Ron Lizzi's Blog
January 7, 2020
A Truthful Privacy Notice
Are you getting bombarded with privacy notices lately? I am. Enough already! Here's my take on what a truthful privacy notice would say, with apologies to the Eagles.
Version with links to references:
Version with links to references:
February 8, 2018
At national parks, apostrophes are an endangered species
Devils Tower (pictured). Angels Landing. Artists Paintpots. Famous features in American parks. Ever wonder what happened to the apostrophes? Here’s the answer:
February 5, 2018
My easy compromise in the Denali/McKinley fight, which just popped up again
Eleven Ohio congressmen just sent a letter to President Trump, asking for his help in “restoring President McKinley’s name to the Alaska mountain,� now named Denali. This fight between Ohio and Alaska has been going on for decades.
I'm still trying to get them to take my easy compromise:
The Repository, the newspaper in McKinley’s home of Canton, Ohio, seemed to endorse the proposal:
I'm still trying to get them to take my easy compromise:
The Repository, the newspaper in McKinley’s home of Canton, Ohio, seemed to endorse the proposal:
January 1, 2018
“Go Outside� now FREE for iPad for a limited time (U.S. & Canada)
Got an iPad? You can now download the iBooks version of . It’s FREE in the for a limited time (U.S. and Canada only). You’ll need the iBooks app.
July 17, 2017
Interview with Ron Lizzi, author of the book Go Outside and Come Back Better
I recently gave an interview to Take Back Your Time, a nonprofit organization that encourages overworked Americans to take vacations. Here's the interview:
By the way, the organization’s mission might seem frivolous, but it's a real issue, as this 2015 article discusses:
By the way, the organization’s mission might seem frivolous, but it's a real issue, as this 2015 article discusses:
July 12, 2017
The $10 LIFETIME National Park Pass for seniors becomes $80 on August 28
Seniors (age 62 and over), get your lifetime national park pass for only $10, before the cost goes up:
Passes may be purchased online at for an additional $10 processing. Or you can buy one in person at these locations:
Passes may be purchased online at for an additional $10 processing. Or you can buy one in person at these locations:
February 7, 2017
Face to face with Yosemite’s Half Dome on the outstanding North Dome Trail
My latest hiking trip was to the higher elevations of California’s Yosemite National Park and the Sierras. Here are , which provides incredible views of Half Dome.
January 26, 2017
A Dog's Purpose?
ŷ keeps showing me ads for the new movie A Dog’s Purpose. I know almost nothing about the movie, but the title makes me a bit uneasy and reminds me of this John Muir quotation in Go Outside and Come Back Better: Benefits from Nature That Everyone Should Know.
Do wild animals have no purpose? Do they need one? Just checking.
Do wild animals have no purpose? Do they need one? Just checking.
January 7, 2017
Start the year off right
I think the best way to begin a new year is to read humorist Dave Barry's review of the previous year:
