Lighting is the difference between striking and strikeout My long time friend, David Howe, film director, screen writer, and photographer, gave me the best advice for taking photos of fashion models: lighting. He said: “It doesn’t really matter what type of camera you have as long as you’re good at properly lighting the scene and …
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NFT (Non-Fungible Token) resources that I find helpful. I first heard about NFTs from Gary Vaynerchuk on Instagram and One37pm on Instagram. NFT Explained Simply Video by Gary Vaynerchuk on Instagram. “If you understand utility aka membership cards, rewards on credit cards, tickets to VIP access … Orrrrrrrrr … you understand why people care about …
During this evening’s Toastmasters Zoom meeting I posed the following question: What is your biggest turn-off when watching / hearing someone speak via Zoom? Fantastic answers from Capital City Toastmasters #142 in Sacramento, CA Ring-light reflecting in speaker’s glasses/eyes Speaker shuffling papers Speaker’s head/face out of frame Speaker slurping beverage Speaker eating food Speaker smacking …
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It all started when I posted a question on Facebook: Is it true that America wouldn’t need a $15 minimum wage if there was no inflation? I stated that “$1 in 2020 had the purchasing power of $6.43 in 1971” based on the chart at Value of one US dollar in the United States 1635-2020 …
“The Internet allows you – you – to upload as much positivity as you like. You’re welcome to add something positive to the Internet right now.”
“I eventually got used to speaking without butterflies, but it took a lot of speaking with butterflies to do it.”
Don’t let anybody’s dismissive language or put-downs deter you from seeking knowledge. Seek!
The best action I’ve taken to protect my own well-being is to not join my Mom in her unhappiness. I acknowledge her unhappiness, but I don’t put it on and wear it with her.
My Mom never rebounded from her divorce from my Dad, from me and my brother eventually going to live with Dad, from the sale of the family cabin, from the death of her Mom, from the sale of her childhood home. She’s been unhappy since 1971 (the divorce), and it got a little worse with …
