I DID NOT GET THE FATHER I ORDERED.  I ORDERED JIMMY STEWART - IN AN OXFORD SHIRT AND KHAKIS.  I ORDERED HENRY FONDA IN A DOUBLE BREASTED SUIT.  I ORDERED CARY GRANT IN ANYTHING AT ALL.

INSTEAD, THEY SENT ME TO MY FATHER JIM.  I TRIED TO TELL THEM THERE'D BEEN A TERRIBLE MISTAKE.  I PRAYED FOR THEM TO TAKE HIM BACK.  I OFFERED TO EXCHANGE HIM FOR A DIFFERENT MODEL. 

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Here is the deal: Understudies are those actors who stand by in case one of the principal actors is unable to perform.  No understudy = no show.  There are the occasional exceptions, but 99 and 44/100 percent of the time Understudies are the deal.  THAT’S who we are talking about here.

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Sometimes the way to cure the blues is to pay attention to something other than the blues. And there could not be more of a no-brainer than to pay attention to the light. Get Over Yourself and pay attention!

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The internet and libraries are filled with books that all say the same thing. Do something. Choose optimism. Or as my mother used to say, “Don’t think. DO.”

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I am feeling vindicated today so watch out. I heard an interview with Alice Walker the other day and the interviewer referred to her relationship with another female writer and used the term “you guys”. Walker stopped him cold. She said, “I don’t like to be referred to as a guy.” The interviewer apologized and said he was not even aware he had used that phrase. “Most people aren’t.” she said.

Newsflash - I have been saying this for years!

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Hello everybody!

Monday musings are coming back but in the meantime, enjoy this holiday message.

Love, Tulis

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I am feeling vindicated today so watch out. I heard an interview with Alice Walker the other day and the interviewer referred to her relationship with another female writer and used the term “you guys”. Walker stopped him cold. She said, “I don’t like to be referred to as a guy.” The interviewer apologized and said he was not even aware he had used that phrase. “Most people aren’t.” she said.

Newsflash - I have been saying this for years!

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Our collective batteries need charging. Do something that makes you happy. Sounds silly but happiness is contagious and builds strong bones 12 ways. Happiness is better than Wonder Bread.

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