My friend Darlene B. helped build The Shoah Foundation two decades ago. Her work was important then and remains relevant despite the passage of time. In today’s Los Angeles Times, a survivor named Lotte Hoffman visits the repository of stories… I wanted to thank Darlene again for all she did to formulate this piece of…
After I read about the blogger who staves off her depression by drawing cartoons — I wanted to see if writing “Thank You notes” might similarly have a positive impact on one’s mood or productivity. I Google’d “ADHD writers and thank you notes”. This is what I found: “The Renegade Writer”. Here’s what she…
http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/ PEOPLE magazine picked “HYPERBOLE AND A HALF” by Allie Brosh in its Books section this week (12/16/13). I went to Allie’s website and looked at several of her posts. Rebecca Donohue (at FishBowl Worldwide Media), who has started up many successful blogs herself and knows how to get to that vaunted #1-most-read-spot … suggested at…
Tastemaker Karla Martinez de Salas — Fashion Market and Accessories Director for “W” Magazine — chooses personalized stationery for her friends as gifts. I call that a “win” for etiquette and “Thank You notes”. I usually add a page of stamps along with the stationery, to make it even easier. http://iomoi.stores.yahoo.net/fu.html Please Share
http://www.assemblyoftext.com/ Louise Marler, who loves typewriters as much as I do, got word of a special store in Vancouver, Canada that does special letter-writing events once a month. I’m going to call up there and introduce myself. I wish there was an annex near me. Love the name: The Regional Assembly of Text. They…
http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-vegan-thanksgiving-20131129,0,7317072.story#axzz2m76RFln9 My friend Harvey told me to check out an article in the “Extra” section of the Los Angeles Times today. Unfortunately, in my haste to prepare for a Hanukkah party I was giving tonight, I threw out the paper and it’s now nestled under bags of trash and wrapping paper. I think this must…
This reminder to “Give thanks” and weigh in about it (on a Presidential website) just came in from Michelle Obama, appropriately enough on Thanksgiving Eve. Mrs. Obama says the President and she are grateful for people like me who have been by their side. (I haven’t done much, really.) She wants us to…
Coming soon — Amazon will deliver where no mailman has gone before. If you live in New York City or Los Angeles, AND you’re a member of “Amazon Prime” (which costs $79 per year), Amazon just announced they’ll be teaming with the US Post Office to make Sunday deliveries. Let’s hope this gives a much-needed…
Last summer I had laryngitis. For a month. No phone. No computer notes from my two friends, Gloria G. (age 87) and Gloria S. (age 80) — they don’t do computers. So we hand-wrote notes back and forth. If a friend is sick, I still like to send something … it doesn’t die in a…
Paula had a major career as a well-regarded Obstetrician/Gynecologist. When she turned her mind to writing, she’s “delivered” almost as many mystery novels as babies… well, not quite, but she’s a warm and encouraging member of our Writers’ Group and I thank her for helping us all work on getting our “babies” out of the…
