Vanity Fair

Posted on April 10, 2016 by loiswhitmanhess

I’m in a very creative mood. I love stories that energize me. I wanted to share some of the ones that recently spurred me on to think about new projects.

Two photos featured in Vanity Fair.

Pablo Picasso’s Bust of a Woman, 1931. Opposite, the artist in Cannes, September 11, 1956.

This one from Vanity Fair talks about the family fight for the thousands of paintings and sculptures that Picasso left behind. Understanding the depth of Picasso’s work makes me realize just how prolific he was and much time he devoted to his art.
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Sheila Elias

This is a short video about my artist friend Sheila Elias. I’ve written about her before because she is a fabulous inspiration to those of us who want to keep creating as we age.

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Happy 90th birthday Hef

Written by a business friend Ed Hulse

A Drone And Desserts

This was the scene tonight at Books and Books in Coral Gables, Florida. We were sitting in the courtyard of this famous Miami bookstore, nibbling on desserts, when all of a sudden, we see a very bright red light above us. Everyone looks up and gasps. The drone was coming right at us. Luckily its pilot was standing nearby, so he sent the unmanned vehicle in another direction. Whew, it was scary, but fun to watch the drone in the pitch black sky.

Thank you Carol Sklaw Joseph

Posted on April 8, 2016 by loiswhitmanhess

Carol always has the best proverbs on Facebook

My Next Project, Pinwheels

Posted on April 8, 2016 by loiswhitmanhess

Image: Prevent Child Abuse

We leave Hazel tomorrow in Chicago to go back to Miami. I hate leaving the team after bonding with cast members and their families. It was like one big family circle.

We stay in Miami till Monday. Then we fly very early to New York where we start a new project that involves thousands of pinwheels being displayed in Times Square next Tuesday as a national symbol to help prevent child abuse.

This is what we sent to the press:

MEDIA ALERT

Prevent Child Abuse America and hundreds of volunteers will be displaying thousands of pinwheels – the national symbol for great childhoods – in Times Square at 9:00am ET on Tuesday, April 12, 2016.

The Times Square pinwheel event is one of hundreds being held nationally throughout April’s Child Abuse Prevention Month by Prevent Child Abuse America state chapters. The pinwheels stand as a call-to-action that we all play a role when it comes to the future of our nation’s children.
Prevent Child Abuse America is the leading organization working solely to prevent child abuse and neglect from occurring in the first place. The organization achieves that mission through its 50-state chapter network, Healthy Families America program serving more than 80,000 families annually, and national advocacy and awareness efforts.

“The American dream starts with a happy, healthy childhood,” said Dan Duffy, President and CEO of Prevent Child Abuse America. “Every child deserves a great childhood, and we all play a role in making sure this goal is realized.”

“A great childhood starts with an investment in families,” said Tim Porter, Vice-President, Membership, Foresters Financial. “For more than 140 years, Foresters Financial has been more than a financial services provider. We’re dedicated to helping families prosper and build stronger communities. That’s why we’re proud to support Prevent Child Abuse America, and this exciting event that helps us bring our purpose to life.”

I will let you know if we get any hits. If you know anyone who can help with our efforts, please contact us. You know this is an important cause.

Thank you

Lois

Hazel, A Musical Maid In America

Posted on April 7, 2016 by loiswhitmanhess

A thunderous round of applause for Hazel. It debuted last night at the Drury Lane Theatre, Oakbrook Terrace, IL Eliot and I are thrilled to be involved in the show and believe that one day we will see it on Broadway.

Just before the show started we received a beautiful bouquet of flowers from our daughter Whitney and boyfriend Fredrick. It was so kind and thoughtful. We love you guys.

The geniuses behind Hazel, Chuck Steffan, Lyrics and Ron Abel, Music. We are so proud of them.

Ron and Chuck with the star of the show, Klea Blackhurst, and close friend and actress Michele Lee.

Ron and Chuck with their friend Sonny.

Norma Dorman, Michele Lee, me and Ruth Greenberg.

Team Hazel.

Howard Stark, Howard Greenberg and Rene Rodrigues.

The Greenbergs.

Norma and Michele.

Norma and Michael Dorman

The entire cast.

Yes, that’s Joshua Bergassey, the director.

Peter Key, son of Ted Key, original creator of the Hazel comic strip.

Eliot with Klea.

