Confession time: My mom sprung me from school early on February 25, 1964 so Dad could drive me to Seattle to see Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali) fight Sonny Liston LIVE on a big screen at the Seattle Center. We never, ever did anything like that, before or after, but I wanted to go in[…]
I got brief views of the aurora borealis in Tacoma overnight. At first there was cloud cover, but toward midnight after the sky was cloud-free and crystal clear, I could see hundreds of stars — perfect conditions for seeing an aurora borealis. Unfortunately, the appearances were so brief that I wasn’t able to catch[…]
In the next few weeks I’ll have a dedicated website to showcase the books I’ve written. Lisa Twining Taylor of Dancing Goat Web Design is working on it as I write this. We’re both very excited. The website address will be YellowBalloonPublications.com. For those of you who read my 2001 book DeForest Kelley A[…]
Thank you, Rod Janpol, for the amazing job you did cleaning up the background noise and so many of the other glitches I introduced while recording this audio book. This is a cliffhanger preview of the chapter “Happy Birthday to Me” from DeForest Kelley Up Close and Personal, A Harvest of Memories from[…]
The currents and eddies of life fascinate me. Half-asleep in bed tonight, I recalled something that never made it into either of my two books about De because the events happened later…so I want to share them here. After DeForest Kelley passed away, he received two awards, both of which he knew he’d be[…]
I’ve been in almost constant contact with Rod Janpol the past few days. He’s within easy striking distance of getting the final touches added to the tail end of the upcoming DeForest Kelley Up Close and Personal A Harvest of Memories from the Fan Who Knew Him Best audio book. He is meeting every[…]
In the next few weeks, I’ll be able to give you a definite launch date for the audio book version of DeForest Kelley Up Close and Personal, A Harvest of Memories from the Fan Who Knew Him Best. My friend (and yours, too, I’ll bet!) Rod Janpol is an audio tech in addition to being[…]
Tuesday April 25-28, 2016 Oi vey…what a week, culminating in my presence here in a hospital bed at St Clare Hospital in Lakewood with a chest full of Pulmonary Embolisms. Yes, yes, and if I live ‘til 8 tonight (April 26) I’ll probably live to 80. I’m on a serious “blood thinner” (misnomer) to stabilize[…]
Deaken and me at Shambala, 1989 I’ve been facing a recent health challenge that presently has no definite conclusion, so I’m in a kind of holding pattern until I find out more. It could be minor, or something more serious.I’m betting on “something minor” and playing on that note because “worry deprives today of[…]
For the second year in a row–and for as long as I’ve been registered at Thumbtack–I’ve won their Best of Award for delighting 100% of the clients I’ve served. WOO HOO! Delighted to be an honoree–this year as an editor, last year as an essay writer! Thumbtack Best of 2016 Even so,[…]