Sunday, February 26, 2017
Lyrical Pens: More MTW book reviews, a recap and an invitation.
Lyrical Pens: More MTW book reviews, a recap and an invitation.: cj Sez : I met the authors of the following books during Mystery Thriller Week and am happy to share reviews of their books today. (No...
Sunday, February 12, 2017
A Trip to the Mobius Strip: Mystery Thriller Week Begins! :-)
A Trip to the Mobius Strip: Mystery Thriller Week Begins! :-): Mystery Thriller Week started today and I am happy to say my books are featured not once, but twice on opening day! In the wonderful &...
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
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Vicki from the Event Team
Vicki from the Event Team
Saturday, January 15, 2011
A new year means a new outlook on life
He new year came in with me living in a new location. A move of 2000 miles again. This decade, just like last decade has me starting over in a new state. This time I have moved to Kentucky. I am closer to Angie and happily Casey and her family and Ellis and his family relocated here as well.
This move has been great for the family. We have been reunited with Angie and it means that all 11 grandchildren are now in one city. One small city named Winchester. This is the city that Daniel Boone lived before the civil war. The history here is interesting, and since I love history, it is conveniently located. We had plans to attend the open house at Fort Boonesboro, but it was closed because of bad weather. Once spring arrives I will be touring the fort and learning more about how the lives were led back in the early 1800's.
The house I rent is backed up to a sheep farm and so Beau and Arrow, the Australian shepherds love to herd them by running up to the fence and barking. They can herd the sheep all the way up to the house on top of the hill. They feel quite a sense of accomplishment and head in for dinner.
The winter here has been a bit cold. We have had snow several days and one ice storm. The power has never gone out, so I am thankful for that. The dogs seem to enjoy the snow to a certain degree. They do however come in quickly when there is snow on the ground. Arrow has developed the bad habit of slipping past Gerry when he comes home from work and running loose for about thirty minutes. She returns after checking out the back yards that connect all the houses on the dead end road.
Hubpages have been occupying much of my time as I try to increase my presence at the site. This is a site that allows you to write on a variety of subjects and have people comment and leave feedback. I enjoy the site immensely and have been writing there for over a year.
Casey writes there and has some interesting hubs on some very unusual topics. After much convincing, Angie has set up an account and I hope to read some of her work soon. I know she will have a wealth of information once she takes a few minutes to start writing.
Ellis has moved his five children here and they are settling down nicely. They have a cute house with the best fireplace in Winchester. I love the feel of that fire and find myself sitting close to it and soaking it all in. Tyler has really been talking and talking well. He is potty trained and very proud of that accomplishment. The children from all three families had a wonderful Christmas and the day was full of happiness, good company and good food.
Angie Casey and I have started an exercise program. It is called Zumba and it is fun to exercise when you are dancing to the Brazilian music. The weight is slow to come off, but the fitness is the main goal. So slow and steady is the goal as long as it is fun, I am comfortable with that. There is a website that we use which tracks nutrition, exercise and fitness. The website is called Sparkpeople.com. There are so many tools available on this site. A place to track not just your weight, but your inches as well.
This is a recap of what has been going on in my life and will get me back in the blogging mode.
This move has been great for the family. We have been reunited with Angie and it means that all 11 grandchildren are now in one city. One small city named Winchester. This is the city that Daniel Boone lived before the civil war. The history here is interesting, and since I love history, it is conveniently located. We had plans to attend the open house at Fort Boonesboro, but it was closed because of bad weather. Once spring arrives I will be touring the fort and learning more about how the lives were led back in the early 1800's.
The house I rent is backed up to a sheep farm and so Beau and Arrow, the Australian shepherds love to herd them by running up to the fence and barking. They can herd the sheep all the way up to the house on top of the hill. They feel quite a sense of accomplishment and head in for dinner.
The winter here has been a bit cold. We have had snow several days and one ice storm. The power has never gone out, so I am thankful for that. The dogs seem to enjoy the snow to a certain degree. They do however come in quickly when there is snow on the ground. Arrow has developed the bad habit of slipping past Gerry when he comes home from work and running loose for about thirty minutes. She returns after checking out the back yards that connect all the houses on the dead end road.
