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 […]
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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,
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Here is the link to today’s USA TODAY INTERVIEW with me. Thank you, Nick Thomas, for the opportunity! http://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/2016/02/25/star-treks-deforest-kelley-real-mccoy/80753966/
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How to Outshine Your Competition Whether you’re dating, in business, or in any other kind of competition with a slew of other “suitors”, the only way to outshine your competition is to promise–and deliver–more than they’re delivering. Yes, that sounds daunting. But it’s entirely do-able. Lots of businesses and entrepreneurs are doing
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This Valentine’s Day, Meet #DeForestKelley, a Real Sweetheart One of the appellations applied most often to DeForest Kelley was “sweet”. It fits. So does sassy, sensitive, compassionate, funny, composed, elegant, and gentlemanly. What fans resonated to when meeting him was his genuine niceness. Even when he was joking or being completely honest, he was
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I’m close to hyperventilating here. If I could reach the ceiling, I’d dance on it. Read this and find out why! http://1701news.com/node/998/deforest-kelleys-personal-life-spotlighted-memoir.html Maybe it takes a writer to truly “get” a writer. John K. Kirk certainly “gets” the trajectory of my book. His is an eloquent recounting of its elements and essence.
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Links to articles by/interviews with Kristine M. Smith Just ran across these when I was documenting my “expert” status on a new authority website I joined tonight. They wanted to know if I had any national or international name recognition as Kristine M. Smith in my field(s), and I remembered compiling this list of interviews
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If not for a question I couldn’t answer back in 2000, “DeForest Kelley Up Close and Personal, A Harvest of Memories from the Fan Who Knew Him Best” probably would never have been written. When DeForest Kelley’s biographer Terry Lee Rioux asked me, “How did you go from being a fan–on the outermost reaches
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While the sun was out briefly this afternoon, I took my six goats out behind their fenced pasture to chew on some winter foliage. While they did that, my new kitty Hunter joined me (on my lap) to “knead” puncture wounds into my knees through my jeans. I vetoed that idea immediately and re-directed his
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My power partner Lisa Twining Taylor (website developer, social media maven) told me I should write about my dedication to customer service and satisfaction after I took several trips to The UPS Store doing my best to honor a single commitment I made to a German fan of DeForest Kelley. It didn’t seem like
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