Call Me a Flake

I like the idea of being a professional. I like it more than being a flake, which according to my way of thinking was participation in fields that involved anything smacking of right brain use—artist, actor, writer, dancer, painter, illustrator, etc. Well, call me a flake now because in February I took acting classes. I had…

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Toilet Paper As Writing Paper

I have asked myself many times when it comes to my dreams, am I really willing to do what it will take to get there? You have probably read or heard the following quote by W. H. Murray. It’s quite inspirational and a bit romantic. (It also misquotes Goethe but hey, it is still a…

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Genius Training

I was a little apprehensive about this New Year. After all, it is 2013, as in the 13th year of this century. If buildings don’t number a 13th floor because of superstition, why are we having a 13th year? All my fears about 2013 however, were put to rest at our monthly meeting of the…

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The Gift Is You.

Dancing elves in green and red hats, a catered holiday dinner that delighted the taste buds and filled one’s stomach, company that filled one’s soul, gift baskets full of goodies that rivaled the swag of an Academy Awards gift basket, a show of music and comedy, and a sing along to Silent Night – just…

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