http://dunesblog.jonathanwthomas.net A Blog about the Indiana Dunes and the Surrounding Area Wed, 22 Oct 2008 01:58:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The last time I took pictures of the World's Fair Homes was last spring. Much has changed since then. I was unable to do the tour of the homes this year, but I drove by last weekend and took some pics to update people interested to know how the restoration ... http://dunesblog.jonathanwthomas.net/2008/10/beverly-shores-worlds-fair-homes-update/ After several days of testing and working out the bugs, my latest web project, Webinar Central has gone live today. Webinar Central will become the web's best destination to find out about the latest free webinars taking place anywhere on the web. It's the ultimate webinar directory. At Webinar Central, you ... http://dunesblog.jonathanwthomas.net/2008/10/launching-a-new-web-project-webinar-central/ Valparaiso has a problem and that problem is trains. Now, let me preface this by saying that I love trains. I think they provide excellent economic value and are generally better for the environment. I also support the South Shore Expansion to Valparaiso and Lowell. I grew up being inconvenienced by ... http://dunesblog.jonathanwthomas.net/2008/09/valparaisos-train-problem/ My employer, Livemercial, had infomercial legend Billy Mays come to town a few weeks ago to make this hilarious 'Office' Parody for the ERA Convention in Las Vegas. The video is great and Jim Barnthouse and the team did a great job putting it together. It was a big hit ... http://dunesblog.jonathanwthomas.net/2008/09/billy-mays-comes-to-the-office/ Pete Visclosky wrote me back today in response to the letter I wrote him yesterday. I was very pleased to get his response so quickly. Not only that, but it was personalized and he is on the same page as me and a lot of people I know. I'm glad to ... http://dunesblog.jonathanwthomas.net/2008/09/pete-visclosky-responds-to-my-letter/ I know I've made it very clear in the past that I want to keep politics off of this blog, but with the recent upheaval in the financial markets and political wrangling that has followed, I thought I'd share the letter I wrote to Pete Visclosky today. I've written him in ... http://dunesblog.jonathanwthomas.net/2008/09/my-letter-to-pete-visclosky/ My wife and I have heard nothing but bad things since the County Line Orchard was been bought out by the Luke Oil Company. Last year we didn't go (we had moved to Chicago), so this year, conscious of the problems we heard about, we decided to find a new ... http://dunesblog.jonathanwthomas.net/2008/09/visit-to-garwood-orchard-in-laporte/ The fall is by far my favorite time of the year. I love the cool weather, the changing leaves and the general feeling of the season. I also happened to have gotten married in October so it has that bit of special meaning. As we prepare to bundle up for ... http://dunesblog.jonathanwthomas.net/2008/09/fall-in-the-dunelands/ I was very impressed with the coverage on NWI.com of the recent flooding in the area. With no truly local TV station able to provide round the clock coverage, The Times stepped in and provided that coverage. Their site was continually updated all throughout the recent crisis with the latest information. ... http://dunesblog.jonathanwthomas.net/2008/09/kudos-to-the-times-during-the-floods/ Been meaning to upload these pictures I took at the Popcorn Festival last week. The parade and the festival are always great fun! Here's a link to the Flickr stream of my 2008 Valparaiso Popcorn Festival Pictures. http://dunesblog.jonathanwthomas.net/2008/09/pictures-from-the-2008-popcorn-festival-in-valparaiso/