m2h blogs by Marcia Hansen

I created a 2008 calendar that I’m sending out to friends and family who have e-mail, and I thought I’d post it here too in case you’d like to have a copy.
Each month has a picture of a place that is on my “Must See” list. There is also space at the side or [...]

National Geographic Traveler is running an essay contest for undergrad and grad students. Winner gets a trip to Mongolia. Deadline 12/31/2007.

perhaps, of interest:
Free WIFI in Manhattan
Manhattan Neighborhoods – maps
Dining Fever – coupons, maps, menus, and searchable by neighborhood or type of food. Mantra looks good. Their signature dish is lobster guacamole. Yum. The only catch with this site is that you print the coupon and call ahead for reservations, which is not [...]

My parents are leaving tomorrow on vacation. It’s the first vacation they have taken together without it being to see me or my brothers. It’s also their first time on a cruise. They’re flying to San Juan and then cruising for seven days to St. Thomas, VI, Dominica, Barbados, St. Lucia, Antigua before [...]

Getting to the University took much longer than expected this morning. It’s a good thing I allowed extra time.
There is an article in the Columbia Missourian this morning that asks whether the city’s snow removal efforts have been satisfactory. Well, given that it’s Monday and it snowed on Thursday and most city [...]

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St Joseph Missouri, originally uploaded by Marcia H.

Map of St Joseph, MO

I am giving a talk tomorrow at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph Missouri.
I am posting this entry from Flickr. I’ll be updating this [...]

While I’m not headed to the Texas Hill Country today (darn!), I am getting some bike action today.
Today’s forecast:
“Abundant sunshine. Warm. High 87F. Winds SSE at 10 to 20 mph.” Fabulous.
Later!

the dry spell. I haven’t felt much in the mood to write. I’ve started several posts, but then, I think to myself, oh, they don’t want to hear about that…or, I don’t want to talk about that yet. So what to say?
I’m almost done with my summer class. The last class [...]

I’ve been covering a lot of ground, keeping the shiny side up. Here is a picture of my bike all loaded up for the trip.

When planning the trip, I tried to use Google Maps and the Beta Yahoo Maps, but at present, nothing beats the trip planner at RandMcNally.com. If you click through [...]

Today was a really good day. There are days when things come together in unexpected ways and that is how it happened today.
One of the groups that I asked for help with funding just came through with an extra $250. It’s hard to believe. I am just ecstatic! This means that [...]