Our lives are being changed in many ways; none more than the application of complex computing power to photography. In the old days, I spent hours in a darkroom, making image after image and trying to get them right. These days, I would only go back to a wet darkroom for a nostalgic look at the past. Here is one of my office squirrels, taken with a digital camera, circa 2005, and enhanced today with AI.
Remember the Stoic precept: it's not what happens to you, it's how you react to what happens to you.
If you are normal, and not a psychopath, you share a common human malady. We have compassion for our fellow humans, who are not as fortunate. However, how do you tell the difference? Who among us has made the mistake of looking at the panhandler, and having compassion for their sad state, given them money? Money which most likely not be used for food or sustenance. Of course, a gift should never be followed with a mandate. Once given, it is the beneficiary's to do with as they wish. Admit it, we all have stared straight ahead, and pretended not to see. Regardless, we would rather be compassionate, wouldn't we? Go out and pay it forward.
Just Happy To Be Able To Go For A Walk. We all have down times, and unpleasant experiences in life. I talk a lot about choosing to be happy, no matter what is going on in our lives. Lately, I have been struggling with some things, that i will not share. But, I will say that it can be a struggle to find joy and happiness when faced with life's challenges. Then, I came across this video about disabled dogs, and an organization that creates prosthetics for them. I challenge you to watch this video, and not be inspired, uplifted, and happy that there are people like this in the world, and that, despite all, we can find joy.
John McKay, who coached the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during some dark days, in which they were perennial losers, said something once that I remember every day. It has to do with finding joy and feeling good when you most need it. He was speaking of one of the best football players who ever lived, Lee Roy Selmon, and who was a good man, and a modest emissary for a sport known for its bad actors. The quote? "When I want to feel good, I think about Lee Roy Selmon".
There Are Refrigerators With More Warmth Than Some Modern Offices. Execupundit shows the problem with many modern offices. It seems like many try to make the office as bland, and non controversial as possible. Of course, the FutureLawyer office, with parrots, old furniture, hanging bird mobiles, a piano, a massage chair, a vinyl record collection, and a leaky toilet, is the exception that proves the rule.
