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The Raving Redhead: FREEEEEEDOOOOOMMM!!
By Teresa Roberts Logan
I am willing to try new things ... to look like a fool ... a bigtime fool for thinking I'm funny enough to get paid for it ... and it's a freedom like no other!
Here’s a Thought: Good Theater
By Taylor Mason
The Oscars! What a night! Is there any other business that routinely congratulates itself on being itself?
The Truth Hurts: You Like Me, You Really Like Me!
By Brad Stine
So I sit in a hotel in Seward Alaska minding my own business, when suddenly it dawns on me. … I am making a movie!
Time Out: Why don’t my kids want to “Friend” me on Facebook?
By Patty Elder
When I was young, the TV had rabbit ears, the cool video game was Pong, and we talked on rotary phones. So how's a mother to raise her kids in the Digital Age?
Martha's Laugh Lines: Say ‘Cheese!’
By Martha Bolton
My husband lost a little something on the way to the portrait studio, like his smile. ...
COMMON SAINTS: My Messy LifeApril 24, 2009
By Dan McGowan
I’m not a doctor, but I’ve played one on TV. I’ve also played a dad, an uncle, a repairman, an Internet business owner, a plumber, a mid-level manager and even a chubby cop. As an actor and comic, I’ve had the opportunity to use my God-given talents in acting and comedy in ways I once only dreamed about. Because I’m one of those artistic types, I tend to be quite unorganized. For this reason I’m very grateful that the 3M Corporation invented “Post-It” ® notes. Honestly, I believe these little time savers were created just for me! Those little sticky notes are great for jotting down important tasks I need to accomplish…
The only problem is – I tend to procrastinate. Which means, suddenly I had tons of little sticky notes stuck to my desk, computer, bookcase and every other flat surface in my office. Things were getting out of hand. I decided to gather all the sticky notes and transfer the information in list form onto a single Word document. Then I could print that out and tackle each item on my “to-do” list in order of importance. I put off accomplishing the tasks, of course, and it wasn’t long before I had piles of 8 ½ x 11 Word documents piling up all over my desk. What a mess! So, I decided to compile those Word docs into little booklets, 3-hole punching them and binding them together with brads. Then I took the booklets and lined them up on my bookshelves. This saved a lot of space and really made me appear organized. Then, yesterday, I noticed that I never bothered to arrange the booklets in any particular order. They really needed to be organized. So – I pulled out a Post-It, and wrote myself a little note…
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