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May is Military Appreciation Month

May is Military Appreciation Month – Sandra’s Occasional Newsletter, May 2022

A little bit of news… but not too much.  May is Military Appreciation Month Military Appreciation Month takes place every year throughout the month of May to pay tribute to present and past military veterans and their families. Throughout the month are several specific military holidays including Loyalty Day, VE Day, Military Spouse Appreciation Day, Armed…

May 9, 2022 in Sandra's Occasional Newsletters.
Sandra V. McGee, writer/publisher/marketer

Two of My Favorite Younger Men – Sandra’s Occasional Newsletter, Feb 2022

A little bit of news… but not too much.            This month the spotlight shines on two young men with new books just released and stories to tell…   Clear! by DENNIS R. BLOCKER II is the riveting story of the author’s 23 years working in Emergency Medical Services. Dennis reveals what…

February 1, 2022 in Sandra's Occasional Newsletters.
Kitselman Yogi Gives Away Ranch Under Spell

Sandra’s Occasional Newsletter – Oct 2021

  A little bit of news… but not too much.  “Love the book you’re writing because you’ll read it a hundred times.” – Posted in the Santa Barbara Writers Conference Facebook Group Shameless Promotion In this year of the 75th Anniversary of Operation Crossroads, the first postwar atomic bomb tests at Bikini in 1946, the series…

October 16, 2021 in Sandra's Occasional Newsletters.
The Marilu Norden Story

Sandra’s Occasional Newsletter – July 2021

  A little bit of news… but not too much.  A Favorite Quote Shameless Promotion: 75 Years Ago At Bikini Read Excerpts from Bill McGee’s Atomic Memoir  Watch Archival Film Footage Listen NBC Radio Live from Bikini, Test Baker, 25 July 1946   Once Upon a Time in RENO: The Marilu Norden Story In 1951, the…

July 14, 2021 in Sandra's Occasional Newsletters.
Reno Divorce Ranch True Stories -Mapes Hotel Champagne Coupes

Sandra’s Occasional Newsletter – June 2021

  A little bit of news… but not too much.    Lists – To Do or Not To Do A mentor in my life (you know who you are) has been nudging me to go paperless. So far, I’ve conceded to using Excel for my to-do lists and, I have to admit, I do like the…

June 13, 2021 in Sandra's Occasional Newsletters.

Sandra’s Occasional Newsletter – May 2021

  A little bit of news… but not too much.    My Word of the Month Recently, someone in a Zoom meeting used a word new to me: “meh”.  Defined as an expression of indifference or boredom, “meh” must be spoken with a shrug of the shoulders. The word can be traced back to the 1928…

May 14, 2021 in Sandra's Occasional Newsletters.
Sandra's Occasional Newsletter - February 2021

Sandra’s Occasional Newsletter – April 2021

  A little bit of news… but not too much.    My Mantra of the Moment This mantra has been serving me so well, I’m repeating it for this month. In February, a friend gifted me with a little book, Empowering Mantras for Awesome Women, and the lipstick mantra spoke to me (surprise, surprise). The book is…

April 14, 2021 in Sandra's Occasional Newsletters.
Sandra V. McGee, writer/publisher/marketer

Sandra’s Occasional Newsletter – February 2021

  For February 2021, a little bit of news… but not too much.    My Mantra of the Moment This month, a friend gifted me with a little book, Empowering Mantras for Awesome Women. The lipstick mantra spoke to me (surprise, surprise) and is just the nudge I didn’t know I needed to stay on…

February 16, 2021 in Sandra's Occasional Newsletters.
Sandra V. McGee, writer/publisher/marketer

Sandra’s Occasional Newsletter – January 2021

A New Year… 12 New Chapters, 52 Revisions, 365 New Chances   Happy New Year! We’re off and running. Fingers crossed. What was the most important lesson I learned in 2020? Gratitude. A focus on what is good in life (e.g., glass half full). Gratitude has proven to be a powerful tool in my navigation…

January 2, 2021 in Sandra's Occasional Newsletters.
Flying M.E. wrangler Bill McGee brings down a Christmas tree, December 1947.

Sandra’s Occasional Newsletter – December 2020

Here we are in December and, if you’re like me, you have a case of 2020 fatigue In spite of it all, the days, the weeks, and the months did pass. In my case, I didn’t feel like much was accomplished. But after sorting out my office and updating my to-do list for next year,…

November 28, 2020 in Sandra's Occasional Newsletters.
Sandra V. McGee, writer/publisher/marketer

Sandra’s Occasional Newsletter – May 2020 “As the stomach churns”

Remember the long-running soap opera As the World Turns? The series ran on CBS for 54 years from 1956 to 2010. In the 1990s, I was the publicist for a professional ballet company in Southern California. Every day came with a crisis — from getting the cover story in the paper (that was good) but…

May 10, 2020 in Sandra's Occasional Newsletters.
A dancer on toes in silhouette, a Getty image

Sandra’s Occasional Newsletter – May 2020 “No longer a writer in self-isolation”

Dear May 2020, A quick note to let you know I am no longer a writer in self-isolation. I am an artist-in-residence. – Best, Sandra For the past six or seven weeks, it’s been a challenge to fill the long days. Even with a writing and book marketing to-do list that could keep me busy for…

May 1, 2020 in Sandra's Occasional Newsletters.
Silhouette of writer at desk

Sandra’s Occasional Newsletter – March 2020 “Writers are natural self-isolationists”

As Bill liked to say, “There’s only one way to write — ass in seat.” I like to soften his words to “derrière in chair.” As a writing team, we were natural self-isolationists together. We spent many days sharing a small office, not speaking to each other for hours, not wanting to interrupt the other’s…

March 30, 2020 in Sandra's Occasional Newsletters.
Don't Overthink It... a writer's desk

Sandra’s Occasional Newsletter – February 2020 “Don’t overthink it or maybe it was the Campari”

I struggle with decision-making I over-think, over-analyze, and second-guess everything — small and large. I know I’m not alone. However, I would gladly separate myself from the rest of the over-thinking pack if only I knew how. Don’t Overthink It by Anne Bogel A new book title caught my eye, Don’t Overthink It by Anne Bogel. I…

March 9, 2020 in Sandra's Occasional Newsletters.
Poster for movie MIDWAY

Sandra’s Occasional Newsletter – Inaugural Issue: February 2020

MIDWAY screening pays tribute to World War II veterans in Napa Valley On Saturday, February 15, 2020, the The Tug McGraw Foundation – the honorary chair is country music singer/actor Tim McGraw – paid tribute to World War II veterans living at the California Veterans Home in Yountville and other areas of Napa Valley with…

February 17, 2020 in Sandra's Occasional Newsletters.
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