8. February 2010 by janet.
I must come clean, I hate football. I don’t understand the game and now am finally figuring out why men have a difficult time listening. It’s because sporting events repeat most of the plays 2 or 3 times. Anyway, I’m watching the half time event during the Super Bowl (Or as I refer to it, The Stupid Bowl) and is it me, or that I’ve had a cold for three days, but did The Who look old? It did remind me of excellent times growing up. And as all of the foot ball players jump on top of each other and yell and scream trying to grab a piece of pig skin (Is pigskin one word?) I wondered, if a group of women started yelling and screaming during a fashion event and doing the same things that men do during sporting events, would it be considered strange? The only good thing about football are the uniforms.
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5. February 2010 by janet.
Nola Ochs is the oldest college graduate. On May 14, 2007 she graduated from Fort Hays State College, in Kansas, with her granddaughter. She started taking courses in 1930 and again in 1972. She was Kansas Woman of the Year in 2007 and has been on the Tonight Show. After graduation she was a guest lecturer on Princess Cruises. She commented, “I’ve led a long, interesting life. We went through the dust storms. We had some difficult times in our marriage, financially. But it’s been the Lord’s will that I’ve lived a long life and I thank Him kindly for it.” Nola, you’re my hero.
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1. February 2010 by janet.
Last night my great friends joined me in celebrating my birthday. We had an excellent time, almost too much fun and I was so touched by so many people coming out on one of the coldest nights of the year. We sang Broadway tunes with our singing bartender and friend, Ron, at the Harborlight Inn in Marblehead. For once, the cold winter didn’t bother me, because I was surrounded with the warmth of so many wonderful people, who are my friends, my treasures of life. Thank you all for being there.
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29. January 2010 by janet.
Check out my January Beach Video on U Tube, search for Beach Chair January and yes I was wearing high top surfing booties!
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23. January 2010 by janet.
Well, I was on Fox TV, but at 11:30 at night, but if you Google The Financial Dangers of Social Networking, you can see the three minute segment. It came out pretty good, except they didn’t leave in my plug on Beach Chair Diaries, oh well, next time.
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19. January 2010 by janet.
I’m supposed to be on Fox TV tomorrow night at around 10:30 during their news. They filmed me last week having to do with my Facebook profile being scammed and what I learned from it. Hopefully, it will be on.
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17. January 2010 by janet.
My full time job is in sales, selling women’s accessories to stores throughout New England. One of my great customers, Sally, the owner of Tapestry Rose in Conneticut, recently had jury duty. At one point the lawyers questioned her. One of the questions was, “what was she reading?” She told them, Beach Chair Diaries. “What was it about?” they continuted. She told them on that cold January day, “It’s about feeling the warmth of summer throughout the year, even on a cold day like today.” Thanks Sally, for putting me on the record.
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13. January 2010 by janet.
Believe it or not, try walking the beach, in the winter or just getting 20 minutes of sunlight a day will help get you through winter. Listen to and/or sing for 20 minutes a day will help lift your spirits too. Of course, exercise, which if you have Comcast On Demand, there is an Exercise/sports section. Some of the yoga practices are great and some are very short. I also purchased some battery operated flicking candles which has made a great difference in making my condo feel cozier. So hope that helps, remember we’re almost half way through January and by the end of January the days will seem longer too.
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12. January 2010 by janet.
Yes, I discovered the secret to feeling warm in January:
Turn on music by Jimmy Buffet
Walk the beach, dress warm, this really works and go read Beach Chair Diaries, or part of it, it’s will make you feel warm. The second to last essay That Summer Day will make you feel warm. Aloha.
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7. January 2010 by janet.
Amtrak to NYC after a week in Maui, no say it isn’t so. Although I did go immediately to see the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, which was worth the trip. There were so many people there. Then I bolted across the street to St. Patrick’s Cathedral. This is always a great stop to try to get away from the noise of NYC. I thanked St. Anthony for helping me to find everything and saw the most beautiful nativity scene. I had my picture taken to go on the Times Square billboard of American Eagle. I was holding a copy of Beach Chair Diaries, hopefully the head of St. Martin’s Press sees it and is as sick of winter as I am. After a few great meals and a full day of a trade show, I was ready to get out of there and happy to be home finally.
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