With his utterly deadpan comedy style, Jerry Seinfeld called out the ridiculousness of a recurring fact regarding public speaking: Americans are more afraid of death than they are of public speaking. While public speaking is stressful, especially for first-timers, a little bit of preparation and practice can go a long way to alleviate stress and […]
Chaco National Historic Park is a UNESCO Cultural Heritage Site located in northwestern New Mexico. I visited New Mexico, the Land of Enchantment, in February of 2011 and I did indeed find the whole state to be truly spellbinding. New Mexico is a land of dramatic vistas and rock formations, of mountains and valleys, of desert untamed. […]
Photos were taken in Ithaca and Lansing, NY in early August, 2016. This was my first attempt at star photography. These were taken with a samsung nx3000 manual camera and a wide angle lens. I found that a narrow aperture and 20-30 second shutter speed worked best. I started to get star trails, where the […]
An endless airport security line is a truly dispiriting experience. While first class passengers have long enjoyed expedited security lines, those first class passengers pay a pretty penny for their benefits – typically outside of the majority’s personal or business travel budgets. Fortunately, the government has created programs to expedite airport security lines for frequent […]
These photos were taken at Montrose Point in Chicago, IL. On the southern tip of the point, there’s a wild grass garden south of the magic hedge and east of the harbor on the shoulder of Lake Michigan. The theme of this photo series is the Structures of the Natural Micro World. I was inspired the […]
On a 2016 trip to fabulous Las Vegas, I stayed in Downtown Las Vegas and got to experience a slice of Old Vegas at the Fremont Experience. While staying in Downtown Las Vegas, I hit up The Neon Museum just a short taxi ride north of the Downtown core. The museum maintains the neon-era signage of […]
Oh, the holidays! Time for forced social interaction with people you barely talk to for most of the year. Time for that annual tradition of blowing your savings buying gifts that your friends and family don’t want in their house and pretending to gracefully accept gifts you don’t actually want to bother hauling back to […]
America’s largest wireless carrier, Verizon Wireless, announced that they would no longer be selling two year phone contracts as of August 13th, 2015. Verizon’s new plans involve no activation fees, are month-to-month, and require that customers purchase their own phones at a retail rates. Verizon will either sell phones to consumers for their full retail prices […]
When buying a home, many first time buyers aren’t fully aware of all the costs that go into paying for real estate on a monthly basis and may face sticker shock after purchasing a new home or not be approved for a mortgage after making an offer due to some these costs. Before making an […]
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