picture of Lily Tomlin playing Ernestine at the operator switchboard
One of my favorite actors is Lily Tomlin. She can literally have you laughing so hard, you’re crying. Yet, oftentimes what she says makes sense. I had the pleasure of meeting her in person years ago at one of her shows. Below is my take on one of her most famous skits from Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-in, an American sketch comedy television program that ran for 140 episodes from January 22, 1968, to March 12,
lemon-tea bread with lemon icing and blueberries surrounding the tea bread on a cutting board, gluten, dairy free a recipe from the book - Only Safe Desserts by Robin G Coles
This tea bread is gluten and dairy free. Not to mention wheat, sorghum flour, and nut free.  It travels and freezes well. I use Glutinous Rice Flour which works well for sweet rolls, etc. Plus potato and tapioca starch to give it stability.  Grapeseed oil gives a lighter taste in place of butter (dairy). You can use olive, canola or sunflower oil. I use this recipe a lot and take it to conferences with me.
Front of National World War II Museum, New Orleans
A Solo Drive from Boston to New Orleans “On the road again. Going places that I’ve never been. Seeing things that I may never see again.” Every time I hop into my car for a long-distance ride all kinds of emotions run through me. Anxiety and excitement are the biggest. Then once I get around the corner, I start singing Willie Nelson’s song. Driving down to New Orleans, LA from Boston. This is quite the
Chocolate chip cookies that are gluten, lactose, dairy, sorghum flour and nut free
by Robin G. Coles These cookies are gluten and dairy free. Not to mention wheat, sorghum flour, and nut free. They are great for any time you want that comfort food snack. I use Glutinous Rice Flour which works well for sweet rolls, etc. Plus potato and tapioca starch to give it stability.  The Grapeseed oil gives a lighter taste in place of butter (dairy). You can use olive, canola or sunflower oil. I use
computer figure sitting on a bench with laptop on their lap
Have You Tried the ChatGPT App or Any Other AI Writer App Yet? In a recent article “Copywriters Start Looking for Other Jobs” by George Atkins on Medium.com, it talks about how AI is taking over the writing world and we, writers, will be out of work. Is this true? Here is my take on it. In January 1996, Bill Gates posted an article on Microsoft’s website that “Content is King“. Photo courtesy of Andrea