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#TBT - Practicing Law On The South Rim

Four years ago, we took a break from CES 2015 and drove to the Grand Canyon for a couple of days. We spent this day at the South Rim of the canyon, and I actually got work done early in the morning before dragging SWMBO out of bed for a Canyon sunrise. It was a job; but, I we had one of those magical days that you remember forever. I know I will, because she spent a small fortune in the gift shop on silver and turquoise jewelry.

What Happens In Vegas Stays In Your Mind Forever

While we waited for the show to start four years ago in Las Vegas, SWMBO decided to take a photo of me indulging in my 3 biggest vices: cigars, scotch, and smartphones. I have other vices; but, these are mine. :-)

New Year's Eve On The Serengeti

Award Winning Serengeti Safari | Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. You don't have to go to Africa to spend a day on the Serengeti Plain. We are spending New Year's Eve at Busch Gardens and taking the food truck out to the animals. Diane has a thing for Giraffes, and she will get to hand feed them on this tour. We will be ringing in a New Year, and being thankful we get another one. I hope all my readers have a happy, healthy, and enjoyable New Year. Remember, don't make resolutions. Just do it.

Two Monitors? Multi-tasking With Windows

How to Use Two Monitors: 3 Steps to a Multiple Monitor Setup. Let's begin by acknowledging that multi-tasking is a myth. You really can't do two things at once. However, you can make it easier to switch focus from one task to another; and, you can have multiple tasks going at once. Soon, I will be taking delivery of a slim, light, travel monitor, the Vinpok Split featured below, in a couple of weeks, that attaches to my current notebook computer. Then, I can choose to have two programs running on two screens simultaneously. This article discusses the nuts and bolts of setting up such a system. Now, get out there and multi-task.

#ParrotSunday - Saving The Scarlet Macaws On Roatan Island

Saving Birds Macaw Mountain. Roatan Island off the coast of Honduras is one of my most memorable trips with SWMBO. So many interests in a life travel mashup: my beautiful wife, my love of parrots; especially the Scarlet Macaw, travel, cruising, photography, hiking in old growth forest. This website chronicles the story of the Roatan Bird Man, who has a rescue park for wild parrots in Roatan, and is a place where I want to go again. 

Danger Selfies - Don't Try This At Home

Risky selfies killed 259 people in 6 years, study says - CNET. Hey, I get it. We all want our photos taken in different places; where we travel, where we eat, when we are having fun, so that we can share the experience with our family and friends. I take a lot of photos dining out, playing with the parrots, traveling with friends, and so forth. However, let's be smart, people. Standing on the edge of a mountain or lava field, holding a phone on a stick to get a photo is not a smart thing. People have died doing it. Just don't. I remember, in the days before smartphones, walking a path at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon with a camera, taking photos of the canyon from the trail. I was composing a shot with the trees in the foreground, and got too close to the edge. Thankfully, I looked down at my feet in time, or I would have been at the bottom of the Canyon. So, learn from my stupid mistakes, and be aware of your surroundings. 

Travel Tip - Take Photos Of Your Luggage

How to Keep Track of Your Stuff During Travel. I don't travel as much as I used to. But, when I do, I like to think I am smarter about it than I used to be. How naive I was. Lost luggage and missed flights was something that happened to other people. Until, of course, it happened to me. This was before smartphones, of course. Have you ever tried to describe a lost piece of luggage on a written lost item form? Hmmm. It was black, and it had a handle, and a zipper going all around. Yes sir, we get that a lot. Can you be more specific? So, what a great idea to take photos of everything you are carrying. By the way, I don't recommend putting your dog in the suitcase.  

Satellite View Added To Google Maps On Android Auto

Satellite view added to Google Maps on Android Auto head units. Android Auto has been available for some time now; but, for some reason, Satellite View hasn't been one of the features. Now, it is. Google is always looking to improve its apps; and, satellite view gives a new feel to on screen navigation. Now, I want to go somewhere.

T-Mobile Offering Free Service To World Cup Visitors

T-Mobile offering unlimited data, texting, and calling to customers traveling to 2018 World Cup | Android and Me. Verizon wouldn't do it. Verizon once charged me $2,700 for a day of phone service in Roatan. It was a valuable lesson in mobile phone use. T-Mobile's customers are luckier, and the company's offer of unlimited phone usage in Russia for travelers to the World Cup is another shot across the bow in the battle for smart phone customers. I left Verizon several years ago, and I couldn't be happier. Before you choose or stay with a cell phone carrier, take a look at their track record with real customers. Ignore the flashy ads. 

Google Maps Adds WheelChair-Accessible Routes

Google Maps adds wheelchair-accessible routes to public transit navigation, starting with six major cities. Are wheelchair bound persons invisible to you, unless they are delaying your travel, bumping into you in crowded locations, or otherwise inconveniencing you? Yeah, I know. I used to be you. Before SWMBO's illness, which confined her to a chair for 7 months before her death, I was oblivious to the problems of the wheelchair bound. I am ashamed that it took a personal tragedy to open my eyes. But, you are lucky. You have the power to change your perceptions now. Before they are changed for you. Until you have to drive around for a while before you can find a parking place, or spent half an hour getting a chair out of the back of the car, helping someone get from the car to the chair, and then pushing them around, you don't have a clue to what disabled persons go through every day. This article triggered these memories for me. The next time you are inconvenienced by someone in a chair, remember how lucky you are to be walking around. Once, when we were trying to get from the car to a store in the rain, a kind stranger ran to the car with an umbrella, and held it over us until we got out of the car and to the canopy of the store. Pay it forward.