Saturday, November 26th, 2011
About ten years ago, my wife and I attended a marketing conference featuring Mike Vance as one of the speakers. When Vance was a young man, he was a personal friend and associate of Walt Disney. Vance, who is now in his eighties, was the founder of the Creative Thinking Association of America. During his speech, Vance talked about the creative genius of…
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Tags: Blue Bayou, Disney World, Disneyland, Gratitude, Mike Vance, Showing Appreciation, Thank You, Thanksgiving, Walt Disney
Posted in Gratitude, Happiness, Movies, Television & Broadway, Thanksgiving | 4 Comments »
Saturday, November 5th, 2011
As you may know, the Broadway show,
Wicked, played in Peoria from October 12th through October 30th. When tickets went on sale a few months ago, I bought tickets for me, Georgette, and our three youngest daughters, Mary, Christine and Teresa. Tickets ranged in price from $42 to $127. I got by “cheap” by purchasing the $42 (second balcony) tickets for a total cost…
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Tags: Economy, Elphaba, Emarald City, Experience, Heaven, Prayer, Wicked
Posted in Economy, Happiness, Heaven, Movies, Television & Broadway, Popular Culture, Prayer, Salvation | 3 Comments »
Saturday, September 10th, 2011
In the movie
Back To The Future Part II, the main character, Marty McFly, travels 30 years into the future with scientist, Dr. Emmett “Doc” Brown. The movie starts with Doc returning from the year 2015 to 1985 and notifying Marty (who at that time is 17 years old and in high school) that they have to go “back to the future” to help Marty’s (future) son. Since…
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Tags: Back To The Future, Blessed Virgin Mary, Mentor, Mentoring, Personal Development, Wedding At Cana
Posted in Blessed Virgin Mary, Catholic Church, Fatima, Mentoring, Motherhood, Movies, Television & Broadway | 2 Comments »
Saturday, August 27th, 2011
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[/caption] If you get your daily dose of news from the Internet, you probably saw the headline last week about the suicide of the husband of a reality show “star.” His name was Russell Armstrong and prior to his death he appeared with his wife…
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Tags: Desparate Housewives, I Love Lucy, Leave It To Beaver, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Reality Television, Reality TV, Russell Armstrong, Taylor Armstrong, The Brady Bunch, The Dick Van Dyke Show
Posted in Catholic Parenting, Family, Modesty, Motherhood, Movies, Television & Broadway, Popular Culture, Sin | 2 Comments »
Saturday, August 20th, 2011
When I was boy, there was a game show on television called “Let’s Make A Deal.” On the show, a contestant was shown three curtains to choose from. Behind one of the curtains, there was usually a gag prize such as a live mule or a bucket of dirt. Behind the other two curtains were expenses prizes. …
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Tags: Death and Salvation, Easy Money, Hard Work, Let's Make A Deal, Sacrifice, Something For Nothing, The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, The Dating Game, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
Posted in Dating, Movies, Television & Broadway, Personal Growth, Personal Responsibility, Popular Culture, Prayer, Sacrifice, Saints, Salvation, Taking Action, Work, Works of Mercy | 2 Comments »
About ten years ago, my wife and I attended a marketing conference featuring Mike Vance as one of the speakers. When Vance was a young man, he was a personal friend and associate of Walt Disney. Vance, who is now in his eighties, was the founder of the Creative Thinking Association of America. During his speech, Vance talked about the creative genius of… Read More
As you may know, the Broadway show, Wicked, played in Peoria from October 12th through October 30th. When tickets went on sale a few months ago, I bought tickets for me, Georgette, and our three youngest daughters, Mary, Christine and Teresa. Tickets ranged in price from $42 to $127. I got by “cheap” by purchasing the $42 (second balcony) tickets for a total cost… Read More
In the movie Back To The Future Part II, the main character, Marty McFly, travels 30 years into the future with scientist, Dr. Emmett “Doc” Brown. The movie starts with Doc returning from the year 2015 to 1985 and notifying Marty (who at that time is 17 years old and in high school) that they have to go “back to the future” to help Marty’s (future) son. Since… Read More
[/caption] If you get your daily dose of news from the Internet, you probably saw the headline last week about the suicide of the husband of a reality show “star.” His name was Russell Armstrong and prior to his death he appeared with his wife… Read More
When I was boy, there was a game show on television called “Let’s Make A Deal.” On the show, a contestant was shown three curtains to choose from. Behind one of the curtains, there was usually a gag prize such as a live mule or a bucket of dirt. Behind the other two curtains were expenses prizes. … Read More
