Ah, the dreams of our youth, those moments when our imaginations were wild and our aspirations were sky-high. Remember when we were convinced that our wildest dreams could actually come true? Let's take a stroll down memory lane and revisit the top 10 jobs we all wanted to be before we grew up, shall we?... Continue Reading →
Writing Regularly and Effectively to Increase Your Web Presence
Despite being told not duplicate other people's posts, I am using John Chow's post about "blogging mistakes to avoid" to tell you how and why I keep a web-journal: Mistake #1 - Not Updating Have to agree with this one. I don't upload as much as the average blogger. Maybe it's because I have kept... Continue Reading →
Honesty, The Best Policy
Honesty seems to be the ... honest thing to do. Yet honesty is a bit like that wacky neighbor who always shows up uninvited but somehow manages to make every party a little more interesting. Take Cheers, for example. Remember Cliff Clavin? That guy had a fact for every occasion. He couldn't help himself, and... Continue Reading →
Bloggers Are Taking Over the WWW
Interesting Statistics from the Blog World Expo: Over 12 million American adults currently maintain a blog. More than 147 million Americans use the Internet. Over 57 million Americans read blogs. 1.7 million American adults list making money as one of the reasons they blog. 89% of companies surveyed say they think blogs will be more... Continue Reading →
A Few Extra Things About Me
I am an ardent anti-smoker. Why is that we can be jailed/gaoled for carrying explosives, chemicals, hair-spray and other potential life-killing devices onto aircraft ... yet we can purchase cigarettes duty free at the airport and carry them in our carry-on luggage?! Doesn't anyone read the packaging - not even Airport security?I'll leave you all... Continue Reading →
World Change Begins At Home
A lot of people from all corners of our world are going to assemble as a collective body of energy to meditate simultaneously for 1 hour (60 minutes) on July 17 at 11:11 GMT — 20:41 (8:41 PM). Why? Apparently our planet is slowly being killed by the habits of the human inhabitants. Nothing new for... Continue Reading →
We Need a New Solution: Adelaide’s Smoking Bins Are More Hazardous than Helpful
I sent a stern email to the Adelaide City Lord Mayor Michael Harbison this evening. Being an ardent anti-smoker, and a photographer of all things that "get on my bloody nerves", I took the time to compile a message that not only asked for a solution, but also was considerate of the recipients position in my... Continue Reading →
Eight More Tricks to Keep Your Money at Home
Here a dozen ways you can save money for your future - without spending anymore than you do now! In fact, more often they cost you nothing at all. 1. Simply keep four extra coins to make a full dollar. [Found via getrichslowly.org] How often do you get asked "Have you got twenty cents?" ?.... Continue Reading →
Three Books to Help Build A Better Internet
You know you’ve taken leave of absence of your senses when you let a teenage son designs a "basic" web page for your business! But the real insult is when they figure they can whip one up in five seconds! People, here this now: "Designing a website is not a five-second thing." Getting someone’s teenage... Continue Reading →
Improve Your Health Today
Humans are the only species on this planet that deliberately ingests carcinogenic substances into its lungs, sucking down fumes that can leave deformities in our unborn children. Oddly, smokers choose to put out the flame upon the ground they live, walk, and breathe in - all without fear of the ongoing horrors they cause when... Continue Reading →
How To Keep The World in Focus
Staying On The Journey Perfection sounds like a wonderful goal, until you realise how exhausting it is. To be perfect is to assume you've arrived. That you've learned everything worth knowing. That you've somehow achieved guru status. I don't buy that. I'd rather remain a student, especially when it comes to photography. There's something far... Continue Reading →
The Internet is About Listening with Both Eyes Open
Despite having seventeen other entrepreneurial and web-activity articles in differing stages of completion, I decided to go with this one. Thanks to an interesting comment that talks of their regard for viewers potential color-blindness and the shades of green I am using at my personal site, I have learnt some amazing facts tonight: 1. Beer... Continue Reading →
[…] with XXY, and alone now, has taught me that my brain is wired differently to most – yet I…
[…] Living with XXY, and alone now, has taught me that my brain is wired differently to most – yet…