June 10

Today, my husband Ken turns 60.  Five years ago, he had another big (albeit smaller) birthday.  And it was the day we met Norman for the first time.

So many wonderful, horrible, comforting, frightening, encouraging, frustrating moments since then.  And I could not be happier.

Thank you, Norman, I appreciate you for all you have given me.

I Heart Ira Glass

Last night, Ira Glass performed at the local theater. It was packed. I had purchased my front row tickets a year ago. Before my book was published. Before I went to the symposium. Before I joined the board of ANA.

Before I did my One-Woman-Show at BTG which I would have cancelled if it hadn't been for my friend Mindy posting a link to “The Gap” by Ira Glass on the day I needed to hear it.

I wrote him a thank-you card, packed up a copy of the video and a copy of my book as thank you gifts, cut a shit-ton of lilacs and brought them to give them to him at the theater.

Here's what happened by the end of the night.

People I know were actually able to go up to him after the show and say hello and take a photo with him. And they have that moment captured forever.

My "moment" with him was when I walked right by him pre-show as he hung out outside the backstage door with a few techies. I had the flowers and a gift in hand, I walked up, recognized him, looked him in the eye and........

became completely aphasic.

I smiled, said hi, and walked past him and into the backstage door and placed them gingerly on a table in his open dressing room where his script lay scattered.

And then I exited the theater on the other side of the building.

Yep. Me. Lost for words. Sigh......

Just popping in to say hi!

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I didn't write the above blog, someone else did, but it was ALL true!  I've got some works in the hopper...stay tuned for an update soon!