Fish(er) Tales

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! These posts will give you a better idea about what this site is about. Start here, then go here, and here, and then here.Sad news to report today. According to the US Census (as reported by Yahoo!): The number of people living in poverty in the United States leapt by nearly four million last year to 43.7 million, the...

Getting clean production sound on location – primarily dialogue — is hard enough. You don’t need some territorial animal wreaking more havoc on an already nearly impossible task. Listen to the segment below as the bird waits patiently until the actor speaks to interject. Damn.    Let’s get ready for take 2 … Special thanks to my students John, Trey, Dan, and Sam for...

Hey! Find out how rich you are compared to the rest of the world. How rich are you? Of course more than half of the world’s population lives on less than $2 a day, so don’t go feeling too good about yourself. Or better still, just a few mouse clicks can do some good right now. Start by clicking this. Originally posted 2010-05-19 19:49:43.

This is a classic look at what to do during an atomic bomb blast — duck and cover! It was shown to children at schools around the US for years. Gee, the gummint sure has a long record of BS-ing the people and instilling a false sense of security. My favorite bit at about 7:55 is “even a thin cloth helps protect you.” D’oh! In 2004 the National Film Registry called this film...

I despise many companies because of what they make, sell and stand for. Generally, those that really get me angry are those that are part of the military industrial complex, those that exploit workers, those with questionable ethics, and others of their ilk. Unfortunately, I also invest in many of these same companies through my mutual funds in savings and retirement vehicles. Therefore, I’m...

Let’s face it, there are some aspects to running a successful artistic career that you simply can’t control. Various issues seem to overwhelm and interfere with your progress. Rather than sit around and worry about these challenges, take a different tactic. Despite the seemingly uncontrollable nature of things, you can control one aspect: YOUR reaction. Instead of wallowing in self-pity...

Me: I’m downtown tonight. For class. Wife: Oh, yes. Me: I might go early. Wife; Why? Me: I think I’ll stop by the protest. Wife: That’s a good idea. See if they need anything.

Are you putting money toward your retirement nest egg? I hope so. The cost of your future years is getting more expensive for most of us because we live longer and are more active. Also, you may need to take on a greater portion of your retirement costs because fewer companies provide traditional pensions. Unfortunately, just about 57 percent of all workers are earning retirement benefits at work,...