Category Archives: Creativity

A Good Friend

Posted on July 30, 2012 by russtowne

From http://www.mikeysFunnies.com: A couple of young boys were fishing at their special pond off the beaten track. All of a sudden, the game warden jumped out of the bushes. Immediately, one of the boys threw his rod down and started … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Friendship, Humor | Tagged boys, fishing, fishing license, friends, hole, warden | 10 Comments

Star Wars Surprise For the Son of A Returning Soldier

Posted on July 28, 2012 by russtowne

I found this story heart-warming and well-done. Here’s the link or URL (I only seem to be able to get the link to work about 1 time in 10 but it isn’t from a lack of trying… and trying). I … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Vids & Stories That Touched Me | Tagged Afghanistan, Chewbacca, colonel, Family, father, Jedi, Portland, son, Star Wars, storm trooper | 2 Comments

The Trapped Bear Cubs Escape A Dumpster with Some Help

Posted on July 26, 2012 by russtowne

I believe this falls into the “Don’t try this at home, kids”-type story, but I love happy endings! Check it out: \http://tinyurl.com/clfjdt4 http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/three-bear-cubs-escape-dumpster-help-191145754.html Russ

Posted in Compassion, Courage, Creativity, Nature | Tagged bear cubs, dumpster, three bear cubs | 2 Comments

Sweet!

Posted on July 25, 2012 by russtowne

See’s Candy just made the world’s largest lollipop. It weighs overs 7,000 pounds and weighs about as much as 3 cars. http://tinyurl.com/c5xk3z7 http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/see-candies-creates-7-000-pound-lollypop-world-210921788.html Russ

Posted in Abundance, Creativity | Tagged chocolate, lollipop, See's Candy, world's largest, world's largest lollipop | Leave a comment

The Great Blindini

Posted on July 19, 2012 by russtowne

I have a friend named Brent who is blind. He is also a magician. He calls himself The Great Blindini. Here are some snippets from a recent newspaper article about him: Magicians often don a blindfold at some point during … Continue reading →

Posted in Attittude, Choices, Courage, Creativity, Fear, Growth/Learning, Healing, Inspiring, LIfe Lessons, Making the World a Better Place, Optimism, Stories That Touched Me | Tagged amazing, blind, blindness, Brent Gifford, children, courage, entertaining, fear, Friend, great, Hawaii, libraries, magic, magician, The Great Blindini | 25 Comments

Baditude

Posted on July 12, 2012 by russtowne

Earlier today I was asked by a blogging friend if I had coined the word “Baditude”. I thought some of you might be interested in my reply: “Baditude” is one of several words that I think I coined and don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Random Thoughts | Tagged Baditude, coin, coined, credit, failure, Fathers, Success, words | 6 Comments

No More Secrets – No More Lies

Posted on July 9, 2012 by russtowne

I tend to focus on the positive in life and in the posts for this blog. I think it is silly to live life any other way–and goodness knows that I’ve tried! But when I’m writing song lyrics, I let … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Song Lyrics I've Written or Co-Written, Song Updates, Songs I've Written or Co-Written | Tagged cheating, lyric, sneaking, Songwriting | 2 Comments

Treasure Hunt!

Posted on July 9, 2012 by russtowne

I collect coins that are in my pockets at the end of each day, and eventually count and roll them. When our children were fairly young, I’d keep the pennies in a big brass antique-looking container that looked like a … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Creativity, Family "Fun", Parenting, True Stories I've Written | Tagged beloved, booty, children, clues, goblet, kids, pennies, treausre hunt | 13 Comments

Get Your Stories Straight!

Posted on July 5, 2012 by russtowne

Like nearly all siblings, our sons sometimes got into quarrels. When that occurred, Beloved and I attempted to unravel how it started so we could create learning lessons as well as determine fair and appropriate consequences for their actions. Not … Continue reading →

Posted in Choices, Creativity, Family "Fun", Humor, Parenting, True Stories I've Written | Tagged beloved, boys, consquences, fun, funny, humorous, learning lessons, lessons, light, sons, stories, worked tother, working together | 2 Comments

A Dying Man’s Last Request

Posted on July 5, 2012 by russtowne

My biological father (I’ll call him “RP” for the remainder of this post) was an avid golfer. He always dreamed of playing the Pebble Beach Golf Course. He and another man wanted to play the course together, so they began … Continue reading →