March 15, 2012
It Has to Start Somewhere…
Hi Everyone!
If you found your way here, you were probably directed here from one of my other web sites, such as DiscoverSkills.com or PhotoStorySkills.com. The fact is, I’m still working on my personal “home” site, so things aren’t ready yet.
But I sure thank you for visiting, and in the meantime, please take the time to checkout my other sites:
- DiscoverSkills - (www.DiscoverSkills.com) – My online learning portal where you can find video blogs, eBooks, video mini-courses, and recorded webinars that help you use and understand technology.
- PhotoStorySkills (www.PhotoStorySkills.com) – A special site I setup to feature one of our favorite, FREE, slideshow creationg programs… Microsoft Photo Story. On this site you’ll find a 7-part mini-course on how to use Photo STory 3.0, that’s FREE for you to view, by just giving us your email.
So thanks again, and I hope that you’ll check back here soon. We have some great content coming….
Oh, and if you are wondering about the picture… A few years ago, my son Jack and I, who are both rabid baseball fans, had a chance to meet the late, great, Buick O’Neil at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska. We were lucky that day, in that Buck was signing autographs as he promoted one of his passions, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, and the line grew short so that we could actually stand and talk to him.
I’d always read that Buck was a great guy, and a wonderful ambassador for the game of baseball, but it sometimes takes meeting someone in person to really understand how special and unique they really are. Buck was all that, and more. He died the year after we saw him, and I’ve treasured the ball he signed and this photograph ever since.
So, why put it here? My goal for this site to act as a “hub” for the home-based “technology learning” business I’m developing. I’m not big on self-promotion, but sometimes, after you’ve had years of experience doing something you love, it takes self-promotion to explain to people why you are passionate about a topic, and how you are there to help others become just as passionate as you are.
Buck O’Neil is my role model and mentor for this endeavor. It’s true, I only spoke to him for 5 minutes, and I can no longer email him and ask his advice, but that’s not what’s important here. In my case, the mentoring comes in Buck being the perfect example of someone who promoted themselves, but only because of his passion for the game, and his desire to let others know of his passion.
I can never be a Buick O’Neil, but I can love what I do, and through my passion, bring others along for the ride.
Thanks Buck…
John Lortz (jlortz@DiscoverSkills.com)
