To be fair — yesterday, I was exhausted. But it was a great exhaustion, because I finished those 2 final scenes of the TV pilot script and I was so happy with what I had accomplished.

It took about 6 hours and it was intense. But, wow. I’m so happy.

We’re still going to tweak everything, but now we have a lot of great stuff to work with, that’s already on the page.

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Okay.

I don’t have time to really post today, because I have to leave soon to go see my 94-year-old Japanese client that I absolutely adore.

[How could you not adore him? When I arrive, he’s always still asleep in bed. I go into his room and say, “Good morning.” And his eyes open, and a huge smile breaks out across his face. He reaches his hand out to me, and says, “MARILYN! My angel!” And I say, “Do you want to get up now? I’m making your coffee.” And he says, “YES! I only have 2 more minutes to live!” And then the day begins.)

But I wanted to post about this other sort of incredible thing.

Yesterday, when I was sitting at my kitchen table, getting my dinner ready before I went off to see my evening client, there was a knock on my kitchen door.

It was a girl who lives down the road from me. She’s maybe 16 years old, at the most. And she wanted to use my phone to call her friend.

So I gave her my cellphone and she stood out on my kitchen porch and called her friend. She tried three times. (I saw it on my “recent calls.”)

I don’t really know who this girl is. I know the house she lives in, but I don’t know her name or her family. But last Spring, she came by and did the same thing — wanted to use my cellphone. But that time, she was wearing her pajamas in the middle of the day and wanted to call her mom.

She also seemed to be sort of “wandering” along the road, and maybe even medicated. I let her use my phone three times that day, but then I also went over to the police station, to alert them, in case something was wrong with her and she shouldn’t be out wandering the road in her pajamas.

Well, this year, she’s of course a little older. And she was fully dressed. And seemed totally coherent.

She came back again about 45 minutes later, right when I was really getting ready to head out for my shift, and she wanted to borrow my phone again. And she said, “I need to text my sister, do you have snapchat?”

I told her: no, I didn’t.

So she said, “That’s okay. I’ll just download it onto your phone.”

And she did (!!). And she texted her sister (I know this, because her sister texted my phone later, and her name was “fav sis”.)

Anyway. So strange. I’m just going to leave the snapchat app on there in case she comes back again.

But what I thought was sort of incredible, is that this girl totally trusts me, and she has no clue who I am. I’m just this neighbor lady, halfway down the road, who is absolutely old enough to be her grandmother. Just the thought of how her mind works: Oh, I’ll ask that lady. She’ll help me. And I always do.

Just another thing that I love about this little village in the Hinterlands — tucked away in a valley somewhere, in the foothills of Appalachia.

Okay. I gotta scoot.

Enjoy your Saturday, wherever you are in the world.

Thanks for visiting!

I love you guys. See ya!

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Gotta leave you with this again!!!

I am so hoping that whoever buys this TV series, will be willing to license this amazing song for the final scene of Episode One!!!!

Enjoy, gang. Play it LOUD. I sure do.

Alas, that’s not what I’m doing today.

What I am doing — before going to my evening client — is painstakingly revising the final 2 pages of the TV pilot script. Then I will send it back over to Peitor, who will make notes, send it back to me, and then we’ll revise it yet again, together, either Sunday or Monday.

Those final 2 pages are possibly my favorite scenes in the whole show. And to make the scenes work, they just have to be really tight.

Meanwhile…

Peitor is in London right now, working on a film score for an upcoming movie that I can’t wait to see! And in his downtime (i.e., in cafes drinking god only knows what — probably coffee), he’s making even more notes on the entire script.

So, bowling will simply have to wait. (I actually have no clue where there is even a bowling alley out here in the Hinterlands…)

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Wow. So this was really, really helpful.

I don’t know if you ever have to deal with trolls online — I only have to deal with them occasionally, thank God. But oddly enough, when I do, it’s usually on Instagram, when I’ve made what seems to be a perfectly harmless comment on someone else’s post. Then other readers of the post — not the person who posted it — begin a verbal assault that won’t quit.

A case in point was last night. It’s actually sad, the number of screaming young white Leftist females out there who are now completely terrified of life because Trump became President again. (Sadly, part of the Leftist programming agenda — it never occurred to them to be terrified of what was actually going on, which Trump, et al, are bringing to a halt.)

