Tag: hurricane
Key West and the Conch Republic
Daring to be different: a true American outpost, the beautiful south of Key West has had its fair share of eccentrics.
Nature’s way
My mother has a name for this kind of weather. She calls it “germ weather”. The kind of weather, she says, that you catch colds in. Spare a thought for Gary then, one of the managers at work, who was all set for escaping these miserable climes in favour of the blessed sun of Cancun, …
Elsewhere on MikePadgett.com …
Christmas 2009: a visit to the UK
Spending Christmas back in the UK with family.
- Originally published: 31 Dec 2009 in Personalia
Dijleland
The Dijle twists and turns through Flemish Brabant, fed by many other streams and rivers.
- Originally published: 24 Apr 2010 in Walking
Pont-en-Royans
We stepped outside the Drôme for a day to have a look at the quirky little village of Pont-en-Royans.
- Originally published: 10 Jul 2010 in Europe
Ronin
All style and no substance – this beautiful looking film lacks the smarts to make it a classic.
- Originally published: 18 Jun 2007 in Film
Katrina was here
Two years on, New Orleans is struggling to rebuild after Katrina.
- Originally published: 18 Jan 2008 in North America
Who you gonna call?
Hello you, I'm Mike Padgett. I'm not a Princeton curator, Knoxville mayoral candidate, Kentuckian pastor or Arizona journalist, I just share the same name. In fact, I am a consultant working in user experience and information design.
I also enjoy travel, concerts, films and walking.
I'm originally from Yorkshire, England but nowadays I live in Belgium. My current favourite Belgian beer is Black Albert.
Shameless self-promotion
Over a year in the making, Dopeology.org is my latest personal project: a topology of doping in thirty years of European pro road cycling.
I collected information from thousands of sources, then I modelled and published it via a lightweight user interface.