Recently, BYU made public an incredible photo collection from Edith Irvine. She was a early 1900’s photographer with an incredible collection. The photos that touched me the most were the photos of the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco. With many of the destroyed areas blocked off from photography, somehow
This morning on Seth Godin’s Blog (which I love), he wrote about accepted tradition of just finishing the tasks and assignments given to us and then being done. That is a respectable thing because at least you completed your tasks, but “it is at this point that we draw
Last week, my family and I took the long elevator ride up to the top of the Stratosphere Tower in Las Vegas, NV. Since we were showing my future brother-in-law Vegas for the first time, it seemed a natural place to go. The view up there is amazing and I
I’m not sure why, but recently I have been noticing when advertising is done well and when it is done poorly. I think that my mind is moving more towards marketing and presentation. Following is an example of very original advertising. And it is done with a product that
Seth Godin writes a blog that I enjoy very much because it makes me think. I like to think. In a recent post titled “Your Best Stuff” he talks about the irony of those “free music cd’s.” Often times, big bands are able to put just one song on
Over on FreeMacWare.com, we have started a contest for all of our readers. To enter, you have to name your five favorite pieces of freeware on the Mac. I thought I would add one of my own (although I’m not eligible for the contest.) It was actually quite
Whenever one tries to “start eating healthy”, the first purchase is almost always a big bag of baby carrots. Do not make this mistake. Baby carrots prey upon the human instinct for shortcuts. A much much better option is to buy full size carrots, skin them, and cut them into
If you have enjoyed the gems that I’ve posted on this blog, you’ll be happy to hear about a new site I started today. FreeMacMusic.com is where I’ll be putting the gems from here on out. You can check out the site here. And sign up
For those who are interested, a while ago I started up a blog that writes about NBC’s “The Office”. If you are a fan of the show, perhaps you’ll stop by and check it out. LifeInTheOffice.com
I learned something about my little ants. They naturally take shifts when working on the tunnels. At first I thought that I just had some lazy ants, but it turns out that while some sleep, others will work. Then they will switch. So it has been 24 hours on a
For Christmas, my sister gave me a very fun gift. It is an ant farm….but not just any ant farm. This one uses a gel rather than sand. And it is lit from the bottom so it has a really neat glow. A couple weeks ago, I sent for
As you start writing your thank you notes for your Christmas gifts, try to avoid a too commonly used phrase. Instead of writing “I just wanted to write and thank you for the shirt”, try writing “Thank you for the shirt.” It comes across more powerful this way. It is
Over the weekend, I read a book called Hübener vs.Hitler: A Biography of Helmuth Hübener, Mormon Teenage Resistance Leader. It was a fascinating book about a young LDS boy that was beyond his years. He was the branch clerk for a small branch in Hamburg, Germany during
I recognized something in my learning process that has been very very good for me. I realized that I pay much better attention to individual tasks when I am doing two things at once, rather than just trying to focus on one thing at a time. For example, if I
As much as I like Flickr (and if you’ve been reading recently, you know that I do), it seems that with all the pictures that are uploaded, sometimes the best ones can get lost in the mix. For this purpose, I’ve rebuilt a photoblog where I can post
Over the weekend, “The Wizard Of Oz” was on television. I had a good time watching the film, as it had been a long time. I’ll tell you what, the sets are much more fake looking when you are older. Oh well, great movie. But after watching that film