No Teleprompter, No Mercy

Having the very definition of a Lazy Sunday & loving it. Found this during some mindless surfing.  It made me laugh, so I just had to share. Found here on Tumblr.       Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2011-2013 Kate Welshofer

When you think of moments in history, there are any number of images that come to mind–everything from Washington crossing the Delaware to the Times Square kiss between the sailor and the nurse on VJ Day to the images of the Twin Towers disappearing into gray smoke on 9/11.  I am always struck by the [...]

Never say never.  I started a blog so what’s next?  Maybe another perm. Here’s the deal: I’ve never been much for personal blogs. I’ve often considered them the territory of people who, not content with a festive card at Christmas, elect to assault friends and family with snowflake and holly-bordered “brag letters.”  I say this [...]

The first thing I read this morning was an email from my sister.  Its title?  Life in the Country–in threes. They say things happen in threes. Here’s our morning: 1. Cat chasing a bird through the bedroom @ 5:30 AM 2. Car windows left open – rain & muddy cat prints inside 3. Manure spreader [...]

Author’s note:  I was overwhelmed by the response to the first part of  “Sunset,” my work in progress about my father’s battle with pancreatic cancer, a battle he lost in February 2011.  The story continues here. Click here to read Part I. Part II.   Late January 2011:  My dad has cancer…somewhere.  It’s not in [...]

  In memory of our Dad, my sister and I are taking part in the Albany Capital District Pancreatic Cancer Research Walk for Hope on September 11, 2011. If everyone gives just a little, it can do a lot of good. All proceeds will go to research thanks to The Lustgarten Foundation. Pancreatic Cancer is [...]