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MJ Monday-Movies: The Women

My husband thought I would like The Women, a 1939 movie directed by George Cukor, who was known as a woman’s director. The film is based on a play by Clare Luce Booth and adapted for the silver screen by Anita Loos and Jane Murfin.  There are 130 speaking parts–none of them male. The cast … Continue reading MJ Monday-Movies: The Women

Thursday Thought-Self Help: Crucial Conversations

A success coach suggested I read  Crucial Conversation as a way of improving my verbal communication with various factions in my life. So many people rave about the book. I couldn’t get past chapter three. Sometimes I feel like there’s a secret society of people who can read books of this ilk and actually understand … Continue reading Thursday Thought-Self Help: Crucial Conversations

MJ Monday-Meal: My New Sandwich

Here’s my new favorite sandwich. It’s made with turkey (good deli turkey, not the slimy, fat free stuff that you buy in plastic tubs), pesto (my supermarket sells small jars of premade basil pesto), roasted red peppers, and provolone on a sandwich thin (I prefer sandwich thins to bread because they’re not so . . … Continue reading MJ Monday-Meal: My New Sandwich

Office Update: Oct 2020

My office redo is coming along–not as nicely as I would have liked, mostly due to the fact an airline is holding my money hostage–I had to cancel a trip due to the pandemic and Delta Airlines won’t give me back my money. Thieves. But I digress. This book case is now behind the door. … Continue reading Office Update: Oct 2020

Thursday Thoughts: Spammed By My Phone Apps

Phone apps are a nice idea. When they work without bothering me, I love them. But there are a couple I had to remove from my phone. If you are a phone app, rule number one is DO NOT SPAM MY EMAIL OR MY MESSAGE BOX. There was one app that sent me between five … Continue reading Thursday Thoughts: Spammed By My Phone Apps

Thursday Thought: Multi-Tasking

While there is no such thing as multi-tasking (numerous studies indicate the brain can do only one thing at a time) a person can walk and chew gum at the same time. Those actions, as well as other “muscle memory” functions like typing  are the products of habit learning and are controlled by a different … Continue reading Thursday Thought: Multi-Tasking

MJ Monday-Movies: Guardians of the Galaxy

Guardians of the Galaxy and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2:  This is a must see double header. I saw the first one in a movie theater and loved it. When Vol 2 came out on DVD, we all trooped to my nephew’s home theater for a double header, as my sister hadn’t yet seen … Continue reading MJ Monday-Movies: Guardians of the Galaxy

Book Review-Karen Robards: The Midnight Hour

The Midnight Hour  is one of my favorite Robards books. It takes place in autumn, which always makes for a great, spooky setting. Single mother Grace Hart  is having a difficult time with her teenage daughter, who has been newly diagnosed with juvenile diabetes. Although Grace is a respected judge in her community, her life … Continue reading Book Review-Karen Robards: The Midnight Hour

MJ Monday-Meals: Pasta Salad Redo.

In an attempt to de-carb our meals, I experimented with my standard pasta salad recipe, substituting Quinoa for pasta. The first thing I did was cook two envelops of Quinoa and let them cool overnight. I dumped them into a large bowl and started adding my standard pasta salad ingredients: black olives artichoke hearts peas … Continue reading MJ Monday-Meals: Pasta Salad Redo.

Thursday Thought-Self Help: Dear Writer, You Need to Quit

Dear Writer, You Need to Quit  by Becca Syme is not a book about writing. Instead, the book is a manual for writers. Syme, who is a Gallup certified Clifton Strengths coach, has focused her training on helping authors. The individuals creating the books. The key word is individual. One size fits all is a … Continue reading Thursday Thought-Self Help: Dear Writer, You Need to Quit