Fit To Be Tie Dyed

I was raised in the Morris Park area of the Bronx where my family lived and worked for over 100 years. They helped build a church (and school), owned Deli's, Bars & Liquor Stores; and were part of a great Italian, Irish American community. Nothing is constant but change; most of my family are gone, there are no jobs in the neighborhood, and the businesses and properties my family once owned are long gone. The Deli's gave given way to 24 hours stores and bodegas, and most of the Catholic Schools have closed. They sure left a lot of ghosts.

    I went to trade school for printing in the shadow of the World Trade Center, we never called it that, I always called it The Twin Towers. Now the Manhattan School of Printing and the World Trade Center are both gone; the equipment I learnt photo-offset and silkscreening on are now obsolete; giving way to Photoshop and Digital Photography. So you roll with the punches. I love Photoshop (heck I'd marry it if I could lol); and I have a point & shoot Canon Digital, but love my plastic fantastic Holga that still uses film (remember that?).

    I'm unemployed right now, and I guess I'm just trying to find my groove. I started with Squidoo in 2006; it was love at first site, and I can't believe how things took off. Squidoo is one of the only sites that has managed to hold my attention all those years, even when I wasn't actively authoring Lenses. Lately I've stepped-up my Squidoo efforts, and would love to be able to make a living out of it, as well as my other online ventures; we'll see, it's a work in progress.

I have a Squidoo Circle called "23 Squidoo" on Google Plus; if your a Lensmaster (and on Google+) please do let me know and I'll add you. Well enough of me already; let me know a little about you by leaving a comment on my Lensmaster Page. Have a Great Day.