Just a little fun for a Saturday night – good advice with a little bite to it.
Click here for the story: Uncle Val’s Advice on Women (for Vampires but it works for everyone).
the best laid plans
A need you dare not admit.
It is a dark stormy day…
Don’t worry this isn’t the start of a bad novel, and by the title of this post it isn’t a bad romance, bromance or tale of chocolate covered anything.
It is a link to poetry…STOP RIGHT THERE. Do not go away.
A lot of people claim they don’t like poetry. That is because it was force fed to them in Middle School and High School in the most boring way possible. And it was usually some horrible Victorian dribble about Grecian Urns or some long forgotten battle. Yuck, I mean, what 15 year old wouldn’t fall asleep (and if you were wide awake eating it up don’t worry. I liked the stuff too. But I was the exception.)
Anyway, thanks to the wonders of the Internet thousands, if not millions have discovered poetry. Words and feelings they never imagined. Words of beauty and discovery and hope and faith and longing. Words of horror and humor and fantasy.
And YOU too can write poetry. Just let the words flow.
In the meantime I highly recommend you take a look at the blog posting link I’ve posted below. You’ll be surprised at the variety of the poems featured. You’ll like it. Take my word on that.
And as always – thank you for visiting West Coast Review.
~ MT
Sit and chat for a while – the importance of talking and listening to your teens
Childhood is a time to prepare out children to be adults – especially the teen years. I’ve always thought that THIS is the time you need to spend the most time with your kids. They are now, more than ever learning about the real world and issues they’ll have to face.
They’ll learn that life isn’t fair. They’ll learn that jerks grow up to be jerks. They’ll learn that there are brown- -nosers and teacher’s pets and people who are going to be less than nice. They’ll learn about game players and liars and all of the other people that might end up as their coworkers someday.
But they will also learn that they can make a difference through their actions and words. They’ll meet the best friends they’ll ever have – and still have those friend when they are 100 years old. They’ll be inspired by remarkable teachers (I’m thinking on one History teacher). They’ll be curious. They’ll discover new and wonderful music. They’ll laugh like they invented laughing. And they’ll know joy like no others.
So now it the time to talk to your kids. Now is the time to LISTEN.
For the rest of the article go to my sister blog:
Click here: A reminder to talk to our children, especially our teens. Sit and chat for a while.
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Wine, Spirits and Best Intentions
When I started the West Coast Review blog back in February 2012 I had every intention of creating the “go to” place for wine and spirit reviews, food/cooking, buying local, shopping, travel…
After letting West Coast Review sit for months I’m back…at least back forwarding blogs from others, including my alter ego sister blog (Vampiremaman.wordpress.com.)
I hope to start doing more original postings in the future. I live and work in Northern California but my goal is to create posts that will entertain everyone, no matter where they are.
For today…a review of some Bourbons, Vodkas and a nice Port. Enjoy.
New Favorites From Teddy’s Bar.
~ MT
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