Hubpages have been occupying much of my time as I try to increase my presence at the site. This is a site that allows you to write on a variety of subjects and have people comment and leave feedback. I enjoy the site immensely and have been writing there for over a year.
Casey writes there and has some interesting hubs on some very unusual topics. After much convincing, Angie has set up an account and I hope to read some of her work soon. I know she will have a wealth of information once she takes a few minutes to start writing.
Ellis has moved his five children here and they are settling down nicely. They have a cute house with the best fireplace in Winchester. I love the feel of that fire and find myself sitting close to it and soaking it all in. Tyler has really been talking and talking well. He is potty trained and very proud of that accomplishment. The children from all three families had a wonderful Christmas and the day was full of happiness, good company and good food.
Angie Casey and I have started an exercise program. It is called Zumba and it is fun to exercise when you are dancing to the Brazilian music. The weight is slow to come off, but the fitness is the main goal. So slow and steady is the goal as long as it is fun, I am comfortable with that. There is a website that we use which tracks nutrition, exercise and fitness. The website is called Sparkpeople.com. There are so many tools available on this site. A place to track not just your weight, but your inches as well.
This is a recap of what has been going on in my life and will get me back in the blogging mode.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
A New fun Gaming Addiction
Recap on the weekends activities. This weekend was spent both on Hubpages and on Facebook. I have found a great way to spend a little time when on Facebook. The game I have recently picked up is called Backyard Monsters. The game is so fun that I have created several pages on how to play and what to expect from the game. These two pages will get you started with hints and tips that will speed you on your way. The game is a Civilization, Age of Empires type of game and has a very involved tutorial which will really get you off to a great start. The stories that I have written about the game should teach you everything you need to know about getting started and what creatures you should create in order to protect your village . If you are more aggressive, there is a thorough description of each monster so that you will choose the best monsters to build before you take off to attack other villages.
The game has both defense and offense available so that you can play in the most aggressive style or be able to concentrate on building up your monster army to protect your lovely village. Much like Starcraft, you will have to face monsters that come over trying to zerg your village. Towers will assist you in keeping your buildings and creatures safe. If you just enjoy the match three type of games more than the war games, I have created a few pages to help you enjoy Jungle Jewels and Bejeweled Blitz.
The game has both defense and offense available so that you can play in the most aggressive style or be able to concentrate on building up your monster army to protect your lovely village. Much like Starcraft, you will have to face monsters that come over trying to zerg your village. Towers will assist you in keeping your buildings and creatures safe. If you just enjoy the match three type of games more than the war games, I have created a few pages to help you enjoy Jungle Jewels and Bejeweled Blitz.
Monday, July 5, 2010
Backyard Monsters game on Facebook What Fun!!
Awesome little game on Facebook. Fun to play and fun to see the little monsters take shape. Want to know more about it. Check out the story. http://hubpages.com/hub/Backyard-Monsters
Thursday, July 1, 2010
History of Pleasant Grove's Mining Disaster
History of Pleasant Grove's Mining Disaster
I researched this when I lived in Pleasant Grove, Alabama. I spoke with the families that remember this like it was yesterday. Some of these children I spoke with were in their 80's and still recalled the last time they spoke with their daddy before leaving for work that morning.
I researched this when I lived in Pleasant Grove, Alabama. I spoke with the families that remember this like it was yesterday. Some of these children I spoke with were in their 80's and still recalled the last time they spoke with their daddy before leaving for work that morning.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Moving to a New Writing Gig at Hub Pages
I have recently been making a move over to the Hub Pages and this is where I am doing my writing. I have been writing at Mahalo for over a year now and they have moved on to a different format. I was making a nice amount working from home on the pages that I made with love and a lot of research. The management decided that it wasn't profitable for them to share the page revenue with the writers, so some changes were made. I am not running down Mahalo. They can run their business any way they choose, I just was enjoying the freedom that writing had offered me for the last year and I am not going to stop writing. So I needed to relocate to a site that will continue to pay me for my work.
