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In the third grade I wanted to be "somebody" and thought I could sing and dance my way to stardom. When asked for voice lessons, my Dad asked me to "try out" for him and my Mother at 7pm that night. I worked all day on my rendition of "Sunny", dressed up and hit the living room sound stage at 7 sharp. Swirling his scotch and water, holding a clipboard, my Dad said, "Go ahead, sing". Now, I...

The last two Monday's have been very strange to say the least.Last Monday I was doing my normal Monday stuff...grocery shopping,produce store,post office & banking. I was leaving the bank and on my way out I saw an elderly man sitting on the curb kind of swaying back and forth. I walked down the curb to ask him if he was ok an his forehead was bleeding profusely.I asked what happened and he said...

Michelle’s legs were spread eagle 180 degrees while she sat with an easy-read book on the floor. “Are you a gymnast?” I asked. Her tiny little voice answered, “Yes, how do you know?” Robert read to me while we sat in the school hallway just outside his classroom. Ever since 1960, Sam I Am still doesn’t like Green Eggs and Ham! Syllable by syllable, Robert worked hard to...

A TRIP TO THE STORE Yesterday I was at my local discount store buying a large bag of...

This Friday should be very interesting. I have been asked by many of my networking friends to 'coach' them on social networking for their business on Facebook. It seems as if they are understanding the importance of 'exposure' more than they did recently. Because I have had so many people offer to actually pay me to show them how to do 'what I do' on Facebook, we are having a 'Facebook Workshop'...

Both my sisters died in 2001. A couple of weeks after my sister Patty died, I was standing on the back deck talking to my mother on the phone. I don't remember what we were talking about, but I do remember what happened during the call. My sister sent her first postcard from the other side. As I was talking, a dove flew up from beneath the feeder and perched on the deck railing. It landed...