Dear Lana Dee

DEAR LANADEE PODCAST #44

dearlanadee@gmail.com (lanadee) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:42:00 GMT

Lanadee reviews listener's comments. They are NOT all positive!
Was her dancing and whistling REALLY THAT BAD?

She also believes she has solved the problem with her achy joints.
Did you know that you can hear God's voice? Do you have a question or a problem that you would like to talk about? Write dearlanadee@gmail.com

DEAR LANADEE #43 Exercise Is NOT for the faint of heart. Fight your fears..WHISTLE!

dearlanadee@gmail.com (lanadee) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:32:00 GMT

Welcome to the 43rd dear lanadee podcast. In this podcast lanadee explains why exercise can be crippling if performed incorrectly. What do you do when you are frustrated and fearful? Whistle? Dance? I'll bet you don't "put on a happy face" either. Lanadee will continue her review of the book "COME REST" written by Richard F. Speight, Jr. Do you have a problem? Would you like to talk to someone who cares? Write: dearlanadee@gmail.com

DEAR LANADEE # 42 ROW, ROW, ROW A PONTOON

dearlanadee@gmail.com (lanadee) — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:15:00 GMT

HI, welcome to the 42nd DEARLANADEE podcast. In this episode lanadee shares her experience rowing a pontoon with oars. Yes, it can be done. And her run in with vampire mosquitos ( well they MUST be vampires, they want all of her blood) The pontoon is a real "upgrade" from the rust bucket , ah.. row boat owned before. So I am certain you can see why she spent more time outside this past year, than she has in the last 35 years of her marriage. Are you looking for peace? In this episode, lanadee reviews the book " Come Rest", written by Richard F. Speight, Jr. Do you have a problem you would like to talk about or comment to make? Write lanadee at: dearlanadee@gmail.com. She would love to hear from you!

DEARLANADEE PODCAST #41 DOES LANADEE HAVE "WEAK WINDOWS?"

dearlanadee@gmail.com (lanadee) — Sat, 09 May 2009 18:27:00 GMT

lanadee takes us all on a nature walk to enjoy her newly washed windows. Do YOUR windows fall out when YOU wash them? Do you remember the half roof repair not too long ago? Then WHY is it leaking? These questions and more will be answered today. Do YOU have a problem you would like help with ? Write lanadee at dearlanadee@gmail.com
Michael's HAIR UPDATE: It is GROWING! He seems to be adjusting to it at least. Although there IS a rumor no one will EVER touch his hair again...except landee!

DEAR LANADEE PODCAST #40 DID LANADEE "OVER FOCUS?"

dearlanadee@gmail.com (lanadee) — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 03:30:00 GMT

Podcast #40. Unbelieveable. Well, At least to me. Today's podcast discusses the pros and cons of focusing, being unemployed, and suffering the loss of a loved one. Should a Christian attempt to communicate with their friends or loved ones who have died? Can the dead communicate with them?
Michael get's a #1..or is that 2 or 3? haircut..and he does NOT like it. And to think, his own son gave it to him.
Does THIS look like the face of a happy man?
What do you think? Do you like the haircut?

DEAR LANADEE PODCAST #39

dearlanadee@gmail.com (lanadee) — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 22:27:00 GMT

Are you down in the dumps? Depressed, disappointed, downhearted, disillusioned, dissatisfied, down right sick of life? Or any OTHER "D" word not mentioned?
Than today's podcast is for you. Also, a review of an excellent book regarding being a caretaker, called ELDER RAGE or Take My Father...Please!
How to care for aging parents Written by: Jacqueline Marcell.

http://www.elderrage.com/index.asp

Don't forget that you can also listen to the archived "Dear lanadee" podcasts, starting in October of 2007 to hear the story I call "MY LIFE".

Need someone to talk to? Write lanadee at dearlanadee@gmail.com

DEARLANADEE PODCAST #38 LET'S CATCH UP! I HAVE SO MUCH TO TELL

dearlanadee@gmail.com (lanadee) — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:51:00 GMT

Greetings dear friends.
Welcome to the 38th dear lanadee podcast. Today you will receive totally UNSOLICITED ADVICE about everyday problems we ALL go through. As well as an update about lanadee's life.

