Living the dream
“Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly until you learn to do it well.” - American soldier, businessman, and author Zig Ziglar was born on this day in 1926. (died 2012) Dreams are hard. I’ve said...
View ArticlePatchwork if you can get it
“If you want to change the world, pick up your pen and write.” - German monk and priest and leader of the Protestant Reformation, Martin Luther, was born on this day in 1483 (died 1546) I’m not sure...
View ArticleMay the 14th Be With You
“Dreams are extremely important. You can’t do it unless you imagine it.” - American director, producer, and screenwriter George Lucas was born on this day in 1944. Throughout history dreams have always...
View ArticleThis was not the plan
It’s graduation season. Trust me. I’ve been in the traffic on Broad Street. All across the country and perhaps around the world, bright eyed college and high school students have been sitting through...
View ArticleDon’t waste it
I believe every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don’t intend to waste any of mine. American astronaut and first person to walk on the Moon, Neil Armstrong, was born on this day in 1930...
View ArticleNow what?
There’s a scene at the end of the movie The Candidate where Robert Redford has just won election to the Senate in a race he never expected. He pulls his consultant (Peter Boyle) aside and asks “What do...
View ArticleAlright, Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my success
The person who makes a success of living is the one who sees his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly. - American director, and producer, Cecil B. DeMille, was born on this day in 1881 (died...
View ArticleIt’s just a jump to the left…
And then a step to the right! The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the longest-running release in film history, opened in Los Angeles on this day in 1975. True story. I’ve watched the movie, but I’ve never...
View ArticleDon’t stop
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” Chinese philosopher Confucius was born on this day in 551 BC (died 479 BC) It’s Monday. Again. Why is it that the weekend never...
View ArticleJust the way you are
The good ole days weren’t always good, and tomorrow ain’t as bad as it seems. American singer-songwriter and pianist, Billy Joel was born on this day in 1949. It’s graduation season. All across the...
View ArticleWhat dreams may come…
Thankfully, dreams can change. If we’d all stuck with our first dream, the world would be overrun with cowboys and princesses. American comedian, actor, and talk show host Stephen Colbert was born on...
View ArticleThis is a Full-Figured Post
Publicity can be terrible. But only if you don’t have any. American actress and singer, Jane Russell, was born on this day in 1921 (died 2011). If you don’t get the title, look it up. It might do you...
View ArticleThe things I want to do
There’s no pleasure in working if you don’t do the things you want to do. – Italian actress, Sophia Loren, was born on this day in 1934. Sigh, where was Sophia when I was deciding what I wanted to be...
View ArticleUpdating the Bucket List
Silly me. Four years ago I wrote my Bucket List of all things I want to do before I, well, kick the bucket. Incidentally I recently got the opportunity to (finally) watch the movie Bucket List with...
View ArticleAttempt the impossible
This has always been a motto of mine: Attempt the impossible in order to improve your work. American actress, Bette Davis was born on this day in 1908 (died 1989). I’ve been enjoying getting to know a...
View ArticleSeize the May
“As it fell upon a day In the merry month of May, Sitting in a pleasant shade Which a grove of myrtles made.” English poet, Richard Barnfield It’s a bonus day. Today is both Monday and the first day in...
View ArticleHow you do it
“This is how you do it: you sit down at the keyboard and you put one word after another until its done. It’s that easy, and that hard.” – Neil Gaiman I think when Neil wrote that he was thinking...
View ArticleAnd in this corner…
Yesterday I talked about searching for quotes as writing prompts. With all due respect to Norman Lear (born on this day in 1922) and Jerry Van Dyke (born on this day in 1931), I didn’t find anything...
View ArticleAnd now, the rest of the story…
Like what you do. If you don’t like it, do something else. American radio host, Paul Harvey, was born on this day in 1918 (died 2009). I don’t really have any more story to tell you, I just picked...
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