Squirrels are Delightful Distractions
When the chatter of the mind is so overpowering that we cannot control it, distractions come in handy. Multitasking? In his delightfully funny scientific book, Brain Rules, John Medina, a developmental molecular biologist and affiliate Professor of Bio-Engineering at the University of Washington, says multitasking is a myth. We are biologically…
When All Else Fails Take a Walk
Turning Photos into Paintings
If there is anything I like more than taking photographs, it is turning photos into paintings. Filters, filters, filters I have a library of filters I use to turn photos into paintings. Besides Photoshop, I use Photomatix, Filter Forge, and an online editor called Picmonkey. My friend uses many free…