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My first Cleveland kayaking experience that I can remember was years ago just a few miles away on Rocky River, but this time, I was a tourist. My first kayaking experience was with Andy at   41 North Kayak Adventures .  After every stroke of the paddle, my paddle spilled water over me leaving my cotton clothes drenched. It was ok because the water dripping made the Cleveland summer a little more tolerable. I couldn’t believe how soaked kayaking made me. After getting out of our kayaks to return them, I look over at Andy and he is bone dry. I had a lot to learn. Since my last Cleveland kayaking trip, I’ve kayaked in New Zealand, Chile, and various parts of the PNW–this summer might be the most I’ve kayaked in one season. I knew I wanted to do something outdoors since it was my birthday, and I normally do a friend backpacking weekend trip to celebrate. Work travel had me away from home, but I was traveling to a city I lived in for five years. I had many f...

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A blogging friend recently asked my advice for using  Google Plus . She prefaced her question with, “Since you have over 10,000 followers.” Well, I  did  pass 10,000 followers in May 2013 and in June Ramsay Tolpin, The Blog Tyrant, used some of my tips in his article  29 Essential Tips from the Tip Google Plus Geeks . But to be honest, I’m not exactly sure  how  I did it. I certainly did not  set out  to gain five digits worth of spots in different people’s circles. I merely  enjoy  Google Plus (Google+, G+). My guess is that what gained me 10,000 followers was simply using Google Plus regularly with the the best practices I share here. (For reference, I joined G+ in August 2011. So it took me 21 months to cross the 10K mark.) Make it Easy to Use You are not going to use a platform that you forget about. So when you decide to invest in Google+, make it easy on yourself. Place a  visible bookmark in your browser . Place i...