Posted in attitude, children, communication, culture, disappointments, elderly, entertainment, expectations, family, finances, Frustration, future, government, history, home, Impact, kids, life, loss, media, news, observations, opinion, parenting, safety, television on Jun 13th, 2009
Well, today is the day…all television broadcasting will be switched to a digital signal. All older televisions will no longer work without the digital conversion boxes (and antennaes). The government offered up coupons to help defray the cost of the converter boxes. Many people jumped on the bandwagon and got them..only to find that [...]
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Posted in accomplishments, Advocating for special needs, anger, attitude, children, communication, Creating, culture, depression, disappointments, disease, Education, emotions, encouragement, enjoyment, excitement, Fear, Frustration, Fun, goals, grandchildren, happiness, health, help, inspiration, joy, kids, learning, life, love, medical, mental and physical health, observations, of connections, personal development, relationships, sadness, success, support, surprise, teens, television, unhappiness, well-being, words, work on Jun 4th, 2009
Thomas the Tank Engine is a beloved children’s character; both in books and on television. It appears that Thomas is now going to be used in a very special way, to help children who are affected by Autism. Thomas and his other fictional friends from the children’s television show, are now going to be used [...]
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Posted in accomplishments, American Idol, attitude, Business, career, celebrity, comfort, communication, competition, contest, culture, emotions, entertainment, expectations, Fame, future, goals, inspiration, life, media, music, news, observations, opinion, Opportunities, pain and misery, Passion, publicity, publisher, relationships, Relax, stress, success, support, talent, television, well-being on Jun 2nd, 2009
Susan Boyle is the woman from Blackburn, Scotland who made a media sensation with her performance in the talent show “Britain’s Got Talent”; the show that is Britains equivalent of American Idol. She was in the competition for the duration of the show…and made it to the semi-finals only to, in the end, honor [...]
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Posted in accomplishments, Advocating for special needs, attitude, baby boomers, cancer, charitable organizations, charity, chemo, children, commitment, communication, compassion, courage, culture, disease, Education, emotions, expectations, family, Fear, finances, Frustration, future, giving, goals, health, hopes, leadership, life, media, medical, mental and physical health, MONEY, news, observations, of connections, Opportunities, organizations for special needs, pain and misery, power, publicity, sickness, support, television on May 28th, 2009
Last year 100 million dollars was raised to help fight cancer in an unprecedented way. All three major television networks joined together to do a broadcast announcing the plan to join together to raise funds and raise awareness in the battle against cancer. Celebrities, newspeople, researchers and medical professionals and everyday people have combined [...]
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Tonight’s dancing with the stars finale…has been outstanding with the performances. Each couple has brought their best skills and style to the dances. Their personalities are all beautiful and honorable. They truly seem to be celebrating each other’s gifts of dance and grace. Each truly wants to win and I believe each one will [...]
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Posted in baby boomers, book Recommendations, books, Business, comfort, communication, creative writing, culture, Descriptive Words, ecology, economy, Education, emotions, enjoyment, entertainment, environment, excitement, finances, Good Morning America, Green, happiness, history, ideas, learning, library, life, loneliness, love, Market books, MONEY, news, observations, of connections, opinion, Opportunities, Passion, publisher, publishing, sadness, sports, story tellers, television, Time, tourism, travel, words, writing on May 17th, 2009
Well, we all know it; the economy stinks! People however, still have to live, breathe, eat, and be entertained. You cut back financially in every way that counts just to survive…but, it is often hard not to resent it. You become financially responsible…but you are bored out of your mind because you can’t afford to seek entertainment [...]
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Posted in Beauty, celebrity, competition, contest, courage, emergency, emotions, encouragement, entertainment, expectations, Faith, Fame, friendship, health, Heart, help, home, hospital, Impact, inspiration, leadership, life, loss, love, marriage, media, medical, mental and physical health, mentoring, Models, news, observations, of connections, opinion, pain and misery, physician, politics, relationships, respect, responsibility, restlessness, expectations, callings, sadness, support, surgery, television, trauma, values, violence on May 14th, 2009
A couple of news items that caught my attention today: the chimpanzee that attacked it’s owners friend, Charla Nash, and horribly caused facial damage as well as causing her to lose her hands, was found to definitely have some levels of Xanax in his system. When the incident first happened, there were some news reports [...]
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Posted in Advocating for special needs, Amazing, American Idol, attitude, Beauty, cancer, career, celebrity, comfort, communication, compassion, courage, disease, emotions, entertainment, Faith, Fame, family, Fear, grief, health, Heart, hopes, illness, inspiration, leadership, life, love, meaning of life, media, medical, mental and physical health, miracles, news, prayer, respect, sadness, sick and tired, television, well-being on May 13th, 2009
I grew up in a time when Farrah Fawcett was one of the premier icons of fame, beauty, wealth, and career. At the time, she was an actress who forged a name for herself with a very famous television show, a poster of herself in a recognizable bikini (even today), and a haircut that every [...]
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Posted in attitude, Business, communication, emotions, Frustration, ideas, internetmarketing, leadership, loyalty, making money, Market books, marketing, media, Opportunities, press release, publicity, respect, success, television on May 6th, 2009
I dont know about you…but, even though I understand that the goal of sales people or business promoters is to get your attention and get you to buy something…I really resent the more hyped up versions of such tactics. I dont think that I am unusual in that feeling. It smacks of being manipulated. [...]
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Posted in baby, birth, children, communication, emotions, family, fathers, finances, future, grandchildren, kids, legal, life, love, marriage, media, mom, mother, news, observations, parenting, politics, pregnancy, publicity, relationships, respect, responsibility, safety, sex, spiritual, Teen Pregnancy, teens, television, trust, well-being on Apr 10th, 2009
Wow, what do you think when you read that title? Do you think of comedians who go to comedy clubs and entertain with their improv routines? Possibly you think of someone who stands up and shouts something of importance to the world. Or, do you think of a man who stands up for what he believes [...]
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