Sara West's blog

Bad Habits

Submitted by Sara West on Fri, 07/06/2012 - 3:01pm

Do you have a habit of cutting people's heads off and blurring people out of your life? If you do, you're either a mob boss or a bad photographer. If your problem involves taking pictures, we can certainly help. If you're a mob boss, you're out of luck.

Grab a couple of these guides at your local HCPL branch and you will never have to worry about messing up your vacation photos again.

History Lessons

Submitted by Sara West on Fri, 06/22/2012 - 12:28pm

Brush up on your American history before the Fourth of July by reading America: The Story of Us written by Kevin Baker for the History channel. The book is a comprehensive look at our shared history and is told through short essays, eye-catching graphics, vivid pictures, and charted statistics.

Energy Efficient Cooling

Submitted by Sara West on Fri, 06/08/2012 - 12:39pm

Home energy costs rise along with the temperature. Lower your summertime energy bills by learning how to cool your home more efficiently:

Discovering Treasure

Submitted by Sara West on Fri, 05/25/2012 - 2:49pm

You visit a garage sale and spot a lamp or piece of furniture with a unique motif. You think you might have found a hidden treasure but you can't be sure. You suddenly wonder how those people on TV always seem to know the value of an item the moment they see it. Wondering how they do it?

Learn how people in the business find, price, sell, and repurpose their thrift store treasures:

Real World Forensics

Submitted by Sara West on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 10:16am

TV shows like CSI, NCIS, Bones, and Criminal Minds dramatize forensics and criminal investigations, but how do the script writers figure out how to accurately portray different scenes? They ask the experts. 

Syndicate content