Writing About My Life, Work, Creativity, and the Daily Effort to Learn, Grow, and Live Better.
Today was interesting. It started out reasonably boring with the standard wake-up and breakfast, but it quickly turned into a good day for me. But don't let me jump to far ahead, there's more to this story than just what happened today... The wife and I have annual membership with ZooSA, enabling us to visit... Continue Reading →
On this gloriously sunny Saturday morning, I arose from my nights sleep filled with plans. First on the agenda was to post @rant's new camera bag off to him. Carrying it upon back and shoulders as designed, I started my trek towards town. About half away along I got to think about the words that... Continue Reading →
Our friendships and social circles shape us more than we sometimes realise. Like sunshine for a garden, the people we spend time with can either help us grow or keep us stuck in the shade. If you’re looking to refresh your social life and feel more energised, here are five practical tips to keep in... Continue Reading →
I've been tagged to complete five main projects before the end of January 2009. Almost scares me to think that I would complete a project or two within the next few weeks, but I feel sure it is possible. 1. Create new logo for a new web friend. A little project that was given to... Continue Reading →
I made the suggestion upon plurk for photographers to choose the best twelve photographs of 2008 (either one from each month or simply the favourite twelve) from their Flickr photo-gallery. Within an hour, I had chosen and published my favourite photographs of 2008. Over the last few days, three of my plurk/flickr friends also took... Continue Reading →
For all those web-designers out there who want to use their time more effectively, you'd enjoy these five easy things to do when absolutely bored. 1. Design a Better/New Logo I call this 'doodling'. With a graph-pad, a 2B pencil (with an eraser-end), a sharpener, no ruler (because that's for the final drawing), and nothing... Continue Reading →
I had an idea whilst perusing my photography uploaded to Flickr throughout 2008: Upload 1 photograph from each month of 2008 from our own photo-gallery's upon Flickr. Here are my results: January Stichware: None. With a good tripod, a remote, a bit of pre-thought on where the camera would see me and nil flash -... Continue Reading →
A few days prior to Christmas 2008, my father-in-law's mother passed away. Reaching the grand old age of 93 is quite formidable, so I was happy to attend though not directly related. Although she had been flown to Adelaide for some check-ups, her health deteriorated considerably so her family decided to fly her back to... Continue Reading →
Most sites give you great ways to improve time usage and how to utilise the space on your desk. These tips might help with each of those, but they are more about peace of mind. I started this train of thought with only this first one: 10. If noise bothers you, turn up the volume.Doesn't... Continue Reading →
The Entrepreneurial Life of Stephen Mitchell 