When I first started blogging last year, I found and adopted some mentors, these were the people whose blogs I read regularly to see what they were doing, and more importantly how they were doing it. Brooke was one of those people. I wrote a blog post highlighting one of their posts in kind of a Carnival blog. That post is one of the most read posts on this site.
I finally gathered up enough courage to ask Brooke a few questions, and she was very generous with her answers.
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As most of you probably know, I went on a road trip back in July. The intent was to climb the Guadalupe Peak, the highest point in Texas. I didn’t make it to the top.
I did not succeed, because I wasn’t even able to make an effort. The apparent reason (read: excuse) was that the rent-a-car company wanted a lot more than their advertised rates because they happened to be in “short supply” that day. The fact was, and I conveniently chose to ignore it, that I didn’t make the …

I recently read a post by Alan Perlman on his blog, where he revisited his goals for 2009 and gave his readers an update on where he is in achieving them. This inspired me to put down my goals for the remainder of the year, so I can keep track of them and keep myself accountable by making it public and following up on them periodically.
This is the first update, 12 days late, but better late than never.
1. I will have 1,000 RSS/email subscribers to my blog
I know that is an ambitious …

Later on today, or I should say early tomorrow morning, I would be on board a Greyhound bus heading towards El Paso, Texas. The plan is to rent a car in El Paso and drive to Guadalupe National Park where I would climb the Guadalupe Peak, the highest point in Texas. The park is located in a very remote area.
I figure I’d get to the park late Monday evening and after studying the maps and familiarizing myself with the area, I would call it a night and get some rest. …

I recently read a post by Alan Perlman on his blog, where he revisited his goals for 2009 and gave his readers an update on where he is in achieving them. This inspired me to put down my goals for the remainder of the year, so I can keep track of them and keep myself accountable by making it public and following up on them periodically.
Here are my major goals that I want to accomplish in 2009
1. I will have 1,000 RSS/email subscribers to my blog
I know that is an …