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Sometimes a Parent Has to Let Go63

Sometimes a Parent Has to Let Go

The "before" look, long hair, on stage with Chris Cornell at The Roxy, in May (2010) The hardest thing a parent faces is "letting go." It may be early on for a mom (more than a dad) when she returns to work after giving birth. For...

0 comments    bruce sallan teens and hair
Do You Know What a Blog Is?58

Do You Know What a Blog Is?

I've written essays for college, columns, articles, letters, e-mails, texts, and blogs. Is there anywhere that defines, definitively, their differences? How's that for alliteration? Or poor writing? Lol. ...

3 comments    writing blog blogging
My Love Affair...With Doing My Radio Show56

My Love Affair...With Doing My Radio Show

A couple/three years ago, I came out of retirement, parenting and caregiving for my ailing parents, and re-invented myself as a writer, blogger, columnist, and more recently, a Radio Show Host. I have NEVER...

0 comments    radio broadcasting radio show
My Love Affair...with Elvis (plus short review of Cirque Elvis show)59

My Love Affair...with Elvis (plus short review of Cirque Elvis show)

UPDATE - I just saw "Viva Elvis" the by now 1-year-old Cirque du Soleil show about Elvis done with permission from his Estate at the new Aria hotel in Las Vegas. I had been looking forward to seeing it ever...

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When is Asking for Comments On Your Blog Asking Too Much?55

When is Asking for Comments On Your Blog Asking Too Much?

Is there such a thing as too much marketing of your blog? Is asking your friends and family to comment the right thing to do? Can you nudge them too much? I've found that my "fans" are more supportive than...

2 comments    writing blogging persistence
Fat, Empathetic, and Determined72

Fat, Empathetic, and Determined

Update: I've eliminated almost all drinking, not that I was much of a drinker. I'm limiting my fried foods which have always been my weakness and trying to get back to my regular work-out routine. Right now,...

6 comments    weight loss dieting weight gain
Parenting a Teen Is an Ongoing Drama57

Parenting a Teen Is an Ongoing Drama

I have loved the parenting journey from Day One.  I waited a long time for it to begin as my first son was born 4 days after my 40th birthday, the best birthday present I've ever received. Was the first...

3 comments    parenting teens soap operas
Why #Blogchat Is So Cool58

Why #Blogchat Is So Cool

In the past couple of years, I have gone from tech nerd to social media addict. At least that is what my family thinks, given my obsession with my computer and especially my love of the Tweet Chat...

15 comments    social media twitter chats
Interviewing Stan "The Man" Lee55

Interviewing Stan "The Man" Lee

(Update - Stan is such a cool guy and such a great friend. He just made a comment on my son's brand new comic strip, "It's a Tech World After All" on BoomerTechTalk.com. How cool is that for a 14-year old!) ...

0 comments    marvel comics spiderman stan lee
My Love Affair with Skiing68

My Love Affair with Skiing

Update: Just added a new memory at the end of this growing "love affair" with skiing! A memory about my first "brush with death" on skis...sadly, the first of a few. Update: My wife is having a great time at Mammoth without me! NO FAIR. Just...

3 comments    skiing snowboarding ski-jumps
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