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Spent day scrubbing @lanrvr’s hard top in prep for painting. World of difference with just TSP and a brush

  • October 11th, 2009
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The MAR – Mid Atlantic Rover Rally 2009

  • October 8th, 2009
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What happens when you gather two hundred Land Rover enthusiasts on a 1,000 acre farm in Virginia? Roavstock , that’s what! Susan and I got lucky – my 1973 Series III Land Rover left the rover hospital just in time to make the 2009 MAR. We spent all Saturday (its a 4 day event for [ READ MORE ]

Very special part of the Dawson family featured on NPR

  • September 12th, 2009
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What an amazing tribute – NPR’s Weekend Edition featured a story on a very special part of our family. A few months ago I wrote about Greg Dawson’s Hiding in the Spotlight. The book is the story of Zhanna and her sister, their survival during the Holocaust and how important music was to that survival. [ READ MORE ]

LanRvr.com – a side project

  • August 13th, 2009
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Just a quick note about a side project. Unless you’ve been avoiding me online, you probably know that I have just imported a Land Rover. Its a 1973 Series III from England to be exact. Its got to be both the most entertaining and frustrating project at the same time. I am chronicling the adventures, [ READ MORE ]

Pickles – let mother nature do the hard work for you this summer

Look, I’m not saying I started the trend, people have been pickling things for thousands of years. But is it coincidental that the foodies are writing about pickles all the sudden? Could it be the acid tongue army at work? One of our most prolific food writers, Michael Ruhlman recently posted about tarragon-garlic pickles. Mental [ READ MORE ]

Social media won’t save the world, but it might show us the way

Authors note – this is a draft in every way. Please share your feedback as I whittle and shape this into a more manageable article. Have you heard the news? Social media is going to save the world! Social media is everywhere. Even if you do not use Twitter or Facebook or YouTube, and even [ READ MORE ]

Acid Tongues – The Quick Pickle

  • July 7th, 2009
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There are some flavors that have die hard devotes. People who like bitter beer are Hop Heads. Hot sauce connoisseurs are chili heads. If you like desert, you have a sweet tooth. Well what about those of us crazy about vinegar and lemons or limes. Don’t we deserve a moniker as well? Why can’t we [ READ MORE ]

The Dawsons – 2009

  • June 30th, 2009
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Originally uploaded by NickDawson What a great weekend at Chez Foos on the Yorke River. Check Flickr for more pics. One of the highlights was having Greg and Candy Dawson give us a private book signing for Hiding In the Spotlight. Greg and Candy shared their story of the genesus of the book, reconnecting with [ READ MORE ]

Got it!

  • June 12th, 2009
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The FaceBook Land Grab of 2009 is on! you can find me at www.facebook.com/nick.dawson[ READ MORE ]

All the cool kids are doing it

  • June 10th, 2009
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The 2nd official Social Media Club of Richmond VA met recently. There has already been a lot written about the event. For the sake of those in attendance I will not pile on the information overload. For the sake of those who could not make it, please find a list of posts from others below. [ READ MORE ]

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