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I did not have much to talk about today, so I thought I would share a bit about a recent trip I took to Reno, NV.

What is of the most value to you?Is it a car? pet? motorcycle? property? record collection? boat? etc. Or maybe it is internal.I lost something of value to me today.I forgot to mention to it in this episode, that perhaps karma came back to bite me in the ass. I had sort of gone off on a rant about riff raff in an article today, and although it is good to vent, I think I was dwelling and I brought on negative karma. By my obsessing and writing about riff raff, I believe I brought on riff raff, who walked off with my valuable asset (in my opinion).

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Leslie Ann Lee, is an author, actress, and dancer.She began writing at age six.She has published a total of 7 books, is working on a screenplay, and has also written op-ed pieces, poetry, and literary essays.She discovered that the true essence of writing lies not from accolades or praises of external validation, but rather from within the profound impact the author's words has upon the readers.

-Pregnant Pop Singer-I have thoughts that I do not act upon.-Working with customers can be difficult-Why I never got into skiilng-Tush Push Football-A celebrity is now single.

-Puppy rescued from an air duct in Des Moines Iowa, no injuries.-36th Anniversary of United Airlines Fight 232 deadly crash in Des Moines, Iowa coming up on July 19.-Tarajai Henson, actress reflects upon mis-information that Hollywood fed to her as a woman of color.-Michael J Fox to return to acting in an Apple TV+ show called "Shrinking"-Remains of 16th centuery saint, mystic, and religious reformer St.Teresa are currently on display in Alba de Torres, in Western Spain.

Today I am just working out some comedy here on the podcast.And some updates on upcoming episodes (news, guests, etc.)

Maybe someone out there reading this just had a door closed in their life, whether by someone else, or yourself.At the time, it is not pleasant, you feel angry, rejected, humiliated, incensed. But sometimes, in hindsight, you realize that the door closing was actually a wake up call for you to find new doors.

If you break up the word "manage" into syllables, it looks like this: man-age . Basically implying that a man needs to be man-aged or a woman needs to wom-an-aged.Do people really need this? or are most of these just created jobs in which subordinates are not valued and middle managed drones are flourishing?A candid discussion.

I am grateful for my 19 Subscribers, that I have accrued over the past four years.And to anyone who is listening, subscriber or not, thank you.Sometimes I lose a listener here and there, and I can deal with that too, because I usually gain one back within a few months.

1) Medal of honor recipient re-enlists in the USMC reserve after 15 years out of uniform.2) Former bassist for One Republic is running for congress in California.3) Pentagon unleashes massive bombs on Yemen oil port4) Island Wide Black Out in Puerto Rico Wed. April 165) Anchorage, Alaska prepares for a massive US volcano 81 miles from the city.6) The US builds the world's largest wildlife crossing in the world, in Agoura Hills, California.

Brian Townsend is a retired DEA agent with 28 years of law enforcement experience. He has worked in various parts of the country including Quantico, VA.He is the founder of Only 2mg, an organization designed towards empowering communities to save lives from the Fentanyl epidemic in this country. The name 2mg refers to fact that only a small dosage of Fentanyl can kill a person. Brian works with other retired DEA agents as well, and has a vast network of professionals whom he consults with.On the website to only 2 mg, you will find upcoming trainings and contact information.

Andrew Cort is a trained Chiropractor, interfaith minister, has a law degree from Boston College, is a Joseph Campbell scholar with the Center for Symbolic Studies in New Paltz, and is a healing arts practitioner and author.You can reach him on his website, or e mail him: [email protected] has authored ten books, the most recent being "Create Yourself from Above Down"

If anyone here has seen "Full Metal Jacket", they will remember the jelly donut scene in which Gunnery Sgt Hartmann tells recruits that they have not given Private Pyle the proper motivation. Eventually, that motivation was a beating that Private Pyle endured.But for most of us, motivation comes from within, we have to be our own coach, our own cheerleader, in pursuing whatever our dreams may b.

