Archive for the ‘Living Life to the Fullest’ Category

Celebrate, Celebrate

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

Over the weekend there was a film festival in Columbia. Did you know about it? The Columbia Film Crawl has been around for the last few years and it’s a great opportunity to celebrate the creative abilities of local film talent in South Carolina. The South Carolina Arts Commission is the driving force behind it…but […]

Strolling in the Park One Day

Monday, May 7th, 2007

I love picnics. I also love to play dress up. I suspect I had too little time doing that as a little girl and I’ve tried to catch up with that all my life whenever I could. I’ve even been known to buy an evening dress without an event to wear it to…and THEN find […]

Ever Drive Through Downtown Columbia in the Wee Hours of the Morning?

Friday, May 4th, 2007

I stopped at my favorite gas station at 3:15 this morning to get a cup of coffee. The man behind the counter looked at me inquisitively but didn’t ask. I could tell he wondered what in the world was I doing up that time of morning. He usually sees me a few minutes before eight […]

Are we Watching Less Television These Days?

Thursday, May 3rd, 2007

According to recent Nielsen Ratings, Americans are watching less television these days. Could that really be true? Are we becoming a healthier society with fewer couch potatoes? It has media researchers in a quandary and marketers in a tizzy. There’s not much question to me what may be happening. For one thing, now you can […]

I Love to Tell the Story

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007

Yesterday I went to visit my second grade pen pal group. I go every two weeks or so to visit with them, read from my book and listen to their stories. We love to tell stories to each other. Last visit, among other things, we talked about war. It was obvious it was close to […]