My Miss L. She is a beauty. The only problem is that she is a young beauty. Scary to see photos of her sometimes as she looks soooo much older than she is. But then, you look closely and you see her youth in a detail here or there. In this particular case, Miss L had bought a dress for her friend’s school homecoming dance. I don’t even remember going to homecoming dances. For that matter, I don’t even know if we had homecoming dances. But then, I was not a rah, rah, high sc... Read Full Story

Sometimes, I feel like I have a serious character flaw. I am so serious. Other times, I believe it to be my environment. Sadness often accompanies me. But, not always. Recently, my daughter said, “Let’s make a video and post it on Ben’s facebook page.” Of course I agreed. We spent the next 2 hours making 6 videos which were posted on Ben’s wall, my wall and my sister’s wall. AND, we laughed and laughed. We laughed during the taping, we laughed after watchi... Read Full Story

I try my best to be up to date with the internet. At times, it is a challenge. I just uploaded an ad I did for ghost writing, posted it on this site, saw it with my own eyes, but do not have a clue where it now resides. Sometimes, I feel so behind the technology. Compared to many people of my age group I am brilliant when it comes to social networking etc. When it comes to younger folks , I am truly a dinosaur. The world moves soooooo fast these days. It is really hard to keep up. But then,... Read Full Story

Staying open, as they say, can be downright confusing. In an effort to find stable income or perhaps a more sizable income, I enrolled in a life, health and annuities class in preparation for the state exam. Step one, passed the classroom qualifying tests. So, as I continue to move forward with this but I seek to make sense out of it with regards to who I am. I can’t. Plain and simple. How does this have anything to do with the arts. Nothing. But forward I must go. To continue the push... Read Full Story

 I was at a charity/networking event last week and met a woman who does training for selling to women. After taking her card, I decided to give her a call and find out more about her service.It turns out that her services are very much in demand. After collaborating on a survey study with the Wharton School of Business about customer satisfaction, several crucial issues were brought to light.First, all the data indicates that women are the one's that do the shopping, whether that mea... Read Full Story

I went to an interview today for a writing instructor. The school was essentially a vocational school though it goes by the title of college. The most fascinating part of the conversation centered around teaching writing. The student body is comprised of those who may have a language  barrier etc. They are not at this school to learn how to write well, at least they do not perceive that to be the case and the traditional college writing program will not apply. “Can you let go of your ac... Read Full Story

OK. I did it. I actually went to my 40th high school reunion and lived to talk about it. There was some anxiety about the trip -what would I look like next to all those others…How would my life fare next to others…BLah BLAh BLAH! I believe I did fine. I really felt, at least most of the time, just like myself. I have changed so much over the years, as everyone has, that it is absurd to think we will some how be 17 again. Certainly, there were moments when insecurity reared its na... Read Full Story

That is the title my son gave me the other day when I was talking about writing on my blog. Write about Laylah and me! He lifts this beautiful little bear dog, a yellow lab up in the air and states: I give you Cimba! OK. We have a new puppy. OMG! It is worse than a baby. The first week I was up every night several times a night. Thankfully, the times up at night have been reduced to one with the day beginning early. Better but still… Then there is potty training, as it is now called... Read Full Story

I am on the phone gathering information about an article I am writing on domestic violence. As I am speaking to the director of a shelter in South Florida, I hear shrieks: Ma! Ma! MAAAAAAh!. “Excuse me, ” I say, “I am sorry to interrupt , but my daughter is screaming.” With that, I run through the house, phone in hand, looking for my daughter. L…, are you alright? L….!  Then I hear the shower on in the back bedroom and I know there is nothing really terribl... Read Full Story

I shouldn’t apologize for being who I am, but I do see, at least at times, how different I am from the “normal” world.  Today, I went to an employment agency. It was really by accident that I happened to get there but I decided to follow through. I had to watch a video and then take a test on the video. I apparently did very well  Nothing to complicated. I then met with a counselor. I was told I needed to dumb down my resume as most of my work experience didn’t fit w... Read Full Story