‘WHATS UP’ SONOMA COUNTY


Upbeat Times Writer/Author Jean Wong Releases New Book!


insightful an intriguing life,”


memoir...of and


author Harry Reid says, “Here are unusual tales and innocent surprises by an author who lives just a step outside the reader’s expectations.” The book is divided


Santa Rosa, CA. ~ Local au- thor Jean Wong’s book, “Hur- tling Jade and Other Tales of Personal Folly,” has just been released on Amazon. The book is about Wong’s“


idiotic and fabulous journey up and down the slippery slopes. And it tells all! Well, not quite all, but almost.” Kirkus Review calls it “an


into fi ve parts: Confu- sion, Folly, Luck, Insight, and Wonder. Many of the works are either award- winning stories, or have been produced as reader theater productions or


plays. Wong will be reading from her book on Sunday, Febru- ary 19th, 1:30 pm at the Bean Affair in Healdsburg, and on Saturday, February 25th 2:00 pm at Gaia’s Garden in Santa Rosa. Questions? Contact Jean Wong at marcjeanhw@com- cast.net


“Believe in yourself.


Under-confi dence leads to a self-fulfi lling prophecy that


you are not good enough for your work.”


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Hollywood’s sweetest love stories ever. It overturns greed. Jumping to 1987, “T e Princess


Bride” a marvelous American fi lm that embraces both roman- tic fantasy and comedy.


It’s from


William Goldman’s 1973 novel. T e AFI (Amer. Film Institute) and the National Film Registry regard it highly. “Shakespeare in Love” (1998) is a true Valentine. Also, with a twist of mystery plus love, the 2006 “T e Illusionist.” A brilliant love story. Turns out love really works when


you give it away. Einstein said “T e value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive.” All the world knows he was a humanist. Albert Schweitzer gains our deepest admi- ration for everything he did, mainly for his profound love of humanity in his philosophy of “Reverence for Life” a statement of his ethical creed for human civilization. How he saved lives in Lambarene, Gabon, Africa! --A pet pelican Schweitzer called “Parsifal” decided to follow him everywhere, all day and night. ~ A giant valentine to Schweitzer


who also said “T e only escape from the miseries of life are music and cats.” ~ Ellie


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your seed collection to get ready for coming spring. Beautiful and tantalizing catalogues are starting to pile up on my desk, full of inspi- ration and information! February can be a blustery month


so bundle up with alpaca scarves, yellow hooded raincoats and fi n- gerless gardening gloves. Give your Valentine friends organic fair trade dark chocolate, bake some lavender cookies and send them a handwritten note! A collection of African violets with gravel-fi lled antique saucers will brighten up winter window sills inside. Pot-up tubers of ginger to grow inside as a subtropical houseplant! Take a few moments to turn off


the conversations in your head. Step outside tonight and look up at the astounding cosmos which we are such a part of. Breathe deep the icy chill of winter. There is an old Serbian proverb that reminds. . .” You are made of stars!”


JOKES & Humor # 5 A woman caught her husband on the weight scale, sucking in his stomach.


“That won’t help you, Joe, you know?”


“Oh it helps a lot,” says the man, “it’s the only way I can see the numbers!”


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Police offi cer to a driver: “OK, driver’s license, vehicle license, fi rst aid kit and warning triangle.”


Driver: “Nah, I’ve already got all that. But how much for that funny Captain’s cap?“


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“Learning is a matter of gathering knowledge; wisdom is applying that knowledge.” ~ Roopleen UPBEAT TIMES, INC. • February 2017 • 13


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