Reflections
Hollywood Hopefuls
Hollywood Hopefuls Last night I watched three documentaries on Amazon Prime. One of the three, Camp Hollywood, was an award-winner written and produced by a stand-up comic, Steve Markle, who came down from Canada for 90 days to see if he could win the “overnight sensation” lottery in Hollywood and take his career to…
Read MoreDear Bernie Sanders, My Heart is Broken
Dear Bernie Sanders, My heart is broken. I’m sitting here, bawling like a baby. Trying to breathe myself into control. You are just the best. You ALWAYS do what you believe best for this nation and the world, and I know you’re doing what you believe is best right now, so…
Read MoreWrote My First Personal Letter in More than a Decade
Yesterday I wrote (typed, actually) my first personal letter in more than a decade. (I don’t consider short notes letters.) It seemed strange, and yet … strangely familiar! I was all grown up before the Internet became available for public use (1991) and before personal computers and desktop publishing became common (1980’s).…
Read MorePuddles, My First Dog
My first dog was Puddles. Actually, her name was Cindy, but we never, ever called her that because we got her as a puppy, and before she was potty-trained and before we learned her very obvious cues for “gotta pee!” she left puddles on the linoleum, so her nickname became her forever name. The…
Read MoreWhat I’ve Been Reading Lately
Being sequestered at home has opened up a lot of time to read more books, so I’ve been doing that. (I’m a life-long bibliophile, so I’ve lived a thousand lives already.) In the past week alone, I’ve read The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, Life is So Good by George Dawson and Richard Glaubman, Why…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Has Us Hunkered Down for Now, But Far From OUT
This morning, Upworthy.com shared some of the best COVID-19 videos by celebrities: Samuel L. Jackson has a new book called Stay the F*** at Home, which you can see him reading here, and Jack Black has a video in his back yard where he’s looking like a Texan contemplating becoming a nudist or a “flamingo”…
Read MoreWalkies
Since the pickle ball and wally ball and all other sports courts are off-limits right now, I’ve taken to having “walkies” (without the dogs that the term implies…) It’s nowhere near as much fun. It has to be solo walkies these days to qualify as safe (social distancing) and it has to be where…
Read MoreI Have a New Client!
I have a new client. She’s presently on a shoestring budget but as I help get her name and virtual coaching services out there that should change. We’ve worked out an agreement because I believe in her and what she’s offering the world as an entertainer and coach. Until I get the go-ahead to…
Read MoreResiliency
Isolation Lock Down Day # _____ (Who the Hell Knows)? As a veteran introvert, I didn’t write down on the calendar the date we here in WA State were officially “locked down” and told to stay home and isolated because I was already doing that. I’ve been in isolation for pretty close to…
Read MoreHave I Survived COVID-19 Already?
The first deaths from COVID-19 here in Washington State were confirmed on February 29th, 2020. (Testing at that time took almost a week to get results; it still does in some cases.) Interestingly enough (in hindsight), I came down with what I called a “killer cold” that had me in bed, severely compromised, and…
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