Mar 28
As a child, Lucille Ball was reserved, but she knew she wanted to try her hand at show business. At age 14, she enrolled in Manhattan’s John Murray Anderson School for Dramatic Arts, where her classmates included some future leading ladies. “I was a tongue-tied teenager spellbound by the school’s star pupil, Bette Davis,” Ball once said. The school wasn’t so convinced of Ball’s own talents, though; teachers told her mother that Ball was “too shy” to ever be successful.
Read moreJul 17
Sometimes a little laughter can go a long way. So here’s to a little giggle compliments of Lucy…
Read moreOct 17
This weekend, October 15th, marked the 71st anniversary of the first airing on CBS of one of the favorite TV shows ever made…I Love Lucy. It was an instant success!
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Oct 10
Who doesn’t love Lucy? Apparently she is very loved by many of us. In a recent poll of well over 1 million people done cooperatively by People Magazine and the television news show 20/20, I Love Lucy was ranked as the #1 favorite TV show!
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Feb 7
It goes without saying that some people dislike the fact that card and candy companies promote Valentine’s Day with the intent of making large profits. But I think in a world of people hungry for love, and longing to be known by someone who cares, we should grab every opportunity that comes our way to show love to anyone our hearts bring to mind. That might be a friend, a sister or brother, certainly a child or grandchild, a parent, and of course a spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend. Expressing love and affection is always a good idea.
Sometimes though, the difficulty isn’t the desire to express one’s affection, but just plain feeling stuck when it comes to choosing a gift that might show someone you care. It is hard to feel good about typical generic gifts like an average looking tie or drugstore box of candy, or some little meaningless thing you picked up on the fly just to at least have something for that special someone.
What matters most to people is how much thought you have put into the token of your affection, whatever that is. Take some time to really think about the person for whom you are buying or making a gift, and what things he or she likes. What is their favorite music, favorite color, favorite restaurant? Do they love to read or have a special hobby or sport they enjoy? Is there something you have heard them say they are wishing they had? Your gift may or may not be something that would generally be considered classically romantic, but if it is something that you know the person you love has been longing to have, I assure you they will appreciate the fact that you know them well enough to know what they would love to receive. This is what we mean by “a gift from the heart”.
(A note here to the wise….. if your wife or girlfriend has mentioned that she wishes she had a new toaster, this is NOT the time to fulfill that wish. Appliances just aren’t ever a good idea for Valentine’s Day, so try to find something else she is wishing she had.)
Jackie and I put our heads (and hearts) together and came up with a short list of some gift suggestions for this Valentine’s Day. These are just ideas that we hope will spark some other creative ideas for you. We would love to hear from you about what creative gifts you have come up with for your special someone. Please share them with us, and all our chums!
