My little senior catizen Sheepa waiting for me at the pillow. At 19 he likes to sleep early.
My blog karlaporter.com is the professional me. This is the personal me.
May 7, 2012
May 6, 2012
The high school friends are so sweet they got me a birthday cake!
April 29, 2012
Dreaming
Ever have a night where the dreams are so captivating you don’t want to wake up and when you start to you will them to continue? And so was last night.
The city was built to one side of the river and after 300 plus years, something desperately needed to be done about it. I took it upon myself to remedy the situation. The mayor was in agreement and pledged the support of city maintenance crews. We narrowed the river and built high brick retainer walls to prevent flooding. Then half the buildings were picked up with cranes and moved to the other side of the river as plows carved streets where there were none, in Benjamin Franklin style of city planning.
We named the streets along the water East and West River and the cafés that sprung up dotted the sidewalks with windowsill flower boxes, tables and strands of white lights. We built bridges over the river to get from one side of the city to the other and strung colorful flags and popcorn from lamp posts to attract seagulls.
I sat at a riverside café and watched canoes and paddle boats in the sun and enjoyed the work I had done.
April 27, 2012
April 26, 2012
A poorly wrapped wrap is no one’s lunchtime ally.
April 25, 2012
Don’t make this mistake… Send yourself test emails.
April 22, 2012
My Dad Remembers Dick Clark
My dad, Karl Kay Kaminski, recalls fond memories of January 30, 1961, the day he appeared on Dick Clark’s American Bandstand. His family moved from Plymouth, PA to Detroit and then Dearborn, MI when he was a child, and he paired up to play guitar with his Fordson High School classmates in the band The Royaltones, pioneers of the rock and roll era.
The Royaltones’ record company Gold Disc Records felt confident about the band’s sound and single Flamingo Express, which rose to Billboard’s Hot 100 in early 1961 as a result of the appearance. “Dick Clark was as personable and friendly in person as he appeared on TV,” my dad told me. “The show was live and the studio was packed with dancers,” he added.
It was The Royaltones’ second appearance on American Bandstand. The band was previously on with the single Poor Boy. ‘Being on American Bandstand exposed us to the national music audience and was the highlight of our careers as musicians of the era,” my dad recalled.
The story of The Royaltones’ climb to success is highlighted in the book, Grit, Noise and Revolution:The Birth of Detroit Rock ‘n’ Roll, written by David A. Carson. The band will also be featured in the upcoming book, Produced by Harry Balk: The Twirl Records Story, to be released this summer. Both books are available through Amazon and other online retailers. The Royaltones’ singles Flamingo Express and Tacos can be heard on YouTube.
Around the time of my birth in May 1962, my dad made the decision to leave The Royaltones and the rock and roll life and settle down as a husband and father. My brother Karl was born two years later. My dad is retired from the building trades and my mom Suzy is retiring from Abby’s Doggone Good Gourmet Cookies this year. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 2011 and have resided in Rice Township, Mountain Top, PA, since 1989.
April 21, 2012
Vegetarian peoples. Have you tried this? It’s the cat’s meowww. <3<3<3
April 15, 2012
I just commanded this vegan stir-fry I made into my tummy and it totally obeyed me. I am powerful, my wishes come true.
April 9, 2012
Marketing A Philosophy
I had an interesting invitation, to talk about marketing and promoting atheism last night with The Angry Atheist. At first that might sound odd, but when you process it, it’s an image sale not so different from many things in life; religion, philosophy, lifestyle, etc.
The conversation was thoroughly enjoyable. Reap actually isn’t angry at all, he’s a really nice guy who works to dispel stereotypes of non-believers of divinity and also happens to have a big heart for nonprofits that help people with disabilities. So much so that he plugged The Arc national when he found out I work for an affiliate chapter.
Whatever your life philosophy or religion is, I hope you’ll find this conversation interesting, educational and even entertaining.
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