Ahhh Unemployment, a job in it's self. And also WANTED, Your face on facebook. If I can do it, so can you. So listen, and be sure to write: dearlanadee@gmail.com

This IS the day....I am going to REJOICE!

dearlanadee@gmail.com (lanadee) — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:13:00 GMT

Greetings to all my friends I REALLY should be writing this blog to all those who use my website to "track back" to their cheap/inferior medications they are trying to sell on the internet.
I have to remove "track backs" twice a week. Don't ask me how that works, but it MUST...foreign countries LOVE MY SITE! And here, I always wondered if anyone came to visit..now I know.

To my "real" friends..those of you who USED to listen to my podcast and read my blogs,
H- E- L- L -O! There of course, is no excuse to my lengthy time away. Unless you want to count the fact that I am an emotional woman who has spent a great deal of time of late, dealing with family issues and an "on again" "off again" lay off. Let me explain. I am working every-other-week. The toll this has taken on my day to day schedule is staggering. First off, I have found that I now love to sleep in. Might as well. I have the time. 2ndly, I have found that dealing with "change" doesn't kill anyone. That is, unless they try and deal with their problems on their own. I plan to tell you MORE about that later this week...when I PODCAST...whoooo hooo.

What am I doing now? I am "scrunched down" behind the large monitor at my desk. It is OK. I am at lunch. I just don't happen to like the large fishbowl/picture window plastered to the wall in my office. I hear tell, no one can see me. That is the way I like it, ha And as we have an hour of lunch a day with no where to go, this will have to do. I hope you get this blog. Give me a shout out if you do. I want to see if any of my "faithful" friends are still there. Until later, I remain, YOUR FRIEND lanadee

So THIS is how it is to "HAVE A LIFE"

dearlanadee@gmail.com (lanadee) — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:57:00 GMT

SURPRISE! Well I HOPE hearing from me is a surprise. I know, I know, I just get through telling you that I am going to try and be more faithful in blogging and podcasting, then I disappear for months.

Well, first, I ran out of things to say. Can you imagine? But it is true. I felt that I had nothing whatsoever to say, that I hadn't said already. Secondly, I decided to attempt to "LIVE" my life, instead of talking about it.

I have really had a great time. I have gone places and done things. Don't ask me what it was that prompted the change. But for the first time I gave myself permission. I put away all the excuses I commonly use and began to say YES to those opportunities to "do something" that came my way.    And I have to admit I have had fun.   Normally I just stayed home. There is always more to do than I have time to do it in. And, if I have to admit it, my dreaming, thinking and procrastinating has always stood in the way of my living life.

So what have I been doing? Hmmm, that IS a good question. First of all, I have been having fun. I have talked with friends. I have read books and magazines that have been sitting on my table, gathering dust. I have gone shopping!   Got all my Christmas shopping done (nearly) in just one day. And I only visited three stores.

I have also been waiting on God. If you don't know what that it, it is when you ask God for direction, and you "wait around" until you feel He has answered, either through the scripture you read, or through a door of opportunity that either OPENS or CLOSES.   As you know, I am a dreamer. I have more things I would "like to do" than I have sense. So I have asked the Lord to show me what He wants me to do.

I have had one such dream all my life. I love to sing and  I love to share. In years past, I had been asked to sing and speak at banquets, womans functions and other such places. But those opportunites have all but dried up.

  Out of the blue I received one such opportunity. A dear friend and mentor of mine called recently. His name is Vic Eliason. Vic is the head of a ministry in Milwaukee Wi. called VCY   http://www.vcyamerica.org    When I was just out of high school, I sang in a youth choir through this ministry. I also managed the Christian bookstore for a while. Years ago, VCY consisted of a radio station, and a bookstore. The youth choir would sing at rallys and travel in the summer. It was during this time that I feel I was "grounded" in my Christian faith.
Now, VCY has grown considerably. To quote their website: "The VCY America Network is a satellite distributed full-service program schedule consisting of Bible teaching programs, live call-in programs on issues of concern to the Christian community, news and commentary, programs reaching children with the Gospel, and conservative, uplifting Christian music. Programs are selected for their ministry value and their biblical content, rather than financial considerations. There are currently twelve VCY-owned stations across the midwest, plus others that take our network programming for a number of hours each day, some of them full-time." And so Vic called me.

