My creative juices are flowing. In fact, the ideas are gushing out. However, I feel that if I don't control the flow, things will soon dry up without me accomplishing much of anything. In my last episode, I quoted American poet and author Dorothy Parker, who once said that, “creativity is a wild mind and a disciplined eye.” That's all good, but how can I make that work? Stay tuned, and I'll tell you how.

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Former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt once said, “do what you can, with what you have, where you are”. I know a few people live by that mantra. I strive to live by those words with varying degrees of success. But I have to keep trying.

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“Getting off the dime” is a Native American saying that means to stop stalling and start moving. Other sayings with similar meaning are “fish or cut bait”, and the G-Rated version of the classic, “poop or get off the pot”. Now, that I use all three as my mantras, I've been able to finally get stuff done.

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“Everything old is new again.” This famous quote from the 18th Century Irish author and satirist Jonathan Swift, has had many lives – from appearing in everything from popular songs to political essays. In this modern world, never is it more relevant than when looking at the trend to reuse, revamp, recycle and revive.

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One inexpensive corner table, plus three pieces of gear, and the downstairs music room studio will finally be completed. Style and function will meet to hopefully spur on inspiration and creativity. Now, if I can keep my word and make good use of the space.

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If you're lucky to live long enough, you'll eventually run across people who just don't like you. And the reason for their dislike sometimes is not rational, but that's humans for you. In this episode, we'll seek to find out why.

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In the past few weeks, I lost my cellphone at the gym. Then I lost my car keys at the supermarket. Am I losing my mind? The good news is that the mind is fine for the time being. My vision and hearing are another story altogether. Getting old just isn't for wimps!

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This episode highlights a three day long string of emails and responses to emails which turned out to be pep talks between two senior citizens best friends trying to figure out our next chapters in life. I hope that they will be the first of many such chats.

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Just when I made up my mind that I would have to learn needlepoint as a way of spending my retirement years, I found the world of podcasting. Better yet, the world of podcasting found me. The precious shows that I've created or hosted over the years fell into a several categories, such as the Arts, Education, Self-Improvement, and Society & Culture.

This show is in the Personal Journal category. And what, pray tell, might a Personal Journal podcast be? It's like an audio (and sometimes video) diary where people talk about their lives or put forth their opinion on certain topics. It also has the added bonus of not requiring guests to be effective. Which is totally in my comfort zone.

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For this week, I was planning to record an episode highlighting some of the other podcasts I've been listening to over the past few months. I admit I was a little stuck. That was until I got the email from my dear friend with his long-awaited, recently completed project attached. I decided to push my original episode idea back another week to give him his due. Maybe the timing of his email was a God Shot of sorts, because it could not have come at a better time.

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