Kurt, Mike and Allen waiting for tour of Washington Monument
The Whitehouse from the top of Washington Monument
Washington Monument and clear blue sky
Me inside Washington Monument
Inside the rotunda at the United States Capitol
Me in front of the United States Capitol
Mike, Kurt and I at Sculpture Garden in DC
Tired of carrying dozens of customer loyalty & rewards cards in your wallet? CardStar is the answer. Save & create scan-able bar codes which are stored in the app. When you approach the counter, launch the app and select the name of the merchant. Price: Free.
Not only does Gowalla do all of the cool stuff the other location-based apps do, it makes it fun by giving you stamps & rewards for each place you visit. Gowalla has one of the most polished iPhone interfaces I’ve seen. You can also use it to update your Facebook and/or Twitter status. Price: Free.
Track individual exercises & workouts at the gym. iFitness also has a number of built-in workout programs. The application keeps track of the exercise, repetitions & weight. It also keeps historical data to allow you to track your workouts over time. Price: $1.99.
If you love Twitter, don’t be caught without Tweetie. The Tweetie iPhone app packs more features than the Mac equivalent, including: location-based/geo-enabled tweets, ability to quickly look up user names, shrink URL’s and add or snap photos with a few taps. You can also use Tweetie for multiple Twitter accounts. Price: $2.99.
Group shot (minus me) at Puerto Vallarta beach
Secluded beach near Puerto Vallarta
Our lonely sail boat
Ready to zip line at Canopy River
Me zipping through the mountains
Over the Labor Day weekend, Mike L. and I decided to take a last-minute road trip to Minneapolis. We had three goals for the trip.
Some photos from our adventures are included below.
Mike and I at the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. Mike is on the opposite side of the two-way mirror.
Two-way Mirror Punched Steel Hedge Labyrinth, Dan Graham (1994-1996)
Spoonbridge and Cherry – Claes Oldenburg & Coosje van Bruggen (1985-1988)
X with Columns, Sol LeWitt (1996)
Irene Hixon Whitney Bridge, Siah Armajani (1988)
Downtown Minneapolis from car window
Me, Brian and Mike (napping) at Saloon in Minneapolis
