Kathy Brasby Blog
Media at its worst
Personal assistants are a wonderful thing and, when one is built into your phone, it's a free wonderful thing, right? Let me tell you a story about that. One evening, I was busy and my hands were full. But I had my iPhone and my personal assistant, Siri, right? So...
Madness, brackets and a dollar
Because I am currently in first place in my group's March Madness bracketing, I'll reveal my system. It seems to be working as well as my granddaughter who, last year, got a long way in her brackets by picking the winners based on their mascots. Cutest won, I think. I...
Technology and dinosaurs
Technology and writing may seem odd companions, especially for someone my age. In my defense, I do have a teenage son. I admit that he claims I rode dinosaurs to school and took notes using a chisel, hammer and piece of slate. Which I think is a pretty lame...
Whose way?
I didn't think we were going to Cuba until two days before we boarded an airplane at Cancun and headed east. "Americans can't go to Cuba," I told our missionary host. Fortunately, he ignored me and we went. Four days were spent in Havana before we drove across the...
A nice change from the writing rut
I like ideas. I've told people that if they don't like this idea, I'll have another one soon. Ideas are building blocks for a writer. I want to explore new ground, ask playful questions, look for a new angle. Get me out of the rut and into the fresh air so I can...
Why kids help stories
A good story is like a nice collection of chocolates: it's hard to have too many. In my 20's, before I had children, I hung out with my friends' kids. Kids and stories are made for each other. At age 4, Rene already loved a good story. And, lucky for me, she thought...
After the winter
The photo came via a text on my phone along with a message:. "Tell Mom the daffodils have finally pushed through." Our mother loves to garden. She ordered the bulbs for her yard last summer, before her stroke felled her. The bulb package showed up the week after Mom's...
A cheat sheet for social media pix
Participating in social media means pictures. Photos. Readers are very visual and a post with a picture is better. I ran across this cheat sheet for social media photos and thought I would share with you. I have a lot of work to do on my social media. Maybe you, too?...
Speaking to write in Windows
Last week we discussed using voice dictation on your iPad or iMac. This week we'll look at the Windows version of dictation. In the Windows environment, dictation is available as an accessibility feature. That makes it a little more challenging to activate than the...