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Please join me in welcoming our newest contributor to BCN, Kathy Manos Penn, a native of the "Big Apple", by way of the "Peach City", Atlanta. Kathy is a former English teacher, author of The Ink Penn blog, and a communications professional in corporate America. Now with Kathy on board, I advise all other contributors to watch your punctuation and syntax.

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The Ink Penn  

Please join me in welcoming our newest contributor to BCN, Kathy Manos Penn, a native of the "Big Apple", by way of the "Peach City", Atlanta. Kathy is a former English teacher, author of The Ink Penn blog, and a communications professional in corporate America. Now with Kathy on board, I advise all other contributors to watch your punctuation and syntax.

Did you have an imaginary friend when you were a child? Mine was a cocker spaniel named Annabel.
Did you have an imaginary friend when you were a child? Mine was a cocker spaniel named Annabel.
 
That seems an easy choice. I'm a firm believer in the birthday season.
That seems an easy choice. I'm a firm believer in the birthday season.
 
No, not the snowflakes that fall gently from the sky and then sparkle in the moonlight as they cover the ground.
No, not the snowflakes that fall gently from the sky and then sparkle in the moonlight as they cover the ground.
 
I wrote a version of this column in the summer of 2013 as a blog. I'd heard John Lennon's Imagine on the radio and was unable to get the tune and the sentiment out of my head.

Imagine

 
I wrote a version of this column in the summer of 2013 as a blog. I'd heard John Lennon's Imagine on the radio and was unable to get the tune and the sentiment out of my head.
 
Visions of sugarplums? Not me, instead I'm having visions of a Greek dinner for Christmas. There was never one special meal we always had for Christmas when I was a child.
Visions of sugarplums? Not me, instead I'm having visions of a Greek dinner for Christmas. There was never one special meal we always had for Christmas when I was a child.
 
In 2014 for the first time, we left town for Christmas and enjoyed a picture-perfect holiday at Amelia Island. In the past, my husband and I hosted Holiday meals for varying size crowds.
In 2014 for the first time, we left town for Christmas and enjoyed a picture-perfect holiday at Amelia Island. In the past, my husband and I hosted Holiday meals for varying size crowds.
 
What's on your Christmas list this year? I must say it has become more and more difficult through the years for me to give my husband any clue as to what I might want for Christmas.
What's on your Christmas list this year? I must say it has become more and more difficult through the years for me to give my husband any clue as to what I might want for Christmas.
 
Columnist and blogger Kathy Manos Penn celebrates her 5 year anniversary as weekly columnist for the Dunwoody Crier by publishing a collection of her favorite columns.
Columnist and blogger Kathy Manos Penn celebrates her 5 year anniversary as weekly columnist for the Dunwoody Crier by publishing a collection of her favorite columns.
 
We'll be spending Thanksgiving Day with friends this year. Our host will cook the turkey on his Green Egg, and we'll all bring side dishes.
We'll be spending Thanksgiving Day with friends this year. Our host will cook the turkey on his Green Egg, and we'll all bring side dishes.
 
I hadn't thought of Lewis Grizzard in quite some time; that is until I read an Atlanta Journal-Constitution article titled, "Remembering Lewis Grizzard on his 70th birthday."
I hadn't thought of Lewis Grizzard in quite some time; that is until I read an Atlanta Journal-Constitution article titled, "Remembering Lewis Grizzard on his 70th birthday."
 
Once again this year, my husband will march in the Georgia Veterans Day Parade with members of the Atlanta Vietnam Veterans Business Association (AVVBA), and that evening we'll attend the Freedom Ball.
Once again this year, my husband will march in the Georgia Veterans Day Parade with members of the Atlanta Vietnam Veterans Business Association (AVVBA), and that evening we'll attend the Freedom Ball.
 
I am eagerly awaiting the publication of my first book−The Ink Penn, Celebrating the Magic in the Everyday−due to be released November 21.
I am eagerly awaiting the publication of my first book−The Ink Penn, Celebrating the Magic in the Everyday−due to be released November 21.
 
I've read many of Lee Smith's novels and laughed when I read in her memoir that she began writing stories when she was nine years old.
I've read many of Lee Smith's novels and laughed when I read in her memoir that she began writing stories when she was nine years old.
 
I thought it must be a slow news day when I spotted an article about the increasing presence of casual attire in the workplace.
I thought it must be a slow news day when I spotted an article about the increasing presence of casual attire in the workplace.
 
Color me busy. Before I retired, I kept encountering articles about the dangers of being at loose ends in retirement with too much time on your hands.
Color me busy. Before I retired, I kept encountering articles about the dangers of being at loose ends in retirement with too much time on your hands.
 
My husband and I received an invitation to a party in St. Louis to celebrate the marriage of a friend from his Vietnam days. Since I'm retired and no longer have to worry about using up precious vacation days, we decided we'd make a road trip of it.
My husband and I received an invitation to a party in St. Louis to celebrate the marriage of a friend from his Vietnam days. Since I'm retired and no longer have to worry about using up precious vacation days, we decided we'd make a road trip of it.
 
