Jon Swerens

Proposed fencing club logo

Jon Swerens — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 20:34:06 +0000

Here’s my proposal for a simple logo for the Summit City Fencing Club. I think it’ll look good on our T-shirts.

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How much is 19 million gallons?

Jon Swerens — Thu, 27 May 2010 19:05:11 +0000

The BP Gulf oil spill is now anywhere from 19 million to 39 million gallons.

But that large of a number is hard for the human mind to grasp. The help, The Associated Press gives us this metaphor:

“In the worst case scenario, if 39 million gallons has spilled, the oil would fill enough jugs to stretch from the Louisiana marshes to Prince William Sound in Alaska. That’s where the Exxon Valdez ran aground in 1989, spilling nearly 11 million gallons.”

OK, so that’s not really helpful at all. Now the *distance* is too large to imagine.

Also unhelpful was an earlier AP story, which said:

“Under the highest Gulf spill estimate, nearly 39 million gallons may have leaked, enough to fill 30 school gymnasiums.”

Honestly, are all school gymnasiums the same size?

So I searched for the capacities of several northeast Indiana bodies of water and discovered that my own sense of volume estimation is way, way off.

First was Lake James in Pokagon State Park. If you count all three basins that comprise the lake, Lake James contains 10.8 billion gallons of water. That’s billion, with a “b.”

Next, I thought maybe the Hurshtown Reservoir would be more help. But i was wrong again. That reservoir contains 1.8 billion gallons of water.

I need a lot less water. So I called Natalie Eggemann, the public information officer of the Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department. She called around the department and discovered that Reservoir Pond contains 5.5 million gallons of water.

So the Gulf oil spill is at least four or maybe up to seven Reservoir Ponds.

Is that surprisingly small to you? Or maybe surprisingly large?

Above photo from August 1950 at Reservoir Park in Fort Wayne from News-Sentinel archives

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Links from the #smofw seminar

Jon Swerens — Tue, 25 May 2010 21:50:22 +0000

Here are some of the links from Kevin Mullett’s Social Media Optimization seminar today.

What am I missing? Leave a comment below!

Facebook | Advertising

MyBlogLog

DandyID

NameChk

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Concert in Pierceton

Jon Swerens — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 01:21:21 +0000

Hey there! Long time no see. But I wanted everyone to know that I’ll be at the Blue Lion Coffee House in Pierceton, Ind., on Saturday, March 20.

I don’t know what time I’ll be performing yet, but once I get the details nailed down, I’ll post ‘em!

Update: I’ll start at 8 p.m. and play for maybe an hour. Hope to see you there!Possibly related posts:

“Christmastime Is Here”

Jon Swerens — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:33:27 +0000

Go over to Hannah Bushong’s MySpace page to hear a ni-i-ice version of “Christmastime Is Here” with Hannah on vocals, myself on piano and Tim Bushong, the showoff, playing every other instrument you hear.

Very well done arrangement!Possibly related posts:

Talking about the new photo book

Jon Swerens — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:10:05 +0000

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Preorder “Daylight” (and more!)

Jon Swerens — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 01:00:00 +0000

If you’re here after seeing my concert at Buck Lake Ranch: Welcome! Let me tell you what’s going on:

Download a couple of free songs on my Free! page.
Listen to some songs from my instrumental album, “Wordlessly,” on the store page. You can also find out how to purchase a CD or find it on iTunes.
Preorder my new album, “Daylight,” which will be released later this year, also on the store page.
Look for me on Twitter or on Facebook. Links are near the bottom of the sidebar.
And then be sure to sign up for updates, either by RSS or email. Look for the Get Automatic Updates headline at the top of the sidebar.

I hope to add more shows and more songs later this year. Thanks!Possibly related posts:

Concert in Angola July 25

Jon Swerens — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:02:35 +0000

Another concert in the Angola area! This time, I’ll be playing at Buck Lake Ranch on Saturday, July 25, at 7 p.m.

Be assured I’ll be there, even though you can’t find me on the Web site. I called. It’s a sure thing.

The concert is actually a ministry of Country Road Lighthouse Ministries, and yep, there I am on its Web site. Whew!

In any case, if you’re in the area, or can be, stop by. It seems to be free, although an offering will be taken.Possibly related posts:

The Tweetup Lineup

Jon Swerens — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:25:14 +0000

If you were an attendee at the June 25 Tweetup at @apterasoftware, please either leave a comment here or send me a message via Twitter @jonswerens.

Please leave your name, company/school and Twitter name. I’ll post the guest list right here in this post.

And here’s The News-Sentinel story about the Tweetup.

Thanks! And please check my work and tell me about errors.

Joe Dager, Business901, @business901
Brooke Francesi, Aptera Software, @bfrancesi
Kenny Hansen, @BeastyHamster
Andrew Hoffman, NeighborLink, @BeTheLink
Melissa Kiser, Allen County Public Library, @mekiser
James Mitchell, Cirrus ABS, @jpmitchell
Kevin Mullet, Cirrus ABS, @kmullett
Ashley Myers, DePauw University, @OrganizeFISH
Tim Novinger, The Nichols Company, @timnovinger
Matt Outten, Squaremouth, @moutten
Derek Pillie, Souder for Congress, @dpillie
Tony Radkiewicz, Atos Origin, @tonyrad1
Jeremy Reidy, Bobilya & Reidy, Attorneys, @JLeeReidy
Sean Robinson, Allen County Public Library, @tscrobinson
Heather Schoegler, One Lucky Guitar, @HSchoegler
John Steinbach, New York Life, @jpsteinbach
Jon Swerens, The News-Sentinel, @jonswerens

Company Twitter accounts:

Aptera Software, @apterasoftware
One Lucky Guitar, @OneLuckyGuitar

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Jon Swerens — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 02:59:43 +0000

I haven’t updated this Web site for a while, have I? Well, I’ve been working on other things, such as The Good City. Maybe more later here!Possibly related posts: