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Delaware Surf Fishing
Shark Fishing in Delaware From The Surf

DSF

12 years ago

It has been a slow week for fishing. The charter boats are doing okay in the Delaware bay, the surf...
Barefootin'
SHINING SEA: Paterno billboard, Penn State, Sandusky...

dennis_forney

12 years ago

AUGUST 19, 2013 - The riding has ended - for now. I've abbreviated the name of this blog to...
Tony Pratt Photography
Breakwater Harbor

Tony_Pratt

12 years ago

Another beautiful sunset at one of my favorite local late day spots. This was taken last Thursday...
Elise Seyfried
All I Could Never Be

eliseseyf@gmail.com

12 years ago

There are some things I don’t miss about mothering my children. I was always such a bundle of...
Careers in the video game industry

cgottowhite

12 years ago

When most people think of careers in the video game industry, they immediately think of video game...
Delaware Surf Fishing
Surf Fishing the Other Side of the Atlantic Puddle

DSF

12 years ago

The fishing this week has been slow in some areas and hot in others. The surf has been slow in the...
Barefootin'
SEA TO SHINING SEA: Home again, home again, jiggity jog

dennis_forney

12 years ago

DAY 84 - Saturday, Aug. 10 - "You're such a lovely audience, we'd like to take you...
Barefootin'
SEA TO SHINING SEA: A booming welcome to Delaware

dennis_forney

12 years ago

DAY 84 - AUGUST 9, 2013 - Wow! Delmarva greeted us with classic early August weather. Hot sun...
Barefootin'
SEA TO SHINING SEA: Away from the canal, into D.C.

dennis_forney

12 years ago

DAY 82 - August 8, 2013 - We left the lock-keeper's house behind at 7:15 this morning, finished...
Barefootin'
SEA TO SHINING SEA: Riding hard and riding home

dennis_forney

12 years ago

DAY 79, 80, 81 - August 5, 6 & 7– I'm tired tonight John Boy. Writing in the keeper's...
Delaware Surf Fishing
Fall temperatures on summer days at the beach

DSF

12 years ago

Rain, rain go away! It has been a seriously wet summer, and we barely dry out before it happens all...
Barefootin'
SEA TO SHINING SEA: Unity and wild blueberries

dennis_forney

12 years ago

DAY: HOLDING - "And crowned thy good with brotherhood, from sea to shining sea."...
Elise Seyfried
No News Is...

eliseseyf@gmail.com

12 years ago

“And that’s the way it is, Wednesday, May 9, 1973. This is Walter Cronkite, CBS News. Good night...
Barefootin'
SEA TO SHINING SEA: Feeling the surge in Pittsburgh

dennis_forney

12 years ago

DAY HOLDING - July 31, 2013 - Taking a few days off from pedaling for a wedding-related event in...
Delaware Surf Fishing
Bluefish in the surf and flounder are on the move

DSF

12 years ago

The fishing has been hot the past week. There have been lots of croaker, kingfish, and spot all...
Barefootin'
SEA TO SHINING SEA: Washington, Frostburg and space

dennis_forney

12 years ago

DAY 76 & 77 - July 28 & 29 - 281 years following the birth of George Washington. When...
Barefootin'
SEA TO SHINING SEA: Fallingwater, Ohiopyle,...

dennis_forney

12 years ago

DAY 74 and 75 - July 26 and 27, 2013 - The first year of Barack Obama's second term as POTUS...
Letter to the Editor -- Rescuing the animals from...

Dog Rescue

12 years ago

I really believe this is up to us, animal lovers to bring this to an end for the sake of those poor...
Barefootin'
SEA TO SHINING SEA: Headed for the Allegheny mountains

dennis_forney

12 years ago

DAY 73 – July 25, 2013 – Between yesterday's 54 miles and today's 42, our trip total has...
Barefootin'
SEA TO SHINING SEA: The yin and yang of travel

dennis_forney

12 years ago

DAY 72 - July 24, 2013 - Rolling is a good thing. I'm glad humans invented the wheel. We rolled...
The future of handheld gaming

cgottowhite

12 years ago

With mobile gaming on the rise, how much longer will game-dedicated handhelds be relevant?...
Delaware Surf Fishing
Good times fishing in Delaware

DSF

12 years ago

The past few days has been great fishing if you are in the right spot at the right time. I know, we...
Barefootin'
SEA TO SHINING SEA: A brief walk through Franciscan...

dennis_forney

12 years ago

DAY 71 - July 23, 2013 - A work day in a motel below the hill that is home to Franciscan University...
Why do I hate online multiplayer?

cgottowhite

12 years ago

Sometimes, I try really hard to like things because I see other people enjoying them so much; The...
Barefootin'
SEA TO SHINING SEA: Natural gas pipes and wells...

