Running From Camera

Eva (daughter-in-law extraordinaire) found this blog Running From Camera while she was helping me update the "look" of my blog, and we both thought it was pretty interesting.  The blogger says, "The rules are simple: I put the self-timer on 2 seconds, push the button and try to get as far from the camera as I can."   For some reason, this reminds me of a man I heard of  (a friend of a friend...true story) who would go home every night and hit the "1" key on his adding machine until bedtime...apparently just to see how far he could get each night.  Went through several calculators...and wives! Just goes to show you there is no limit to what the human mind can conjure up to do with the hours allotted.

Monterey

Anyone out there recognize this location? It's the patio dining area of Nepenthe, the beautiful restaurant (nearly 60 years old now) overlooking the ocean in Big Sur, one of my favorite spots. (Trivia note: Nepenthe was featured in the 1965 movie "The Sandpiper" with Liz Taylor. As I recall, I felt she didn't make a very convincing "beatnik.") My quarterly CRS meeting is always held in Monterey in August, and I had the good fortune to be accompanied this year by my lovely Mom, who has a childhood friend in the area. While I was in my conference last Friday (the topic was blogging, incidentally), Mom and her friend took the drive to Big Sur. I was sorry to miss out on that opportunity (always a gorgeous drive!), but I enjoyed networking with other CRS agents from our Northern California region and getting the latest techno tips. As an added bonus, it was great to be breathing fresh ocean air after a month of smoke from the ongoing fires. Now back in Chico, and the air has cleared quite a bit--in spite of the "new" fire that broke out in the Berry Creek area just as we returned. My heart goes out to all of the people who have lost their homes.

Flip Video test

Just got my new Flip Video and it works wonderfully well! Eva surprised me by shooting a quick sample video (may need to click twice on the "arrow" button):

It seems quite user friendly!