Today is my birthday and and I have had a wonderful day, sharing laughter and love with family and friends. I still have a lot of life to live — a lot of new people to meet, new places to go, and new things to do. And this year, I wanted to share a birthday wish with all of you. Pinterest Here are some other more famous people with whom I share a birthday, according to Cleveland.com: Singer Kim Wilson of the Fabulous Thunderbirds is 64. Country singer Jett Williams is 62. Guitarist Malcolm Young of AC/DC is 62. Actor-comedian Rowan […]
“This Is Us” Made Me a Fan
Boy bands have been all the rage for generations. The Monkees. The Jackson Five. The Beatles. Menudo. New Kids on the Block. N’Sync. Take That. The Backstreet Boys. The Wanted. The Jonas Brother. I never went to a boy band concert and screamed and cried the entire time, but I get it, I really do. In less than four years, the boy band, One Direction, has accomplished so much. Photo Source: Pinterest I recently watched One Direction: This Is Us and saw how excited fans get when these five guys – Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, and […]
Remembering Great Talent
I forgot how beautiful Whitney Houston’s voice was until I turned on the TV and watched her in Sparkle, her last acting role before her tragic death. Even though this movie is a couple of years old, seeing Whitney Houston brought a smile to my face and a tear to my eye. She played an over-protective mother of aspiring singer-songwriter Sparkle (played by American Idol winner Jordin Sparks). Sparkle forms a trio with her sisters, Sister Williams (played by Carmen Ejogo) and Delores Williams (played by Tika Sumpter). This movie was to have been Whitney Houston’s acting comeback, as she […]
My Week in Pins
I was asked this week, “Are you from here?”, meaning if I was from Tennessee. “No,” I said. “I’m from Texas.” This is my response… always! I only spent about 16 years (from age 6 months to age 16) in the great state of Texas. Then I spent two years in Biloxi, Miss., but I’ve lived in Tennessee the longest. I explain to those who ask, “I grew up just outside of Lubbock, in the small town of Levelland. Then we moved to Biloxi when my dad transferred from Reese AFB to Keesler AFB. Then in 1991, I moved to Cleveland, Tennessee, to […]