If you are interested in my writing then I will continue to link my stories so that you can see them if you so choose. I hope over the last year you can see an improvement in my writing. I admit I still write with a southern accent. Not that I think that is a bad thing. I actually write some things with a southern spin intentionally. I think the southern way of saying some things in some situations is just perfect and says it in a way that is so much better.
This is simply an announcement that lets you all know what is going on. I hope you visit my pages at Hub Pages and like what you read. Just to give you an idea I have been writing about, I have published a page using the history of my family and I wrote a little page on Nessmuk. Nessmuk was my ancestor and he was one of the first conservationists and a writer in the 1880's for the magazine that became Field and Stream . There is a section on some of the games on Face book like Jungle Jewels.
Let me know how you like my work and if you see changes I need to make, just let me know. I am here on this planet to learn and grow, and I count on you all to help me on the journey.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Anniversary of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
This year the Great Smoky Mountain National Park is 75 years old. That is one thing I remember about being a small child, the trips to the Smokies. Going to the Deep Creek Campground and the smell of the campfire. My Grandmother cooking an amazing breakfast over that fire and the thick Black coffee that we were (as a treat) allowed to have a little taste. The fishing in Deep Creek river, I remember the fishing because we all cried about having to eat the fish we had caught.
The chilly morning air would wake us up and we would sit around the fire shivering and trying to get going for the day. While my Grandfather planned out the day's adventures and packed up the car with the items we would need. Bathing suits on and hiding under our perfectly matching shorts outfits just in case we ran into a swimming hole. We also had on our snow white Keds. Everyone knows once you had on your Keds, you were ready for the day. We always had some fun and unexpected adventure while on vacation. Crossing a swinging bridge with wasps chasing us because we had stirred them up with the movement of our walking. Now three little children trying to out run a pack of angry wasps will always make a lasting memory. This was a time before Dollywood and big amusement parks. This was even before Six Flags over Georgia opened its doors. Times were simpler and looking forward to the Smoky mountain vacation was just part of being a kid. When I took my children to the Smoky Mountains many years later, I had my children stand on the same wall that my sister and brother and I had stood on as children as I snapped their picture. We, guided by my memories of vacations past, traveled over the top of the mountain over to Maggie Valley Ghost Town in North Carolina and saw the bears that were at the small village near Maggie Valley and yet another chance for Deja vu. We saw the old western town that when I was a small child had looked so large and complex, which now had been built up into an amusement park. When I was a child it was a more simple Ghost Town. It was one of those rare moments in time when you actually could go back and relive a part, a very important part, of childhood. So congratulations on 75 awesome years of being the best place to take a family to see bears and pristine woods, mountain rivers and streams and thank you for taking this time to make sure we have a place to visit and continue the family traditions.
Thank you Great Smoky Mountain National Park for 75 awesome years!
The chilly morning air would wake us up and we would sit around the fire shivering and trying to get going for the day. While my Grandfather planned out the day's adventures and packed up the car with the items we would need. Bathing suits on and hiding under our perfectly matching shorts outfits just in case we ran into a swimming hole. We also had on our snow white Keds. Everyone knows once you had on your Keds, you were ready for the day. We always had some fun and unexpected adventure while on vacation. Crossing a swinging bridge with wasps chasing us because we had stirred them up with the movement of our walking. Now three little children trying to out run a pack of angry wasps will always make a lasting memory. This was a time before Dollywood and big amusement parks. This was even before Six Flags over Georgia opened its doors. Times were simpler and looking forward to the Smoky mountain vacation was just part of being a kid. When I took my children to the Smoky Mountains many years later, I had my children stand on the same wall that my sister and brother and I had stood on as children as I snapped their picture. We, guided by my memories of vacations past, traveled over the top of the mountain over to Maggie Valley Ghost Town in North Carolina and saw the bears that were at the small village near Maggie Valley and yet another chance for Deja vu. We saw the old western town that when I was a small child had looked so large and complex, which now had been built up into an amusement park. When I was a child it was a more simple Ghost Town. It was one of those rare moments in time when you actually could go back and relive a part, a very important part, of childhood. So congratulations on 75 awesome years of being the best place to take a family to see bears and pristine woods, mountain rivers and streams and thank you for taking this time to make sure we have a place to visit and continue the family traditions.
