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Children’s Books Published!
Say something that matters.
Welcome to my blog! Sometimes I’ll offer advice about public speaking. Maybe I’ll tell you a story. Or perhaps I’ll make you laugh, teach you something interesting, or help you think a bit differently on a topic. Please consider subscribing so you don’t miss any of my posts.
Children’s Books Published!
Lifted Up Blog
One Of These Is So Not Like The Others
One of the flower boxes on the back porch was filled with tangerine-color geraniums. Facing southwest, they received the full blessing of the sun’s encouragement to flourish. They were quite the sight…until a single stalk of something else started...
I Will Always, I’ll Never, Without You
Without You is a song made famous by Harry Nilsson. Released in late 1971, the song was actually written by Peter Ham and Tom Evans of the rock and roll group Badfinger. Their version of the song, never released as a single, appeared on their 1970...
Open Wide!
The television show How It’s Made premiered on January 6, 2001. Currently, it runs on the Discovery Channel in Canada and the Science Channel in the US. The program is produced in Quebec by Productions MAJ, Inc. Their website informs us they have...
Just What Would You Prescribe?
One of the keepsakes I inherited from my grandmother is a 40 page pamphlet entitled 80 Famous Prescriptions. The price, as imprinted on the front...
What Is Your Face Saying?
I like to think that I have saved some marriages while teaching my public speaking classes. Well, not through my own words of wisdom, per se, but by...
Cha-cha-cha-Changes
Change is good for us. But that doesn’t mean we love it or even like it. Some of us can barely tolerate it. I once worked for a company that drove...
This is Another Fine Mess You’ve Gotten Us Into
I just finished a book titled Finish. It’s coded “new” at my local library which means I can’t renew it. I had been on a wait list for seven weeks...
Someday I Definitely Will
When I worked in the credit management field, I met with my peers from our company’s competitors for a monthly lunch meeting. That may sound...
Definitely My Type
Actor Tom Hanks has an unusual interest: typewriters. NPR actually refers to his interest as a “well-documented obsession.” Hanks wrote the forward...
This Little Light of Mine
I enjoy challenges since they keep my neural networks fired up and making new connections. So when our Priest Associate asked us three Old Testament...
Music To My Ears And In My Ears
A magical musical event happened around me recently. An offering had arrived via email to attend a concert by the Vanderbilt Chorale at a small,...