Nurture and Support

Slow and steady wins the race.  Finally another podcast…..

Mel’s recommendation: You Need a Budget web app

Mel recommends a handy zero-bed based budgeting tool this show.  She has actually been using it for over 6 months and it has proved very useful.  Annual and monthly subscriptions are available.  You also get a free trial period that runs just over a month so you can take it for a spin prior to buying.

  

 

Kelly’s recommendation: Oranges & Lemons by XTC

Kelly revisits a favorite album by a too often overlooked band, XTC.  This is a double album featuring 15 songs released in 1989.  Songs range from pop (Mayor of Simpleton) to the more adventurous (Across This Antheap).  Highly listenable!!  

If interested, check out the lengthy Wikipedia article on Oranges & Lemons that I mentioned.

 

 

 

And as promised, the awesome Mayor of Simpleton video…

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Nurture & Support returns 🙂

Mel and I hope to get back to at least a monthly update for the podcast.   Here is one in a row…

Kelly’s recommendation: Oculus Quest 2

After many failed attempts, I finally have a VR device I love.  No computer required, easy set up, and amazing VR experiences.  Definitely worth a look (and once you get it, get the Vader Immortal series!) 

 

 

Mel’s recommendation: Alien III audiobook

Mel LOVES the Alien series.  Well, except for Alien 3 movie, which she pretty much hates… UNTIL she came across an alternative script by William Gibson available on Audible.  It runs just over 2 hours and features some of the original cast including Michael Biehn and Lance Henriksen!

 

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WARNING: Several Star Wars spoilers (mostly the Clone Wars series)

In this “Squat on the issues” episode Mike and I discuss Bo-Katan’s armor, The Mandalorian, and men in dresses.

Sorry this one is as timely as we originally planned, but Mike had a few “moments” in this episode that I had to creatively edit. Took awhile 🙂

A YouTube version of this podcast with supporting images is available here https://youtu.be/IGdzykbd1QE

BTW… here is a link to the Dylan Knows show mentioned in the podcast https://youtu.be/9Fk_HmrQjQ4

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Nurture & Support is back with some holiday cheer….

Mel’s recommendation: The Untamed

Available on many platforms (Mel prefers Viki) “The Untamed” is a Chinese language drama with monsters, sword fighting, necromancers, kung fu and much more… and runs 50 episodes long!

 

 

Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81200228#:~:text=2019TV%2D14%201%20Season,Xiao%2C%20Wang%20Yibo%2C%20Zoey%20Meng

Viki: https://www.viki.com/tv/36657c-the-untamed

Prime: https://www.amazon.com/The-Untamed/dp/B08L3BD6DX

The Chinese language web novel is “Mo Dao Zu Shi” by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu, and you can read the English translation here https://exiledrebelsscanlations.com/gdc-chapter-1/

Related YouTube playlists:

* The Untamed Original Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfKhREVFLkQ&list=PLMX26aiIvX5pYn98zge18X88sfeYbnhTr

* The Untamed Special Edition: (Watch the original 1st, this edition is more focused on the relationship and not the action): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlpEVsKiYCU&list=PLMX26aiIvX5q6hl3s418u7x47mIwLL4GK

* The animated series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMX26aiIvX5rWjEqareJBmoX-_uTFtemk

* The Chibi animated series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMX26aiIvX5pbNWuM5A7lbEQu6yOWmOJS

Youtube Channels for Fandom: 

* SoManyFandoms: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG9QzX1V0J1KgHZg_zMGgLg

* TheStarFell https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOt0jrl3KctxEdjlcUK4tKw

* Lan’s Weiying https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCng3eMF0d7KB1lmTnT1d-XQ

Kelly’s recommendation: The Holiday Movies That Made Us

Available on Netflix, with episodes on Elf and The Nightmare Before Christmas, this installation of the “…that made us” series is full of interesting backstories, challenges and information on these movies.  If you are a fan of them already, you love them more. 

If you weren’t a fan, you just might warm up to them some. 

 

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This week in sort of a Nurture and Support and Squat Cobbler combo, we visit with Gerald Webb about the amazing podcast “The Shadow Diaries” brought to you by the good folks at Studio71 and Snarled Entertainment.

This podcast stars Madelaine Petsch & Kara Hayward and around episode 4, our favorite cantankerous, ugly shirt wearing friend Gerald Webb shows up.

In a few weeks the season finale will be published and we plan to do a “tweet sync” where we all start the podcast off of the Snarled YouTube channel playlist at the same time and tweet along with it with Gerald and maybe some surprise guests joining in.

