DIY: How To Mount Speedlight To A Softbox

Who would guess the plumbing department of the hardware store can improve your photography? I was never successful at portrait photography. The pics I took always made the victim look like a zombie. After much reading I figured out I needed a light modifier. I needed a softbox! Click on any of the photos to...

Your Mileage May Vary!! Car Economy Explained!

We as a country were trained to look at fuel mileage wrong, therefore it is hard to understand the cost to run a car. We were trained to compare miles per gallon. That is because in 1950 nobody cared how much a gallon of gas cost, they just cared how frequently they had to stop for gas!!  In 2012, to make...

Squeezin’ – ‘maters!!

I had to show my wife’s rig for squeezin’ tomatoes. We had tried several methods. My arm was always tired!! My wife had a Kitchen-Aid mixer. Well I put the facts together and went lookin’. I found Hobart sold an attachment that might do the job. I drove to Roanoke and bought it!! It has...

Why I Lived The Life I Did!!

I was once asked why I lived my life the way I did. Had my older self come back from the future and tell me lifes secrets at a younger age?? Maybe!! I was kind of lucky, my siblings were born in 1932, 1934, and 1936. I was born 1950 (Yea, the OOPS!! baby!!)I lived this scenario!! And, I DID get all those...

Cut the energy usage of your forced air cooling (or heating) system

using low cost, low technology, do it yourself methods I am not selling anything here, this method, including details and answering your questions, IS FREE!! Most attempts to use less energy to heat or cool your home (or business) are successful, but, you are less happy. An example is : Changing the...