I usually make an attempt to be polite but also stick to my guns, but that only pisses them off more.

Anyway, I finally just turned off my phone last night and let it go, but WOW. They didn’t stop. All through the night and into the morning, more and more angry comments. So, anyway. I found this video perfectly timed for me this morning, and also really helpful. It’s actually very compassionate.

Nigel Watson – (UK/Finland) – DEALING WITH TROLLS (12 mins):

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Well, it is a sunny day today!! Cold, but sunny. So that alone is fantastic.

And tonight, the client I work with — the 99 year-old blind lady who’s had an incredible life — has 3 frisky & quite huge Labrador Retrievers, and 2 wonderful old big black cats. So it’s a nice way to spend a few hours. Plus, I always learn something new from her.

I really enjoy talking with her, even though we don’t share the same views on politics, we just move past that and spend time talking about other things instead. Her mind is still so sharp, gang. At 99 years old. It is something to strive for.

However, every one of her friends, her family members, one of her children and her husband, have all passed on now. She has 2 grown children and a grown grandchild that are still alive, and some younger neighbors who she’s friendly with — but all those people she knew throughout her life, they are all gone now.

I can’t really imagine how that feels and I’m kinda hopin’ I don’t find out. It’s hard enough being 64 and adjusting to my dad being gone. But I guess we’ll see.

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Okay.

Enjoy your Friday, wherever you are in the world!!

Thanks for visiting.

I love you guys. See ya!

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I leave you with this!

I had been eagerly anticipating this new TV show on Tubi, which launched last night. I wasn’t crazy about the first episode, but I’m going to give it a chance and let the show sort of settle into itself.

“Generations clash when the award-winning C-suite at Atelier Ad Agency is canceled and pushed out and the Gen Z social media team is put in charge.”

Here is the trailer, in case you’re interested. (Tubi is free, btw.)

The Z-Suite | Official Trailer | A Tubi Original (1 min):

Well, sadly, I have today off.

One of my clients that I just adore was admitted into the hospital yesterday and I’m usually with her on Sunday afternoons.

I was really at a loss as to how to pray for her this morning, gang. Without betraying her confidences in me, I’ll just say that for the last couple of weeks, she has been expressing to me in private that, for the most part, she did not want to continue living.

She suffers from something that there is no cure for, and it only continues to get worse. What quality of life she has left is based strictly on the fact that her husband keeps her at home and is her full-time caregiver.

Even though they have a great (and long) marriage — and so many wonderful memories fill their home — that full-time caregiver thing is still extremely stressful on any marriage. And so she also feels guilty about that, too — what her husband has to go through, 24/7.

That said — I could not bring myself to simply pray for her to “be back home as soon as possible”. Or ask God to restore her — health? She barely has it, you know? It was a tricky morning of prayer for me.

I want to see her again! I love spending time with her and her husband. I really, really enjoy being with them, regardless of the tasks involved while I’m there in their home. I don’t want her to die.

Yet, I know for certain, she is, at best, ‘conflicted’ about wanting to remain here.

The bottom line, for now, is that I have an additional day off today. And I guess we all know that I will spend it working on the TV project.

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I did see this on Instagram this morning and it cheered me — and I researched it a little bit, because I thought it was so cool.

When Wayne & I took our honeymoon back in 1993, we rented a car and drove out West to Nevada and back. And when we weren’t staying with various family members along the way (Wayne was originally from the South), our goal was to stay at motels that had really cool, retro neon signs.

For our honeymoon, $25 a night was on the expensive side!! We had such a blast. Back then, at least, there were still so many old motels operating across the country.

Here are 2 random examples from my honeymoon scrapbook — both motels were on Rt. 66, in Tucumcari, New Mexico. We stayed one night in each motel.

So, when I saw this on Instagram this morning, I immediately texted it to Wayne and he texted back, saying: “Somehow, I’ll sleep better knowing this. Thanks.”

Built in 1937, the lunch counter and gas station are gone, but motorists can still sleep in a wigwam in Cave City, Kentucky!

You can visit their website here and see old & current photos of the place.

