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Flipped is a success!
Congratulations to Michele, Marc, and everyone who made Flipped possible! Amanda and I saw the second screening tonight, and it is a very well done film. I was glad to see that it wasn’t over-dramatized, and really just let the issue speak for itself, which was powerful enough. Sam Hoyt said in the film that…
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Deregulation Not to Blame for Financial Woes
Good column over at Bloomberg.com from Peter J. Wallison, Arthur F. Burns Fellow in Financial Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute. — The subprime and other junk mortgages that Fannie and Freddie bought — and the market in these mortgages that their buying spawned — are the underlying cause of the financial crisis. These…
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Snow Queen
The weather was just right for babies today, so outside we went…
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Smokey Bones changing up their formula?
Caught this on MarketWatch today: DES MOINES, Iowa (MarketWatch) — Darden Restaurants Inc. (DRI) said Wednesday it may change the name of its struggling Smokey Bones barbecue chain as part of efforts to improve its appeal. Because the casual-dining operator believes the chain’s positioning is “too narrow,” the company said several barbecue-oriented items will be…
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Two more from Small Strobes, Big Results
Here’s two more shots from Small Strobes, Big Results Buffalo. What’s really cool about these is the complete difference between the actual scene and the shot created with artificial light. Here’s a great example. Reality: But here’s the shot we created: This was an “artificial sun” shot, tungsten balanced strobe so the ambient background light…