Jan Bono’s Blog

A young couple I know recently got the surprise of their lives when their baby was born. On the basis of the ultrasound tests done months ago, they had planned accordingly. The baby shower was themed specifically for a girl, the clothes were predominately pink, the...

I’m finding out, in a big way, that spending 30 years “directing” children in a classroom is a lot different than trying to herd four adults across a theater stage as they recite their lines. Since I wrote this particular play, I have imagined it all acted out in my...

I’ve been holding my breath, afraid to talk about this here in my blog, for fear that somehow I’d jinx the whole thing. But now that I’m breathing again, I can tell you what’s been going on in the life and times of this fledgling playwright. If you’re a long-time...

I’d like to expand upon my last blog posting, which challenged each of you to put more positive energy into everything you do, and consequently reap the abundant rewards of that high-vibration mindset. Now what if we ALL spent time each day singing the praises of Wall...

Everyone has an opportunity to be a hero every single day. Seriously. Just think about it for a minute. In each of our lives, there are a multitude of times during every 24-hour period when we are confronted with an opportunity to step up to the plate and “do the...

See 'n Say is an educational toy created by Mattel in 1965 after the success of its talking Chatty Cathy doll. The concept for the doll was pretty simple: Kids repeat what they hear. The concept for the See ‘n Say was to use this same idea to help kids learn to read....