Another wacky video -- product video

Every once in a while, I take on a wacky project just for the heck of it. OK, in this case it was to build my animation skills. Here ya go, a video to advertise Mexican Avocados:

Kiva Video - Loans that Change Lives

A couple of weeks ago, a friend told me about Kiva, an online service that lets people loan money to budding entrepreneurs around the globe. The small loans they request help them earn their way out of poverty -- for example, someone might ask for money for a sewing machine for a tailoring business, or for a few dollars to purchase some goats for a dairy business.

Kiva was looking for people to make videos to describe the service, so I volunteered. Turns out it was a contest. Turns out I won fourth place. Woo hoo!

Here's the video. If you share it -- facebook, blogs, whatever -- more people will know about this wonderful service. The "share" button on the upper righthand side makes it easy:

The Circus Comes to Bridgeport

Who knew such big fat animals could walk so fast? This was an athletic event, keeping up with these elephants.

Football Slideshow

Now that it's football season, it brings to mind this slideshow I did of a state championship game last season.