Posts Tagged ‘birthday’
Wow! Over 35,000 “What Color Is Your Brain?” Books Sold!
Happy Book Birthday! What Color Is Your Brain?® was published in 2007. I always think of its birthday in October. It is hard to believe that my book is 14 years old this month! Printing Last week, my aquisition editor Brien Cummings sent me an email that said: “We are in the process of stocking…
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Taps Across America in Our Neighborhood!
Yesterday, our neighbors, who are Air Force Veterans, asked their daughter to play Taps at 3:00 PM. Jordan, our other neighbors, and I stopped whatever we were doing and went outside to stand on our front lawns to observe Taps across America. Taps was played twice, while we all stood at attention with our hands…
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Celebrating my best-selling book’s 13 birthday & 20th printing in 2020!
This year is my book’s 13th birthday! What Color Is Your Brain?® was published in 2007. Last Wednesday, I spoke with Stephanie Portnoy, Senior Vice President, Health Care Books and Journals, and Mary Sasso, Vice President, Sales and Marketing at SLACK Incorporated about a new book project. Before we concluded our call, I asked Stephanie…
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Tips for A Brain Colorful 4th of July Celebration!
Happy Birthday America! Thursday is the 4th of July, which is a federal holiday in the United States and celebrates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. To learn more about this eagerly awaited summer celebration, you can enjoy some Fun Facts from the United States Census Bureau, which is part…
Read moreThanksgiving, Anniversary & Birthday Celebrations!
My Blue Brain is most thankful and delighted about sharing all the 3 grand celebration with our family this week! 1. Thanksgiving Celebration: Jordan and an I have been hosting our family Thanksgiving Day celebrations for for over 35 years! 2. Anniversary Celebration: Jordan and I will celebrate 48th Anniversary of our “first fix-up date”.…
Read moreCelebrating Washington’s & Lincoln’s Birthdays & Brain Colors
When I was growing up we celebrated President George Washington’s Birthday on February 22nd and President Abraham Lincoln’s birthday was celebrated on February 12th. Our schools were closed on alternating years. If you wondering how their birthdays became a 3 day combined holiday weekend with retail store promoting special sales and government agencies, banks and schools being closed, read the history of the President’s…
Read moreCelebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
We remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who would have celebrated his 83rd birthday today. Dr. King was the most iconic figure of the Civil Rights movement in the United States. In 1964 he was award the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to end racial segregation and discrimination through civil disobedience and nonviolent. Dr. King embodied copious qualities of an…
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