Thank you Great Smoky Mountain National Park for 75 awesome years!
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Today I was taken back to my childhood and that is a funny thing to have happen at 5 am. I was reading a few of the questions on Conundrumland.com and one question was "What is your favorite silent movie". I was immediately taken back to the Alabama Theater in Birmingham Alabama. The bland brick building facing the 3rd Avenue traffic, with the gleaming Box office complete with mirrors and bright lights, giving the only clue that something special was in store for anyone that crossed the threshold. Once you stepped past the heavy lead glass doors, your breath was taken away at the mere sight of the three-story lobby and the grand staircase to the balcony. I remember the marble floors and the velvet ropes that kept you from entering the wrong area.
I loved to go to the Alabama Theater. I remember the day that I was able to go and see the silent version of "The Phantom of the Opera" starring Lon Chaney. It was the version where the organ came up out of the floor and boomed out glorious chord after dramatic chord. It was not so much songs as the dramatic and frightening sound effects that took you closer and closer to the edge of your seat.
I think I was more afraid in that movie due to the organ than I would have been if the silent movie had been silent. The entire day was a day of beauty. Even the restrooms or lounge as they called it at the theater was decadent with gold leaf and elegant sitting chairs and chaise lounge chairs placed around on marbled floors. For a preteen, it made it a special event to go down stairs to the restroom at the Alabama Theater. Even at a young age I was able to realize I was in a special place where no detail had been left out. To remember such beauty set the tone for my day. Thank you for joining me on my trip back to the Alabama Theater.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
We had a great dinner with Ian and Beth. Mindy and Dan were there as well and it was a really fun evening. We went to a place called San Felipes Cantina and the appetizers were great.Quesadilla and chicken wings. What a dinner!
Ian is looking at relocating over on this side of the ocean in the near future and I think that will be great. Beth is such a wonderful lady. She works so hard and her company is just a joy.
Mindy and Dan were fun as always.
Ian lives about 200 miles north of London so it is a beautiful accent that he has with a great sense of humor and just a very intelligent man. Beth is the hardest working woman I know. She is a teacher and works 3 part time jobs. Shew as gracious enough to spend her one off night with us and we loved it. I totally enjoyed the evening. Gerry and I really had a great time.
I watched the catwalk shows of Prada and Armani last night and they were beautifully done.Milan doesn't get the same amount of press as NY Paris and London, but they do a wonderful job. Maybe it is because it is the established designers and not the up and coming ones.
Yesterday at work they celebrated Gerry's 10th anniversary with them. Hard to believe he has been there 10 years already. Congratulations on staying that long Gerry. Congratulations on not just staying but doing as wonderful a job as you do. It is awesome to see how far you have made it there.
Have you ever had a day where a password refused to work for you? Even when you have had the same password for years and you know that the last 20 times you keyed it in, it was right? But the computer on the other end says login failed... oh what a wonderful start to a day. A day where I have to sit on the phone with customer assistance for an hour as I wait for one of them to become available. Yay I was wondering what I was going to do this Saturday. thankfully my computer made plans for me.
Ian is looking at relocating over on this side of the ocean in the near future and I think that will be great. Beth is such a wonderful lady. She works so hard and her company is just a joy.
Mindy and Dan were fun as always.
Ian lives about 200 miles north of London so it is a beautiful accent that he has with a great sense of humor and just a very intelligent man. Beth is the hardest working woman I know. She is a teacher and works 3 part time jobs. Shew as gracious enough to spend her one off night with us and we loved it. I totally enjoyed the evening. Gerry and I really had a great time.
I watched the catwalk shows of Prada and Armani last night and they were beautifully done.Milan doesn't get the same amount of press as NY Paris and London, but they do a wonderful job. Maybe it is because it is the established designers and not the up and coming ones.
Yesterday at work they celebrated Gerry's 10th anniversary with them. Hard to believe he has been there 10 years already. Congratulations on staying that long Gerry. Congratulations on not just staying but doing as wonderful a job as you do. It is awesome to see how far you have made it there.
