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I got to do something this weekend that few adults probably have an opportunity to do: I performed in a high school musical with my son and a number of my private voice students. My last time to appear on … Continue reading →

Sue Branson was once again the winner of this week’s Mystery Celebrity… Susan Ford, the daughter of President Gerald & Betty Ford. Susan’s high school prom was held in the East Room of the White House.

OK…. I am going to make this a little harder… here are several child celebrities! Some are going back quite far! The sweetheart next door… The neighborhood terror! In a movie she got a “book on her backside” She was … Continue reading →

At Fred MacMurray’s insistence, all episodes were filmed out of sequence during the show’s entire run using a technique now known as the MacMurray method. MacMurray would do all of his scenes in 65 nonconsecutive days. The cast regulars got … Continue reading →

Sue Branson guessed correctly… Clue: Born in 1945 and was a familiar personality as a teenager.Celebrity: Lynda Bird Johnson-Robb. Linda is the daughter of President Lyndon & Lady Bird Johnson, and the wife of Virginia senator, Charles Robb. Today, Lynda … Continue reading →

Taking A Field Trip When we were children, few words were more exciting to hear than the phrase “field trip.” Field trips were a break from schoolwork and an opportunity to go on an adventure with friends. Now that we … Continue reading →

A few years back I read Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code and thoroughly loved it. I also zoomed right through several of his other books, Deception Point and Angels & Demons. Dan Brown, like another favorite author of mine, … Continue reading →

This weekend is Fairmont High School’s production of Meredith Wilson’s THE MUSIC MAN. The shows are Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30PM, and Saturday at 2:00PM. Once again, Terence Kalba is back at the reins as choreographer and his work … Continue reading →

Chris Stevens guessed last week’s Mystery Celebrity correct:I am always curious to know what has happened to celebrities when they are no longer in the lime light. Can anyone guess who this lady is? Clue: she was born June 17, … Continue reading →

I just read this great book! Highly recommended! Today is the last full day, 141 years ago, when John Wilkes Booth lived his last. In his book, “Manhunt,” James L. Swanson recounts in detail how Union soldiers and detectives chased … Continue reading →

I am always curious to know what has happened to celebrities when they are no longer in the lime light. Can anyone guess who this lady is? Clue: she was born June 17, 1964.

When we enter a room or see an object for the first time, our minds register its color before any other detail. The colors our eyes can perceive are like words that form a subtle language of mood, energy, and … Continue reading →

This past weekend, the Ball State University Singers offered the most moving encore, a tender melody set to a Charles Dickens poem. To hear the University Singers – click on or go to:http://www.dogpile.com/info.dogpl/clickit/search?r_aid=6C27D43E89A24E4BA2995DB0931C98F0&r_eop=1&r_sacop=3&r_spf=0&r_cop=main-title&r_snpp=3&r_spp=0&qqn=FJh6LFV.&r_coid=372372&rawto=http://web.bsu.edu/jcarter2/things%20that%20never%20die.WAV Things That Never DieThe pure, the bright, … Continue reading →

Here are some photographs from the 42nd Ball State University Singers SPECTACULAR…<a

Here are our photos from our Washington, DC portion of our Spring Break. http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/dljh_dayton/my_photos Then go to Spring Break 2005-2006. You can put them on Slideshow and adjust the speed. We left at midnight Thursday/Friday, and arrived at Arlington Cemetery … Continue reading →

Man – I am finally feel as though I am catching up but the two loads of laundry in my bedroom tell me otherwise. Last week was a true baptism into single-parenting and fatherhood as I dealth with being sick … Continue reading →

Our desires act as fuel, propelling us toward new horizons. Without something to strive for, we stagnate and become stuck in ruts of our own making because we are unsure of what to do next. Goals are the dreams that … Continue reading →

We all experience periods where we feel separated from the loving ebb and flow of the universe. These times of feeling disconnected from the source may occur for many reasons, but self-sabotage is the most common cause for us choosing … Continue reading →

As we walk through the world, the people we encounter appear so different from one another. We see babies, old men, pregnant women, and teenaged boys. We know couples on the verge of marriage and lonely widows. We interact with … Continue reading →

Poor Jose! The third day of track, Jose was running and fell. His collar bone seemed to be in a great deal of pain and the doctor confirmed (with X-rays) that his collar bone was broken. They showed me how … Continue reading →

Last Wednesday evening was the Fairmont Entertainment Company (FEC) Winter Showcase. The showchoir did a medley from the musical, Rent, but the spotlight was on the vocal jazz ensembles, especially The Eleventh Hour which cleaned up in the state competition … Continue reading →

Wowee! What a fantastic weekend. Tiring, but fantastic! The entire week was filled with meetings, extra teaching and very little time to breathe. FridayI worked a little later at The Muse Machine until Jeff Carter arrived. Jeff was hired to … Continue reading →

Wow! When I look back on the past week or so, I am breathless – and the coming week is just as bad. To recap: Most of February 6th through the 11th, I spent most of my extra time preparing … Continue reading →

Well, this morning I gave my Lincoln sermon, and was somewhat pleased with its reception. Here is the sermon: The Spirituality of Abraham Lincoln “We have been the recipients of the choicest bounties of heaven; we have been preserved these … Continue reading →

Friday evening, one of my voice students, Katie O’Neill, drove Jose up to the Stevens’ home so he could leave with Pastor Monte and three fellow confirmands for Camp Muwana, an hour or so north of Columbus. Saturday morning, I … Continue reading →