I’m baffled. Stumped. I admit it. I like to visit blogs. I enjoy reading other folks’ writing because I learn from their observations, experiences, and insights. I love seeing the…
Sunday Scribblings Prompt: Wings “God has given you a spirit with wings on which to soar into the spacious firmament of Love and Freedom. Is it not pitiful than that…
This Week’s Theme: Rare The Waldorf Astoria Clock was executed by the Goldsmith Company of London for exhibition at the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893. It was purchased by the…
Appetizer How fast can you type? Lightning fast. The last time I was tested (many years ago), I clocked something like 150 wpm. My fingers are very limber from playing…
Thirteen Random Thoughts for This Thursday1. SpringSpring is here! Hurray! As I write this, it is 70 degrees here in beautiful, sunny Northern California. The temperature is headed up this…
I am rooted in reality. That is a double-edged sword.
There is a certain peace, security and self-confidence that comes with understanding and accepting how, where and why your life is anchored. Becoming rooted in who you are and are not, who you were and were not, what is and is not, what will and will not be, what is and is not possible, is empowering because it is no longer necessary to engage in the soul-searching, questioning and experimenting that characterizes our lives when we are in our 20’s, 30’s and, for some of us, even our 40’s.
By the time most of us achieve the milestone I did this past December, we have survived the traumas and confusion of young adulthood — the struggles of acquisition — and become rooted in a career, home, family, hobbies and all the other things that make us who we are.
I have had some collaborative experiences recently that have made me think anew about having one’s writing critiqued and edited, and how it can be a highly beneficial, albeit painful,…
This Week’s Theme: Steps I dug way back into the archives for this little gem! That’s me playing my clarinet and marching with the Lodi Senior Elementary School Band in…
Appetizer What is your favorite kind of bread? San Francisco sourdough. There’s nothing in this world like it. Soup When was the last time you bought a new pillow? One…
David Letterman used to do a regular bit on his old NBC show called “Brushes with Greatness” during which members of the audience would stand up and tell their story…
This week’s theme: Hobby The last rehearsal! On Tuesday, March 27, 2007, 110 musicians crammed into one of the ballrooms at the Sheraton Manhattan for one last rehearsal — one…
Appetizer When you were a child, which crayon color was your favorite? Yellow. Soup On a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 being highest), how likely would you be…
This past week I’ve been thinking about what it means to be “a writer” and the notion that there are “real” writers as opposed to . . . ? Many…
Sunday Scribblings #54: In the NewsAn ironic prompt, considering that I was mentioned in the news this week because of my devotion to The Sopranos! Here are the articles:PROPER FOCUS:Show’s…
This Week’s Theme: Clean This is a photo of Sanford Levine, MBD* of the Carnegie Deli, situated at 854 Seventh Ave. (at 55th Street), New York City, telling a guest…
Appetizer When you travel, which mode of transportation do you prefer? Totally depends on where I am going. For instance, I spent last week in New York, so it was…
1. The Empire State Building seen from the Top of the Rock (70th Floor Observation Deck at Rockefeller Center) 2. The skyline looking back from Fort Clinton 3. Lady Liberty…