No really, I don't get writer's block. There's always another idea. Oh, you want a specific idea in a narrow set of parameters, like a blog post maybe, that provides some sort of example or instruction with a smidge of encouragement and a pinch of humor? Sure. In the meantime, here's an unrelated picture I... Continue Reading →
Best Burger I Ever Had
Okay, I'm going to sidetrack the blog and actually write about food -- oh crap, I'm sorry, I didn't ever mean to do that. Oh well. The other day I was looking through my extensive digital photo collection and came across a picture I wanted to share, yes, of the best burger ever. Now I'm... Continue Reading →
Automatic Star Trek Post Made By A Robot!
Well, AI, but not enough people liked the Steven Spielberg - Stanley Kubrik movie And not an android, because it doesn't look like a human, though that would be a better title. This video was created without editing from a pasted URL using Lumen5 AI-driven software, as reviewed the other day on this very blog. I... Continue Reading →
Everyone Needs A Repurpose In Life
Playing with a new video tool called Lumen5 today, that I think may just be out of beta. They use AI to help you quickly create social videos out of existing articles, or from scratch if you so desire. At least that's the promise. Premise? In real life, of course, a proper polished product takes... Continue Reading →
Wait, Video With Words On It? Cameraphone Tips Revisited
Here is a video version of an early post on cameraphone tips and editing, updated with a fresh look and more pictures than ever! Welcome to the video era, again! (Been happening since movies were invented, then TV, then TV again, then 3D and VCRs and DVDs and HD and Streaming and -- it's not... Continue Reading →
Morning People Are Cheaters
Yeah, I said it. Oh, must not be a morning person... well, duh! Maybe I'm a morning person on the wrong side of the planet? How about that? Maybe I'm a night person who just realized that morning people slept in from yesterday afternoon. It would certainly explain why they are so peppy and excited... Continue Reading →
Mighty Words Don’t Rhyme With Swords?
I have always been a pretty good speller, and I have a love for words. No surprise for someone with a blog. I am also fascinated with how we each come to understand our chosen language and recreate it in our own image. That's the source for Spanglish, for example, a mix of English and... Continue Reading →
Bark! Insert Dog Pun (And Video) Here
Amy the Dog in "Dog Years," a movie made with Google Assistant. A few years ago I wrote * about how cool this app was and how easy it made it to share pictures and video snippets in video form. It's better and worse, but still neat and still only on Android and iOS. Click... Continue Reading →
Luminarias Schuminarias? OR Christmas in April? Fools!
FLASHBACK: PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHED PICTURES! We make an annual visit to the Luminarias at the Phoenix Desert Botanical Garden during the holidays, and I have too many photos, and while organizing things, came across a duplicate draft of this old post still hanging out. The ORIGINAL POST about my Trial Trail Mixing It Up is HERE.... Continue Reading →