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Celebrity (non)sightings

I am currently reviewing a memoir for Reader Views. In one part of the book, the author talks about her run-ins with celebrities after she started her business -- and how she didn't recognize these celebrities. I could only chuckle, as I could relate. Ah, yes. The celebrity sighting without realizing it is a celebrity sighting. I have been there, many times! Then I started to remember my own experiences. Let's see, where to begin?? Well, those who are in the know are  aware I am a burn survivor. The third degree burns on my body are the result of a car accident. I was 20 months old, unconscious, and trapped beneath a burning van. Firefighters saved my life that day -- and that is why I will always have deep respect for firefighters. I have had several doctors treat me for my burns as I grew up, but my first doctor was A. Richard Grossman at the Sherman Oaks Hospital (and the part of the hospital I was in was later named the Grossman Burn Center). This hospital is located in L.A...

4 Things to Celebrate from Today

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  Today has been a busy day but there were some things I found to celebrate from today. The last one is the best one. I keep thinking it is such a cool coincidence!   I started reading two books today.  My oldest gave me his Doctor Who mug. Yay!! That was very nice of him! I was down to one Keurig mug when my Space Needle mug broke so I was really grateful to have a second one I could use for the Keurig. I was feeling bummed after my doctor appointment today but something VERY FUNNY happened after I got home and I was laughing about it so much that I forgot all about feeling so down.  A VERY awesome thing happened while    was working on the next GHOST Group story today! This story has a ghost pirate and while I was writing in a chapter, I started to wonder if there really was any pirate activity where the fictional Sarah Town is set (in the state of Massachusetts). Well, close to Sarah Town, anyway, because the characters go out of town for a show. So I di...