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Sometimes You Just Got to Say It No Matter How Foolish You Might Seem

Malvonia came out of recovery last week singing. Her doctors called her a miracle patient. The liver transplant took and a week and two days after surgery she was home. I visited her July 4th and while she was resting and I was outlining my vision for an expanded Vaboomer next month and how I thought she would be part of it, her sister  came in to her bedroom. Linda looked at me and said, "You are a prophetess." I gaped. Then she drilled me with dead serious eyes and said, "You know who you are."

I want to squirm away from her flat definitive delivery. This is way too much like church revival talk for my comfort. I am pinned dead center--no wiggle room. No duck and shuffle. No aw shucks, 'mam. No embarrassed giggle, no modest brushing away of her naming. I am seen. I am called forth to be who I feel myself to be.

Yes, I do know who I am. And I can see. I can see pain. I can see truth. I can see hurt. I can see love. I can see misery. I can see anger. I can see real effort. I can see injustice. I can see honesty and lying. I can see beauty. I can see need. I can see tremulous hope--aching for a flicker of recognition. I can see talent. And I can see some of the path ahead.

I do see I have a calling--a mission to save lives by creating a channel for the treasures of the heart to flow into the world and the world's treasures to return in accord.

We who have dwelled in the inner darkness of injury and suffering require a way for that muted, damped, veiled, obscured brilliance to shine forth.

The expansion of Vaboomer next month is one means for that light to shine.

Wow! that was serious, but I had to say it.

Now here is what is coming in early August--a Suite of Viosks (virtual kiosks) all (va)Boomer created and produced

Vaboomer Book Cafe and Tea Shop--offering books, fair trade coffees and teas, delicious cookies and chocklates, hand made coffee mugs and antique tea cups and linens

Vabooming Times Two Galerie--offering original paintings, fiber arts, photography, ceramics

Club Gig--offering original R&B, Jazz, Rock and Roll

Words of the Wise Education Center--offering teleseminars on all things boomer and vaboomer--from sex to wealth to heart health to launching an acting career

Nostalgia Central--offering goods from tie dyed onesies to unique photos of Jazz greats to oldies and goodies LPs

Memorial Day. Also: What's New on Vaboomer? Book Reviews and More Coming Soon

 In memory of all the soldiers, civilians, medical personnel and others who have died in wars.

Wouldn't you think we could do better than kindergarten kids who are taught to use their words instead of fists!?!

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Publishers and producers are beginning to notice Vaboomer and have been sending some very interesting items for review. As I catch up on my reading, I'll be reviewing and recommending certain titles, CDs, movies and the like. So from time to time, I'll be posting some interesting materials.

BABY BOOMER RETIREMENT PLANNING:  

We've already added some new features and several recommended books. Take a look at

"Who Needs A Broker?"

It is a very interesting and readable guide to DRIPS, in other words companies that provide automatic dividend reinvestent programs.  Your dividends don't sit passively, but are reinvested and perk away for you adding to your bottom line. They're simple and easy to set up.  You don't have to pay high fees to stockbrokers.  1,200 major corporations and companies will sell the stock directly to you!   This guide is also very simple and informative, by Nancy Mehegan who while researching for her own use, decided to compile a list and how to. Well worth the few dollars. 

Cloudy Day today Made Me Think About Groundhogs. I'd Rather Be A BOOMER Goddess!!!Than a Groundhog

Where did the ritual of Groundhog day come from???

See below for an interesting book on the subject. Just crossed my mind. Been meaning to post this for several weeks. Enjoy.

Going to see Young@heart. I'll let you know how it was.

Fertility Goddesses, Groundhog Bellies and the Coca-Cola Company

http://originsofholidays.com/home/home/

Fertility Goddesses, Groundhog Bellies and the Coca-Cola Company

Year after year, many of us perform holiday rituals with little understanding of their meaning, or feeling for their purpose. A part of us yearns to understand how and why these special days originated.

What does May Day have to do with a celebration of human sexuality and Roman prostitutes? Where did Valentine's Day come from - did the greeting card companies, chocolatiers and florists create it, or is there something original, pure, or even carnal about it?

"Fertility Goddesses, Groundhog Bellies, & the Coca-Cola Company" uncovers why humans have a need to mark certain days of the year. It considers how these celebrations could enhance our everyday lives if we understood the purpose they once served.

This book digs through mythology, history, politics, and psychology to discover the elusive origins and meanings of many of our modern holidays. It connects the holidays to the cycles of nature and the human psyche. It reveals how holidays have been manipulated over time to serve certain religious, political and commercial causes.

My fertility is long past, but my fertile creativity is in full vavavaboom! How about YOURS?