Gloria Jean's Journal

The very tall Watusi, the tallest people in the world, are famous for dancing in their African village in Ruandi-Urundi, east of the Congo. It is an astounding sight to see. They jump, fly and soar throughout the air in almost what seems a hypnotic trance, spear in hand, rythmn never before seen by... Sign in to see full entry.

Your friendship meant the world to me We laughed, we played our hearts content No! Black and white don't mix and agree Parents vow! - it mattered not to us at all Childhood friends we would no longer be The ache in my heart as still a grown man The pain giving birth to a movement in me Fix it for... Sign in to see full entry.

On this day, January 14th in 1954, actress Norma Jeane Mortenson better known as Marilyn Monroe married baseball star Joe Dimaggio, their marriage ending on this day a year later in divorce. The plot in "Niagara", Marilyn leaving her husband, who suffers from dysthymia, alone in a hotel room while... Sign in to see full entry.

Theoretically speaking the worse case scenario is that the Second Great Depression is evident, some think it is upon us, in spite of the fact that I have the utmost confidence in the present administration responsible for scooping us up out of this inevitable economic implosion and preventing it... Sign in to see full entry.

600 B.C. from the writings of Thales of Miletus it is crystal clear that Westerners knew that amber becomes charged by rubbing. 1600 the term "electricity" was coined from the Greek word for amber which, before English scientist William Gilbert described the electrification of many substances, there... Sign in to see full entry.

My recollection of our kitchen is on the most part not so bad I guess as I am still here to write about it. When I came home from school, I guess, like most kids in school, I was very hungry. I can't say that I ever went without a decent meal except, of course, when my mother was not around and in... Sign in to see full entry.

"Autumn Leaves" is a much-recorded, very, very popular song. It has made its way around the world into the hearts of many embodying a spirit within our very souls of a time of change; a time of change in the weather, a time of change in our mood; a time of change to reflect on our Maker and all the... Sign in to see full entry.

Kiddingly, laughing together, playing around, the three of us, me, my daughter, and granddaughter; I asked my daughter, Chris, how many personalities do you have and which one are you going to be today? Then turning to my granddaughter and tickling her on her side, I asked her the same thing. With... Sign in to see full entry.

"Turn off the TV and the video games!", said Senator Obama, now President Elect. This seems to be excellent advice to the youth coming up today from our nations leader who most likely made sacrifices far greater than turning off the set and giving up fun and games at times to get where he is today... Sign in to see full entry.

Featured in the Niagara Falls Gazette in 1966 for my performance at mastering shorthand; 120 words per minute was fast back then. I consequently sat with the top echelon of accountants at Moore crossing my leg and taking dictation which I then transcribed. In the transcription pool I acquainted... Sign in to see full entry.