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Re: Who are your favorite female entrepreneurs?

weezie — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:56:24 -0000

Oprah, of course. One could hardly come from more humble beginnings than those of a poor Black female growing up in Mississippi during the 50s and 60s. To rise to her status as arguably the most influential female in America is nothing short of astonishing. Her business acumen is spot on, but I most admire her creative philanthropy and the way she inspires and enables others to give as well.

Re: What holiday gifts are you excited about giving this year?

weezie — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:53:16 -0000

My best friend took her daughter and granddaughter Louisa to Disneyland last week for Louisa's 4th birthday; I was in Los Angeles visiting my daughter (who is Louisa's Godmother) and we joined them for a few days. I plan to make a photo book for my friend, her daughter, and my daughter online at Kodakgallery.com. They will be thrilled!

Re: Who in your own life would you give the title of “Hostess With the Mostess”?

writer11 — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:04:49 -0000

You should get one of those rubberized bracelets with the letters stamped on it
... "W W P D"

Re: Who in your own life would you give the title of “Hostess With the Mostess”?

weezie — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:17:46 -0000

Sooo easy to answer - my fabulous friend Patti (Elegant Precious), who gives exquisite attention to every detail. She raises entertaining to a fine art. And her best gift is making every guest feel very, very special. I pride myself on my own hostessing skills, but it's only because I always think, "What would Patti do?".

Re: What have you done recently to make yourself feel proud?

weezie — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:16:02 -0000

I painted a darn good egg in art class.

Re: What are you sensitive to?

sister trilby scarlett — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 09:46:12 -0000

Oh, Weezie, you gorgeous creature! Love your grammar and punctuation sensitivity. Misspellings drive me bats. I can catch a typo on a billboard at 70 mph. And the plague of apostrophes that is upon our land! Possessive, not plural! (Sun in Virgo, can't hep it.)

Re: What are you sensitive to?

weezie — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 09:39:08 -0000

Smells, unkindness, grammar & punctuation, witticisms . . .

Re: Who were you in High School?

weezie — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:21:24 -0000

I was the cute, funny girl who loved to party (although not slutty). I never considered myself part of the popular crowd (much more of a fringe/follower), but was surprised by a comment made at my 35th reunion that others considered me so. What I find very interesting is that I was never encouraged to be "the smart one", even though my parents and teachers must have known that I was capable of it.

Re: What is your favorite cultural activity that doesn’t cost money?

writer11 — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:58:42 -0000

I didn't get the daily Q&A today. Do I need to register again?

Linda Borland-Fitzgerald
Writer11
lrbf@rogers.com

Re: What is your favorite cultural activity that doesn’t cost money?

writer11 — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:52:52 -0000

I knew we had stuff in common from the moment I saw your name posted. My husband has a nickname for me... Weetsie! Close eh?

Re: What is your favorite cultural activity that doesn’t cost money?

weezie — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:49:19 -0000

I LOVE going through old cemeteries and looking at the statuary.

Re: How do you define your self worth?

weezie — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:14:24 -0000

And I would never underestimate my dogs' admiration!

Re: How do you define your self worth?

weezie — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:13:20 -0000

My self worth is defined by my ability to make others feel good about themselves, my intellect, and my sophisticated esthetic (Sophisticated Harmony here).

Re: What’s the best gift you’ve ever received?

writer11 — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:37:25 -0000

I just read Daniel Gibbons post and he says it's not available here in Canada?? Oh well... good to know that it's worthwhile AND maybe more of the 'kinks' will really be worked out by the time it is available here. Thanks for your critique...

Re: What do you do to make yourself present in the moment?

Emily-Sarah — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:53:12 -0000

I think maybe a lot of us are guilty of being "half" in the moment too often -- because our minds are whirling with thoughts unrelated to what's actually going on. I also think that multitasking is a huge component of not being fully present. For a long time it was billed as a super productive way of life: talk on phone, drive, put on nail polish -- all at once! Or fold laundry, have conversation with husband, pretend play with son -- all at once. ... I'm glad that research is now emerging that shows multitasking is NOT more productive in the long haul. So being in the moment can, I think, be as simple as "registering" where you are and what you're doing instead of letting your mind take your thoughts elsewhere.

Re: What’s the best gift you’ve ever received?

bluelines — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:49:31 -0000

I'm jealous. In Canada we still can't get the Kindle (even if you order one from Amazon US, I believe it only works on the Sprint wireless network). Whenever we travel I always want to bring three or four books with me, but they're the first things to get jettisoned when the suitcases fill up.

Re: What do you do to make yourself present in the moment?

weezie — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:46:20 -0000

I don't know what this means!!! Where are you if you're NOT in the moment? I'm usually enjoying myself and paying attention to what I'm doing, unless I'm not. Am I always in the moment or never there? Ya'll help me out here.

Re: What’s the best gift you’ve ever received?

weezie — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:40:23 -0000

Linda - I also had the same concern, but it is quite comfortable to hold. I have slight arthritis in my hands and they get cramped after a while when I read; this hasn't happened with the Kindle. I thought I would miss the visceral feel of paper, but I don't. I've never become attached to any bookmarks (and, slap-on-the-wrist, tend to dogear on occasion) so I love the auto-bookmark feature.

Re: What’s the best gift you’ve ever received?

writer11 — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 20:07:14 -0000

As a book lover too, I wonder how it (the Kindle) feels to hold onto vs. the feel of turning pages and using a favourite bookmark. Seriously, I am considering asking for one as a gift too and want these questions answered by a real book lover. I'm very tempted.

Re: What would you do if you weren’t afraid

weezie — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:45:17 -0000

Go on a medical mission trip.

Re: What’s the best gift you’ve ever received?

LaLou — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:51:58 -0000

Weezie,
After working on a client's project on the weekends, my employer surprised me with a Kindle two weeks ago for my hard work!!! I am completely obsessed with the Kindle but I think the greatest part of that gift was feeling acknowledged and appreciated by my employer. Especially in this time of financial trouble I'm grateful to have an amazing job and work with people who support and mentor me.
Have fun with your Kindle!!!

Re: What’s the best gift you’ve ever received?

weezie — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 09:58:32 -0000

Of course mine have to do with books.
1) The Amazon Kindle I received from my husband for my birthday yesterday. The most amazing thing about this gift was that he thought it up and purchased it all on his own a month ago. He thinks that shopping for, buying, and wrapping presents is akin to Chinese Water Torture, so this was HUGE. It was even more incredible because I had called my daughter on Monday to tell her that I would love a Kindle for my birthday or Christmas.
2) For Christmas when I was 10 years old, my single, childless aunt sent me TEN Bobbsey Twins books. This was over-the-top munificence and (up until yesterday) has always been my answer when asked about my favorite gift.

Re: What is your current, of-the-moment obsession?

weezie — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:21:20 -0000

1) My iPhone. Other than cook dinner, what does this wonderful toy NOT do?
2) Art Class. I spent the weekend gathering ideas to put on canvas. My aspirations probably exceed my talent, but maybe not. We'll see.

Re: Pearl Matteson asks: What have you stopped being curious about? And…what would be possible if you let yourself get curious again?

weezie — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:30:44 -0000

I've lost my curiousity about what I would look like if I were 10...20...30...40 pounds thinner (it increases by decade). I only obsess about it now for health reasons - I want to be lithe enough to roll around on the floor with my future grandchildren.

Re: What legacy do you want to leave?

Weezie — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:45:26 -0000

Ditto???