Archives: Jeanne Ferris

A Winter’s Roundabout

January 9, 2017 | By Jeanne Ferris | Comments Off on A Winter’s Roundabout | Filed in: Jeanne Ferris.

Happy 2017 and may your year be blessed with good health, sweet dreams realized and prosperity to all! San Diego Circus Center is a well kept secret…who knew?! Our very own Cirque du Soleil. In fact, the founder, Jean Luc began his illustrious career with Cirque. What a wonderful, creative, and inspiring troupe of dedicated • Read More »

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2016 Entries wanted for San Diego Book Awards contest

October 23, 2016 | By Jeanne Ferris | Comments Off on 2016 Entries wanted for San Diego Book Awards contest | Filed in: Jeanne Ferris.

  The 22nd Annual Writing Competition is now open for unpublished writers residing in San Diego County. Copyright or release date must have a 2016 copyright. For complete rules, guidelines and entry form, please visit: http://sandiegobookawards.org/submission-guidelines/ A jury determines the winners and cash awards will be presented at the Awards Ceremony. SDBA, PO Box 6487, • Read More »

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Why are the faces of Tibetan Buddhist monks so familiar?

July 17, 2016 | By Jeanne Ferris | No Comments | Filed in: Jeanne Ferris.

Why? Is it because they really are reincarnated? Or maybe, we are too and therefore, that sense of familiarity goes both ways. The only difference is—is that His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama hasn’t recognized anyone outside of the monastery as reincarnations of highly evolved human beings. Let alone females. I’m not complaining. Just stating • Read More »

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Au revoir! Teddie Tillett ~ March 23, 2016

June 22, 2016 | By Jeanne Ferris | No Comments | Filed in: Jeanne Ferris.

My dearest Teddie: For many, many weeks I have refused to believe you have really left us to muck about down here on earth, amongst the lost and found without your wry, dry humorous commentary and outfits so fabulous, it has inspired all sorts of DIY projects that is now called repurposing. You were ahead • Read More »

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The Envelope please…

February 24, 2016 | By Jeanne Ferris | No Comments | Filed in: Jeanne Ferris.

  And the winner is… I have taken this ballot from People magazine and I haven’t always liked Oscar’s choices for Best Picture but then “he” likes melodrama and sometimes, I don’t. As far as the whole Black actors having been dissed, am I missing something or is Chris Rock a black man? And did • Read More »

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2016 ~ Year of the Monkey

January 28, 2016 | By Jeanne Ferris | No Comments | Filed in: Jeanne Ferris.

This year is filled with monkeys all right—and they are not in the Amazon—they are all actually running for president in the U.S. of A.! The above images are from KingFisher, The Concise Children’s Encyclopedia…I couldn’t find the comb-over but I’m pretty sure the former Secretary of State (remember, Benghazi?) is in there. This month • Read More »

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Ignore the bad reviews including Forbes. I loved Spectre!

November 30, 2015 | By Jeanne Ferris | No Comments | Filed in: Jeanne Ferris.

Ignore the bad reviews including Forbes. I loved SPECTRE! Yes, another Bond movie, another song (Sam Smith is not memorable for me at all as the singer ;-( another steady girlfriend—wait! What happened to Vesper Lind? Where have you been? She drowned herself as a traitor to 007. However, (yum, yum) 148 minutes with Daniel • Read More »

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dia de los muertos, day of the dead, nov 1

November 9, 2015 | By Jeanne Ferris | No Comments | Filed in: Jeanne Ferris.

Dia de los muertos gives new meaning to ”dancing on graves” as it is a South and Central American tradition of honoring those who have gone on before us with altars comprised of favorite things and foods. Celebrations of dining, dancing and musica is also a part of the tradition. A big celebration which is • Read More »

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Questions that make you go, “Hmm”…

October 27, 2015 | By Jeanne Ferris | Comments Off on Questions that make you go, “Hmm”… | Filed in: Jeanne Ferris.

Opening night at the San Diego Film Festival this year screened the U.S. premiere of “Septembers of Shiraz” starring Adrien Brody and Salma Hayek, a story about a rich family (Brody plays an Iranian Jewish jeweler whose family and he become persecuted under the Ayotollah’s regime). This film for the record, was not my favorite—ever. • Read More »

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