Have you ever had a day where a password refused to work for you? Even when you have had the same password for years and you know that the last 20 times you keyed it in, it was right? But the computer on the other end says login failed... oh what a wonderful start to a day. A day where I have to sit on the phone with customer assistance for an hour as I wait for one of them to become available. Yay I was wondering what I was going to do this Saturday. thankfully my computer made plans for me.
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Thursday, February 25, 2010
Dinner plans
Our friend Ian is in town from England and so we are meeting he and Beth for dinner. It is a new place we have never been before so it will be fun going to a new restaurant and seeing this wonderful couple. He is only in town for about 6 weeks then back to his life across the sea until his next visit in the fall. They are an amazing couple to make this relationship work from two continents. They are so in love but their situation is one that makes it impossible for one or the other to move any time soon. It is always so sweet to spend time with them. Ian has some wonderful and funny stories I cannot wait to hear.
Time to start planning that Alaskan cruise for this time next year. There is actually probably still time to fit one in for this year if you have a couple of free weeks this spring. It is my dream vacation.
Tonight I have to get my Avon order ready to go in. I have one person I have to follow up with and then I will be able to put this order to bed.
I am going to work on an E-party with Angie so if you are in her address book, you will probably get an e-invitation. They are fun to do and simple. We will send out the email and she gets awesome amazing and wicked prizes. See how much fun it can be! You too can have an e-party and get awesome, amazing, and wicked fun prizes by simply hosting an online party. No one comes to the house and no one spills any drinks on the carpet. It is a win win and I am willing to help you host one. Just let me know when you are ready and I will do all the e-work. I love to put an e in front of my words. It makes me feel e-professional.
If you are like me, you are a bit shocked to hear that one of the most highly trained trainers at Sea World was killed by a killer whale today. I mean I guess forget they have the word killer in the title. Still they seem really well trained and then the wildness comes out.
Speaking of wild, we have the three little kittens and they are attempting to escape their bathroom sink home. They know we exist now and they want to come out and join us. The "mama" she is not too thrilled, but they are growing up and in only 3 weeks, we can find them loving homes and go back to being overrun by the other animals here.
Time to start planning that Alaskan cruise for this time next year. There is actually probably still time to fit one in for this year if you have a couple of free weeks this spring. It is my dream vacation.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Today was the Burberry live fashion show. It was great. the look of the coats and dresses were beautiful. Kate Hudson, Mary Kate Olsen and Mia Wasikowska, the actress from the new Alice in wonderland movie, were all there in the front row. Burberry did this show with interviews and even some locations had 3 D screening of the show.
Wow I can tell you with all this weeks shows live I have seen some really outstanding pieces and then there was the blue outfits that had blue dresses with blue rings around the center of the dress that was making them look like they had blue rolls around their waist. Very hard to describe and very hard to have watched.
So it seems to have warmed up enough in Alabama for a trip outdoors and Kathy was able to try out her Bow and Arrow. She is now going to have to purchase a wrist guard because her arm has been all bruised from the string and arrow banging into her forearm. First she drives a race car at over 100 miles an hour (in fact I believe it was close to 200 miles an hour) on Talladega's raceway and now she is learning to use the bow and arrow. She is such a daredevil. She makes me proud to call her my friend. Me, I am struggling to leave the house again, and there she is out there mastering all these new skills.
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Sunday, February 21, 2010
London Fashion Week and Avon products
The London Fashion Week has arrived. I have been watching the live streaming of the catwalk shows since yesterday and they have some strange fashions I admit, but the ones that are not out of this world crazy are spectacular. The Sass and Bide show was just beautiful. they had some of the most beautiful dresses I have seen. Here is a video Denise made while we watched. The show today was from Betty Jackson and it was a great one. The catwalk for Betty Jackson had some beautiful clothes.
After seeing some of the strange ideas that one designer passed off for clothes I wanted to assure you that these are clothes and well designed clothes in the video. I felt compelled to save you from the catwalk disaster Casey and I watched yesterday. Leave a comment and let me know what you thought of the Video.