dennis_forney

12 years ago

DAY 70 - July 22, 2013 - It was overcast and spitting when we left Uhrichsville this morning. By 2...
Mac’s World
Cycling in the fifth state

ron_macarthur

12 years ago

It's great news that Delaware has been selected as one of the top bicycle friendly states in...
Mac’s World
Forget what you think you know about guns

ron_macarthur

12 years ago

I've learned at least one thing in 40 years of journalism. If you want to stir the pot, write...
Barefootin'
SEA TO SHINING SEA: A Ray Bradbury ride across Ohio

dennis_forney

12 years ago

DAY 69 - July 22, 2013 - This was one of the most pleasant days of riding we've enjoyed since...
Tony Pratt Photography
Wave at the Beach

Tony_Pratt

12 years ago

I love watching waves break and I suspect many on a beach do too. I photographed this one in North...
Barefootin'
SEA TO SHINING SEA: Getting it all figured out

dennis_forney

12 years ago

DAY 67&68 - July 19&20 in the year of our Lord, 2013 - I felt bad mentioning Highway 61 and...
Elise Seyfried
Free Write

eliseseyf@gmail.com

12 years ago

I belong to a writer’s group at home. These accomplished women have been meeting for many years (I...
Barefootin'
SEA TO SHINING SEA: Just how fast is a Higgs Boson?

dennis_forney

12 years ago

DAY 66 - July 18, 2013 - His T-shirt said "I am the Higgs Boson." The back said: "You...
Barefootin'
SEA TO SHINING SEA: Riding Indiana's back roads

dennis_forney

12 years ago

DAY 65 - July 17, 2013 - We hit the road early this morning while the soybeans were still wet with...
Here’s an open letter to Nintendo

cgottowhite

12 years ago

Dear Nintendo, I am writing to you because I’m concerned about you. Consider this an intervention...
Delaware Surf Fishing
Delaware Surf Fishing Report

DSF

12 years ago

It was very wet here a few days ago, Friday we were hit with monsoon style rains, and the state...
Barefootin'
SEA TO SHINING SEA: Cadillacking across America

dennis_forney

12 years ago

DAY 63 - A shiny white 1960 Cadillac convertible, the kind that Dominick has to celebrate the...
Barefootin'
SEA TO SHINING SEA: Up, down, headwinds, tailwinds:...

dennis_forney

12 years ago

DAYS 62, 63 - July 14 & 15 - Drinking our way across America. We made 75 miles yesterday and 65...
Barefootin'
SEA TO SHINING SEA: Pedaling through the land of...

dennis_forney

12 years ago

DAY 60 - July 12, 2013 - The American culture keeps coming at us. We spent most of the day on...
Barefootin'
SEA TO SHINING SEA: Madison County's amazing trail...

dennis_forney

12 years ago

DAY 59 - July 11, 2013 - We rode the Riverfront Trail out of St. Louis, crossed the Mississippi...
Delaware Surf Fishing
Delaware Surf Fishing Report

DSF

12 years ago

Well it has been one heck of a week and weekend, which for us never seems to end. Hope everyone has...
Barefootin'
SEA TO SHINING SEA: Chillin' in St. Louis

dennis_forney

12 years ago

DAY 58 - Soaking up the culture across America. So much culture to soak up. Man on the street said...
Mac’s World
Reliving memories has to be painful

ron_macarthur

12 years ago

I was busy trying to photograph and video the July Fourth Line in the Sand Freedom Rally in...
Barefootin'
SEA TO SHINING SEA: Into the heart of St. Louis

dennis_forney

12 years ago

DAY 57 - We made 40 miles today, picking our way along trails, pedaling over the Missouri River for...
Mac’s World
Most things in Sussex are connected to something else

ron_macarthur

12 years ago

Six degrees of separation is the theory that everyone and everything is six or fewer steps or...
Barefootin'
SEA TO SHINING SEA: Nearing the Missouri River mouth

dennis_forney

12 years ago

DAYS 54, 55, 56 - July 6, 7 and 8 Traveling a little faster than the mighty Missouri. At some...
The Walking Dead: 400 Days review

cgottowhite

12 years ago

Developer/Publisher : Telltale Games Genre : Point & Click Adventure/Role-playing Number of...
Barefootin'
SEA TO SHINING SEA: Rolling across Missouri on Katy...

dennis_forney

12 years ago

DAY 53 - Good air here in Missouri. A quiet little town along this fine rail trail. Good steaks at...
Barefootin'
SEA TO SHINING SEA: Wind turbines, wheat fields and...

dennis_forney

12 years ago

DAYS 49, 50 AND 51 - July 4, 2013 - Happy Fourth of July! "The outlook wasn't brilliant...
Elise Seyfried
Mission Time

eliseseyf@gmail.com

12 years ago

I wrote the following 10 years, and 10 mission trips, ago. This Sunday morning 35 of us will head...
Why do we love video games?

cgottowhite

12 years ago

A few days ago, my fiancé was relaxing on the couch, playing our brand new OUYA, and he said to me...