It does not make a difference how old a person is, I have learned, that there are arrogant jerks who are young, middle aged, or old.Just as there are down to earth, nice people of all ages.

Many of you may be famliar with the song "Hurt" by the late Johnny Cash.In the song, he sings; "And you can have it all, my empire of dirt"Do you wonder what he means by saying that? is he talking about the mound of dirt at his gravesite?I think many of you know exactly what he means, tune in, so we can discuss, most likely you are on the same page here.

Many of you out there may remember Cassette Tape Recorders, or be familiar with them, as they were very popular, I would say in the 1970's and 1980's.I recently bought a cassette recorder to listen to some old cassette tapes my family had made a good 50 years ago.It was a trip down memory lane, and has inspired me to buy some blank cassettes and get back into making recordings, the old fashioned way.Too much time and attention and obsession with digiital media is leading me back into old analog methods of documenting my life and creating content.

Good day,Just giving you all some snippets of news that I saw on my internet browser. There is so much news and information being put right in front of us all the time, so sometimes we miss certain stories.Just sharing for those of you whom may want to know.

Rhonda Parker Taylor is an American writer, entrepeneur, and academic researcher.She holds a doctorate in business from Phoenix University, as well as an Masters and Bachelors degrees fom Wesleyan Univeristy in Indiana.A native of Noblesville, Indiana, Rhonda's childhood, and a good deal of her adult life have revolved aroud Indiannapolis and surrounding areas.Her most recent book "Crossroads" came out in February. 2023. it was endorsed by Mariel Hemingway, the granddaughter of the late Ernest Hemingway, and a well known actress. The story is about the murder of a 15 year old girl, the trial, and how one woman's life is impacted by being on the jury of the trial.Rhonda also has a u tube channel about emotional intelligence, as she is certified in this subect.She does speaking engagements as well, check out her websit: Rhondaparkertaylor.com for updates on her book releases, booking signings, and speaking engagements.

Hello all,Thought I would share with you some tid bits of news that I ascertained from my search browser, going back about 3 weeks ago.I used to call it the unusual news, but today, nothing really seems unusual anymore.So let's just say, it's what's new in the news, or yesterday's news.

Today Mary Follin was kind enough to join us and tell us about her online program that helps parents teach their children to read.Mary has a back ground in marketing sales, web design, e mail marketing. When her children were young, she worked with them to help them learn to read, this manifested into a passion of her own to help other parents. She launched her own program, Teachyourchildtoread.com. The program has evolved from flash cards and materials sent in the mail, to an online platform that is affordable, easy to understand, and is helping teachers, parents, and children to achieve literacy.

Most people have at least one social media account. Many spend hours scrolling, this is nothing new.Is it a good thing? when does it get in our way of accomplishing really important things? How much is your social media usage? and how much time are you spending on social media, comparing yourself to others and looking for feedback on your posts?

Today we had the honor of Chris Maher, actor and producer join us for a conversation.Chris has many movie credits including:BlowbackLover Stalker KillerMojave DesertBoardwalk WinterCanyon of the Deadand many othersYou can find Chris on Instagram @Chrisfredma

Do you ever find yourself, boasting to others that you met a famous person? or that you went to school with a person who became famous? or that you knew them from open mics, or acting, or whatever before they blew up and went viral?I catch myself doing that often, and I am trying to stop, it is not good for your own morale, you are minimizing your importance as a person.It's okay to be a regular person, because the truth is folks, that we are all regular people. Some are just more well known.

I was in a dark moment in my life, when the wise words from a Taxi Driver helped to change my outlook, and I still think of it occasionally.The guests are coming in, we had a few, have a few more lined up, and we are getting some great interviews here.

NIMBY= Not in my backyard.You may have heard of the term.It is when a community voices it's concerns and opposition to the opening of a particular residence or business in their neighborhood for various reasons.Every one in this world needs help at one point, and personally I do care about those who are less fortunate. But the question is, those who really need help are so mixed in there surrounded by bad acting characters, that it reduces our sensitivity as a society.

