There was once a time when I wanted to write books for children. But it was one of those aspirations in my life that I never achieved. However, I am not bitter about it because part of the process of trying to learn how to write books for children was reading books for children. I …
The factor that determines the rank of the world’s biggest cities, in this article, is population. The total area, urban development, industrial growth, trade and commerce, science and technology, and economy were not considered while preparing the list of biggest cities. The biggest cities are the most populous cities in the world. Tokyo, Japan Location: …
If you take an interest in photographing people, portrait photography is for you. Portraits can be taken in multiple ways, such as blurring the background by adding shallow depth of field or taking portraits with interesting backgrounds. You can also try minimalist portraits or silhouette portraits. If you think, a portrait is a frontal shot …
Many many moons ago I was a young newlywed with very young children and very little time for romance. Or so I thought. By my definition, “newlywed” is defined as first 5 years of marriage. My husband and I got to work immediately having children. Married at the end of 1976 and our first child …
Decades ago, (possibly the late 70s or early 80s), I became interested in watching British mystery television series. They were aired on America’s PBS stations (Public Broadcasting Service) and later when streaming became available, services like Netflix offered a variety of BBC mystery shows. These programs are so popular there is a subscription service called …
A listing of my five (5) favorite female violinists, along with a few biofacts and a little bit of background information on how I discovered these fabulous musicians. (1) British Violinist Vanessa-Mae Vanessa-Mae Vanakorn Nicholson is a British violinist known simply as Vanessa-Mae (?? Chén Mei). She was born October 27, 1978, to a Singaporean …
There is no doubt social media can help advertise or market your business and work. That is why established businesses like Coca Cola have a Facebook page, a Twitter account, etc. Social media can even help you run for President! Social Media Marketing and the Adpocalypse Of course, SMM or social media marketing is also …
If you are like me and you have been blessed to travel, then there are some cities you have visited and your trips are wonderful memories. But there are some cities which you will probably never see in your lifetime. That doesn’t stop you from wishing you could visit. Those “wished for” cities end up …
International real estate investing in Panama is encouraged by the Panamanian government. Foreigners are just as welcome the citizens to buy real property and it is a preferred retirement haven. Several years back (in 2009), well-known publications such as Business Week were touting Panama as being “the New Florida”. Panama has beautiful scenery with exotic …
I am neither a historian nor an avid student of history. But I do pay attention to those who have knowledge of historical facts and can teach or expound on them. If they can show an application of past events to our present day situation and give me food for thought that might enable me …