BY PAMELA JO BOWMAN – MESA ARIZONA – I believe this is a generation of deflection. I asked my son if he cleaned his bathroom. He shares it with his older brother Saac. Mind you, he is a 21-year-old man. His response? Saac didn’t clean it either. I automatically go into defense mode to respond …
Splash of Orange
BY PAMELA JO BOWMAN – MESA ARIZONA – This weekend my bones could feel the equinox changing. I felt chilled in the heat of the day. I feel it every year. It makes me sad as summer ends and the year begins its decline. Of course, as the change begins, it is beautiful. The leaves …
Something Awful
BY PAMELA JO BOWMAN – MESA, ARIZONA – Having a child, raising a child allows human beings to know what unconditional love really is. One of the most challenging aspects of parenthood I have encountered so far has been watching my children grow into adults and choose a companion. I am unable to see into …
Embarrassing the Help
BY PAMELA JO BOWMAN – MESA, ARIZONA – Well, isn’t this embarrassing? While I was out of town, I had an (uninvited) guest blogger. Although I would like to, I am unable to remove that blog. She is a master at what she chooses to be a master of — so I will live with …
The Rain on our Parade
BY PAMELA BOWMAN – MESA, ARIZONA – We drove Wistie to college this week. For part of the trip, Wistie and I sat in the back seat and watched one of my favorite movies, FUNNY GIRL. The first ten minutes the audience discovers the story is about a young girl going out to make her …
Guest Post: Greening
BY CYNDI GREENING, ARIZONA, USA — Pamela Jo is out of town. They left Saturday morning to take their first born daughter (although third in the total pecking order) off to college. She won’t return until late Wednesday so I thought I’d do a guest post to keep her blog from being fallow. She’s a …
Find the Smile
BY PAMELA JO BOWMAN – MESA, ARIZONA – Today on KEZ 99.9FM, they announced that Cyndi Greening has been chosen as one of the Finalists for the Woman of the Year. She will be among 12 others who will be honored later in the year when Beth McDonald makes the announcment as to who is …
Rain Dance
BY PAMELA JO BOWMAN – MESA ARIZONA – Sometimes, life gets so serious that just trying to get through it becomes ridiculously funny. Everyone looking at my life, Yesterday I tried to turn away from what is real. I understand denial so much better now. It creates a storm within. I could feel the pull …
Our FilmZambia Experience — One Year Later
BY THE FILMZAMBIA CREW, ALL OVER THE U.S. — A year ago at this time, we were in Zambia in the middle of our first week of production on BAD T!MING. It was exactly one year ago today that we had our first day on set, and we discovered that our lights were toooooo powerful …
Say No To Crack
BY PAMELA JO BOWMAN MESA ARIZONA – I love my boys! They are funny and cute and sensitive and musical, and smart and can cook and clean. I could go on and on. I think you can see they are cute comin and goin! Remember boys! Say No to crack!