Today is Alexander Graham Bell Day. Why March 7? It was on this day in 1876 that Bell received a patent for “transmitting vocal or other sounds telegraphically,” and on March 10, Bell made the now iconic statement, “Mr. Watson, come here. I need you," which...
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A Day in My Life, March 6, 2024 – National Oreo Cookie Day
It's a good thing it's National Oreo Cookie Day. I need a cookie. Maybe a dozen. This morning, my son and his wife called me to say they need financial help because their septic tank is backing up into their house. Gross. Horrible. They need our help. They both work...
A Day in My Life, March 5, 2024: National Sportsmanship Day
Today is National Sportsmanship Day--a day began in 1991 to encourage people who play sports to demonstrate collegiality and good behavior while playing sports. As a sports fan, this intrigued me. As the grandmother of children who participate in organized sports, I...
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A Day in My Life, March 14, 2024 — National Tell Your Story Day
Today is National Tell Your Story Day, and I've been thinking that the crux of this day is what the RRBC bloggers have been doing since March 1, 2024: telling our stories. I have so enjoyed everyone's stories; however, I want to come from a different angle today. I...
A Day in My Life, March 13, 2024 — National Good Samaritan Day
The biblical story of a man who was a Samaritan stopped to help another human being who'd been robbed and beaten--after many others had ignored or passed him by, even his own countrymen--by paying for his lodging and medical care , and checking on his welfare on the...
A Day in My Life, March 12, 2024: National Working Moms Day
Today, March 12, 2024, is National Working Moms Day, according to the calendar. I think every day is working mom's day. Whether a woman has a job outside of her home with a salary or works at home without a salary, she's a working mother. My daughter, who has three...
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Wanda began following baseball in 1956 as an ardent fan of the Boston Red Sox. She made her first visit to Fenway Park in the early 1960s when she was fourteen years old. She parlayed her love of baseball and developed characters based on people she’d met in minor league and major league ball and sent them to play in the minors in western New York. Set in 1972, the novel examines the challenges they face—not always on the baseball diamond.
Empty Seats attracted attention from Minor League Baseball, as well as the (now defunct) nationally syndicated "Only a Game” radio show.
Following publication, Empty Seats won a number of citations, including the New Apple Award and the Independent Publishers’ Award.
Wanda’s love of baseball still lingers to this day. In 2012, she auditioned to become the public address announcer at Fenway Park. Although she didn’t get the position, she had the opportunity to announce a full game between the Red Sox and the Minnesota Twins in August 2012.
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A Day in My Life – Snowing Edition – January 19, 2023
We haven't had much snow here in the great northeast this year. We're 250 miles east of Buffalo, New York, the city that was slammed at Christmas. Normally, we've had several snowstorms by this time every winter, but this year is different. California is being...
A Day in My Life – Kindergarten Edition – January 18, 2023
Today was kindergarten day for me. I simply don't know how the teacher has enough energy to do her job every day. What energy! What creativity! What tenacity! I only go in Wednesday mornings; she's there every day. Today's lesson was on the letter "Q" (lower- and...
A Day in My Life – Gray Day Edition – January 17, 2023
A great day with mixed precipitation. My late mother would have said, "It feels like snow," but it's rain that's falling from the sky, with the temperature hovering precariously near the 32-degree mark. I dread the thought that the roads may turn into a giant skating...
A Day in My Life – MLK Jr. Remembrance Edition – January 16, 2023
I have been listening to speeches and remembrances of Martin Luther King, Jr. on the radio and television today, also reading tributes in major newspapers. I know several musicians who are doing performances today--ones I wish I could have attended. On this day, I...
A Day in My Life – Civil Rights Edition – January 15, 2023
Today is Martin Luther King, Jr.'s actual birthday. Public Broadcasting ran a documentary covering the music of the Civil Rights Movement, so two of my great musical buddies and I got together, ordered a pizza, and watched the show. What memories it brought back to...
A Day in My Life – Saturday Edition – January 14, 2023
On this gray (and on-and-off snowy) Saturday, I have been busy doing things around the house and errands outside of the house. I missed the RRBC "Eyes on the Book" session because I was involved in something else and looked up, noticing that the clock said 12:45...
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Wanda made her singing debut when she was only four years old at a family reunion in southwestern Virginia. From that day forward, she always wanted to make a recording, even if it only meant something for her family.
She made that dream come true when she gathered a number of her professional folk music friends and produced “Singing Along with the Radio.” These were people she’d always wanted to sing with, and they went into recording studios to complete the task.
When all was said and done, the CD was well received by both the public and folk DJs. It has enjoyed airplay in the United States, Canada, and Ireland.
