My Social Media Marketing Tools

January 18, 2023.Reading time 4 minutes.

“Name it and claim it” is a “theology” taught by some members of the religious community. In honor of that quote, I’m naming and claiming a future where I earn enough to supplement my retirement income. In that future, I have published and blogged my way into an extra $2500 a month. I enjoy life; I travel; and the […]

Weigh In! Would You Create a Second Blog?

January 17, 2023.Reading time 4 minutes.

I’m considering a second blog for 3 major reasons! To monetize one of them when the time is right What I don’t know about affiliate ads or selling products, I have time to learn. If all the young people claiming to make $5000 a month on social media are telling the truth, then it’s worth […]

How Martin Luther King’s Birthday Became a National Holiday

January 16, 2023.Reading time 4 minutes.

It would take 15 years and countless protests, marches, and introduction into every legislative session from 1968 to 1983, before Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday would become a national holiday. Prior to 1983, there had been multiple attempts following his assassination to have a holiday created in King’s honor. Representative John Conyers introduced a bill for a federally […]

Comedian Gilda Radner’s Parody of Barbara Walters

January 15, 2023.Reading time 3 minutes.

As the world said goodbye to Barbara Walters, with homage heralding her great journalistic career, I remembered a woman who didn’t take Walters at all seriously. Comedian Gilda Radner, one of the original “Not Ready for Prime Time Players”, was the first to stun America with her parody of the news legend. We watched with […]