Pot Calling out The Kettle: tRumpf and Amazon
The guy who bragged that not paying taxes was “smart” attacks Amazon for not paying their fair share?! Didn’t he just sign a bill into law designed to lower the taxes of large businesses and billionaires? Oh, right, besides his … Continue reading Pot Calling out The Kettle: tRumpf and Amazon
Have An Informed Opinion: Volunteer at Your Local School
So this showed up in my feed…. maybe these people should actually spend time visiting or volunteering at their local schools instead of watching right wing propaganda on their TVs and then throwing virtual rocks from their computers…. here was … Continue reading Have An Informed Opinion: Volunteer at Your Local School
Reflecting on My Photography Editing Deficit
On March 2nd I shot over 150 images and videos on two cameras & my iPhone covering two student assemblies for the Jump for the Heart initiative. On the prior Wednesday, February 28th, I shot over 270 images covering a … Continue reading Reflecting on My Photography Editing Deficit
On Knowing What Other People Are Thinking
In an exchange that began with a conservative friend fretting over CNN’s obvious obsession with bringing down tRumph he commented, turns out accidentally, that in view of the scandals he’d blame Melania for leaving tRumph. That didn’t make sense so … Continue reading On Knowing What Other People Are Thinking
Why Aren’t We Fixing This
Why Aren’t We Fixing This? If this problem wasn’t presenting as a political thing, what would we be doing to fix it and why aren’t we doing that now? I don’t give a damn how you feel about guns, or … Continue reading Why Aren’t We Fixing This
Sometimes You Just Need to Wear Your Cowboy Hat
I was very disappointed that I couldn’t get mom’s Echo Show to work and surprised to discover that I couldn’t call her using the Alexa app on my iPad. That it only works from my iPhone. Damn. Very disappointed. After several attempts we resorted to just talking over the phone. Damn. But in the rambling conversation she said something about how when she babysat the Eggers kids when they were really young, that she had no patience for the “we’re bored” whining. And that reminded me of this meme of why Mexican kids never complain that they’re bored… Then she … Continue reading Sometimes You Just Need to Wear Your Cowboy Hat
We’re Back… Second Half of the School Year Adjustments
Back when the Washington Redskins were winning Super Bowls (circa 1991), one was always wise to be aware of coach Joe Gibbs’ incredible halftime readjustments where they’d take what they learned in the first half and crush the opposing team … Continue reading We’re Back… Second Half of the School Year Adjustments
Daily Random Sh*t: The Cost of Being Self-Aware in this “Donald Moment”
Daily Random Sh*t: The Cost of Being Self-Aware in this Donald Moment A friend lamented: I wake up every day feeling like an unredeemable pile of sub-human garbage knowing that nothing I can do will ever change it… meanwhile.. we … Continue reading Daily Random Sh*t: The Cost of Being Self-Aware in this “Donald Moment”
Adios AIM: Tool to Create Constructive Virtual Presence
Adios AIM: Tool to Create Constructive Virtual Presence AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) silently ceased to exist on December 15th, and most of the tech pundits I heard appeared to either be happy to see it go or spoke of the … Continue reading Adios AIM: Tool to Create Constructive Virtual Presence
Daily Random Sh*t: Photoshop Beginner: Removing the Background
Daily Random Shit: Photoshop Beginner: Removing the Background Last night I learned how to erase the background of my LEGO EV3 image using Photoshop CC 2018. At first I watched a video on YouTube (below), but the differences between the … Continue reading Daily Random Sh*t: Photoshop Beginner: Removing the Background
Daily Random Sh*t: As We Celebrate the Holidays Please Remember Universal Human Rights Day’s 70th Anniversary
Daily Random Shit: As We Celebrate the Holidays Please Remember Universal Human Rights Day’s 70th Anniversary In a normal year we would celebrate the desire that everyone in every nation and region experience the fullness of human rights. This isn’t … Continue reading Daily Random Sh*t: As We Celebrate the Holidays Please Remember Universal Human Rights Day’s 70th Anniversary
Daily Random Sh*t: New Camera, Continued
Daily Random Shit: New Camera, Continued I got to shoot with the new mirror-less Olympus E-M10 Mark III camera today. Loved it. I was right. With the stock lens, it’s small enough to fit in my 5.1.1. pants pockets and … Continue reading Daily Random Sh*t: New Camera, Continued
