Posted in accomplishments, attitude, Beauty, books, career, commitment, communication, culture, emotions, Faith, family, Honor, Impact, inspiration, leadership, loss, marriage, media, news, observations, of connections, opinion, Opportunities on Apr 22nd, 2009
Carrie Prejean, Miss California, may have lost the crown in the competition for Miss USA but by standing up for what she believes, she has put herself into a position where she is valued for her integrity and authenticity. During the competition she was asked by Perez Hilton, well known blogger who is gay, how [...]
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Posted in accomplishments, children, ecology, family, Fun, Green, health, kids, leadership, life, news, observations, opinion, Opportunities, personal development, politics, respect, responsibility, seasons, Summer, weather, well-being on Mar 21st, 2009
Please people…stop making a controversy out of everything White House, will ya? Whether you are pro or con for the present President of our country…stop making a mountain out of a molehill over everything. Today, all over the news are people who are making an issue out of the announcement that the White House [...]
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Posted in Beauty, celebrity, children, competition, dance, Dancing With The Stars, emotions, encouragement, entertainment, Fame, family, husband, music, news, observations, opinion, publicity, relationships, seasons, surprise, talent, television, values on Mar 11th, 2009
Even though i was not all that impressed by parts of Dancing With The Stars last night…i do have to say that in other portions of the show i was pleasantly surprised. I did not appreciate the constant references of Little Kim of her time in prison on a family show. It came across [...]
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Posted in addiction, Business, celebrity, communication, culture, emotions, entertainment, failure, Fame, friendship, Fun, future, Impact, internetmarketing, life, marketing, media, mental and physical health, micro media (social networking), MONEY, news, observations, opinion, Opportunities, publicity, relationships, service, success, Twitter on Feb 16th, 2009
Twitter is quickly becoming a way of life for many businesses and folks. Anytime twitter shows a fail whale…(the symbol a person sees when trying to access Twitter and its service is unavailable) people quickly bemoan the fact that they can’t get on. The fail whale doesn’t usually last long…I’ve only seen it [...]
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Posted in anger, Business, career, celebrity, communication, competition, contest, culture, death, Dreams, emotions, encouragement, entertainment, Fear, Impact, law enforcement, legal, loss, mental and physical health, music, news, opinion, pain and misery, Passion, relationships, restlessness, expectations, callings, sadness, success, suicidal, suicide, talent, television, trauma, well-being on Dec 10th, 2008
Wow… I just watched a clip from The View today in which Barbara Walters talks about an interview she did with Paula Abdul on her radio show. http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=6425460 In the chat fest in the beginning of the show Barbara refers to that interview when she says that Paula has dropped a few explosive [...]
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Breaking news on the bailout…it seems that the House now has enough votes to pass with at least 230 votes. The bailout plan has already passed in the Senate. At least 218 are needed to pass the bailout plan in the House of Representatives. Last week the measure failed to pass the house and there [...]
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Posted in abuse, emergency, emotions, Fear, help, law enforcement, media, medical, music, pain and misery, relationships, sex, support, Teen Pregnancy, teens, trauma, Uncategorized on Sep 3rd, 2008
There was a recent news story that did much to anger those who work with women who have been “date raped”. Helen Mirren, a British actress, who won awards last year for her portrayal of the Queen, did an interview with GQ in which she claimed to have been raped several times, many years [...]
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Posted in culture, economy, Education, elderly, emotions, Faith, family, Fear, finances, future, government, health, Impact, life, medical, minnesota, MONEY, news, opinion, Patriotism, politics, religion, safety, service, support, taxes on Aug 28th, 2008
Here we go, the Republican party is gearing up for next weeks Republican National Convention. Sen. John McCain is ready to announce his running mate. Conservative supporters are warning that funding and advertising support can, and will, be withdrawn if he chooses a running mate that is pro-abortion. Two of the people he is considering as a [...]
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Posted in denial, family, legal, media, news, opinion, politics, relationships, respect, stress on Aug 15th, 2008
Is there no end to the humiliation that Kwame Kilpatrick is willing to endure to stay in office? I mean, the man has been in jail in the last week, been released, ordered to wear an electronic monitoring device, his travel has been restricted, he has been “invited” by local clergy, to please step down [...]
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Posted in abuse, Advocating for special needs, anger, Business, celebrity, charitable organizations, children, culture, Dreams, emotions, entertainment, family, finances, Frustration, humor, Impact, life, making money, mental and physical health, MONEY, news, opinion, organizations for special needs, pain and misery, power, respect, sadness, special needs, support, talent on Aug 12th, 2008
Ben Stiller, the talented and funny actor has a new movie coming out; it is called Tropic Thunder. It is a movie he was instrumental in producing, by doing the writing and directing, among other things. There is a boycott brewing by special needs advocacy groups because of a movie within the movie. The movie [...]
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