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Half the Sky; turning oppression into opportunity for women worldwide
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Women should read Half the Sky. (Men should too.) I don’t normally read non-fiction. This title was on a recommended reading list of my college-aged daughter. (Her degree is International Policy.) It intrigued me just reading the synopsis and to think these stories are REAL. Heart breaking, horrifying, intense and true life… This book…
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Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult #mustread
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Small Great Things, possibly the most important read of the year! Modern day American racism is the theme and Jodi Picoult portrays it brilliantly. (The book…) In a nutshell, Ruth is a black labor and delivery nurse who has done her job well her entire (long) career. She’s also a single mom who’s raised an…
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Glacier Bay (Alaskan Cruise; Part II)
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My Grand Princess cruise was so remarkable; I’ve broken the blog into parts. The first was all about the things I learned about the economics of the multi-billion-dollar industry and my overall impression of the experience. Welcome to part two; Glacier Bay. On the morning we arrived in Glacier Bay National Park, I noticed…
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Alaskan Cruise; A bucket list trip (Part One)
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Do you have a bucket list? Recently I found a scrap of paper that was a bucket list I had written in 2010. Surprisingly, I’d done most of the things I had dreamed of only seven years ago. The one that still couldn’t be crossed off was “Take an Alaskan Cruise”. Ironically, my uncles…
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Would you date Johnny Depp? Based on his handwriting…
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For years, we’ve all been entertained by the amazing, yet humble and oh-so-hot Johnny Depp. Happy birthday to this legend! Back in the mid-80’s his then wife, was a make-up artist in Hollywood and introduced Johnny to Nicholas Cage who encouraged Johnny to seek out an acting career. With that endorsement, Johnny to tried-out…
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Celebrity Handwriting Analysis this week, Amy Schumer!
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Happy birthday, Amy Schumer! (June 1, 1981) This week’s celebrity handwriting analysis is this funny lady. When I started looking for her signature to analyze I thought, This can’t be it, surely this is just some random person making a scribble in one of Amy’s books. The more I searched, the more I found…
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Hello… Adele. Happy birthday! (handwriting analysis)
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My celebrity happy birthday handwriting analysis goes out to a British treasure, Adele. A lot of wonderful musicians that have shaped our lives have come from across the pond, Adele is no exception. Born 5/5/88 Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, her young, single mother raised her alone. Adele always knew what she wanted to be…
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Jessica Alba’s handwriting analysis birthday blog
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Happy birthday, Jessica Alba; the girl-next-door that took over Hollywood! (4/28/81) One of my favorite things about this blog is discovering personal things about the celebrities I’m analyzing. For example, Jessica Alba and I both have the middle name, Marie. We were both born on the 28th and we have one younger brother. Johny Depp…
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Happy 91st Birthday to Queen Elizabeth (handwriting analysis)
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I’ll admit, I have a little fascination when it comes to the royal family. Queen Elizabeth has been a woman to admire my entire life. Happy 91st birthday to the oldest reigning monarch as well as the longest lived. For someone who was never expected to become Queen, she’s done a royal job! When…
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It’s baseball season! Happy Birthday to Pete Rose.
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It’s baseball season so Pete Rose is the perfect happy birthday celebrity handwriting analysis for this week. Known as “Charlie Hustle” or “The Hit King”, Pete became famous for an outstanding 4,256 hits within his career. A man familiar with the science behind handwriting analysis, Mr. Rose was banned from baseball due to a…