-back-in-sussex.html
• Homegrown: A Growing Guide for Creating a Cook’s Garden – May 13, 2010


• Six tips to make gardening “away” easier – May 13, 2010

Passiflora – Passion Flower – 4, originally uploaded by dewelch.

A neighbor has this extremely healthy set of Passiflora vines growing on a wall along the sidewalk. It never fails to put on a great show every year.

I have been reading John C. Maxwell’s books for years and have found many useful ideas and much useful advice. This small volume seems like a condensation of many of his larger books and while that might seem like a criticism, it is in fact a strength.

How Successful People Think is a great book to have around for reviewing the concepts found in other Maxwell books. After reading the longer books, sometimes you just need a reminder, a nudge to help you put those tool back into practice. This book would be perfect to keep close at hand when life and work starts to feel a little overwhelming. After flipping through a few pages, you are sure to get back on track. If you need more help, you can always re-read the more comprehensive books.

You can find more books by John C. Maxwell, including Thinking for a Change, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, and Developing the Leader Within You via Amazon.com or in The WelchWrite Bookstore.

A collection of interesting items I found in my daily reading.

• Giving a voice to more languages on Google Translate – May 11, 2010


• California native flowers for full shade – May 8, 2010


• Real gardens: Nymans – May 8, 2010


• A real 5* garden and rarely publicised … until now! – May 7, 2010


• Why Every Job Seeker Needs To Blog – May 7, 2010


• 8 Business Books for the Beach – May 7, 2010


• What iPads Did To My Family – Chuck's Blog – May 6, 2010

- I have been hearing similar stories all over the net.
• Why Being A Perfectionist May Not Be So Perfect – May 6, 2010


• Netflix – May 6, 2010


• Best cities for 2010 grads – May 6, 2010


• GQueues Is a Google-Oriented Task Manager [Task Manager] – May 6, 2010


• 3 Tips for Setting Up an Advisory Board – May 5, 2010

I noticed today that someone bought this book, Mary Colter: Architect of the Southwest from my Amazon store today. It reminded me how much I enjoyed the books (there was a PBS special, as well) after I had visited the Grand Canyon for the first time. You can’t travel the great tourist locations of the Southwest without rubbing up against much of Colter’s architecture.

She also designed Hermit’s Rest at the Grand Canyon, which is one of my favorite places to visit. There is something amazing about sitting on the stone porch as the the sun sets over the canyon and the ravens cackle.

More books on Mary Colter
YouTube videos of Mary Colter Buildings

Working(?) in the garden, originally uploaded by dewelch.

Well, ok, actually more “chilling” in the garden…but I do have my computer here. (SMILE)