The funeral arrangements for John went well, starting with the visiting hours on Wednesday afternoon. Many of our, and John's friends, the nurses who took care of him at the nursing home, and others came to pay their respect to John. As an added excitement, towards the end of the visiting hours, say around 6:00 PM, there were some gun shots … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2013
John Rhodes (1919-2013)
It is with sadness Jan and I share with our friends and family the passing of John Rhodes, Jan's father. After a good life of 94 years, John left us on May 26, 2013. He was a good man, an optimist, lived a simple life, and loved his family. Rest in peace. (See his last birthday photographs.) Calling Hours Wednesday May 29, 2013 4 - 6 … [Read more...]
Useful Gear, Software and Hardware
I have not written about some software or hardware in quite some time. I have a few good pieces of information to share in this post, a useful piece of hardware, a software, and a Web site. I have been working on building a lighting kit at low-cost. I was using umbrellas and still have a few, but umbrellas do not control the light as well as … [Read more...]
Last Two Rehearsals of the Season
Festival Ballet Providence closed its season with one of the most popular ballet productions, Sleeping Beauty. I was at the two dress rehearsals to watch two different casts do their magic and dazzle the viewers. The costumes and the stage set were very richly colored, at moments the stage and the dancers looked like a tableau vivant as you will … [Read more...]
PopPhoto, Why?
I have been a subscriber of Popular Photography for years. Every time when the expiration date nears they start sending renewal notices, often times far too early. But, that's not why I'm writing this short post. I want to focus on, once more, how careful you need to be not to get scammed by sellers. Why do we have to deal with devious tactics of … [Read more...]
PayPal Came Through
Well, in a roundabout way, and there is a valuable piece of information at the end! I had had a bad experience with a vendor, FineArt-World.com, and requested a refund through PayPal resolution center. To my disappointment, PayPal said "you received the merchandise, therefore we cannot refund your money and charge back the vendor". That surprised … [Read more...]
Creative Cloud or Captive Consumer?
Adobe has just announced their new software delivery paradigm. A stand-alone program will no longer available in their former CS, Creative Suite bundle singly or as various bundles. They call their new paradigm Adobe CC for Adobe Creative Cloud where bundles or some single products will be available for monthly subscription fee. Anyone who wishes … [Read more...]
Practice, Practice, …
The Sleeping Beauty preparations are going full force. The Festival Ballet Providence dancers have been rehearsing almost every day and many hours each time. Remember to visit Festival Ballet Providence site about Sleeping Beauty and get your tickets for this weekend's performances. They work so much and so hard, it is almost not fair for us "just … [Read more...]
Avoid Poor Vendors
There used to be a cartoon in the early days of the Internet in which two dogs are talking where one says "On the Internet, nobody knows you are a dog!" Regrettably, it is still true that we do not know with whom we are dealing with. Some unscrupulous vendors can drag you to suit their needs. The only thing we can do is to share our experiences … [Read more...]