A good use of social media

Son K has 'the gift of the gab'. He has no trouble talking to people and is very comfortable with new acquaintances, at work or in social situations. His friends have trouble meeting girls, for example. K will add them to his Snapchat 'friends' list no problem, often with no motive other than to have a new friend to share things with.  K told me that this guy was watching him add a new female friend to his list after talking to her for a bit, and thought it was a great idea.  It really seems to be much less of a big deal than asking for someone's phone number.  This is a good use of Social media don't you think?

Creator rights versus User rights and copyright

I am seeing a lot of these fall arrangements on my walks these days:

Around the house, I have replaced my summer (artificial) flower decorations with fall flower decorations. I don't do anything elaborate, just a few pieces.

This is an interesting article concerning fair use with copyright laws.  This lady in California won her case after 8 years.  She had posted a video of her dancing baby with 29 seconds of music by Prince.  She was asked to take the video down as she was violating copyright.  It seems user rights in Canada are well protected compared to the United States.  Creator rights and user rights have to be balanced in Canada.

Online purchases

I snapped this pretty fall arrangement while I was out and about. I love that flowering kale.

Here is a trend to watch: internet purchases hit $18.9B in 2012 (Canada). It was mostly in the 25 to 34 age group and mostly for airline tickets and events.

I cleaned up the yard a bit yesterday, it was very windy but mild. Halloween came and went, we only had 2 kids this year! That is an all time low. It was raining all that day. I found these '10 helpful ways to smile through painful situations' and hope it gives you a laugh too!