Road Trip!

Baltimore Inner Harbour (copyright MyrtleArt Photography)

We're out of here on Wednesday! Mini-vacay/Road Trip/Fun here we come. We're driving down to Baltimore to visit friends and go to the National Aquarium then it's off to Washington D.C. to visit the family, and visit the requisite museums.

National Building Museum (copyright MyrtleArt Photography)

We have a member preview tour of the new "House of Cars: Innovation and the Parking Garage" at the National Building Museum on Friday. Sunday the husband is working the Redskins game and I think I'm going to check out the new Man Ray photography exhibit at The Phillips Collection. Sunday evening we're heading back north towards Pennsylvania. Monday we'll make a pilgrimage to Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater!

Tian Tian @ National Zoo (copyright MyrtleArt Photography)

In honor of the trip, I've dug out some of my favorite Baltimore/Washington D.C. photos to get me in the mood. Enjoy!

(L to R) National Cathedral, U.S. Capital Building, D.C. Neighborhood (copyright MyrtleArt Photography)

2016 Olympics Vote: Chicago Dumped In First Round Shocker

I'm shocked and saddened - the Olympics would have been a huge boost for the Midwest.
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

Paper Airplanes over Grand Rapids

This is amazingly beautiful - the joy in peoples faces as thousands upon thousands of paper airplanes fly over Monroe Street is pure happiness. If this doesn't win the Art Prize, it should at least get an honorable mention!

Ideal Bite | Chop(stick) Shop

Some amazing ideas - love the recycled chopsticks accessories!

Ideal Bite | Chop(stick) Shop

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The Girl Effect

It has been a while since I've watched this video but the effect it has is the same. Chills.

Just imagine what can happen when you empower a girl. Imagine the impact a single ray of hope can have on a person. On a community. On a country. On the WORLD.

The Security Implications of Climate Change

Even saying "we NEED to do SOMETHING" feels cliche when faced with the facts. One would hope that those in positions of power would cease to point fingers and begin a contingency plan. The time when we could point the finger of blame at one group or instance is past - NOW is the time for solutions. NOW is the time to put aside petty differences regarding race, religion and creed and come together as a species to save ourselves.
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

Social Media Revolution

Social media is a revolution. More and more, we are getting our news from the internet rather than the newspaper or a magazine. Application such as Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, etc are changing the way we interact with the world. Take, for example the fact that the Huffington Post is now connected with Facebook. Look at how anything you read or watch on the internet can be shared with anywhere from 3 to 30 social media applications. Case in point is this video on YouTube: