On a lighter, more positive note, if you value the food you ingest, there's a web site dedicated to finding locally grown produce from farmers, sharecroppers and backyard growers who sell their goods directly to you, the consumer. Buying food in your own area is beneficial in the most obvious ways: it's mostly organic, tastes better, lowers the consumption of fossil fuels, supports your community. And, as you can see, it's not terribly difficult to find. Need I say more? Go here.
If you live in a cave, or just watch mainstream news, you might have missed the violent arrest of Amy Goodman of Democracy Now at the Republikan National Konvention.
I've tried to hold my tongue about politics in this here ol' blog but GAWDAMN, the walking dead could still be governing our country for the next four years! Check out some background on MacCain's very strange choice for Vice Prez here. Hey! The BUSH-CHENEY-MacCAIN regime does not love you. They will never love you. They have done their best the last eight years to steal all your money, take away your rights and quash any dreams you might have.
If you haven't read this, check out this piece from military.com (of all places) voicing why MacCain should not be our Commander-In-Chief. There are numerous other reasons to NOT vote for the scary man from Arizona, not to mention that Sarah Palin would most likely be our leader come 2011. GAHHHHHHH! We'll all be required to drive Hummers to the grocery store and have an oil rig in every back yard. For gawd sake people, WAKE UP!
If you haven't read this, check out this piece from military.com (of all places) voicing why MacCain should not be our Commander-In-Chief. There are numerous other reasons to NOT vote for the scary man from Arizona, not to mention that Sarah Palin would most likely be our leader come 2011. GAHHHHHHH! We'll all be required to drive Hummers to the grocery store and have an oil rig in every back yard. For gawd sake people, WAKE UP!
I work for a department at the University of Arizona called the Office of Student Computing Resources. We employ 50-60 student workers any given semester and this semester is no exception. Since so many students graduated last May we have a large number of new hires so that means educating them in their respective positions. We do this by having Staff Days; three days of customer service training, software education, and client/employee role playing. This all took place last week as school started Monday. (As an aside, what's up with all the trash that piles up behind every frat and sorority this time of year. I mean MOUNTAINS of it. Our future, privileged leaders...)
So, my role this Staff Days, among other things, was to prepare and give a demonstration I named "5 Astonishing Photoshop Tips!" Now, if that doesn't get you hot, I don't know what will. Adobe Photoshop is one of those software programs that is so deep that, even though I use it every day for several hours, I seem to stumble into something new every other day. In that spirit, I'd like to pass on a few tips to you, perhaps on a regular basis. The image I used was taken by my lovely wife in Death Valley earlier this year...Thanks Connie.
I'm going to show you a very easy and quick way to make an image that looks pretty good already and give it a bit of a snap. You can download this image and try this yourself if you'd like, or with any image you choose. As not to take up so much space here, just click here to check it out.
I'm considering developing a series of these in QuickTime movie format. I know it's difficult for me to learn by plodding through manuals. I mostly use them to fall asleep at night...always good to have a textbook of some kind by your bedside. I learn much better by watching and following along. So, if you thought this was helpful, let me know and I'll keep you posted with more goodies.
So, my role this Staff Days, among other things, was to prepare and give a demonstration I named "5 Astonishing Photoshop Tips!" Now, if that doesn't get you hot, I don't know what will. Adobe Photoshop is one of those software programs that is so deep that, even though I use it every day for several hours, I seem to stumble into something new every other day. In that spirit, I'd like to pass on a few tips to you, perhaps on a regular basis. The image I used was taken by my lovely wife in Death Valley earlier this year...Thanks Connie.
I'm going to show you a very easy and quick way to make an image that looks pretty good already and give it a bit of a snap. You can download this image and try this yourself if you'd like, or with any image you choose. As not to take up so much space here, just click here to check it out.
I'm considering developing a series of these in QuickTime movie format. I know it's difficult for me to learn by plodding through manuals. I mostly use them to fall asleep at night...always good to have a textbook of some kind by your bedside. I learn much better by watching and following along. So, if you thought this was helpful, let me know and I'll keep you posted with more goodies.
