We recently took a trip to California, driving from Utah through Nevada briefly through Arizona then Arriving in California. We hit the coast, took off our shoes and waded in the ocean. We stayed with relatives, listened to Wayne Dyer and did some gambling. We did everything on our “to-do” list and it was a [...]
Entries from March 2009
Trip to California
March 23rd, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: Miscellaneous
The story behind my easy button
March 8th, 2009 · 3 Comments
I decided I wanted an easy button so I set out to buy one. On the store display stand it said, “makes a perfect gift”. I have to admit this suggestion made me a little embarassed because I normally would view this item as the sort of thing I’d receive as a gift. I therefore [...]
Tags: Humor · Miscellaneous · Short Stories
Change color in Photoshop
March 7th, 2009 · 1 Comment
I’m changing a red easy button to green in this example (who ever heard of a red easy button anyway). I’m also using Photoshop CS4. Feel free to use this photo and copy it to your desktop if you want to follow along. 1. Hit the “create new fill or adjustment layer” button at the [...]
Tags: Design · Miscellaneous
Coming up short, continuing on
March 1st, 2009 · No Comments
A man on the sidewalk asked me for a light. He had a fresh cigarette dangling in his mouth. I saw him from afar and considered crossing to the other side of the street because he seemed strange. When I looked him in the eyes, he looked like one of the happiest people I’d seen [...]
Tags: Miscellaneous · Motivation · Short Stories