Jan Bono’s Blog

The Sixth Hole

Every so often, the magic works. Well, okay, the magic actually works quite often, but we aren’t always cognizant of the fact, so I don’t think it counts. On this particular day, the sun was shining, the birds were singing, and I was practicing my advanced avoidance...

Technology! Ain’t it grand?!

Faster! Faster! Faster! We zip right along the Information Highway at warp speeds until suddenly…BAM! Somewhere, someone drops the ball and the world, as we’ve come to know it, brakes to a screeching halt. Which is exactly what happened last Friday… Friday the 13th…...

Half full or half empty? -February 17

Last week at my belly dancing class (more on that in a later posting), one of the women expressed her concern over the state of the economy. This is not an uncommon topic in almost any group these days, but I was in “one of my moods” when the subject came up. Being in...

Tonight my name is Paul -February 15

One of the really great things about “sitting in” on the rehearsals for my two upcoming one-act plays (see Willapa Players link in sidebar) is the constant, and admittedly somewhat steep, learning curve. For starters, I’d never written a play before last fall. I’d...

One good compliment -February 13

Words have such power. The right word at the right time can make or break anyone’s day. I remember a little poem from my childhood emphasizing this point: “Be careful of the words you say, keep them soft and sweet. You’ll never know from day to day, which ones you’ll...

Doing the “Par Dance” -February 11

I started golfing at age 49. It was on my list of  “things to do before I turn 50” and I made it in just under the wire. I signed up for golf lessons under the auspices of a community college physical education class. For four weeks we learned the fundamentals:...