I took a few of my friends to see the Hollywood Museum’s exhibit of “Marilyn Monroe” last week. Donelle Dadigan, the bouncy and upbeat Founder, took us around. It was astonishing to see all that she’s collected, and to understand once again how sad Marilyn’s life was cut short — when the coroner came to…
Jamie had to work and her college roommate Alison came into town for a long weekend. I took Alison around — to The Getty, where we looked at the bronze exhibit with another RISD alum… to Beverly Hills, where we looked at shoes on Rodeo Drive…and lunch at Neiman-Marcus before we went to the beach….
Some of us have never forgotten the feel of metal keys under our fingertips… Matt Groening, creator of the longest-running animation series in America, “THE SIMPSONS”, uses a typewriter for all his scripts. So does WOODY ALLEN, filmmaker. And DANIELLE STEELE, who’s the #1-selling novelist in the U.S. with over 100 books to her name……
I’ve set the goal of doing a TED conference — or at least, learning how to speak better in public situations. To achieve that, I went to a TOASTMASTERS meeting last week. ‘Guests’ were asked to stand and share why they were there. I said I have a blog and write ‘thank you’ letters and want…
5 Tips for Writing Thank-You Notes With Kids Why (and how) you should encourage your kids to embrace the thank-you note. And cultivate an attitude of gratitude along the way. By Catherine Newman Photo by Anna Williams Writing thank-you notes has gotten a bad rap as a chore that’s, well, thankless. (And the prospect of asking…
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http://lastbookstorela.com/ My friend Louise A. Marler, a fellow typewriter lover, found this book called “LETTERS OF NOTE: An Eclectic Collection of Correspondence Deserving a Wider Audience”… at a bookstore called “The Last Bookstore” in downtown Los Angeles. Please Share
http://www.getty.edu/visit/cal/events/ev_425.htmlhttp:/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/02/arts/design/in-power-and-pathos-faces-frozen-in-time-and-bronze-at-the-getty-museum.html?_r=0Elie Glyn, a Rhode Island School of Design alum from 2008, generously offered to take a group of RISD Alums and friends around an exhibit at the Getty Museum he’s been working on — “POWER AND PATHOS”, opening now. There were about 40 of us on a balmy Saturday evening. We saw the crates where…
Danielle Steele, who’s America’s best-selling author and has written more than 100 books, types all of hers on a 1946 Olympia manual typewriter. She’s worth more than $385 million, “Celebrity Net Worth” reports. I’d say there’s got to be some connection between hand, heart & bank accounts … maybe I need an older typewriter! http://www.celebritynetworth.com/authors/danielle-steel-net-worth/…
I wrote Malcolm Warner, who’s the Executive Director of the Laguna Art Museum, after I saw a great article about his museum — and many pithy quotes from him. He was kind enough to write me back — and I liked when he said, “You made my day .. I’m always delighted to hear from…
