miles of abbie

I hate being in an airport and having to pay a ridiculous amount of money to use their wi-fi for an hour or two.  I recently discovered Boingo, a wireless service that promises global wi-fi without roaming fees.  According to the website, there are over 125,000 hotspots around the world, but unfortunately more than 14,000 [...]

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… where would you go?
Although I have a list places that I’d like to go (and more are added to it everyday), the one place that has been on my list since I was probably 10 years old is the Amazon Rainforest.  I remember reading something back then about the deforestation and about the plants [...]

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“Maybe they’re just doing a training,” Eric said casually as we walked past the ambulance, two firetrucks, and one of those carts that EMT’s use to carry people who are injured.  ”Yeah, maybe,” I replied, not fully convinced.
We were 10 minutes into the hike through Malibu Creek State Park to go rock climbing last weekend [...]

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To officially kick off my freelancing career, I decided to get a netbook.  If I was going to be traveling and writing, I needed something considerably lighter than the Compaq briefcase I was currently lugging around.
After careful consideration, I chose the Dell Mini 10v, primarily for it’s value.  Starting at $299, it has one of [...]

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A couple of weekends ago, I realized that Southwest is the best airline.  Certainly not for their spacious seats or amazing food, but for the simple things.

1.  No assigned seating.  Love it or hate it, if you print your boarding pass and get in the “A” group, you’re pretty much guaranteed a window or aisle [...]

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