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Interesting Ways Celebrities Spend Their Money

David Lynch, the mastermind who put his stamp on blockbusters such as “The Elephant Man,””Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Dr.” movies and the “Twin Peaks” TV series is reaching out to those who want to help make a difference in the world. Lynch, who is a longtime practitioner of Transcendental Meditation, recently donated a ton of money (think $1 million plus dollars) to his nonprofit foundation in order to fund scholarships for students who want to learn a meditation technique taught at the Maharishi University of Management. The school doesn’t only teach students about meditation it also offers undergraduate and graduate … Continue reading →

Attending Photo Workshops

In previous blogs I encouraged you to conduct periodic photo evaluations in an effort to recognize and break bad habits, and ultimately snap more frameworthy pictures. However, if you have the time and money you could take the extra step of enrolling in a photography workshop. Photo workshops are offered in virtually every city in the United States. A good place to look for available workshops is by contacting your local photo club or checking with employees at your favorite camera store. Otherwise, you could simply search the Internet for workshops being offered in locations you are planning to travel … Continue reading →

Understanding the Importance of Film Speeds

With the digital age upon us, this might not seem like such an important article, however many of us die-hard photographers still swear by our film cameras. In fact, photographs from film have been proven to outlast photographs taken digitally. This is why many of us still tend to take several rolls a year. So if you are one of those people who still takes photographs using film, this article is for you. It is important to choose the right film. There are different speeds of film that are made to specifically deal with certain types of lighting, the time … Continue reading →

Using the End of the Roll of Film

Every once in a while, I am just dying to get some pictures developed, but the roll of film in my camera is only halfway or almost complete. In this day and age of digital photos I realize that this might not be a problem for all of you. But for those of you that do still use film (and you should), I wanted to help you use the end of your roll without actually wasting the film. It’s hard to wait to get pictures developed, especially when you know there is something special on that roll. Here are some … Continue reading →

Halloween-Themed Weight Loss Plan for Brave Parents

Have you seen Hershey’s newest Halloween treat? The Screme Egg is a twist on the chocolate giant’s popular Easter sweet, the Cadbury Creme Egg. The shape is the same, as is the egg’s white filling, but the Halloween version features a green yolk-like center instead of yellow. If that doesn’t make you scream, perhaps the nutritional value will. A single Screme Egg contains 150 calories and five grams of fat. While that may not seem like a frightening amount, consider that the average adult can fit roughly four of the eggs in his or her mouth at one time. Add … Continue reading →

Disney at E3 and Other Video Games Update

A Kinect demo booth at this year’s E3 The E3 Video Game exhibition might be over now, but that doesn’t mean it’s time to stop talking about all we learned about upcoming video games. Put E3 up there for me with other conventions, like Comic Con and the D23 Expo, that I’d love to attend one day. Disney didn’t dominate E3, as the company isn’t really known for putting out much more than thrown-together movie tie-in games. Titles like “Epic Mickey” and “Kingdom Hearts” are the exceptions to the rule, though the latter doesn’t quite count because it was a … Continue reading →

Goofy’s Sky School

Remember those silly Goofy shorts? At first glance that sentence seems redundant, but anyone reading a Disney blog knows exactly what I’m talking about. I’ve spoken of them before; even though I’m a handful of generations out from the 1940s and 50s, the years of greatest Goofy short prevalence, even I encountered one or two in my life, and not just for fun. The last Goofy short I remember from growing up was in my high school Driver’s Education class. We watched a grainy film, clearly made decades before, of Goofy learning how to drive and causing several accidents along … Continue reading →

Creating a Fuzzy Effect

My daughter is counting down the days until the release of HOP, the animated movie about the Easter Bunny who doesn’t want to carry on the family tradition of handing out goodies on the day of Jesus’ resurrection. The film is destined to be a major blockbuster. I don’t see how it couldn’t given the mass publicity it has been getting; couple that with the insane amount of merchandising (have you been to Wal-Mart’s Easter section?) and you have the recipe for box office success. Heck, even my local scrapbook store is getting in on the action. The seasonal display … Continue reading →

Fantasyland Expansion Update

Since I first wrote about the 2012 Fantasyland expansion Disney World has released more information about the upcoming changes to the park. Construction has officially begun, but now that the expansion is becoming reality, we’re learning that not all of the original plans for the new Fantasyland will come to fruition. The Orlando Sentinel has the latest details about the transformation currently happening right now in the Magic Kingdom. While the expansion still revolves around the Disney Princess theme, their section won’t be as elaborate as originally planned. Instead of Cinderella, Aurora (Sleeping Beauty), Snow White, Belle, and Ariel each … Continue reading →

New Imagination Movers Album Out Tomorrow

All fans, or parents of fans, of Playhouse Disney’s bouncy Imagination Movers music quartet have reason for excitement this week, as a new CD from the band hits shelves tomorrow. Meanwhile, The Imagination Movers themselves resume filming their hit series in New Orleans this month. Stitch Kingdom reports that the band’s new CD, released on June 8, features 18 original songs from the second season of Imagination Movers. It also has some details of the third season of the show, which sees the Movers explore beyond the Idea Warehouse and meet up with even more surprise guest stars. I didn’t … Continue reading →