So, I write on Active|Rain… generally 10 posts a week… I know, I want the points, but it also keeps me disciplined. I write 7 posts a week for LaneBailey.com… again, one post a day is WAY easier for me to do that any other number because if I slack off the momentum, I might just stay slacked off…
But, now I am writing for
Sitting on the banks of the Yellow River, along US 78 in Lilburn, GA is the Yellow River Game Ranch. Check below for more than 40 photos…
Rather than looking at exotic animals from afar, here the idea is up close and personal… occasionally VERY personal. Here most of the animals wander the park with the visitors. Of course the bears, bobcats, cougars, foxes and
Outside.In is a website devoted to neighborhood news. I’ll be sending my feeds there. Currently there are only feeds coming in from major media, but I think we will start to see more blogs and other media geo-tagging their content.
Of course, this is in addition to Localism, which is a site dedicated to hyper-local content, of which I am also a part.
These sites, as well as other emerging sites are all doing similar things. The primary goal is to let people find out what is going on where they live. International news is important. National news is also important. We need to keep up with what happens under the Gold Dome in Atlanta… but knowing what is happening where we live is vital. Property values and quality of life are impacted mightily by what happens on a neighborhood level.
Odd… the world wide web is making it easier to find out what is happening next door.
Ok, not just for kids, but kids can certainly have a ball there.
To start with there is the giant playground. It was built just a few years ago, and has a bunch of slides, several swings, a few climbing walls as well as a bunch of other toys…
In addition to the kids’ playground, there are tennis courts, a bandshell, playing/gathering field, a walking trail, pavilion and access to the Camp Creek Greenway Trail. The park is located right in the heart of “Olde Town” Lilburn.
Parkview High School alum Eric Shanteau has made the US Olympic Swimming Team, competing in the 200 Meter Breast stroke. He finished 3rd in the 2004 Trials in both the 200m and 400m Individual Medleys, just barely missing the team.
That, in an of itself, would be an amazing accomplishment. His list of swimming accomplishments is long and illustrious. Parkview High School records, Georgia State High School records… Take a look here…
But, there is something else. Eric is fighting testicular cancer. At 24 years old. No whining. Instead, he is showing the same determination that has pushed him to acheive all that he has acheived. NBC published a story about him being inspirational. No doubt. He didn’t tell anyone about it until after the Trials.
BTW, his older brother Ryan, one of my clients, was not a swimming slouch either, competing for GA Tech after setting records for Parkview.
So, if you don’t get the chance to watch anything else during the Olympics, tune in and cheer on Eric in the 200 meter Breast stroke.
I’ll post up video and results after the event. I’ll also try to bug Ryan for some pictures after the event…