Don't miss my new feature - Stories from home. Tales of my early days along the banks of the great Kootenai River. Meet my favorite people, in my home town, 75 years ago. That's even before Andy and Mayberry. http://tinyurl.com/c9uudru … [Read more...] about Easter Stories from the Montana Days
Archives for March 2013
Laughin at the Library
Saturday morning at the DuPont Library. We had a great time sharing laughs and talking about my book, No Assembly Required. We talked about the fact that everyone needs to build their own laugh collection of material they can depend upon to make them laugh. We know that Dr. Norman Cousins wrote in the Healing Power of Humor that he watched The Three Stooges and Abbot and … [Read more...] about Laughin at the Library
Tai Chi Chump
I have a history of falls in unusual places. I’ve fallen going upstairs. I’ve fallen going downstairs. I’ve fallen just standing around. Once I fell into the Dairy Case at the supermarket, displacing several gallons of milk and completely demolishing 13 gallons of ice cream. I’ve accepted these unexpected spills as a fact of my life but when I spent a recent holiday in the … [Read more...] about Tai Chi Chump
Happy Birthday, Barbie!
Today is Barbie's birthday and brings back memories because when Barbie debuted fifty four years ago today, every little girl in America wanted one. Everyone knew her, and her zebra striped bathing suit was iconic. My daughter was facing a tonsillectomy and yearned for a Barbie doll. I promised her one, and then found that there were none to be found anywhere. I … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday, Barbie!
Where I’ll be speaking on April 3
Today I bravely drove to West Seattle to meet the great folks at the Senior Center of West Seattle where I'll be speaking for their annual fundraiser on April 3. What a great place. There's so much going on. They have their own self sustaining cafe with homemade soup everyday and fresh made sandwiches. There was a Bingo game going on but they're famous for their Rainbow … [Read more...] about Where I’ll be speaking on April 3