Welcome 2015. God willing, we woke up today to celebrate the gift of today. We get to turn the last calendar page on the old year and welcome all the possibilities of a new one. I don’t know about you but I am a wonder-eyed child this time of the year! Thinking of all the … Read More →
Dear Friends, As the year winds down I hope you are surrounded by people you love and those who love you back. Eat well, drink up and partake in all that is merry! I’m getting caught up in the season — decorating the house, baking cookies, wrapping a few gifts (I can’t wait to see … Read More →
Dears Friends, I was inspired today watching Bo Eason’s video on not having a PLAN B for your life. You know the old term your mama preached: “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket”? Have a back-up plan, just in case –- the sky falls down, s/he leaves you, you run out of … Read More →
In the beginning God created a skinny chick. And it was good. So I thought. The term # BFAT began with the seed planting of a positive and kick-ass attitude in the wake of a life-changing diagnosis. ESSAY/INSPIRATIONAL/#BFAT It was nearly eighteen years ago when # BFAT changed my life. Although the term hadn’t been … Read More →
ESSAY/HUMOR/LOVE/MARRIAGE— The Happily Ever After Marriage handbook is filled with fine print. With a healthy dose of humor a marriage will survive lots of hills and valleys, and a few frogs. I’m in the backseat of a beat up Dodge Dart, sipping Boone’s Farm Apple Wine and listening to a guy describe how he’d shoved … Read More →
MY SCREENPLAY: Writing the Beast, Part 3 Tell me your movie in one sentence. In the movie business it’s called a “logline” or think of it as the TV Guide description. When you are looking for a movie to watch you want to know: What’s it about? It might be described as a war movie, or … Read More →
Get planting to reap what you sow. Welcome Spring. Rebirth and renewal, right? It’s time to remove the heavy coverings of winter and face the change of season. So exciting! We get to turn over the earth from its hibernation, add some nutrients and plant new seeds. I find digging in the earth to be … Read More →
Essay/Humor – I’m signing a petition to allow adult children who travel with elderly parents to check them as overweight baggage. For a fee, of course.—- I’m 99% sure the whole business of airline security is a cat and mouse game. After the airlines added bag check fees we got creative at challenging metal detectors … Read More →
ESSAY/HOLIDAY HUMOR – This holiday season, American taxpayers must be vigilant against the government’s most adorable spy.– The news stories of the NSA spying on regular, law-abiding taxpayers raises concern for my privacy. Although such tactics against me would guarantee its snoopers a blue ribbon for the longest yawn (current record is 6 minutes, 46 … Read More →