JUNE 15 2024: Addendum to my New Zealand trip saga: Deborah Davies has FINALLY given me permission to let you know that she drove us all over the North Island on our many wonderful adventures even though she was suffering horribly with broken ribs which she sustained just a day after our arrival. (She wouldn’t […]
Whew! That Was Quite the Task! New Zealand in the Rear View Mirror Read More »
The print version of my new book, STAGE COACH: My Prescription for Panicky Presenters, is LIVE now on Amazon. The Kindle version will follow in the next few days. The price will be the same for both versions. If you know anyone who is a panicky presenter who would like to overcome
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On our last day of “great adventures” in New Zealand, we went to Butterfly Creek, where newly emerged butterflies get released on a daily basis — sometimes, hundreds at a time, at other times, just a dozen or so. We were there on a “dozen or so” day but there wear already scores (perhaps
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Lisa sent four concept covers for my new book. I loved them all. It was hard deciding which one to choose. (She is a wizard, getting so good at creating them!!!) The one I have settled on is this (I’ll replace the link with an image as soon as Lisa sends me a jpeg
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My mind is playing happy games with me again. Last night it plunked me down in a place where a fantasy movie was in the process of being filmed. I was out in a pasture-like place and an army of what appeared to be Little People were engaging in “battle” (bloodlessly) with some invading
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Yesterday during my walk, the neigh-bor horse thrust her muzzle over the top of her fence, inviting me in for a muzzle nuzzle. So, of course, I obliged. It felt sooo good to be in touch with a real live horse again. I miss my horse-y years. Last night, I had
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On Monday, March 18, Debbie drove Lisa, Helen and me to Auckland to visit the Kelly Tarleton/Auckland/SeaLife Aquarium and the Auckland Museum Both are relatively close to each other, so we decided to make a day of it. Our first stop was the aquarium, which was an awesome experience from the get go.
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Right now, I have a sick nine-year-old goat. I’m addressing his needs and he’s hanging in there. If he doesn’t survive, I will need to re-home the remaining goat — little nine-year-old Tillie — because no goat should ever be alone. And because I need to stop adopting animals at my age, I won’t be
Not Gonna Worry About ANYTHING Because I’m Doing What I CAN! Read More »
I took notes of our various doings as the days passed so I wouldn’t forget important facts/moments/anecdotes, but on the day we visited Hobbiton, my note to self was : “Too glorious to put into words right now! Got a Hobbiton mug cozy from Lisa and a Hobbiton Movie Set t-shirt for myself.” So,
New Zealand Memories –SQUEAL! Hobbiton!!! Read More »
Because AI has put a major crimp in my earning capacity as a professional wordsmith, I’m segueing from copy, content, and features writing and editing to one-to-one virtual-teaching of public speaking to panicky presenters. In the future, I may turn it into a Udemy course so I can teach more than one-on-one, but for now,
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