We're proud to have with us today, Debra Holland, a Golden Heart winner, whose book was NOT picked up for NY publication. They said "sweet" historicals wouldn't sell. Well, as you'll read, they made an error. One that Debra is capitalizing on. Here is her inspiring story of the past year. UPDATE! As of 1/28, Debra's […]

by Fae Rowen Let me offer this disclaimer first:  Even though I've spent a lot of hours researching this particular blog, it is purely for entertainment purposes.  Take what resonates with you, what you find fun (or funny), what you can use to construct your personal, unique understanding of this information.  I want to thank […]

Gung Hey Fat Choy!  Happy New Year. First of all I want to say a special thanks Andrew (Andy) Chang, who teaches Chinese Culture. He helped make this blog possible. While I am not Chinese myself, my marriage to a Singaporean of mainland China decent has given me a unique insider’s view of how Chinese […]

   Allow me open a window to your personality, as well as  your character's. If you already know all about the Myers-Briggs Personality Test and the sixteen personality types, you can skip down to the stars, below. I'm no psychologist and I want to remind you that while I find this interesting, I'm a mathematician first and […]

by Louella Nelson There's no time like January to dream the so-called "impossible dream" and get organized for the year. We use all kinds of tricks to maneuver ourselves into a better us, a more orderly us, a more fulfilled us.  We lie to ourselves and say we’ll get this or that done and don’t […]