Rick Kruger

Table Side Payments

Posted on April 6, 2016 by loiswhitmanhess

Image: TableSafe

If you have ever traveled in Europe, you may have seen one of these gizmos when you paid your bill at a restaurant. The waiter/waitress showed up with a little box that scanned your credit card at your table. All the financials were done right in front of you.

TableSafe, a Washington State company, has just raised $25 million in order to give Americans the same tableside service. Called Rail, the new payment system will allow Americans to swipe their credit card right on-the-spot. The company is also introducing a chip card unit that will allow patrons to use Apple Pay.

TableSafe is good news for many folks who have had their identities stolen. Strangers will no longer have the opportunity to walk off with your credit in restaurants. You are now in total control.

Watch the video for other advantages from TableSafe like restaurant discounts, membership benefits, recipes, holiday discuss, menu changes, etc.

Let me know if you start to see Rail soon.

Only 1 in 50 People Can Identify These Iconic Actresses

Posted on April 5, 2016 by loiswhitmanhess

I had a lot of fun last week taking this quiz from Mental Feed, a brain twister Internet site. It was posted on many social media platforms. I really surprised myself when I got them all right.

This was the notice that I received.

Here’s your chance to test your ability to identify these fabulous women.

To see if you selected the correct answers, click here.

Good luck !

It’s A Lyve

Posted on April 4, 2016 by loiswhitmanhess

I’m willing to bet that most of you have never heard of Lyve before. I am also willing to bet that once you learn about it, you will want one.

I never heard of Lyve until my friends, Williams and Steve, gave it to me as a present. They knew that I would love it. This product is such a natural. I can’t imagine why someone didn’t invent it before.

Thanks guys.

Lyve is a 5 x 3 inch digital storage box with a touch LCD screen viewer. The unit automatically backups all of your photos and videos from your computer, tablet, smartphones and drives. Now you can store and view everything in one scrolling slideshow.

I finally have a single library with every photo and video that I have ever taken over the last eight years. I have over 10,000 shots stored. Lyve can handle a few hundred thousand photos and videos. It’s storage capacity is 2TB.

What’s more, Lyve has a companion app that displays everything too so now I can carry all of my photos and videos around without using one bit of storage capacity on my phone. Just imagine having the ability too view everything all at once. The app also features controls that are needed for other options.

Right now, Lyve is on my night table. I am watching rotating photos and videos that I haven’t seen years. This is so awesome. If it wasn’t for Lyve, I probably would have never seen these precious moments again.

Click on the video below to see my demo.

Click in the video below to see Lyve’s demo.

Lyve is compatible with all Apple and Android devices, Windows PCs, and Kindle Fire HDX.

Once I have some free time, I plan to tag my photos so I can group, sort, search them with ease. With Lyve’s photo editing features i can also crop, enhance, filter, frame, remove red-eye, and add stickers.

There is a lot to learn about Lyve. I’m going to be very busy. If you did know about Lyve, let me know. I’m curious about its popularity.

Salty Fork Trick

Posted on April 2, 2016 by loiswhitmanhess

Before I tell you how you can taste salt in the future without using it, you must watch this video to see the most incredible trees. Their formations are not to be believed. Thank you Mother Nature.

Mother Nature had nothing to do with the fact that you will soon be able trick your mouth into believing you are tasting salt. Tokyo University has developed a utensil that uses electric current to make foods taste saltier.

Image: Hungryforever.com

Image: CNET

This is major news for folks who are on salt restricted diets. The new Electro Fork makes your tongue taste salt by using electricity as seasoning.

Tokyo University is also working on ways to use electronic signals to enhance sourness and food texture. More info, read CNET.

Eliot’s spare tire.

The Day Our Privacy Died

Posted on April 1, 2016 by loiswhitmanhess

When my cousin Jeff came to visit last week, he kept checking his cell. He had recently installed several Arlo home security cameras in his Los Angeles home. I kept hearing him laughing out loud as he viewed his father-in-law picking up his mail at home, a cat running through the yard, and a bird landing on one of his balconies.

That doesn’t seem very funny to us but if it’s your own premises, it must be humorous. I decided I had to have an Arlo system, in our Miami condo, so I could laugh too, when I was away.

What I didn’t realize was that the cameras shoot motion all the time. Late night snack attacks, naked runs to the washer and dryer, and PJ sleep walks all get recorded. We finally learned to turn the cameras toward the walls when we are home.