Today was hard work. I identified some leads with websites that need help due to Google Chrome complaining about their lack of SSL security certificates. Since the Fiverr.com gig for cold calling web development leads I was interested is currently closed because they got too busy, I’m looking more at doing my own outreach/prospecting whatever … Read more
I spent time catching up on this blog and scheduling upcoming posts and doing other work and calls. We had slow cooker ribs for dinner which were better than the ribs we got on the way back to Hannibal. Zack at ZZQ really does make excellent BBQ. The ribs at BB’s Lawnside BBQ in Kansas … Read more
We had a nice but uneventful drive back to Eagan, Minnesota. We got on the road by about 8:30am and stopped to eat our leftover BBQ from the day before about halfway. It felt good to finally see the Minnesota sign and start to see more lakes (lots of lakes here). We stopped at a … Read more
Today was back to longer drives from Nashville to Hannibal. We passed St Louis and saw the Gateway Arch in the distance again (my girlfriend Chris has gone up in it, I’m not huge on heights, parking is probably a pain, doesn’t seem worth a stop for now). There was still lots of corn and … Read more
Last night we did some research and found a promising place for breakfast in Knoxville on our way back to Nashville. We left Pigeon Forge pretty early and on the way out drove the entire length of the main strip of tourist destinations. We saw additional mini golf, and go carts, and theater buildings, an … Read more
July and October are the high seasons for Smoky Mountain National Park. There is a particularly famous/popular drive through a valley called Cades Cove. I had been considering not doing it because it is supposed to be very crowded at this time of year and is a 11 mile one way road which in the … Read more
We didn’t have as long to drive today so we could leave at a more leisurely pace. It wasn’t as hot today as yesterday, nor as humid. The drive was very pretty. This part of Tennessee (or maybe all of it) is green with rolling hills and exposed limestone cuts in the hills. Our first … Read more
The hotel breakfast was pretty decent though with no acceptable coffee. The coffee shop next door, though, was a nice surprise. Properly it is a coffee and ice cream shop. Very comfortable yet sophisticated design inside and outside. Clearly a lot of professional design work was applied to the building, the interior decoration, the furniture, … Read more
I was tired when I got up because I was up late excited after yesterdays events. My girlfriend and I left for our road trip today and first had a 7am oil change appointment. Then drove 6 1/2 hours to Hannibal, Missouri, our halfway point to Nashville. The drive to Hannibal was pretty easy. Everything … Read more
I went to an early morning networking group that is in the midst of forming. It was interesting to watch their process, though it was accidental that I got an invite from Meetup.com to attend. They weren’t doing a networking meeting per-se. There was some discussion of what they don’t like about the style of … Read more