Tag: Family

Project 366: Day 61

~ Lenore Diane ~ 54 Comments

If you must know, I am a shy person. If you and I were to meet in a crowded room, my face would turn a vibrant shade of red, I would stammer with your name, and I would smile and nod nervously. Immediately following our greeting, I would retreat to the farthest end of the room, where I would remain to watch the social ones chit-chatting and being friendly.

It’s not that I am not friendly. I am friendly. I just don’t do well in groups. I’d much rather sit at a small table with a few folks.

Having said that… Today is my birthday, and I am all about getting the word out and celebrating my day.

It’s my birthday! It’s my birthday! But please, avoid eye contact with me, or I’ll turn red and run. It’s my birthday! It’s my birthday!

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Is it live or is it Memorex?

~ Lenore Diane ~ 30 Comments

‘Is it live or is it Memorex?’ What a dated title, eh? Oh well. I’m going with it.

Robert Siegel, from NPR’s All Things Considered, was interviewing George Clooney. When asked about the attention George receives from fans, George responds:

“I’ve walked with very famous people down red carpets over to the crowd of thousands of people,” he says, “and you’ll reach out to shake their hand and they’ve got a camera in their hand. And they don’t even get their hand out, because they’re recording the whole time. And you can tell people that you recorded Brad Pitt, but it would be very hard for you to say you actually met him, because you were watching it all through your phone. I think that’s too bad, because I think people are experiencing less and recording more.” Continue reading “Is it live or is it Memorex?” →

Project 366: Day 51

~ Lenore Diane ~ 18 Comments

If you live in the United States, you know today is President’s Day. At the risk of stating the obvious, President’s Day is a government holiday honoring the U.S. Presidents, past and present.

Well, with all due respect to the Presidents of the United States, today is also a day to honor another president: the President of WEAVA. What?! You don’t know the President of WEAVA? Have you been living under a rock? WEAVA was a fantastic home improvement company run by three guys: Mo, Curly and Larry. Continue reading “Project 366: Day 51” →