Gonzo Blog

Wasn’t sure what to do during Memorial day weekend (2010), so I stared at the U.S. map that I use at work as a placemat, and after factoring the distance, my budget, the weather, and the oomph factor! – narrowed down New Mexico (NM) read more »

On July 4th 2009 weekend visited San Juan, Puerto Rico for 4 nights and 4 days. On July 1st left Houston (IAH) by Continental flight departing at 11:59 PM (yes midnight!) and reached San Juan (SJU) non-stop at 5:30 local time (EST). Flight time was approximately 4 Hours 20 minutes. FYI – If I am not mistaken the flight time of our friends who flew from Newark, NJ was more or less the same.

We stayed at the Hilton Caribe (Type Hilton Caribe San Juan in Google) which is 7 miles from the Airport and more or less the same distance to Old San Juan as well. read more »

I had been thinking of giving the PMP exam (based on the 3rd edition) for quite some time now. For some reason (read excuses) I had been postponing it (read procrastination). I even started preparing for a week or so and then something lead to the other and I stopped for few weeks and started all over again. So I finally decided to give myself a 6 weeks time to give the exam. If I couldn’t do it in 6 weeks, I would consider myself not fit to certify and forget about it!

Note: It’s important that you not stop if you start. In my case, I started preparing for the PMP test with quite a lot of preconceived notion on Project Management that I had drawn from my experience managing and leading projects. I was just chaning my mind set and I stopped and then when I started after a lag I had to start all over again. read more »

One will have to complete 35 contact hours before they can buy/book the PMP test from PMI. Do not confuse contact hours with Professional Development Units (PDU’s). read more »

If you are new to Houston we suggest two great things to do at Lake Conroe, approximately 55 miles north of Houston on Route 45 North towards Dallas, TX

- Go Boating and/or Jet Skiing on Lake Conroe
- Texas Renaissance Festival (TRF)

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Well, the first question I am asked when I tell people that I am preparing for my PMP is – what are the pre-requisites for a PMP? or I want to get the PMP too, but apart from passing the exam what else is required? read more »

After spending three nights in vegas, we left early in the afternoon to visit Grand Canyon (South Rim) and Monumental Valley. The valley is a must see read more »

Las Vegas: been there, done that, …. from 12/4/07 till 12/9/07.
Not a bad ‘first’ trip but may come back for the shows. read more »

Visited on 2007 Thanks Giving Weekend (11/22 – 11/25). Highlights: In SFO, drive a Segway around Fishermen’s Wharf, Rent a small skippered yatch/boat on the bay, and take the Fire Engine tour read more »

The name Gonzo is derived from Gonzo Journalism first used in 1970 to describe an article by Journalist Hunter S. Thomson.

Gonzo Journalism as per answers.com is characterized by:

“its punchy style, rough language, and ostensible disregard for conventional journalistic writing forms and customs. Gonzo journalism attempts to present a multi-disciplinary perspective on a particular story, drawing from popular culture, sports, political, philosophical and literary sources. It has a good deal in common with new journalism and on-line journalism “

Wikipedia describes Gonzo Journalism as:

“Gonzo journalism is a style of journalism which is written subjectively, often including the reporter as part of the story via a first person narrative. The style tends to blend factual and fictional elements to emphasize an underlying message and engage the reader”