My teacher, Mrs. Perry, had a slight bee hive hairdo with streaks of grey throughout. She wore bifocal glasses and nice outfits. But most important, she was very smart. I wanted to be smart like her. I also wanted be liked by my schoolmates. Sitting in...
I had just come home from Greece, where I had just led a 10-day-seminar on voice and musical creativity together with a good friend of mine. During my first day back, I was tired, happy, looking forward to rest and enjoying my two gorgeous cats,...
I wrote my first song when I was eight years old. My sister, my friend and I got our tape recorder and collaborated on our masterpiece: “The Night was Cold.” Growing up in Montana on a diet of country music radio, my first impression of...
My parent company had bought a Solar panel group in Australia and the new group wants to sell our LED light fixtures in the Australian Market. I am going for a week to help get the new folks trained on the lighting products, help set...
Hi Everyone, My name is Shea and I'm an artist and craftsman in New York City. Last summer, I interviewed with a local New York company called Brooklyn Industries for a graphic design position. Though it wasn't a fit and I ultimately found work elsewhere, the woman who interviewed me remembered some sculptures she had...
Dear Friends all over the world, I attended the Freedom to Breathe and Art of Being a Healer seminar last weekend in New York with Ariel & Shya & some other lovely friends. I have sung for all my life and I was always worried about mistakes...
[caption id="attachment_25697" align="alignleft" width="258"] Blue Zonker strip flies[/caption] On a recent trip to Oregon, I wanted to pick up a few fly tying supplies before heading home to New Jersey. Ariel and I jumped into our rental car and went to Northwest Fly Fishing Outfitters in...
Stronger Together was the major theme of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) and it was the stand-out focus of Hillary Clinton’s acceptance speech on July 28th. Whether you follow the “It takes a village” concept – or simply believe that our lives can be positively enhanced by...
Hi Everyone, I wanted to share the release of a book I’ve co-written ‘The Laid Back Guide to Exams and Stress’ along with fantastic friend and author, Jennie Caswell, and gifted illustrator, Rodge David. It’s the first thing I’ve had in print – and it is one...
I design eyewear and am a Vice President of a major optical company. As a member of the Optical Women's Organization, I was recently invited to write an article as part of their series, called the "One Minute Mentor." I was inspired to write about...