Gadget Review: Blynk LyfeShot Stop Motion Camera
Too long, didn’t watch the whole thing? At 129.95, it’s a little expensive given that there are free stop motion apps. But it’s fun to use and the results amuse me. There’s more on the gadget here.
Pam Mandel
More Pie
There was a time, more than a decade ago, when I would take a trip purely for the pleasure of doing so. And while I did scribble a note to an editor friend about this trip to Arizona in hopes of perhaps landing a story, I intentionally left it vague. “If there’s something there, can …
Good Day, Sunshine.
Ceramic sun faces at Son Silver West, Sedona
What I Wish People Had Told Me About Turning 50
Nothing. No, really. I’m coming into 50 a little worried about money, but I don’t regret for a second the choices I’ve made about my work and how it fits into my life. I adore your kids (yours especially, you know who you are) but I have never wished that I had my own. I …
The Honest Freelancer: On Health Insurance
After a series of Sisyphean tasks, I was able to purchase health insurance through the Washington State Health Care Exchange. The obstacles were numerous; I began to feel like the whole system was built by the Road Runner and I was Wile E. Coyote, forever trying to catch the elusive bird. The “you can keep …
You Say You Want a Resolution?
Well, you know, we all want to change the world. Here’s what I’m planning for 2014. Less internet: What? Really? Yes. But not like you think. I’m not going on some crazy digital detox or anything. Because oh, my, I love the web. But somehow, the signal to noise ratio in my digital diet got …