BrØnw3n’s World

My friends Diane & Steve Wright are extremely talented folks who have worked in film and television for years. These days they have their own business providing feature film titling services, training in special effects (FX), as well as other Special FX services. One of their latest projects was to donate the titles for a new film called Call + Response. I’ll let Diane’s message say the rest… Read more »

Another friend of mine forwarded an image-heavy e-mail about an anti-Palin rally in Anchorage. To say that the images and the story were amazing is an understatement of the highest water.

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A friend of mine came up with a wonderful suggestion, so wonderful that it’s too good not to share. For those of us who oppose the McCain/Palin ticket, it is time for us to put our money where our mouths are.
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John McCain’s selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate may prove to be a master-stroke of misdirection. If it works, I will cry, not only for the loss of an election, but for the loss of the American Dream. Read more »

A couple of days after John McCain announced Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate, I was over at my favorite uncle’s house having dinner with him and his wife. In the course of conversation, catching up on what had been going on in our respective lives, I asked my aunt what she thought of Ms. Palin’s nomination. Her response was that she thought Palin was “the kiss of death”. I couldn’t agree more, but for very different reasons than what my aunt had in mind. Read more »

I think I’m falling in love with an online newsletter site. TechRepublic, a self-professed “resource for IT professionals”, is all that and more! It’s an excellent example of how the Web can be used effectively as a means of both education and networking of a more human kind. Read more »

As an instructor, a student, and a technology professional, I have seen more badly made PowerPoint slide shows than I can remember. In this video comedian Don McMillan gives a short sketch around PowerPoint presentations and the common mistakes that people make in using it. Read more »

For the past nine years it has been my burden and my joy to care for my elderly grandmother, Ms. Lois Rainwater. Last month her health took a serious turn for the worse, and she finally passed away in the wee hours of the night on March 23rd. What follows is my eulogy to an amazing woman who was my grandmother, my roommate, and my friend. Read more »

It took far longer than I ever expected, but I finally managed to adopt a dog! Two, actually!! Read more »

When did adopting a dog become as difficult as buying a house?!? For better than a month I have been filling out forms, sending e-mails, and answering questions about everything from my yard to my exercise habits. And I still don’t have a dog to show for all my efforts! Read more »