Vic and I discussed old times. He was surprised to know that I now have four grandchildren. And then Vic made my day, no my week, ok my YEAR!   Vic asked me if I would be interested in recording  at the VCY studio sometime after the holidays. We talked briefly about the old beloved hymns of the faith.   Why, I would sing the phone book if there were notes!

So now I am REALLY dreaming. AND practicing.   Hmmm, can these 57 year old vocal chords remember what to do? Only time will tell. I will keep you in the loop with my progress.

It was good to be with you again!
Until next time.
Your friend, lanadee

DEAR LANADEE PODCAST #37 HER ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHOW!

dearlanadee@gmail.com (lanadee) — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:26:52 GMT

This is lanadee's one year anniversary show! Is she running for office? On today's podcast, lanadee offers totally UNSOLICITED ADVICE about everyday problems we ALL go through, and talks about a new website that allows her to offer advice to people all day long is she wishes. http://www.blurtit.com
Thanks to friends like Cherie from the Cheriecast http://www.cheriecast.com lanadee realizes that even though she is NOT the Dear Abby of the podcasting world, there still just might be a reason to continue her podcast.
What do you think about the coverage provided by the major networks? Do you think it is biased? lanadee shares her opinion, and offers a suggestion for a more "balanced" report. It is called "Fox News".
On the lighter side, do you care for elderly parents? What would YOU do if they refused to wear their oxygen?
Do YOU have a question? Or something you would like to comment on? write lanadee at dearlanadee@gmail.com

Not a Podcast, Sorry But I DID want to talk to you

dearlanadee@gmail.com (lanadee) — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:52:00 GMT

Hi Friends,
I just wanted to say hello to you. As I have mentioned before, I have been sick.
(for far too long)   Well, I am here to tell you that I am SICK of being sick!
It is completely "over rated".   But I am better than I was last week this time, and MUCH better than the week before THAT... so good days are ahead.    ( To those who feel sorry for me, please send all your "poor babies" to: dearlanadee@gmail.com )

So what do YOU do when you are sick?   Watch TV? Not me, well, not for long. I play on my computer. Like I ALWAYS DO. ha

This time I visited a few web sites that I hadn't spent time on before, to break the boredom.  youtube, for one.  You can find all types of fun videos to watch, as well as some very serious, and also those in extremely poor taste. Let me tell you, that place is NOT for the faint hearted.

I left a comment or two with regard to a couple of videos I saw. One was about partial birth abortion. As I mentioned to you in an earlier podcast, it breaks my heart to know that America has become so hard hearted that not only do we murder unborn babies, but do so in a way that I consider nothing short of torture to to the child.

Did you know that a babies nervous system is developed in the third month? http://www.nrlc.org/abortion/facts/fetaldevelopment.html
Yet babies are aborted via partial birth MUCH later than that. So I KNOW it hurts.

But I didn't say ANY of that. I simply commented about believing that I FELT that partial birth abortion was cruel. And that a woman needs to consider her "choice" PRIOR to becoming pregnant.     THAT comment was met with a personal email telling me to "blank blank" and "blank".  ( comment not suitable for family viewing).  I guess I wasn't allowed to state MY opinion.

The OTHER youtube video I watched was about Sarah Palin, the Republican candidate for Vice President. Now here is a woman who in my opinion, is intelligent, successful and someone that I admire. Why, look what she has achieved! She is a mother of five children, and Governor of Alaska. And now the running mate of John McCain.

Let me tell you. I wouldn't want to be HER for anything! Just look at the way she is being treated! All in the name of politics. The press is acting like a pack of wolves, in their attempt to dig up "dirt" on her. Yet, they say NOTHING about the short comings of the candidates connected with the other political party. Could it be they are trying to MAKE news, instead of reporting it? Well, at least they want to have a hand in choosing the next President. hmmmm I have yet to hear ONE reporter treat Sarah with any respect.  And the press wonders why they are kept six blocks away from her.
"H E L L O"! Wake up and smell the coffee.

The comments on the video about Sarah that I watched were hateful, and frightening. I posted a "positive" comment. ( not that I actually think Sarah would view my youtube comment) And immediately I was sent a very nasty email, telling me JUST what this guy thought of me. He told me that I made him "puke", just like SHE did.

