Chrissie’s Blog
Strange Days Indeed
After a week on the 80s Cruise, I’m not sure anything seems as strange as it typically does. On Pop Icon night, for example, there were seven Madonnas lined up in a row, all from different stages of her career. There were two Chers from the “Turn Back Time” video, one...
Chiefs Win in Yesterday’s Division-Winning Football Game – Multiple Points of View
Concession Sales Person: Too bad we don’t sell humility and grace – that taunting thing was just not pretty! Refs: Taunting might be a silly call, but you just got caught doing it on national television, so you forced us to call it! Zay Flowers (Baltimore Wide...
Writing Activities Update
I’m staying really busy with writing activities so far in 2024. I don’t feel like I’m producing much at the moment, but I’m taking classes, preparing for conferences, and submitting like crazy. Some days, I question if I’m expending energy towards the right (write?)...
Noah Spencer
When my friend Kandy Kiser Howlett and I saw Noah Spencer as part of the Holiday Showcase at The Paramount before Christmas, I was impressed with the young man. So impressed that I’ve been looking for opportunities to catch him doing his own gig ever since. I thought...
Miracles
I’ve never been interested in running a 5K. I’ve never been interested in running anything. Because I’m predisposed to asthma attacks and have been my entire life. Remember gym class in school when you had to run the 600-yard dash? The 80s were hell with the...
January Jumpstart
It’s that time of year again. Time to make resolutions. Time to try to get back into healthy habits, whether for eating, exercising, or writing. The latter was the reason for driving to Oak Ridge, Tennessee, this past Friday, amidst weather forecasts for high winds...