SKILLS

photo by Loren Javier

Dolly Parton just released her 43rd studio album!  Bow down to the Queen.  I hold fast to Parton's original and still the best, I Will Always Love You, as solid gold.  And she sure is likeable, if you're a country music lover or not!    People magazine calls her "unpretentious."  That's an awesome vibe to put off.

Principle in the type:  "Meekness is not tentativeness but rather thoughtfulness.  meekness makes room for others."   Neal A. Maxwell

NOVEL IDEA

photo by Bruna Ferrara

Novelist Harper Lee has died.   Lee was the world renowned "To Kill a Mockingbird" author.  ~~Many a school child's (and adult's) good read!     "The world knows Harper Lee was a brilliant writer but what many don't know is that she was a extraordinary woman of great joyfulness, humility and kindness," said "Michael Morrison, head of HarperCollings U.S. general books . . . "   What better attributes to be known for?          news             

Principle in the type:  "Kindness begins with the understanding that we all struggle."     Charles Glassman

AT THE CORNER OF VIN AND SCULLY

photo by Ken Lund

Maybe you don't know the Los Angeles Dodgers, like I know the Los Angeles Dodgers ... but newsflash - Vin Scully will have a street named after him.  We love him here.  He's a good guy.  What used to be Elysian Park Avenue will be the new Vin Scully Avenue, and lead right to the Dodger Stadium main entrance.  " 'A path to Dodger Stadium is a pathway to my heart,' Scully said. 'For 55 years, it has been an honor . . . I thank God for this great honor.' "  news         

Principle in the type:  "Be grateful, be smart, be clean, be true, be humble . . . "   Gordon B. Hinckley

POPE MOBILE

photo by CT M

For his first ever visit to the States, "Pope Francis . . . chose to ride in a tiny Fiat 500. . . . "  Surrounded by bigger security vehicles (which I am sure are necessary) and President Obama's own gigantic ride that dwarfed the Pope's wheels, "there was no fancy limousine," for him.  news           Modest is hottest?

Principle in the type:  "Being humble means recognizing we are not on earth to see how important we can become, but to see how much difference we can make in the lives of others."    Gordon B. Hinckley