"Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five year mission: to explore strange, new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before." I can't believe that a five year mission has stretched into a half century. However, it was 50 years ago today, (September 8, 1966) when the TV series, Star Trek, first aired. It actually only ran for three years, from 1966-1969. Yet, somewhere along the way, it became a cult … [Read more...]
A Conversation with Actor Gary Cole
Wendi and I really enjoyed our recent trip to Richmond, Va., where I was there to write what became a series of stories on a local physician, Tony Tizzano, and his role as a medical history adviser on the PBS/Lone Wolf Media production, "Mercy Street," a Civil War-era medical drama. While doing an initial interview for The Daily Record newspaper with Tizzano in the courtyard of the hotel where we were staying in downtown Richmond, actor Gary Cole walked past us. Cole plays James Green … [Read more...]
Santa Claus Came to Town!
Editor's Note: Below is a post I wrote after last year's visit to Wooster's Window Wonderland and visit by Santa Claus. I'm reposting it because if you can, you should try to attend the Window Wonderland this year. It is happening on Friday, November 18, 2016 from 7:00-9:30 p.m. Earlier activities begin at 4:30-7:00 p.m. at Wayne Center for the Arts. Enjoy my flashback post, but more importantly enjoy the festivities downtown on Friday. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...or at … [Read more...]
A Tale of Two Choices
I hate it when there are two really cool things to do going on at the same time. It forces me to make a decision knowing that I'll feel a sense of loss for not being able to do both. That was the exact issue I faced on November 7, 2015. Bobby and I were in Cambridge, Ohio for the Sherlock Holmes Mystery Weekend. The first act was on Friday night, the second on Saturday morning and the third act was held on Saturday night at 7 p.m. Unfortunately, at the same time as the third act, Gerald … [Read more...]
The Big 5-0!
I love to celebrate. (I celebrate my birthday for a week.) Big or small milestones, to me, are worth celebrating. Well today, I'm celebrating 50 blog posts. For those of you who are new to my blog, i started with having a page on my husband, Bobby's blog, The Z Section. After about a month, Bobby encouraged me to get my own website. So I did! That is how I have posted 50 blogs (counting this one). Here are my top 5 blog posts. If you enjoy them, please share with your friends. Help Me … [Read more...]