If you are old enough, you will remember where you were and what you were doing during on 9/11/01. It is probable, as it affected us all, we were in shock.There were two global crises (yes I call 911 global as people all over the world were affected by it) in which the world that we knew seemed to have temporarily stopped, and that was 911, and the pandemic of 2020.

Originally from Philadelphia, Richard Blank studied Spanish at a young age. While in college, he lived abroad in Spain and immersed himself in the language.Upon his return to the USA, he interned for Telemundo, and eventually made the bold step of relocating to Costa Rica at age 25 to help out a friend, working in a call center.There, he met his wife, and built his own call center from the ground up. He now oversees a company with bi-lingual telemarketers doing inbound and outbound calls, in addition to being a CEO, he is a mentor and a trainer to the many people who are a part of his team.

Today we had the pleasure of speaking with Fabian Farina and Mariano Mattei. Two lifelong friends from Philadelphia, who started out in a rock band together, and about 8 years ago, started wrtiting and producing films together.Four Olives is a an independent film co based in Philadephia, they have produced three full length feature films and nine distinct short films.They have earned awards including: best director for 'One Night" and best dramatic short film for "She's Over It"In addition, they were an official finalist at the Milan Film Festival.Thank you, Mariano an Fabian for being our guest today.

Deric Gilliard is a journalist, a retired civil servant who worked at the Dept of Health and Human Services for 25 years in public affairs and community engagement.He also worked as a communications director for Dr.King's organization for four years prior to working for the federal governmentDeric is an author as well.Here is a link to his website: Deric Gilliard | Explore, Learn, Engage

Garnett Rogers is a musician, poet and author. He published a book called "Transitions" which is available (e book) for 99 cents on Lulu.We had a great conversation, about gratitude, learning from our losses, and finding solutions, rather than dwelling on problems.Thank you all for watching. And thank you, Garnett, for joining us today.

The Trumpet of the Swan,is a novel written by EB White, about a trumpeter swan who was born mute. He did not have a voice. And so his father got him a trumpet, and the trumpet became his voice.How many of you feel that you do not have a voice in this world?What outlet serves as a voice for you? so that you feel that you are being heard?

I was an unsuccessful telemarketer, back in the 1990's, before there was caller ID, the internet, and cell phones.I forgot to mention that I also set up appts for a Janitorial Services Company, which I got fired from after a few weeks.But I still have the memories, the experiences of cold calling strangers on the phone, strangers who wanted to get rid of me as soon as possible. Coupled with cattle herders walking the floor in the room, making sure that I keep smiling and dialing and do not engage in conversation with my "neighbor" I still remember those days, do not know what it is like to be a telemarketer today, and I am somewhat curious, would I be more successful today? or even worse?

Not all of us are good listeners, some are. I was not always a good listener, sometimes I am now but sometimes I find myself tuning out or thinking about what I want to say.I think that is human nature, part of our natural inclination to be self absorbed. But once one realizes their errs, then the road is paved for self improvement.

Many of you are familiar with Superman, the movie. Jor-El knows that he will be killed soon, so he makes these recordings for baby superman to listen to in the capsule.My error, in the recording, I said Jackie Mason was in movie, it was a different Jackie, he played the editor, and actor had been in the Little Rascals, I know his first name was Jackie.Anyway, I recovered my own Jor-el tapes and sharing my story with you. Morale here, document your lives, get out your phone and record stories, videos, write, and leave something for your offspring to listen to in half a century.

The great pandemic of 2020, we all remember that, it was not too long ago. Yet it was five years ago, that means this decade is halfway over.We all were affected in some way by COVID. Personally, I lost a relative and I knew a lot of people whom passed from the disease. I also had a different life before COVID, as it coincided in my life along with some major life changes, this causing a rift if you will, a body of water that separated one island of my life from the next, which I am now headed to.

