I have soooo many photographs on my flickr account that I had to figure out a new way to show them off. So I went with 'circular'. It helps that my most recent photographs are of Christmas lanterns, light globes and buckets -- yes, all very circular objects. So here goes: Here are 12 photos... Continue Reading →
Be Prepared to make Mistakes!
Found this TED video, heard this quote within it, and had to tell everyone about it. Particularly you. "If you are not prepared to be wrong, you will never come up with anything original."- Sir Ken Robinson But don't just stop there. Listen to the whole video. It is hilarious ... and quite enlightening. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY... Continue Reading →
Never Buy Cheap Camera Equipment
Seriously, when it comes to dSLR equipment, never go cheap! I bought a 67mm neutral density filter when I was on Kangaroo Island last time I was there. I cannot recall the brand, but I do recall that it was about $15. I should have stopped right there, but I wanted to test some ideas.... Continue Reading →
Twenty Dollars can buy you four hours of Motivation
Gotta thank the Coromandel Valley Rotary Club for having a plant sale yesterday afternoon (Sat 3rd November 2012). After buying five native plants for $19.50, both my wife and I were inspired to dig up the front yard. Four hours of digging up soil, raking it around and digging up weeds was painful. Here's how... Continue Reading →
More of Me, Myself, and I
I have dug up a few photographs of myself in better times. Ah, how I miss those times. There is a link within each image that takes you to a bigger version. See you if you can find the splicing faults! This first one is from when we renovated the backyard. For about 3 months... Continue Reading →
Using Pain to Focus on What Matters
Thanks to a comment one night on my Facebook status, I spent the previous night dreaming through what my life would be like without a job. It wasn't pretty, I did NOT like it. Whilst my brain might be a bit addled these days with 'Severe Vertigo', I still have the power to think, reason,... Continue Reading →
Four Simple Tips for Selling Products by Phone
I've been housebound for about 3 weeks, suffering from Gastro, Severe Vertigo, and Tinnitus. Consequently, I have had to deal with the 3 or 4 telephone calls each day that, according to the person ringing, are not selling anything. Yet, ultimately, they are. What has rattled me today is not that they call me - but they... Continue Reading →
Delightful Dessert on Father’s Day
You know how sometimes pictures say more than words? And pictures are worth a thousand words each? Here are seven thousand unspoken words that will make you drool with delight. Follow the links on each photograph to see them full size upon my Flickr Photo Gallery. Aha, my lovely wife made this for me on... Continue Reading →
Advice to Commonwealth Olympians
I said this on Facebook earlier today. Now I realise that a wider audience needs to read it: Advice to Athletes: Forget about social media, you have a bigger job to do this week. Advice to social media addicts who feel the need to judge olympians: Get off the computer. Go outside. Get some exercise.... Continue Reading →
Thoughts, Stories & Reflections by Stephen Mitchell 
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