I’ve been saying for some time now that I want an aerial drone. You can chip in for a nice one for me and I’ll think of you every time I fly it and edit amazing (to me) videos.
If that’s too expensive, I’d understand. You can always train an eagle and strap a camera on its back. I’d take that:
I never get tired of these crowd-funding stories. This one is about a woman in Texas who is fighting stage four lymphoma. Her family asked for help getting a good place to tailgate before a Texas A&M game. Someone picked up that idea and ran with it. And then Aggies from all over the world, people who didn’t know each other, did something amazing. The video is a bit long, but it is worth it:
They put together more than $13,000, food, a shopping spree, sideline passes and more. They were just looking for a tailgating spot.
Never underestimate the genuine decency and affection people can have for strangers. And gig ‘it, Shannon.
Three things from the multimedia blog that I forgot to link to here yesterday:
Last night the student-journalists at The Samford Crimson wrapped things up at about 3 a.m., a two hour improvement from last week.
At their critique meeting this evening I bragged on them — they’re doing a really good job at such an early point in their newspaper — and told them we were already down to picking on a lot of little things. Soon we’ll be on to the tough love, and challenging each other to go from good to great.
You can see the online version here.
