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You Would Prosper in the Field of Medical Research

You Would Prosper in the Field of Medical Research

You Would Prosper in the Field of Medical Research

there are a couple of ways I could interpret this. For one thing it could me being a test subject in Medical Research. I remember hearing about people volunteering to have their pinky toes surgically removed and then reattached by surgical students. The pay for that was around $5,000.00 So, you certainly could prosper if that was the case.

The other way to think about this would be as the person who researches in the Medical field. That is really hard and tedious work with many hours of trial and error. However with laser focus on a specific problem to solve. I know that when I focus my attention on a task I really get into it as long as I see some sort of results. Which really makes me once again question my interest in being a Theology major in college rather than a computer science major. As a theology major all you ever get are more questions, and conversely you see results from computer science.

Blog like a Medical Researcher

If you want to gain focus as a blogger you should blog like a Medical Researcher. Identify a problem and research, test and trial to find the solution. The solution to the problem might not be the the point. The testing and learning that is done is what will make you a better researcher. As a blogger there is just so much to learn and you can easily get pulled into 12,000,000 different directions the moment you sign on. I can’t even tell you how many times a day something pops up on twitter that makes me go off on a huge tangent.

I was just over there talking about using the CHDK, which is the Canon Hacks Development Kit. I’m not developing hacks but rather using is with my Canon SD 800is. I plan to use a very specific hack called the Ultra Intervalometer this weekend. It should be pretty awesome. Here is one 20 minute experiment with 1 minute intervals.

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See, tangent. I’m saying you can’t have that happen when you are trying to be like a Medical Researcher blogger. You’ve got to pick a topic and learn as much as you can about it, test it, break it and then blog about it. When you’ve done your research you can blog with authority on a particular subject. When you have tested a specific scenario over and over you can see that problem from many different perspectives. If you can see an issue from many different perspectives you can blog about it with knowledge and understanding. If you can blog about subjects with Authority, Knowledge and Understanding then you surely will prosper.

Or you could just get your pinky toe cut off for a quick $5,000. However that might be an urban legend.

Going to the House of Mouse!

See You Real Soon

We just found out today that we are going to be going to Walt Disney World for our Vacation of a Lifetime instead of going to Arizona. While we certainly do want to go to Arizona at some point things just didn’t work out for that location. I was upset about it for a little while but how much can you really complain when you have won a free trip.

We’ll be there from May 14 – May 18, 2009. So we will be staying at the Buena Vista Palace Hotel & Spa. This is gonna be quite the step up from the econo places we’ve stayed in the past. This is also an official Walt Disney World® Hotel in Lake Buena Vista so there is a shuttle to the parks. We are still up int he air about maybe renting a car so we’d have more control of when we get back and forth to the hotel and so we could maybe drop in on our favorite folks in downtown Orlando, the IZEA team.

There are many people down in Orlando that I’d love to catch up with, maybe we can do a dinner one night in Downtown Disney or something like that. It will depend upon whether or not we have a car. Of course we hope very much that Grandpa Dano and Mimi can come up to Orlando to visit and also we hope that Auntie Mo can come down too.

I’m very excited to get back so I can spend some time taking some photos. There is just so much to see at Disney and the photo opportunities are amazing.

Cinderella's Castle

I will have to check out Flickr for some inspiration. Then I can try and plan out my shots. Of course I will be taking my Xshot with me so that we can get some great family pics.

On this trip I will be taking another new device. I’ll be taking with me my new Polaroid PoGo. With the PoGo I can make instant photos that require no ink because of the special ZINK paper. I am happy to say that ZINK has sponsored me with products for my upcoming Blogging Event, “Blogs, Brews and Belly Laughs” at Speed of Thought Playhouse on the 13th of March. But back to the ZINK Paper. For our trip I will buy some ZINK paper to create a scrapbook while on the vacation. During our downtime we can pick photos, instantly print them and stick them right into the scrapbook. I said stick because you can peel off the backing on ZINK paper and it is sticky. There are so many cool applications for this and once you see the “Blogs, Brews and Belly Laughs” (It will be broadcast live on USTREAM.tv) you will see another great application of the paper. I can’t wait!

Because ZINK was so generous to me I want to tell you so much about the paper. Here are some Key Features of ZINK Paperâ„¢:
* Zero ink required.
* Capable of reproducing millions of vivid colors at very high resolution.
* Earth Friendly. Less waste – No cartridges, no extra packaging to throw away.
* Protected by a polymer overcoat, providing water resistance and image durability.
* Affordable for everyday use.
* Not sensitive to light.
* Long lasting and designed to resist fading from exposure to light, heat and humidity.