As a wannabe photographer, I have often turned to books in an attempt to better learn the required skills. One of my sources is Amazon.com, which has a great system of posting reviews from ordinary customers.
I had to smile at and agree with one customer’s review of the book, “Posing Techniques for Digital Portraits”. The [...]
You’re right. That heading is a blanket statement that is not true, but I wanted to catch your attention.
Did you know that a Toronto Transit Commission worker who sits behind a glass (plexiglass?) window and collects and sells tokens and tickets for riding the subway makes about $55,000 a year? And that those City of [...]
“Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.” Abraham Lincoln
Ooops! I think that I spoke too soon.
“If you think that something small cannot make a difference- try going to sleep with a mosquito in the room.” Unknown
Ya know. This one never bothered me. Then [...]
An experienced police officer, who has seen too many train-car collisions, gave suggestions to motorists on how not to be “pushed” into the path of a train. Here is my version of what he said.
When at a crossing while waiting for a train to pass …
avoid being first in line
if first in line, try to [...]
I first learned of David Suzuki in my 2nd year of university. Now, since I am now a grandfather, that was a long, long time ago
He came to the University of Waterloo to give a speech and I was in the first 10 rows or so. The amphitheatre was packed, standing room only. [...]
People do not lack strength; they lack will.
Victor Hugo
The Wind and the Sun is a fable attributed to Aesop. The story concerns a competition between the Wind and the Sun to decide who was the stronger of the two. The challenge was set to make a passing traveler take his coat off. However hard the Wind blew at the traveler, the traveler only [...]
How many weeks in rehab, and now this?
Joe Girard was the best car saleman in the world more than once. He did not sell cars, he sold himself.
believe in yourself
associate with confident people
tune up your confidence machine
be master of your ship
keep busy
Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there.
Will Rogers