Hunkering In A Hallway With My Two Grandmothers During Hurricane Andrew

When Hurricane Andrew struck South Florida a quarter century ago, I was an upcoming college junior spending the summer at home. My parents had traveled to take my younger brother to start college [...]

Noticing Sunsets And Mountains

We’ve been listening more frequently to 1940s music on satellite radio. This surprises us. We’re not even fans of what artists produced in the 1990s. But the sounds of what our [...]

Lowering Standards of Genuine Friendship and Personal Communication

However certain aspects of today's society offer glimpses of how disconnected we can become from each other. Ironically, social media, in our view, plays a significant role. While social media [...]

Opportunities To Peer Into The Future

During editorial meetings, when I pitched stories impacting senior citizens, producers and managers often dismissed me like the elite might turn away from a commoner who walked into the wrong [...]

How Had I Not Heard This Before?

My Dad is not a public speaker. However, you don’t need the skill of talking eloquently before crowds to ensure words carry weight and wield influence. Many times when life’s building [...]

A Free Phone Plan To Help Turn You Off

A number of science fiction films have portrayed a future when a government or private enterprise has instilled the shackles of group think on society. And in this world where nearly everyone [...]

How To Stop Someone’s Butt From Starring In Videos

We’re not talking about butts you want to see. We’re talking about investing significant time in setting up a shot and then sacrificing soundbites because someone’s grandma [...]

Watch Video Production Tip 12: If You’ve Got It, Flaunt It

Here’s What Chris Christie Needs To Do

Here’s what Chris Christie needs to do: The governor needs to hold a news conference where he can tell us who knew what about the Fort Lee lane closures. If he doesn’t know that answer, he needs [...]

Video Production: Track And Field