I researched a possible road trip, but it’s over 5 hours a way from here, and looks like it’s more of a place for families. I would be really out of place there all by myself. And, you know, driving alone for over 5 hours is not my idea of a fun “road trip”.

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That aside, I’m trying to stay in a good head space today. I should feel excited because I have two days off this week — possibly three. Oh well.

On we go.

I hope you have a great Sunday, wherever you are in the world, gang.

Thanks for visiting.

I love you guys. See ya!

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In keeping with the above theme —

Here’s a song I’d forgotten about until last night!! Wayne & I certainly played this CD a lot while on our honeymoon road trip!

The fantastic Marty Stuart. From his hugely popular Country album, “Hillbilly Rock,” 1989 — the title song!! Enjoy, gang!!

Hillbilly Rock

It comes from Mississippi, and down in Alabam’
Creepin’ like a fever all across the land
From deep in the Delta on the Louisiana shore
The people got to have it, they wanna hear some more

It’s the hillbilly rock, beat it with a drum
Playin’ them guitars like shootin’ from a gun
Keepin’ up the rhythm, steady as a clock
Doin’ a little thing called the hillbilly rock

Some say it came from Memphis down in Tennessee
Or it drifted in from Georgia about 1953
Just as long as it’s greasy, as long as it’s fast
As long as it’s pumpin’ honey, it’s gonna last

It’s the hillbilly rock, beat it with a drum
Playin’ them guitars like shootin’ from a gun
Keepin’ up the rhythm, steady as a clock
Doin’ a little thing called the hillbilly rock

Way back in old Kentucky where the bluegrass grows
Through the Carolinas on them dirt red roads
Burnin’ like a fire runnin’ wild in the woods
From Arkansas to Texas, it sounds so good

It’s the hillbilly rock, beat it with a drum
Playin’ them guitars like shootin’ from a gun
Keepin’ up the rhythm, steady as a clock
Doin’ a little thing called the hillbilly rock

So when the heat starts to risin’ and you gotta blow some steam
Take a ride down the river, you’ll see just what I mean
The juke joint’s jumpin’, when that cat goes on
The whole place is shakin’, there’s a something goin’ on

It’s the hillbilly rock, beat it with a drum
Playin’ them guitars like shootin’ from a gun
Keepin’ up the rhythm, steady as a clock
Doin’ a little thing called the hillbilly rock
Doin’ a little thing called the hillbilly rock
Doin’ a little thing called the hillbilly rock

c – Paul Kennerly

You may recall that several weeks ago, my nieghbors surprised me by leaving two assembled cat houses, complete with straw inside, on my kitchen porch.

The stray cats — along with KonTiki of the Great Outdoors, a Maine Coon cat who adopted me 4 years ago and who refuses to stay inside — have made constant use of the little houses. Which has been such a relief to me because of the brutally cold weather we’ve had at night, along with snow.

Well, yesterday afternoon, when I got home from my shift, a different neighbor had dropped off two more cat houses, complete with straw, on my kitchen porch.

This type of kindness is just incredible, gang. Not just because it helps me out financially (I can’t afford to buy all these cat houses, let alone find time to assemble them and also buy a bale of straw), but also the fact that my neighbors care so much about animals, too.

It means so much to me, since I usually feel like a complete lunatic with all these cats on my kitchen porch. And I always wonder what the heck my neighbors are thinking…

Anyway. How beautiful.

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Phil is supposed to do a livestream tonight, beginning at 8PM Eastern time.

I hope he doesn’t have to cancel again, because it has been ages since we got an update — especially since he is supposed to be talking about NESARA.

Check here to confirm and to see the listing for his upcoming livestreams this week.

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The other day, when I was listening to Dan Bongino, one of his sponsors was Zippix Toothpicks. The toothpicks are infused with either B12 + caffeine, or with nicotine.

With all the amazing research coming out on the benefits of nicotine on the brain (pure nicotine, not cigarettes), I thought it would be interesting to try the toothpicks and see what kind of results I might get!

