People hate writing condolence cards. Death is not popular. Nobody knows what to say. In this case, I never met Veronica’s father. I don’t know who he was, but imagine he was proud of her. The funeral was today and I wanted a letter to be waiting for Veronica when she gets back to her…
www.nytimes.com/2015/03/10/arts/television/sam-simon-who-helped-shape-the-simpsons-dies-at-59.html?_r=0 I read in today’s paper that Sam Simon, one of the creators of The Simpsons. passed away. I wrote his long-time agent Andy Patman a condolence note along with a clipping in which Andy was quoted. It’s sad to lose a big talent… and from what I read, a person with a big heart,…
Vin’s office sends out their weekly taping schedules, and Stephanie always manages to get me the most up-to-date information. I thanked her and this is what she wrote back: By the way – I clicked on your blog website link. Your site is brilliant, creative, funny, clever and inspiring. Loved it! A hand written thank…
Louise A. Marler, a typewriter artist, and I went to Star Office Machines today to see Ermanno, our favorite mechanic. We’re prepping for a proposal on — guess what? — and needed Ermanno’s thoughts. We got to see some really cool machines — our version of ‘kicking tires’. Our master mechanic wasn’t there but his associate Pedro…
CATE FERRALL is a devoted penpal. I sent her a Valentine’s Day card, and she made sure I got to see her moment of glory, surrounded by all the cards & flowers she received. I loved the instant gratification and was delighted to see her happy smile. Please Share
I taught four classes on “THE ART OF THANK YOU” today at Da Vinci Design Academy. The ninth graders’ assignment? Write a letter to a music manager and convince them to listen to a song they wrote. We called it “POWER OUTREACH”. I talked about putting the letter in context — told them how to make…
Facebook is good for a lot of reasons. If it’s your birthday, you get a ton of messages. In this case, I got a group message about much sadder news: our former neighbor on Greer Road, the street we grew up on in Palo Alto, had died. Her daughter Kris wrote us — “The Gerards…
Remember those days when you slathered stickers all over everything? You can bring back that joy–when you buy postage stamps. Please Share
A few weeks ago I saw DON RICKLES perform at my Temple — the newly-converted (no pun intended) Saban Theatre, near the corner when Larry Flynt ran his Penthouse empire for decades. It was the first time DON RICKLES had performed in Los Angeles in 17 years. Since I’ve been a major fan for years,…
If you have empty DVD cases around and don’t know what to do with them — consider making them a “snap shut case” for “toting supplies for doodling on the go”. TIME MANAGEMENT TIP: You could even put a few cards in there that you need to write — and when you’re at the doctor’s…
