Prompt #44: Chronicles Chronicle: A detailed narrative record or report. This prompt almost takes me full circle. I started this blog in March 2005, as Terri Schindler-Schiavo was being murdered.…
This week’s theme: Silver I know, I know . . . it is exactly what you expected to see, right? Well, the theme is silver and my flute is a…
Appetizer If you could take lessons to learn any musical instrument, which would you want to learn? I’m still totally enthralled with improving my flute playing. After all, the Delta…
I visited another blog this evening and contained in that individual’s thirteen for today was this statement: “I hate attorneys.” So that inspired me to present the . . .…
Ever feel like the guy in that cartoon? I sure do! Every writer suffers from “writer’s block” from time to time. For me, it takes a couple of forms, but…
Wild boys! That’s my nephew flying Matthew in for the first bite of his birthday cake!
Appetizer Which television shows do you just refuse to miss? I record most everything for viewing at a convenient time and so that I can fast-forward through commercials. I never…
1. He had a very dry, witty sense of humor.
He actually looked a bit like Henry Fonda and had a droll, dry sense of humor much like the character of Norman Thayer in “On Golden Pond.” (But my father’s humor was not biting or cruel.) Just when you least expected it . . . zing! you would find yourself laughing heartily.
Sunday Scribblings #42: Idea idea1. any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.2. a thought, conception, or notion: That is an excellent idea.3.…
~~ Featured in the Public Speaking and Presentation Skills Blog Carnival — July 2008 Edition at Overnight Sensation ~~ There are a number of ways that written materials can support…
I knew I would regret buying them cell phones!
Appetizer What comes to mind when you see the color orange? My husband had a 1973 Datsun pick-up. It was pumpkin orange and had a lot of miles on it,…
Thirteen Fun Things to Do When You Get
Stuck in Lodi ((Yes, this is the city that was the topic of the famous Credence Clearwater Revival song!))
1. See the famed Lodi Arch and have your picture taken under it!
Prompt #41: KissingHow often have you kissed your child, grandchild, spouse or even your cat or dog as they slept?Sometimes kissing is a tender, poignant act wordlessly conveying unbounded love…
Persuasive writing is, in my estimation, the style that is easiest – and the easiest to thoroughly botch. If you are writing with the goal of convincing your readers of…
I took this photo out on the lawn of the Sheraton Moana in Honolulu in June 2005. We traveled to Hawaii with the Stockton Concert Band and one evening we…
Appetizer Which celebrity (or celebrities) do you think will make headlines this year? Lindsay, Britney, Nicole, Paris . . . blah, blah, blah. It will be more discussion of the…
1. Ben Stein. He has my admiration.
2. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Just a handshake. No conversation.
3. The original cast of “A Chorus Line,” including Donna McKechnie and Priscilla Lopez. They had just won the Tony for Best Musical and were walking on air . . . so happy and elated about their newfound success. A bunch of really talented, delightful people.
. . . lose his . . . ahem . . . cookies, so to speak.
I was reminded tonight, as I watched the services for President Gerald Ford and caught a few moments of Ben Stein’s appearance on The O’Reilly Factor, about the evening that I spent with him.
Most people know Ben from “Win Ben Stein’s Money” and “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” Lesser known is the fact that Ben worked as a speech writer for Presidents Nixon and Ford, and is a conservative political commentator. He is also a life advocate.
December 31, 2006Prompt #40: DestinationTwo-word answer: CARNEGIE HALL!Yeah, it was just too easy.I am performing with The Delta Winds on March 28, 2007, at Carnegie Hall in New York City.We…
How did I get here? Well, one day recently, with the holidays approaching, I happened to remember receiving a pink diary for Christmas when I was a young girl. It…