Category: Life

September 20, 2015 /

Hemingway said that nothing was as rewarding to him as the act of writing itself…

September 18, 2015 /

Humphrey Bogart, “The only thing you owe the public is a good performance.” Portait by Yousuf Karsh

September 18, 2015 /

Audrey Hepburn, “Success is like reaching an important birthday and finding you’re exactly the same.” Portrait by Yousuf Karsh

September 18, 2015 /

Boris Karloff, “The monster was the best friend I ever had.” Portrait by Yousuf Karsh

September 17, 2015 /

“Wouldn’t it be great if people could get to live suddenly as often as they die suddenly?” Katharine Hepburn

September 17, 2015 /

Vickie Lester is stepping back and looking at the big picture

I have been contemplating, and not my navel, for the past couple days and have been absent from my post. Soon (ish) I’ll be back chattering and responding to your comments which I apologize for neglecting. I might have something profound to say about social networking — but probably not…

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September 17, 2015 /

“Life can be wildly tragic at times, and I’ve had my share. But whatever happens to you, you have to keep a slightly comic attitude. In the final analysis, you have got not to forget to laugh.” Katharine Hepburn

September 16, 2015 /

I had the same reaction to “Black Swan” as to “The Red Shoes”…and it involved an eye roll

September 16, 2015 /

Vickie Lester used to employ incantations as an analgesic…

I used to do meditation in college to quell some rip-roaring uncontrollable migraines (way before they invented the meds that work), my mantra, my sacred utterance, my numinous phrase (thank you Google)…hold on…was…Baryshnikov. For true. Just saying it STILL calms me down.

September 15, 2015 /

Ask me anything—within reason—and a post from long ago while I get some things sorted