Personal Website and Blog for Chris Hardie in Richmond Indiana

Hi - welcome to my personal website. I'm a community builder and technology consultant living in Richmond, Indiana, USA. I am the Principal of Summersault, LLC, a website development and consulting company I co-founded. I'm affiliated with a number of alternative media projects, technological movements, and community service organizations.

My weblog tends to be updated more frequently than other parts of the site, chronicling my personal adventures, professional efforts, and attempts at cultural change. Here are my latest entries:

Book Review Shorts: Spycraft, Religion, and Conspiracy
Posted July 12, 2008 - 1 Response

Quick reviews of three books I've taken in lately:

Spycraft: The Secret History of the CIA's Spytechs, from Communism to al-Qaeda by Wallace, Melton and SchleshingerFascinating, scary, and geeky. With great diagrams and photographs explaining how spy devices were constructed and worked, and with interesting stories about various successes and failures, all told from the [...]

First 100-Mile Radius Potluck a success
Posted July 3, 2008

On Wednesday this week, I experienced the great joy of being a part of what might have been Richmond's first 100-Mile Radius Potluck - where all of the ingredients in the dishes you bring come from within 100 miles of Richmond. It was a great success, with delicious food, good company, and a strong [...]

NewsLink Indiana interview on Hoagy Carmichael mural
Posted July 1, 2008

When you hang around with Jim Hair, you sometimes find yourself thrust into the middle of interesting artistic and cultural experiences you hadn't planned on. That happened today, when he suggested I be an interview subject in a news segment produced by NewsLink Indiana out of Muncie about the forthcoming party to celebrate the [...]

Road Trip Vacation: Out West and Back Again
Posted June 25, 2008 - 1 Response

We've recently returned from a three-week road trip through the U.S. It covered around 5,400 miles spread over about 85 hours in the car and a 7,000-foot elevation change, with an average speed of 64.0 mph (max of 90.8 mph), across around 13 states, and using countless gallons of gasoline.
It's the kind of trip [...]

Upcoming conference for Indiana bloggers
Posted June 25, 2008

Are you a blogger in Indiana? Are you interested in learning more about blogs and blogging? Consider attending the upcoming Blog Indiana 2008 conference in Indianapolis on August 16th and 17th, 2008. The event is a 2-day blogging and social media conference that aims to promote education, innovation and collaboration among Indiana’s [...]

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