I wrote him back! ( are you surprised? ha) And I asked him WHY he attacked me. I hadn't addressed HIM personally. I told him we all were entitled to our opinions, and told him to have a nice evening. He wrote back and told me he was RIGHT...and then told me to have a nice evening as well, ha

What is wrong with people today? How can they be so unkind, so rude, so mean to people they don't even know? Well, I THINK I know what is wrong with some. It is the anonymity that posting comments on a website provides. People can sign in, OR NOT, and say what EVER they feel like, no matter how hurtful, hateful or untrue.  And then leave, without anyone REALLY knowing who they are.

It reminds me of the Mardi gras, in New Orleans. People go there, wear masks, and do things they would NEVER do, if people were to know who they were. I guess this is what happens when people act without conscience or concern for one another.

I for one, am deeply saddened and concerned about the way people treat one another.
And I hope that YOU feel the same.

Well, I have chatted long enough.     I hope that you are well.   I hope that you are happy!    Until next time I remain,
Your friend,
lanadee

DEAR LANADEE #36 AND "MY LIFE" PART 30 - THE FINAL INSTALLMENT

dearlanadee@gmail.com (lanadee) — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:03:00 GMT

Here I am, once again. Did you miss me? I have been under the weather, so to speak, but that hasn't stopped me from beating back the winds and rain of Hurricane Ike! This is the final installment of the story I call "MY LIFE". I want to thank each of you who followed along and supported me in the telling of it. But I am not going anywhere. Perhaps I will come back and continue to offer you completely "UNSOLICITED ADVICE" ha. Do you have a problem or situation that you would like to talk about? than this is the BLOG and PODCAST for you.
Be sure and write me at dearlanadee@gmail.com

Until next week, I remain your friend, lanadee

DEAR LANADEE #35 AND "MY LIFE" PART 29

dearlanadee@gmail.com (lanadee) — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:09:00 GMT

Lanadees list of DO'S and DON'TS to being a long distant grandparent.
And in "My Life" part 29, lanadee shares the challenges of taking care of her mother following the death of her father. What happened to their relationship? Her mother decides she STILL wants to be a VICTIM..so who gets to be the villian? LANADEE!

DEAR LANADEE # 34 "MY LIFE" PART 28

dearlanadee@gmail.com (lanadee) — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:22:00 GMT

HI! lanadee tries her "hand" at recording with Blogtalk Radio. Her heart was racing so fast she could barely speak. Do you have a problem? Do you need to talk to someone? Write lanadee at dearlanadee@gmail.com

In "MY LIFE" part 28, lanadees father comes home from the hospital with medication. His mental illness convinces him not to take the medicine.

I'M ON BLOGTALK RADIO! CALL ME TONIGHT AT 11:00 PM (914) 338-1677

dearlanadee@gmail.com (lanadee) — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:21:00 GMT

WHAT am I thinking...hmmm   I am thinking that there has got to be a way that I can reach more people. People who are hurting, OR just need to talk. So I am conducting a trial. A test.

I signed up to do a session on Blog Talk Radio.   All YOU have to do to find me, is go to: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/lanadee and listen...and then call in of course, at: (914) 338-1677.

Hopefully, you have unlimited long distance, or a cell phone with the "national plan" or unlimited calling. But if not...you can use a microphone on your computer and talk to me.

OH ALL RIGHT....maybe it isn't that simple, perhaps you don't have unlimited long distance.   OR a mic for your computer. But you CAN drop by on your computer...I KNOW YOU HAVE THAT....and you can let me know you are there by using the chatroom attached.

If I don't see you there tonight I might cry a little. But I will still care about you. And I will see you soon on our regular podcast!

Think and pray for me tonight. I have more courage than common sense at times!

Your friend,
lanadee

DEAR LANADEE #33 "MY LIFE" PART 27

dearlanadee@gmail.com (lanadee) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:03:00 GMT

Welcome to the Dear Lanadee Podcast #33. lanadee wins the coveted "Messy Madaline" award for the messiest refrigerator. Is cleaning behind the refrigerator once every 10 years excessive?
In "MY LIFE" part 27, lanadees father is taken to a hospital for a physiological evaluation. lanadee is told that her mother is co-mentally ill. This rocks lanadees world.

STOP LOOK LISTEN LOVE..SO, WHO HAVE YOU HURT TODAY?

dearlanadee@gmail.com (lanadee) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:33:00 GMT

We all carry baggage, don't we? Everyone who is not afraid to talk about issues can tell you of particular times and places in their lives where something someone has said or done has hurt them.

