This month the Photowalking Utah group visited Cactus and Tropicals in Draper to take pictures in and around their building. Photographing flowers doesn’t exactly thrill me but I still enjoyed myself.
If all goes well my family and I will be moving into a new house soon. I have really been thinking about whether or not to pay for cable television. My conclusion: What ever for? I can get almost everything I want online!
Recently my wife and I have been watching our favorite television shows on Hulu.com such as Heroes, House, The Office, and Medium. They also have a decent list of movies. More movies can be watched at Netflix.com if you subscribe to their movie-by-mail service. You can also read and watch plenty of local, national, and world news online.
I have decided that I would rather spend a little extra for a higher speed internet connection and save lots by not paying for television.
Indexed is a wonderful collection by Jessica Hagy that consists of daily index cards with little graphs/charts/diagrams on them that make fun of some things and sense of others without resorting to doing actual math. She posts a new index card online each weekday. A great recent card of hers is:
Anyone who does anything that ever reaches the eyes, hands, or ears of a customer should be required to read Seth Godin’s Blog every day. Seth often talks about marketing, respect, and the ways ideas spread; and is the author of many great books one of which is even available as a PDF for free. Get a taste of what his blog posts are like. Below is a list of some of my favorites:
I am always surprised at how few people know what RSS Feeds are. If you currently use an RSS reader then go ahead an subscribe to my feed. If you are new to RSS then I suggest you watch Google Reader in Plain English to learn more about it and how RSS Readers like Google Reader can help. I promise it will save you tons of time and effort when trying to stay up to date with new content on the web.
My name is Skyler Call. I am a husband and a father. You can read more about my family at www.sjcallfamily.com. I work full time in the IT industry and do photography on the side. I plan to use this blog as a medium to share thoughts about my surroundings/experiences and also some of my photography.