I want to thank my friend, Leslie Bulion for inviting me to participate in the online literary blog meme called MY NEXT BIG THING. Leslie is an award winning author of eight children's books. Her ninth, RANDOM BODY PARTS: GROSS ANATOMY RIDDLES IN VERSE is due out next year. (I love that title ( Read more... )

By now, probably everyone has heard about bucket lists. Popularized by the 2007 movie of the same name, the expression comes from “to kick the bucket.” It’s a list of things to accomplish before you die. (More crudely, it can also refer to a list of people you want to have sex with.) Type in “bucket list” into your favorite search engine and you ( Read more... )

John Scalzi challenged folks to come up with ten things we’ve done that, although someone else might have done, no one has probably done all ten. Here’s my list:

1. Welcomed the New Year ice skating on a pond in the Adirondacks, under the full moon.

2. Participated in the opening ceremonies for the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal.

3. Went to elementary ( Read more... )