‘‘You can’t just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood.
What mood is that?
Last-minute panic.” ― Bill Watterson (Calvin & Hobbes)
“I never put off till tomorrow what I can possibly do – the day after.” ― Oscar Wilde
Hat Tip to Schoolhouse Rock
First, a brief backstory about the origin of one of my nicknames. We all inherit nicknames, beginning with our families of origin, our classmates in school, friends and coworkers, and endearments (or, not!) from our significant others. A nickname assigned to me early in my marriage by my husband Frank and his brother Dennis in the early 1970’s was inspired by two things, the first a song from Schoolhouse Rock, a series which aired on ABC from 1973 to 1975 described as, “animated shorts adapting the multiplication tables to songs written by Bob Dorough; Dorough also performed most of the songs.” Multiplication Rock was soon followed by Grammar Rock. My nickname was Lolly Keebler inspired by the song, Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here and my love of cookies and milk. Continue reading