I am trying out the new product by Avon called Anew Reversalist and I love it. It makes my face feel so much tighter and healthy. Bet you really needed to know that my face was beginning to feel loose, but it was. This day cream is so nice and is not greasy at all. It feels good and smells very good. Those are my main criteria on face creams. I refuse to look and feel slimy just for the sake of some firmness and I want it to smell pleasant. So if you are looking for a product that really helps firm up the face and neck then I would suggest this Anew Reversalist day cream by Avon.
Spring is right around the corner. In case you were forgetting that I live in a different climate than most, this rainy February we are having is Phoenix' version of ''April Showers brings May Flowers''
We are getting our rain again so Mother Nature must be preparing the way for the spring flowers which usually arrive about March and are burned to a crisp by June.
So it is time to choose a garden fountain so that you have that nice running water when the drought returns.
After seeing some of the strange ideas that one designer passed off for clothes I wanted to assure you that these are clothes and well designed clothes in the video. I felt compelled to save you from the catwalk disaster Casey and I watched yesterday. Leave a comment and let me know what you thought of the Video.
I am trying out the new product by Avon called Anew Reversalist and I love it. It makes my face feel so much tighter and healthy. Bet you really needed to know that my face was beginning to feel loose, but it was. This day cream is so nice and is not greasy at all. It feels good and smells very good. Those are my main criteria on face creams. I refuse to look and feel slimy just for the sake of some firmness and I want it to smell pleasant. So if you are looking for a product that really helps firm up the face and neck then I would suggest this Anew Reversalist day cream by Avon.
Spring is right around the corner. In case you were forgetting that I live in a different climate than most, this rainy February we are having is Phoenix' version of ''April Showers brings May Flowers''
We are getting our rain again so Mother Nature must be preparing the way for the spring flowers which usually arrive about March and are burned to a crisp by June.
So it is time to choose a garden fountain so that you have that nice running water when the drought returns.
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Fashion Designers
I have a new area I have been working in Mahalo. Fashion designers! There are so many and wow, their style differs so much. There is a designer named Holly Fulton and I really enjoyed her last collection. She showed it in London in September and it was featuring skyscrapers in geometric design. What a beautiful collection it was. Today I did a page on Todd Lynn and although I was not as in love with his creations, I could see why they are gathering a following. If you can afford his clothing then you would certainly want people to notice them. With horsehair coming out of the sleeve and metal cones coming up from the shoulder, I have no doubt that you will be noticed. I love the showmanship of Todd Lynn but I just like the clothes of Holly better.
Another designer that has really down to earth style is Matthew Williamson. He is brilliant and not out of this world like so many others tend to be. I think you will like his work.
Holly has only had 2 seasons and she is about to present her third collection. I will be following her this season to see how she does. She has her catwalk show on February the 20th. This weekend all the catwalks will be busy.
If you have a favorite designer that is showing in London let me know. I would love to see the different tastes of everyone.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
So when you think you have heard it all they come out with a new drug that was derived from gila monster saliva and it is an injection that addresses diabetes. The drugs name is Byetta and it is administered in doses that you inject into your stomach.
The purpose of the medicine is to assist people with type 2 diabetes.
I live in the Southwest but never did I think that they would produce a medicine from the spit of a gila monster. Have you seen those things? I mean they are very scary looking.
Payday came from Mahalo yesterday and I was so happy to see that go into Pay Pal. I am paying a couple of bills with it this month so I was anxiously awaiting the deposit. It was made exactly when it was promised. Good work Mahalo!
There is a few bugs on site today and I am hoping that is the cause of Casey's problems. Other wise I might have to say something about how blatantly unfair their taking pages from people that are trying is when they leave bare pages up for months on those that do not even log in,
But I will work this out since I think it is all part of the bug that is happening today.
I watched some of the Olympic coverage of the pairs skating last night and it was magnificent. to watch them complete all the jumps and tosses. It was just beautiful to watch these two compete.Caydee Denney and Jeremy Barrett were flawless in this performance. She is just 16 years old. What grace and poise she has at such a young age.