We head to Lake Junaluska for Labor Day weekend, as we have for many years.
We head to Lake Junaluska for Labor Day weekend, as we have for many years.
 
My husband, who retired long before I did, has two groups of friends he connects with regularly.
My husband, who retired long before I did, has two groups of friends he connects with regularly.
 
"I'm tired. And as it turns out, you're probably thinking, 'Me too.'" That's the first line in a Forbes article from a few years back, Want To Be Smart and Successful?
"I'm tired. And as it turns out, you're probably thinking, 'Me too.'" That's the first line in a Forbes article from a few years back, Want To Be Smart and Successful?
 
Is music a major part of your life? I want to be able to listen to music wherever I am-in my office, in the car, or in the living room as I read the Sunday paper.
Is music a major part of your life? I want to be able to listen to music wherever I am-in my office, in the car, or in the living room as I read the Sunday paper.
 
When you're a royal dog, you have quite a few people looking after you-not just the royal Mum and royal Dad.
When you're a royal dog, you have quite a few people looking after you-not just the royal Mum and royal Dad.
 
I've enjoyed reliving our vacation by writing about our Viking ship and the historical perspective we gained while traveling. If those topics haven't sparked your interest, this description of the sights along the way is bound to do the trick.
I've enjoyed reliving our vacation by writing about our Viking ship and the historical perspective we gained while traveling. If those topics haven't sparked your interest, this description of the sights along the way is bound to do the trick.
 
This is just one of the many quotes my mentor shared with me over the years, and when someone else sent it to me the other day, I immediately thought of him.
This is just one of the many quotes my mentor shared with me over the years, and when someone else sent it to me the other day, I immediately thought of him.
 
We thoroughly enjoyed our trip to Prague and our river cruise through Germany, Austria and Hungary.
We thoroughly enjoyed our trip to Prague and our river cruise through Germany, Austria and Hungary.
 
Our May river cruise was an amazing trip. Yes, the weather could have been a tad drier and warmer, but we didn't let the rain dampen our spirits. Though we'd heard Viking was the cream of the crop, we could never have imagined what that meant.
Our May river cruise was an amazing trip. Yes, the weather could have been a tad drier and warmer, but we didn't let the rain dampen our spirits. Though we'd heard Viking was the cream of the crop, we could never have imagined what that meant.
 
So many books, so little time. With this in mind, the Amazon Books editors set out to compile a list of 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime.
So many books, so little time. With this in mind, the Amazon Books editors set out to compile a list of 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime.
 
Because my husband and I only have four-legged kids and both of our fathers have long since passed away, Father's Day is typically celebrated with just a card from our four-legged kids.
Because my husband and I only have four-legged kids and both of our fathers have long since passed away, Father's Day is typically celebrated with just a card from our four-legged kids.
 
Unlike the dog, I am perfectly capable of typing my own column. After all I've spent plenty of time on Mom's keyboard, though until now, I've kept my typing talents secret.
Unlike the dog, I am perfectly capable of typing my own column. After all I've spent plenty of time on Mom's keyboard, though until now, I've kept my typing talents secret.
 
This year for the first time, we're going on a European river cruise. We've taken several bike and barge trips over the years, one in the Netherlands and two in France, and one biking/sailing trip to the Greek Islands.
This year for the first time, we're going on a European river cruise. We've taken several bike and barge trips over the years, one in the Netherlands and two in France, and one biking/sailing trip to the Greek Islands.
 
Certainly not this boy! While I prefer to be called Lord Banjo, as is only my due given my royal lineage (more on that in my very first blog), I will answer to Banjo Boy, Buddy Boy, the Prince and even just Banjo, but I draw the line at Ninja dog.
Certainly not this boy! While I prefer to be called Lord Banjo, as is only my due given my royal lineage (more on that in my very first blog), I will answer to Banjo Boy, Buddy Boy, the Prince and even just Banjo, but I draw the line at Ninja dog.
 
This Mother's Day is another without my mom, who passed away in 2014. I won't be searching for the perfect card, preparing a Mother's Day dinner or making plans with my sisters to take Mom out.
This Mother's Day is another without my mom, who passed away in 2014. I won't be searching for the perfect card, preparing a Mother's Day dinner or making plans with my sisters to take Mom out.
 
Call a library information line? Seriously? Believe it or not, that resource still exists and is used regularly.
Call a library information line? Seriously? Believe it or not, that resource still exists and is used regularly.
 
Remember when anything anti-Clinton was deemed the product of a vast right-wing conspiracy? Well I just had a flash: Donald Trump running for the Republican nomination exists because of a vast LEFT-WING conspiracy.
Remember when anything anti-Clinton was deemed the product of a vast right-wing conspiracy? Well I just had a flash: Donald Trump running for the Republican nomination exists because of a vast LEFT-WING conspiracy.
 
If we think of balance at all, most of us think of work-life balance and the never-ending struggle to make time for work, family and even, selfishly, ourselves
If we think of balance at all, most of us think of work-life balance and the never-ending struggle to make time for work, family and even, selfishly, ourselves
 
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