Now Entering the 21st Century: I’m Getting a Smartphone
I’ve decided I need to join the 21st Century. I ordered a smartphone yesterday. It should arrive in the next day or two. Then I can start figuring out how to use it. But the one I chose doesn’t have a huge learning curve, so I should do okay. I chose a Motorola…
June 15th is “De Day” in Forks Washington
On Saturday June 15th I’ll be in Forks Washington at their second annual comic con sharing some of my favorite “De Day” (DeForest Kelley) memories with convention-goers for 45 minutes to an hour. I’ll have about 40 copies of my book along and will be signing them (and any others of mine that attendees bring…
The Positive Side of Genetic Memory
Genetic Memory defined (source: wikipedia): ” In psychology, genetic memory is a memory present at birth that exists in the absence of sensory experience, and is incorporated into the genome over long spans of time. It is based on the idea that common experiences of a species become incorporated into its genetic code, not by a Lamarckian process that encodes specific memories but by a much…
P.S. This DeForest Kelley Question Happened on JEOPARDY!
https://www.facebook.com/dwayne.takeda/videos/10159541377133647/ This DeForest Kelley question happened on JEOPARDY! yesterday. What a heartbreaker! Obviously I’m not selling enough DeForest Kelley books!! It makes me sooooo sad, to see knowledgeable people missing a question like this. Who do you know who hasn’t discovered DeForest Kelley yet? Do they read memoirs? If so,…
“Making Money on Memories of DeForest Kelley”
I love it. Two people who are (admittedly) jealous of my 30-plus year association with Carolyn and DeForest Kelley have criticized me for making money on my memories of them. Just two. (The others who have read my Kelley books have thanked me profusely for writing them. They are the people I wrote them for.…
Slowly But Surely I’m Losing Weight
Five months of pickle ball three days a week and at least a month of wally ball one day a week for two hours each time is causing me to shape-shift in a positive direction. I’m just ounces away from weighing as little as I’ve weighed in twenty years, and I’m extremely excited about that.…
Spring Cleaning Done Sprung Me!
Spring cleaning done “sprung” me in places I didn’t even know were parts of me! Between playing pickle ball since October three days a week for at least two hours every time and playing wally ball every weekend for two hours at a time for the past month, I figured I was pretty well-exercised…
Lousy at Self-Promotion
I’m lousy at self-promotion, which is weird because as a copywriter my job is to promote clients. I spend so much time promoting other people’s products or services that I forget to promote my own! That’s nuts! I’m like the auto mechanic who’s car doesn’t run. I know how to fix it,…
Changing Banks is a PITA–Nerve-Wracking!
Changing banks is a nerve-wracking pain-in-the-arse process. In my case, it isn’t just a matter of closing accounts at one bank (Heritage), getting a cashier’s check, driving it over, and opening new accounts at the credit union (BECU). It’s a matter of informing numerous auto-deposit and auto-withdrawal entities of the switch and giving…
YAY! Bernie is IN!
Bernie Sanders has entered the race to become the next President of the United States. HALLELUJAH!!! My world has turned around. I no longer feel depressed. I am fired up and ready to go! I no longer feel the despair I’ve felt since he bowed out last time. Although I voted for…