About a month ago I wrote a post about the new Cellfish technology. If you haven’t at least clicked over to check out Cellfish, you should take a minute now. Seriously. It’s free and the technology is so easy to use that I even started walking my daughter through the settings. Plus, I did say free, didn’t I? We all love free! (Oh! While you are there check out their Free Ringtones, too.)
Basically, you can upload pictures from you computer, or from your phone, and store them in your “locker” at Cellfish. Then, you can use your lock to send images or video, or what not to your cell phone. You can even set it up so your friends can take media to use on their own phones. One option is to paste something right into a blog post or webpage like I have right here. Clicking on the little icon of the cell phone lets you grab the photo.
Now, I’m not big on having a lot of text messages coming into my phone that I have to pay for. I know a lot of people have unlimited texting, which I many change to one day. In the meantime, it was easy to go into My Profile and reset my notification options to just go to my Cellfish inbox instead of to my cell phone. It’s 100% customizable like that.
On the same day I attended my own grandmother’s funeral; untold thousands mourned the passing of Luciano Pavarotti. His funeral was also on Saturday.
In a world where rock musicians are a dime a dozen (and sadly, there are), Pavarotti’s voice, his instrument, was a classic purity and an heirloom for our generation. I know I am getting to this a little late, but my grandmother’s death and her subsequent funeral took me to a place when re I had no use for the news and current events. I am catching up on all of that now.
I think most poignant to me was the quote that was read during the service from Pavarotti’s four-year-old daughter. She is the same age as my daughter and I cannot imagine her having to lose apparent.
“Papa, you have loved me so much, I know you will always protect me. I will hold you dear to my child’s heart every tomorrow.”
Do you even know what that means? It is the term used to refer to the people who are living life in the top 2% of all earners in the United States. The idea is that being one of these people is not about luck or IQ, but rather discipline, passion, risk, optimism, and interpersonal skills. It’s about self improvement and the will to change.
We probably all dream of having an income adequate enough to never really have to worry about bills and incidentals again. I know I do. I see wealth as a means to have security, better health options and the ability to pass the same along to my daughter.
There is a short test you can take online to find out if you already have the traits it takes to Live in the Two. Granted, some people are born into a particular lifestyle, but the message being conveyed by Nightingale-Conant is that through self improvement, anyone can learn to be the type of person who believes their past doesn’t predict their future and moves into the top 2% of earners. If you have 5 minutes, head on over and take the test yourself. It’s enlightening, in the least.
I took the test and my scores tell me I am a two-percenter. I’m not there yet, as far as income goes, but the test indicates I have the kind of qualities a person needs in order to simply achieve such goals. That’s good to know. Now, I just need to put my hidden talents to use.
As a parent, I am disappointed by the news that Vanessa Hudgens, who plays Gabriella Montez in the High School Musical movies, posed for fully nude pictures that are now burning up the internet. She is only 18 and it appears these pictures are not all that recent, in the scheme of things.
In any event, it seems next to impossible for young girls today to find a suitable role model in the entertainment industry. I thought perhaps members of the Disney corral of stars might be careful enough with their personal lives to live up to the expectations placed on them. I mean, how hard is it for a teenager to refrain from allowing someone to photograph them nude as they smile creepily into the camera? It is not one of those things that happen by accident, like getting a speeding ticket or slipping up and saying s swearword in front of fans.
There is just no way I can promote anyone in the entertainment industry as a role model for my daughter. I cannot even force myself to imagine her emulating some of the young girls in Hollywood. Sadly, I can add Hudgens to that list of people who I would rather swallow slivered glass than hold up as an example for Gigi.
Forgiveness is one issue that people are talking about online a lot in relation to this incident. Sure, forgive her. I agree. BUT, it still stands that the damage has been done and the whole image is shattered irreparably. I have to admit that if Disney gives in with this one, I will be sorely disappointed.
