A few years ago while in St. Petersburg, Russia, I bought a c/d titled, Earthsongs, by a European group called, Secret Garden. When I heard this song, Sometimes When it Rains, the hauntingly beautiful melody compelled me so much that I pulled the car over to listen with rapt attention. This music nourished my parched soul like streams in…
Category: Pop Culture
‘I’m Nobody. Who are You?’
Britney Spears, uh, no uh, Lindsay Lohan, uh, no uh, Paris Hilton, uh… I’m Nobody. Who are You? by Emily Dickinson I’m nobody. Who are you? Are you nobody too? Then there’s a pair of us–don’t tell! They’d banish us you know. How dreary to be somebody! How public like a frog To tell your name…
Escapism
Last night we picked up the guest speaker for our banquet with a group of special friends and went to a restaurant near the hotel. We celebrated my birthday a day late. Wayne read that Coal Vine’s had received great reviews, so we tried it. I really liked the place. It is an upscale, yet…
I Like Know This is Like Really Shallow, but…
“Dwight Schrute” Like, no more “The Office” due to the like writers’ strike in Hollywood? What? I like know this is like really shallow, but how can I like survive without “The Office?” Well, I am so glad that my friend, Kristin’s, brother has been like practicing the role of Dwight Schrute already, during Halloween…
Narcissism
Every American should read Bill Bennett’s book, “The Death of Outrage.” Bennett, an American hero in my eyes, wrote some years ago with clarity and conviction about the lack of public outrage surrounding Bill Clinton’s sex scandal with Monica Lewinsky. In case you haven’t read the book, let me assure you, it is not outdated. Bennett…
No Need for Kleenex
Grab a kleenex, this’ll make you cry–green tears that is. Millionaire, Jim Sesenbrenner, heir to the Kimberly-Clark fortune–or all the kleenex in the known world–just won the lottery. Again!
Why I Like Martha Stewart
Martha Stewart has made an impact on American culture. I don’t just like her–I love her! I haven’t made a judgment on the incidents that led to her sentencing and prison time. I don’t listen to the stories about her. Much of it is based on jealousy or gossip.
Oprah’s Secret…
I have heard Oprah Winfrey tell a story about the first time she appeared on the Johnny Carson show a number of years ago. Obviously, she was beyond thrilled. Oprah was ecstatic! Just like a myriad of would-be stars, having her “three minutes of fame” on the Johnny Carson show meant Oprah had made it.
Potter Down the Pot?
Post-Potter depression is what many are feeling right now according to the Urban Dictionary. You know the down feeling that lingers after seven books of Harry Potter.
Bonnie Saul Wilks 