Helping to Change the World…Word by Word
The Steve Laube Agency
Helping to Change the World Word by Word
Stefan Xidas has Down Syndrome and a dream of singing the National Anthem before a Chicago Cubs baseball game. His wish came true a month ago. And, as promised, he now has raised over $20,000 for Special Olympics at this GoFundMe page.
This one simply gave me a joy-filled smile. Hope it does the same for you.
The full song is below in a second video.
Dreams can come true.
For all you band geeks. With high-school football in full swing across the U.S., I thought you might enjoy the creativity of this trombone section from China Springs, Texas. 90 seconds of sheer concentration. One mistake might put someone in the hospital!
I love the whimsy and creativity of this chalk artist, David Zinn. What a way to brighten your day! Below is another two minutes where the artist describes his process. HT: Naomi Van Liew
The following are not original. Collected from the Internet with glee. Enjoy! Feel free to come up with your own in the comments below. There was once a young man who, in his youth, professed his desire to become a great writer. When asked to define “great” he said, “I want to write stuff that the whole world will read, stuff that people will react to on a truly emotional level, …
This little cat video reminded me of writers conferences. Every writer at the conference is calmly eating their meal…then SUDDENLY an agent walks by!!!!! See for yourself at the 45 second mark.
Today you can enjoy the sheer brilliance of one of the world’s top cellists, Yo Yo Ma. This twelve-minute miniconcert has him playing three short Bach solo pieces. He also talks briefly between his playing. Note his tale of learning the first piece when he was four years old. One measure at a time. What a lesson for every writer. As Bob wrote last Wednesday, we need to be wary of …
The next time you complain about the commute to your local church or place of worship, consider this congregation. That is commitment! I love the metaphor embedded in the story. “It can be a dangerous thing to go to a house of worship and present yourself before the Living God.”
A very clever demonstration the English language. Worth listening to illustrate how the language has changed over the centuries. Start talking like this at work or at dinner and see if anyone notices… !!!
A visual rendering of the virtuosity of Franz Liszt as a composer and the brilliance of this performer playing “La Campanella.” This pianist has over 100,000 subscribers to his weekly “light shows.” If you would like to follow along with the music, below is a link to a PDF of the musical score. https://www.patreon.com/file?h=20408604&i=2454403 I couldn’t help …
Today is for all science geeks. In 1591 it is said that Galileo (at the time, a mathematician at the University of Pisa – the location of the leaning tower…) proposed that a feather and a cannon ball would fall at the same rate of speed if there was no air resistance. In other words, gravity is an equal force no matter the size or weight of the object. Nearly 100 years later Isaac …
