As of today, I have over 35,000 image files in my photo library, which would become unwieldy without the right tools and process to keep them organized. A lot of those images were good straight off the camera, but many were not, so I also need the right tool to fix them (or at least salvage them… Read More
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How to Learn What I Know…a Lot Easier and Quicker Than I Learned It
Remember on Friday when I proudly announced that we were finally – FINALLY! – going to the beach? Ah…good times, good times. Sadly, Beach Day didn’t happen, as Nathan ran a fever all weekend. I told Mr. Andi and Sarah Kate that they could go without us, but instead they opted to go and see… Read More
Seven Snippets: In Which I Am Lazy But Sarah Kate Is Definitely Not
— 1 — I almost didn’t do the Snippets for today. Things have been pretty laid back this week at Casa de Sunshine and honestly…I didn’t much feel like dragging out ye ol’ MacBook to do actual “work”. I powered through the entire first season of Broadchurch (it was great!) on Netflix – in my… Read More
Wordless Wednesday: Nathan the Photog
A few weeks back, I upgraded my old phone. It was the 2012-era iPhone 5 that I’d had roughly two and a half years. The top button hadn’t worked since at least spring of 2014, and while that repair would have been included under a special warranty extension, I never felt like sending it to Apple and… Read More
Seven Snippets: My Bible School Dropout and How My Fix Turned Out
— 1 — Vacation Bible School was this week at our parish, and according to most reports we have The Best VBS in Town. Optimistically, I signed Nathan up for the first time this year. His teachers always talked about how well he did at preschool, so I thought VBS would be no problem. Sarah Kate is… Read More
What I Saw in Monica & David, Five Years Later
Almost five years ago, when Nathan was still a baby, the documentary Monica & David premiered on HBO. The film tells the story of a man and woman, each of whom have Down syndrome, and the events surrounding their wedding and first year of marriage. When it first aired, I watched it and found it powerful,… Read More