I’m stuck again. Not on birthdays—I’m stuck to the screen. I’m not terribly sad or shocked or even sentimental, but I did succumb to the thing that happens when a public figure dies and you inhale every word or detail about their lives. JFK. Martin Luther King. John Lennon. (somehow, it didn’t happen to me with Elvis.) Diana. […]
Creating a world with more birthdays
3 days in a row I’m blogging about birthdays and it’s not even close to my birthday. Besides birthdays, there’s another theme I’ve been stuck on lately —the circle of life. Today both of those themes connected in an amazing way. This starts way back in the 70’s, when I was working in Miami television […]
the big one
So about that “big one” I mentioned yesterday. Gulp. I can barely type it because I truly can’t quite believe it: 6.0. After I wrote the post I heard from lots of people telling me what they did —or are planning to do. Trips. Parties. Grading term papers. Ignoring it. And everyone is wondering what I’m doing to celebrate mine. […]
…and a happy first day of summer!
Though most communication these days is electronic, nothing beats getting a card in the mail, to let you know someone took the time to think about you. My sister always sends cards to my family on special occasions. And in our mail today—right on time, of course—-is a Father’s Day card for V. I doubt her husband […]
Seashells…see shells
I’m at at a party in an art gallery. The owner takes me aside and tells me she’s heard about a special project and I’d be perfect to do the job. Would I be interested to hear about it? Sure, I say, and follow her into her private office. There I meet Lynn Redgrave and […]
Finding your passion
I mean the OTHER kind of passion—for some THING, not for some ONE. The kind so many young adults seem to be looking really hard for. As if one day they’ll be struck over the head and realize this is what they were meant to do with their lives. Sometimes I think our culture has really […]
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