Changing Direction

Our First Lady continues to inspire.  She is so down to Earth!  Check her out in this cute skit with Jimmy Fallon promoting her "Let's Move" campaign.

We're still in a tough job market and for those who have real bills you gotta do whatcha gotta do to make a living. Check out this inspirational video of Charmain Dacosta who despite her situation, is doing her thing and happy with it. *Image from Etsy.com  

I've blogged on the topic of happiness a few times.  I still feel that despite our circumstances, it is a choice that we make. Here's a TED Talk by Shawn Achor, CEO of Good Think Inc. He researches and teaches about positive psychology.  This video is definitely worth checking out!

My sister, cousin, and I recently had the pleasure of staying at the Thayer Hotel at West Point Academy in the room dedicated to our Uncle Henry Ossian Flipper! Check out this short video I made...   *Room Dedication Program video excerpts courtesy of Thayer Hotel

Accept your past without regrets Handle your present with confidence and Face your future without fear!

I thought I'd NEVER leave Blackberry but I did. I just got the new LG Escape smartphone and it's actually very nice. I cheated a little though and got to test it out for month before buying. photo courtesy LG.com The Escape measures 4.96 by 2.54 by 0.37 inches and weighs just 4.5 ounces. It's made of shiny black plastic with a light pattern printed on the back and a smoked chrome ring around the battery cover and display and looks and feels like a quality device. The design is minimalist-sleek. There's a volume rocker on the left edge, a power button on the right, a 3.5mm headphone jack on the top, and a microUSB port on the bottom. That's it.  There's about half an inch of bezel on either side of the 4.3-inch, 960-by-540-pixel IPS LCD, which looks beautiful. It gets very bright, and its 256 pixel-per-inch density makes for sharp text and images. The phone is light and comfortable to hold, and typing in both portrait and landscape mode ...