Do I need a drone?

Tried it once. Found it too complicated. LAWS too restrictive.

BUT — what about indoors?

Gymnastics Clubs would allow it. Of course I’d need an expensive one — something like the new  DJI FPV ( $1,299 plus accessories).

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Here’s some indoor footage.

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Cross Her Heart by Sarah Pinborough

Sarah Pinborough has published about 20 books, so far, but is most famous for Behind Her Eyes (2017).

It was adapted into a Netflix TV series also called Behind Her Eyes.

Cross Her Heart (2018) is similar. Another psychological thriller.

Female friendships, mothers and daughters, teenage girls. Workplace drama.

It’s good. An interesting plot.

But I liked Behind Her Eyes better.

This one feels too long. Could have used a more severe editor.

Tragically Hip – Ahead By A Century

When people asks me to name THE Canadian band — I always reply The Tragically Hip.

They’re surprised as the Hip are not nearly the most famous act.

In fact, in 2020 three Canadians were listed top 10 downloaded.

But, for me, Tragically Hip was the quintessential Canadian band.

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related – As an immigrant, I wanted to understand Canada’s fascination with the Tragically Hip. This is what I found

How to be an Artist – Jerry Saltz

Jerry Saltz won the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism in 2018.

Since 2006 he’s been senior art critic and columnist for New York magazine.

Astonishingly, he was a long distance truck driver until age-41.

One of the very LAST words I’d use to describe myself is artist. Yet even I found this book useful in my quest to become a more artistic video creator.

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Time Loop movies

I often think of Bill Murray in Groundhog Day. One of his best.

Of course there are many more films where characters have to relive the same day over-and-over.

I did enjoy a teen romance called The Map of Tiny Perfect Things.

Even better was Palm Springs.

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Babylon’s Ashes – Expanse book 6

The Expanse on TV is better than the books.

For some reason I just can’t get hooked on the story telling of of Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck, who publish as S. A. Corey.

Too long. Too many characters. Too much talk. Not enough action.

Also — why the weird book titles?

I was happy to see James Holden and crew back together again. With Bobbie Draper.

It’s now a combined fleet of ships from Earth, Mars, and the Outer Planets Alliance fighting the Free Navy, run by BAD GUY Marco Inaros.

I’m looking forward to sixth and supposedly final season of The Expanse on Prime which should be based on this book.

Best character – Amos Burton.

Cas Anvar as Alex Kamal will be gone. Charged with multiple allegations of sexual harassment and assault.

hippies in Corfu, Greece – early 1980s

My old pal Mike Sissons forwarded photos.

Mike’s now teaching in Madrid, Spain.  I last visited in 2015. 

I can vividly remember the kind of nonsense, drinking and debauchery went on in Vatos, Greece. That was the nude beach of the day. (I’m still burned where the sun doesn’t shine.)

Corfu Mike Sissons

The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch

Sweterlitsch says The Gone World was inspired partly by chatting with his brother-in-law, an NCIS agent.

His brother-in-law said that it would be interesting to investigate crimes by jumping forward in time to question witnesses after the heat of the moment has passed, then jumping back and applying their testimony to the investigation.

Moss hops between 1997 and 2015 a handful of times, encountering wildly different futures as her immediate investigation progresses.

She quickly discovers that there’s more to this murder than meets the eye. The suspected killers are connected to some serious anti-government movements, including several terrorist attacks — and they seem to be the crew of the vanished Libra.

The Gone World is a brilliant, complicated novel about the consequences of time travel

Apple Watch Camera Remote app

If you want to position your iPhone for a photo and then take the photo from a distance, you can use your Apple Watch to view the iPhone camera image and take the photo. You can also use your Apple Watch to set a shutter timer—this gives you time to lower your wrist and raise your eyes when you’re in the shot.

To function as a camera remote, your Apple Watch needs to be within normal Bluetooth range of your iPhone (about 33 feet or 10 meters).

Apple

I added a QUICK LINK to my Watch Home Screen.

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