“Current research is revealing the distinct health benefits of the nutrient nicotine (as found in food and also in nicotine patches). And now we know that nicotine is an incredibly safe compound, and it was NEVER addictive. Don’t believe me? The FDA still allows the tobacco industry to add 599 different man-made chemicals to the nicotine in tobacco products, causing the known damage from cigarettes and other tobacco products. It is not the nicotine that causes harm.” [article here]

“Cognitive enhancement: Nicotine has been well-documented for its ability to enhance cognitive function and overall performance.  Research published in 2001 highlighted the fact that transdermal nicotine administration in the form of “patches” treated certain cognitive impairments associated with Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia, as well as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).  Studies conducted on animal models have shown that nicotine significantly boosts working memory with chronic exposure.” [article here]

I am very interested to see what brain benefits nicotine toothpicks might yield for me. I will keep you posted!!

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Meanwhile–

We are getting SO CLOSE to completing the TV pilot script. We are really, really getting there. It’s kind of amazing. It should be finished in a couple of days.

It took us one full year to write the script for a 10-minute art film (“Lita måste gå” — aka: “Lita’s Got to Go!”). Literally, an 18-page script and it took us one year. And now we’ve blasted through a 60-page pilot script in a handful of weeks. Even though we began writing the script in early 2024, we’ve re-written almost all of that, except for the opening scenes.

So this is kind of amazing. Exhausting, but amazing. It’s almost done.

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That’s it for now, gang. I gotta get back at it before my afternoon shift.

Have a great Sunday, wherever you are in the world!

Thanks for visiting.

I love you guys. See ya!

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Yes! I really do listen to this stuff!!

Just try it yourself and see how incredible it is: driving alone, out in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by towering trees, endless sky and the foothills of Appalachia on all sides! With or without the snow…

Yesterday’s driving-home music! I’m guessing it needs no introduction. Enjoy, gang!

They have finally stopped giving me double shifts! I checked my schedule for the month of February, and between today and the end of February — I have NO double shifts!!

Yay. (I sent my coordinator an email on Saturday morning, re-stating, once again, that I didn’t want to do any more doubles. That I was exhausted.)

Plus, they announced recently that we’re all getting raises by the end of this month — so I shouldn’t notice the lack of doubles on my paycheck.

Another yay.

I can’t tell you what a relief this is. When I was first hired, I only wanted 20-25 hours a week. And for the last 5 months, I’ve had 27-30 hours a week. And that’s not counting all the hours and hours and hours of driving.

So, now, I should be able to get more writing done. I can’t tell you what this means to my sanity.

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If you’ve been reading the blog everyday, you’ve likely noticed that Peitor and I are behind the deadline to complete the first draft of the pilot script. But we’re getting there.

This means, though, that we are going to have a TON of work on the rest of the materials that need to be ready with the pilot by March 18th.

So, no end in sight. Which is why it is such a relief to get my hours cut back, finally.

And in March, Sandra and I, et al, start back to work on the staged reading of our play, “The Guide to Being Fabulous”, Off-Broadway.

Starting to get my life back, gang. After 5 years.

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Regarding the rest of the world–

I am very, very excited about the Executive Order to start releasing the information about the assassinations of JFK, RFK, and MLK.

The info on JFK is supposed to be released in 15 DAYS. I’m hoping that they will find a way to bring JFK, Jr. back into the public eye around that time, too. We’ll see.

From il donaldo trumpo yesterday:

[And nary a hint of popcorn anywhere…]

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Okay. That’s it for now.

Enjoy your Friday, wherever you are in the world.

Thanks for visiting!!

I love you guys. See ya!

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Believe it or not, this song (assuming the producers will license even part of it) has a spectacular feature toward the end of the pilot episode.

It will be so fucking perfect — I hope that it pans out.

Last night, I was playing this song over and over, just picturing the scene in my head, and just LOVING it!! (Our show is a dramedy, btw.) And using this particular song, and the specific characters involved in this scene (from Finland), were essentially some of my primary contributions to the story.

So while listening to the song, I imagine, in my head, that if the show becomes a hit, how happy these as- yet-unknown actors in Finland are going to be to get such “out there” and FANTASTIC roles!!! Yay!!

Okay.

From 1977, from Saturday Night Fever, the Bee Gees’ iconic, “Stayin’ Alive”. Enjoy, gang!!!!