by Betsy Dane | Jul 9, 2020 | Current Affairs, Rambling, This and That
In John Carpenter’s 1984 sci-fi film Starman, the alien, played by Jeff Bridges says to the scientist, Mark Shermin (played by Charles Martin Smith): “You are a strange species. … You are at your very best when...
by Betsy Dane | Jun 9, 2020 | Rambling, This and That
You had better sit down….this is a long one! I have now been pretty much under “house arrest” for nearly three months. With the exception of the doctor’s office and one quick (scheduled) visit to the bank, I have not seen the inside of any...
by Betsy Dane | Mar 7, 2020 | This and That
I don’t mean being a witness in the evangelical, testimonial sense,or in the legal way…but rather in your life as a person. One of my favorite quotes of all time (and one of Tom’s too) was in the movie Shall we Dance with Susan Sarandon, Richard Gere...
by Betsy Dane | Feb 18, 2020 | Rambling, This and That
As I have gotten older, and hopefully a bit wiser, I have continually revisited my attitudes about what success means. When I was much younger, and a New York corporate banker with an MBA, the idea of being successful was defined for me, not by me. I needed the title,...
by Betsy Dane | Feb 1, 2020 | Grief, This and That
It has taken me a long time to gather my thoughts on this topic, and, while I do not choose to focus on grief, and while I have moved on to the point where my grief no longer defines me but is, rather, just part of me (and will be forever), I wanted to put my thoughts...
by Betsy Dane | Dec 30, 2019 | Rambling, This and That
You know, as the year draws to a close, I have begun to think more and more about the definition of friendship. Sadly, everyone is a “friend” according to the Facebook world. There are no acquaintances, no just “people I know”…everyone is...