Quote: Advice is Like Snow – The Softer It Falls… Coleridge

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I love this quote.  It’s simple but says so much.  That the author was a drug addict and likely bi-polar doesn’t change the beauty of it for me. Samuel Taylor Coleridge, English poet, literary critic, romantic, and philosopher who, along with his good friend William Wordsworth, became a founding father of the English Romantic Movement [...]

Newsies The Musical – Development and Writing Process with Steve Fickinger

Disney Theatrical Productions Vice President of Theatrical Licensing Steve Fickinger - Photo Credit: TIME

I had the wonderful opportunity to meet with Steve Fickinger, VP of Creative Development and Licensing for NEWSIES on Broadway, the man responsible for getting “Newsies The Musical” to the stage.  He’s the same man behind the brilliance of many of Disney’s Broadway shows. A handsome man with an easy smile, Fickinger’s passion for his [...]

Dogs Are Companions for Life, They Deserve Our Best

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I realize that the opportunity to treat our dogs as well as we do is entirely possible because we live in the US and often times I do feel guilty about the amount of money I spend on them.  But I also want what’s best for them because I want them to live a long [...]

Creepy Midnight Visitors Locked Out with this Brilliant Solution

Our dog Gracie using her new SureFlap Microship Cat Door

It started innocently enough.  I was laying on the couch one night, lights off, movie playing on the TV and everyone in bed but me and the dogs.  I heard the sound of eating going on in the kitchen, you know the normal crunching of dog food and thought to myself how weird it was [...]

Slideshow: Seattle January Snow and Ice Storm Pictorial Recap

Humming Bird feeds during snow and ice storm in Seattle January 2012

I posted some photos earlier this week (Seattle Ice Storm Photos Plus 24 Hours of Peace and Quiet), but I promised more so here they are.   There isn’t any music on this slideshow because 50% of you love them with music, the other half doesn’t, so I left it out this time.  I wish [...]