This morning’s reflections — full of gratitude!

(click photograph for larger view) Gratitude for: life; love, family and friends; fresh food, water and shelter. On the 17th Ann gifted me with a beautiful bowl; with which to continue exploring the “one bowl method;” on yet another aesthetic level. Filling this beautiful bowl with Ann’s spiced pretzels, seedless grapes and almonds, this morning, presented […]

Starfish Foundation – New Site Launched

The Starfish Foundation supports our military veterans and their emotional healing through sponsoring the Vets Journey Home program, a non-profit program staffed entirely by volunteers. One hundred percent of the funds raised go to program delivery, making it possible for veterans to attend at no cost. The Starfish Foundation has funded $250,000 worth of scholoarships as […]

Taking It Lightly video resurfaces.

Some years ago I produced a video, in cooperation with the Center for Creative Learning, and Taking It Lightly, which has, after some time without a video streaming server, found a new home at the Light Development Video Blog.

Riding blind and loving it

This morning my friend, Kevin Meyers, competed in the Double Bong 40k, ABR Wisconsin State Time Trial Championship, Kansasville, WI. Kevin lost his sight in 1987 when his racing boat hit a wake at 60 mph, threw him into the water, where he was hit by another boat. Lucky to be alive; and living to the […]

Temkin-Taylor Design web site launches today

Over the last 6 months Kim Temkin-Taylor and I worked diligently to find the correct tone and accuracy in both words and images; to effectively reflect her commitment to detail, quality and customer service. Today we went live at temkin-taylordesign.com. (click image for larger view) Richard Taylor provided photography for Kim’s site (with some interior […]

Panning for gold in the stream: twitter 4 months later

(click image for larger view) My friend, David White, introduced me to twitter. As a web designer and marketing consultant I felt a need to know; to keep up with trends. I began following people that David followed; and posted my first brief message on November 22nd, 2008. It took a lot of time to […]

Careless time

some days people flock to the edge where water meets sand they sculpt, toss things back and forth, and mingle with birds A dad, sculpting sand on the beach with his daughter, Mia, said to me, “It’s all about the kids.” I think, perhaps, it’s all about returning to childhood for a brief, careless time. […]

What if a client doesn’t have a video production budget?

The current trend toward feeding multimedia information over the internet demands our readiness to deliver professional messages for our clients. We’ve ramped up our video production and post production capabilities; while maintaining a budget conscious niche. Even with our cost conscious approach to video production some clients cannot budget those costs; yet understand the power […]

Taking It Lightly Documentary Live on Internet

While the DVD has been available for a couple months it has taken some time to figure out how to present a 30 minute documentary on the internet without incurring excessive monthly fees. MotionBox has made it possible. Allowing the video to load for a minute or two will provide a better viewing experience than if […]