You can call ME the invisible woman. I would like to think I represent EVERY woman, but I certainly can't say I have any evidence to back that up. It just makes me feel better to think it. And I have found, as I get older, that relationships with people MATTER to me.

There have been years in my life when I REALLY did not care. I was far too busy for friendship. Too busy to go out of my way to talk to people. Don't get me wrong. I have always considered myself a "caring" person. But I was far too busy, too involved in my day to day living, to actually think about how I made others feel when they met me.

I was always in a hurry. I carried a full plate of responsibilities. I had to do this and that. How would I EVER get it all done? And so I found myself always sitting on the end of the rows, as far away from the crowd as possible. You can get out faster if you do. I was one of the first to leave a gathering, OR skip the gathering all together. After all, I was far too busy, and what if someone were to stop me as I "jogged" out of the building? Wouldn't that put me behind schedule?

I rarely made more than superficial greetings to people, asking them how they were, but not really listening to their answer. I rarely if ever, made eye contact for more than a second. What if they wanted to keep me there talking?

There was that one time. It was after Michael had his first heart attack, that I found myself WANTING to sit as close to people as possible. Just sitting next to someone made me feel better. It made me feel more secure. Of course, THEY never knew this. I didn't tell them. But when Michael's health improved, and the danger of losing him passed, I went back to being the "old lanadee".

And now...I have come to a place in my life where I am beginning to look back, every now and then, and wonder. What DO people think of me? I do know this. I have made few close friends. And people don't even expect me to stop and talk any more. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED....My goal to be the invisible woman, the woman who could sweep in and out of a room undetected, has been achieved. I AM the invisible woman.

So where does that leave me? It leaves me wondering...why didn't I stop? Why didn't I look at people fully, when I met them? Why didn't I listen to what they had to say? And more importantly, how did my behavior make them feel? Did THEY feel..invisible?

Have I really cared about, or loved the people I have met ? And more importantly, did they see right through me?

Now I find myself, meeting people who look right through ME when I stop to talk to them. They don't look at me. Are they really listening? Do they even know that I am talking to them? Do they really care? Sometimes I don't feel like they care.

It is never too late to change. With God's help, I plan to change. I plan to stop. I plan to really LOOK at people when I talk to them, or when they talk to me. And I want to listen. Old habits are hard to break, but not impossible. I don't want to make people feel invisible. It is really, no FUN, after all.

DEAR LANADEE # 32 "MY LIFE" PART 26

dearlanadee@gmail.com (lanadee) — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:39:00 GMT

Gasoline, Milk, and Fruit . You almost need a loan to shop these days! But things are tough EVERYWHERE! A note from "above":

Due to recent budget cuts, the rising cost of electricity and the threat of increased taxes, THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL HAS BEEN TURNED OFF. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Ok..things ARE tough all over. But we can get through even THIS with a little help from above, common sense and one another. Today's podcast talks about taking responsibility for the things we can. What?? does lanadee plan to vandalize a sign in her neighborhood??

In "MY LIFE" part 26, lanadee's father finds his old fears returning and is escorted by the police for a mental evaluation at the local hospital.

DEAR LANADEE #31 "MY LIFE" PART 25

dearlanadee@gmail.com (lanadee) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:11:00 GMT

Michaels snoring keeps lanadee from sleeping. So she finds something to do in the wee hours of the morning. Does Joyce Meyer have a word of advice?

lanadee believes everyone needs to live and let live...but is she really the air traffic controller of her home?
Should everyone ALWAYS do what is right? Or is there room to be human?

In "MY LIFE" part 25, lanadee's dad once again feels the need to move because he fears for his life. Will he ever find peace?

PODCAST #30 "MY LIFE" PART 24

dearlanadee@gmail.com (lanadee) — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:05:00 GMT

Podcast #30 Is that lanadee lost on the loop in Indianapolis? This week's program covers gardening and rabbits that eat bird seed.
HEY THERE'S A RABBIT IN MY PLANTER! I guess he got tired of eating the birdseed off the deck.

I "TRAINED" HIM TO SIT THERE...NOT! HA
Well, I don't THINK I can blame him for knocking down the planter, can I?

Also in "MY LIFE" part 24, landee's father purchases a home in ONE DAY so that he can move to Elkhart and live near her again!