Jump on this, it would be awesome to have a big group for the live tweet.  In addition to YouTube, you can find The Shadow Diaries on nearly all podcast platforms.

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Special treat around the 18:30 mark 🙂

Kelly’s recommendation –  The Boys

This Amazon show is based on the graphic novels of the same name by Garth Ennis. While there are many tweaks, it does effectively bring forward the dark, funny, dark, strange world of the graphic novel.  If you have problems with profanity.. not your show. If you have problems with VERY dark situations… not your show.  The cast and writing are spectacular!

 

 

 

Mel’s recommendation –  Art With Flo

Just like Kelly, Mel remains on the lookout for a graphic art Sherpa.  Flo seems to be the ticket for her.  Flo provides easy to follow, concise guidance on using Procreate.  Flo doesn’t assume you have the highest end equipment, in fact Mel was able to keep up with her vintage iPad Air and generation 1 Apple Pencil.   As promised, here is Mel’s first project.   Nice job!!

 

 

 

 

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Some recommendations from two rising TikToc stars….

Mel’s recommendation –  Tale of the Nine-Tailed

Mel recommends viewing a Korean drama/urban fantasy called “Tale of the Nine-Tailed” (post crowded sourced translation).   It is steeped in humor, mythology, action, and a camera-friendly cast 🙂

She also snuck in TicTok, VIKI, and Goblin mini-recommendations.

 

 

Kelly’s recommendation –  Canva 

While Kelly continues to make progress on learning GIMP, he can still use some help.  Canva.com offers outstanding, flexible templates for a huge variety of items from YouTube banners, candle labels, greeting cards and MUCH more.  Even if you are using the free version you can save your work to tweak at a later date.

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This week Mel returns to Amazon and Kelly FINALLY learns GIMP (sorta)

Mel’s recommendation:  Aicook Electric Kettle

After years of irresponsible tea brewing, Mel picked up an electric kettle with presets for the best temperature to brew green tea, white tea, Oolong tea, black tea, and coffee.  She has really noticed the difference in flavor, and outside of missing the cool blue LED light on her old kettle, she has been very satisfied.

 

 

 

Kelly’s recommendation:  Logos by Nick YouTube channel

After years of irresponsible editing, Kelly is FINALLY moving on from his Paint Shop Pro (version 6) graphics tool to one released in this decade… GIMP.  Nick’s channel has both GIMP and Inkscape tutorials that are easy to follow and well constructed.  Nick also has a website with even more helpful content.  Here are a couple of logos he did using Nick’s tutorials…

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Tangent Tally: I lost count

This week Dr. Mike were SUPPOSED to talk about MySpace, but as is our wont, we meandered quite a bit prior to discussing it.

Perhaps a roadmap of the tangents prior to the discussion of the actual topic would help:

* Mike’s latest unearned title

* 2020 Election

* What country would you move to?

* Mike’s take on the Bahamas and Canada

* Costa Rica’s plumbing

* Kelly’s trips to Canada and England

* Kelly’s knowledge of French

* Frozen Niagara Falls

* Frozen mist and the metric system

* TOPIC!!! (12:45 mark, link to video below)

As mentioned in the podcast (at the 28:07 mark), we are deciding on our “top eight” for the upcoming Squat Cobbler MySpace page.  Feel free to recommend additions/deletions and you can certainly nominate yourself.  Here is where we landed so far:

* Actor Nikki Bilderback

* Worst Cooks in America winner Allison Wolfe

* Actor Rebecca Kennedy

* Mel from the Nurture & Support podcast

*  Actor Terri Ivens

* (this could be YOU!)

* YouTube commenter “F*** your beards” guy

* “Actor” Gerald Webb

The inspiration for this podcast topic…

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This week marks Mel’s triumphant return to Netflix and Kelly’s continued quest for good free software 🙂

Kelly’s recommendation:  Openshot

Well, I finally gave up on the Windows provided solutions and downloaded a new video editor.  It is called OpenShot.  The interface is pretty straightforward and the features are numerous.  It has been compared favorably to iMovie, so probably a good choice if you are looking.

 

 

Mel’s recommendation: The Witcher

Mel finally began to use her Netflix subscription and watched The Witcher (mosting in one sitting).  It hit on all of Mel’s favorites… there are books, related video games, and fantasy.  She also found it provides a healthy dose of humor in addition to the adventures.

 

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