Housecleaning and Things to Anticipate for 2008

One of my resolutions for 2008 was to update this site and make it a bit more user-friendly.? Granted, I’m only about 1/3 of the way there, but as you’ll notice, I’ve added a few tweaks.

If you find an article especially interesting or appealing, you now have the option of sharing it via a suite of various social bookmarking sites.? You can also easily subscribe to the RSS.? If you’re a new visitor, you may notice there’s a little widget at top that encourages you to subscribe.? Don’t despair if it annoys you; I promise it will only appear 2-3 times before it disappears.

Launch two will come soon; in addition to a new look and feel, I’ll soon be offering the ability for you to contribute to Bearings.? What this means to you is that you get added value to your site through an inbound link, I get a great article to distribute, and you get exposure through a great geography blog (I don’t pretend that it’s the “best” per se, but I can say that quite a few Bearings readers will find your submission interesting, valuable, and intriguing). I’ll be accepting photo submissions too!

So now that the housecleaning summary is done, here comes the fun part:

In the Coming Weeks…

• Follow me through the abandoned decks and hull of a ghost ship. Telstar Logistics has inspired me to do the additional research necessary to turn this into a decent story with photos (three-part series).
• Learn about the religious significance of hot springs in America. You won’t believe the cool sources I found; you’ll also get a health dose of images from these defunct hot spring resorts! (three-part series).
• Special grab bag surprise. I can’t tell you what this story is going to be about, but I can guarantee that it will be a doozy — with photos (one-part entry).

Happy Belated Holidays from the Bearings Editor, and I wish the best 2008 you could possibly imagine. If you have any suggestions, questions, or requests please feel more than free to contact me.