Archive for January, 2009

6 Tips for getting great pictures at Disney World

January 25th, 2009

So, you’ve got the family all set and ready to go.  You’ve packed the dSLR and the point and shoot.  You’ve got the towels, the bathing suits, the wads of cash you’ll need for all the Disney t-shirts, puzzles, mugs and  Spiderman snow globes you know your 8-year-old will beg you for.

But, what about the pictures.

Sure there are the mandatory shots of your kids and Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Shrek.  The ones of the little one throwing up after that Woody Woodpecker roller coaster she just had to go on.  But, what about the cool ones.  That one great shot you know is hiding somewhere behind the castle at Magic Kingdom, or on Animal Kingdom’s safari.

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How to Win Friends and Influence People

January 2nd, 2009

Dale Carnegie wrote this book in 1936.  I’m reading it, or rather listening to the audiobook 73 years later.  It still applies after all these years, although a lot of the language and anecdotes have been updated for the times.

I’ve immediately started applying the strategies in the book and the results are pretty interesting.  For one, it makes for a more pleasant home life.  Showing genuine interest in what everyone is saying, rather than tolerating them, certainly makes everyone happier. » Read more: How to Win Friends and Influence People

New look

January 2nd, 2009

I get bored easily with the look of my website(s), so expect frequent changes — several times a year.  This theme is called Photog and I found it here:http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/photog.

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