Many of you have gotten a little taste of the above dilemnas, and they are no laughing matter. Time consuming, all consuming because you feel so debilitated that you cannot seem to function until the issue is alleviated.Imagine all the suffering our aging action heroes are going now for the punishment that they inflicted on to their own bodies.

Have any of you out there ever experienced that?Trust me, the more circles you do around the sun in this life, the sooner or later someone younger is going to make an insensitive comment about your age. How you react, and how you digest it, is within your control.Sometimes it gets to me, other times I try to redirect myself or just understand why they said it. Or sometimes I just accept, hey, I am getting older now, I am almost 40 years older than a lot of these young adults, that is like a generation and a half.

You have all heard them, I believe the most popular one is "babe", ("babe, are you there?"), followed by "baby", "honey" "pookie" "honey bear" "sweetie", "pooksie" etc.What names, if any do you and your partner have for one another?I often feel like a detached Sociologist, or human behavior analyst, critiquing and interpretating what it means to have affectionate names for another person.

Unless you are visually impaired, chances are that you have a relationship with the man or the woman in the mirror.However, that mirror can be very deceptive, as we see it several times a day, so we do not know how much we have aged, or how we present ourselves to others.

We lost one of the greats two days ago, Gene Hackman, along with his wife, and his dog, passed away. He was one of my favorite actors, I was impacted greatly by his movies. He played villans equally as well as good people. Prayers to him, and his family, and animal family as well. Rest in Peace Gene Hackman, thank you for all your performances.

The latest of the new brand names to address one another, is "Bro" I really detest being addressed that way, especially with perfect strangers whom I exchange shallow pleasantries with, or people whom I have known only a week, maybe a month.I am not your brother, do not call me that.Oh, and "brother from another mother" no, our mothers did not know each other, and we are not even friends, so all of this is exaggerated phoniness between humans.

Anxiety, how many of you suffer from it? It's far worse than allergies, in my opinion.How bad is yours? and how does it make you feel?I can remember my anxiety going back most of my adult life, or a good chunk of it, and I remember the gradual increase over the years as the attacks grew more frequent.

Good morning all,Today we had guest Cindy Mich on the show.Cindy is a journalist, media personality, film producer, and an on air radio host (Cins Chat Corner) with 205,000 listeners.Cindy is based in Milwaukee, however she spends a good deal of time in New York where she collaborates, networks, and creates productions with various artists.You can find Cindy on Facebook, Instagram, and Linkd in.

Do you have a load that you are carrying?What is your method of unloading? is it all at once? or periodically? how do you work off your load?Many of us carry a load, whatever it is.Many songs are attributed to carrying heavy shoulders.

Until about 20 years ago, you talked on a telephone line.Today, it is more like talking on the cellular airwaves, but regardless, I am talking about telephone useage here.Everyone is different, some people are talk- a -holics, others only use their phones when necessary.Just comparing different types of people and talking about myself and my own telephone useage.

Looking back at my life, I feel that my comedic side hatched around age 5 in Kindergarten class, when I was more interested in acting silly than I was in learning.Although I did not formally start doing comedy until I was 40 years old, I had a long history with spurts of acting silly and laughing until I was basically told by those in authority to act serious and stop clowning around, and long periods of being very serious, and acting as reserved as possible.

Fabio Sementelli was a celebrity hair stylist, originally from Toronto but relocated to LA.He was found murdered in his backyard in January, 2017.5 months later, Robert Louis Baker, a raquetball instructor, and Fabio's wife Monica, were arrested and charged with his murder.In July, 2023 Robert Baker pleaded no contest and was sentenced to life without parole, he maintains that Monica had no involvement in the murder.Monica is now on trial for being suspected of conspiracy to commit murder, or first degree murder, as she was linked to the other defendant, Robert Baker, with whom she was having an affair.The trial has been going on for 15 days now and will resume on Monday.

One of my little rants, on the subject of motorists, handicapped permit users, and people with support dogs.In that order, and all over the place.You get eleven minutes of it.