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So, I'm sitting out in front of the Costco in Altamonte Springs this past Monday, Jan. 15, waiting for my daughter-in-law and my 2 granddaughters to meet me for some pizza. (I love their pizza!) As I'm waiting, I watch as a car drives up and parks right in front of the concession stand....it's a dark blue Mercedes S500. A man gets out of the car....fairly tall, a little overweight, beard,...

One week ago I wrote a post titled Stand Against Bullying, after watching an episode of Extreme Makeover that addressed the growing problem of kids attempting, or actually committing suicide.Tonight I received a phone call that brought this subject much, much closer to home. It seems that one of my great-nephews has attempted suicide, and it was because he was being bullied. THANK GOD he was...

Hi everyone. Some of you may have watched the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition episode this past Fri. on ABC. For those of you who didn't, it was about a woman whose 11 yr. old son committed suicide in 2009, after being continually bullied at school. We all know that this is not the first time we've heard of this happening....but with help from everyone around the country....maybe we can...

Hi everyone. I just want to explain the glitch in last Saturday's live stream show. Some of you have told me that you tried, unsuccessfully, to get your requests in through the website; and some have made mention that the picture and sound wasn't as sharp as the first show. Here's what happened: the sound man who usually works the shows was unable to be there that night, and the...

Hello to all the wonderful people on GB!Please join me this Saturday, Nov. 12th at 7:00PM, when I do a live streaming show from The Coffee House at the Deltona Arts Center. I'll be doing songs ranging in style from Patsy Cline to Broadway tunes. And you can be part of the show by sending in your live requests! When you do, please let them know that you're a Growing Bolder member, and that will...

I hereby challenge every member of the media to put themselves and their lives under the same microscope under which they put everyone else. How many of you could withstand that kind of scrutiny and come out squeaky clean? You should be made to feel the same shame and embarrassment for your sins as the people whose lives you invade and, sometimes destroy. There was a time in decades past,...

Okay, let's make up our collective minds. You either want Tiger Woods to take responsibillity for his actions or you don't. You can't have it both ways. What I mean by that is: people were outraged by his behavior (and rightfully so) and demanded that he apologize to the world for his sinful ways. So he apologized. Happy now? Nooooooo. There was actually a discussion on some sports channel...

Hi everyone. I hope you'll watch the new video of me on YouTube. I'm singing the very first...

Hi everyone. I decided that I had to let all of you know something that happened recently, so that you could be fully aware and forewarned of a scam that someone tried to perpetrate on me. I also have sent this to Snopes.com so that when you forward it to your friends, hopefully they'll be able to verify it there. This still sends a chill up my spine when I think of it. Please send...

I would just like to wish each and every one of the members of Growing Bolder, and the phenomenal staff of Growing Bolder, the most blessed, peaceful and loving Thanksgiving of your lives. Ginger!