The Avon delivery should arrive in a couple of hours and then I am out to sell and get more customers. I have a few people that wanted me to stop back by so maybe I will have a couple of new people I can call my customers. That is the most fun part of Avon is listening to people when you bring them a brochure and they always tell me how much they love it
I think I will put the Mahalo Olympic TV listing for my widget this time., as a celebration of the amazing athletes that are there.
The Avon delivery should arrive in a couple of hours and then I am out to sell and get more customers. I have a few people that wanted me to stop back by so maybe I will have a couple of new people I can call my customers. That is the most fun part of Avon is listening to people when you bring them a brochure and they always tell me how much they love it
I think I will put the Mahalo Olympic TV listing for my widget this time., as a celebration of the amazing athletes that are there.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Broken hearted and touched during the Olympic Opening Event
My heart broke today for a 21 year old Olympian named Nodar Kumaritashvili a young man from the country of Georgia, that I had never even heard of before today. I was watching the news and to have seen him fly out of his luge and crash into that rail made me physically ill. He was so young and yes he was doing a dangerous sport, but never do we ever expect it to turn out so badly. I never have thought about the possibility of an Olympian getting killed either during the actual race or in a practice run at the Olympics.
Tonight when I watched the opening event and I saw how shocked and confused his team looked I was once again hit with such deep sympathy. That small contingent of Olympians came across the world to compete and now for one talented young man there was only one final run and now he is gone. The rest of the team have to find solace and peace within themselves.
I think that the moment of silence for him was a wonderful tribute to pay to his memory.
The Olympics opening event was absolutely breathtaking. I loved every moment of the extravaganza. And it was just an extravaganza. I loved K D Lang's version of Hallelujah. It was phenomenal.
The operatic prayer was just out of this world. It was a beautiful song and the Dress was brilliant. I can not find her name anywhere so if you know it drop me a line. I want to know who she is.
I liked the performance of Sarah Mclachlan, and yet to be honest, I didn't know she was from Nova Scotia.
The Scenery, dancing, and the indoor snow made it just a beautiful performance. I loved the Totems and the whales coming up out of the floor. That was super spectacular. I was in love then they turned into birds that flew up out of the stadium. They really had some creative ideas and they all worked together. It was a beauty of a show.
Tomorrow they start the Olympic sports and I will be watching a good bit of them. I am all about the winter Olympics. One last thought about that young man comes back to me, I hope that when it comes time for the actual luge event, they have some type of pads up. I can not even imagine wanting to go out there and pass that spot where he crashed. Especially if I was on a sled flying down that track at over 90 miles an hour. It is just too soon and too horrible.
Below is a full schedule of what is on NBC for the 16 days.
Tonight when I watched the opening event and I saw how shocked and confused his team looked I was once again hit with such deep sympathy. That small contingent of Olympians came across the world to compete and now for one talented young man there was only one final run and now he is gone. The rest of the team have to find solace and peace within themselves.
I think that the moment of silence for him was a wonderful tribute to pay to his memory.
The Olympics opening event was absolutely breathtaking. I loved every moment of the extravaganza. And it was just an extravaganza. I loved K D Lang's version of Hallelujah. It was phenomenal.
The operatic prayer was just out of this world. It was a beautiful song and the Dress was brilliant. I can not find her name anywhere so if you know it drop me a line. I want to know who she is.
I liked the performance of Sarah Mclachlan, and yet to be honest, I didn't know she was from Nova Scotia.
The Scenery, dancing, and the indoor snow made it just a beautiful performance. I loved the Totems and the whales coming up out of the floor. That was super spectacular. I was in love then they turned into birds that flew up out of the stadium. They really had some creative ideas and they all worked together. It was a beauty of a show.
Tomorrow they start the Olympic sports and I will be watching a good bit of them. I am all about the winter Olympics. One last thought about that young man comes back to me, I hope that when it comes time for the actual luge event, they have some type of pads up. I can not even imagine wanting to go out there and pass that spot where he crashed. Especially if I was on a sled flying down that track at over 90 miles an hour. It is just too soon and too horrible.
Below is a full schedule of what is on NBC for the 16 days.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
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