Monday, February 8, 2010

Baby Boomer Men: Sex-ty @ 60? Koopersmith sez so...: Why SEX-ty is the New Sixteen...

Chicago, IL USA

As part of my AFSEE (Advocates For Senior Equality & Enrichment (C)2002) that I began 8 years ago, it's come to my attention that MEN my age -- circa High School Graduation of 1970 (give or take a few years) are now turning 60.

The problem is: The generation that I hailed from were party animals. Some drank. Some smoked Mother Nature. Some did both. Some had other forms of Party Animal Action. Now that it's 2010 - the calendar officially says that MEN of the Baby Boomer Generation can be 60 years old. As I go back thru my ROSTER of MEN THAT I DATED. I see that 2 of the 32 will be 60 this year...

Robert E. Hofstadter
&
Buc Pantelis

Turning 50 does force most of us into a Reality Check Mode, but Turning 60 is yet another Page as those who are lucky enuf to do it will find out. It's the Start of your 7TH Decade...and as time grows short -- it seems as if there is always more to do. However, one thing is certain. Those Men born in the 1950s - during that 'other Millennium & Century' of so long ago were MEN -- not the wimps you see these days...Therefore, my new Term:

SEX-ty (R) instead of 60 (Sixty) may ring true for those who pick up on the Clue that Healthy Eating & Exercising is the way to live through Lots of Decades and Life Styles.

Happy Birthday to them all...

Posted by:
ASK: Adrienne SIoux Koopersmith
FOUNDER: AFSEE

Monday, February 8, 2010 - 1:17 PM CST

Saturday, February 6, 2010

From The Founder of PAY-A-COMPLIMENT DAY ©1995 - The 2010 Version...For Feb. 6, 2010.

A REPRINT OF 2008:

PAY-A-COMPLIMENT DAY ©1995
slated annually for February 6
Celebrating its 14TH Year in 2008

“How did you ever think up that HOLIDATE?” is what hundreds of curious People have asked Ms. Koopersmith since she began this Goodwill Event nearly 14 years ago.”

Adrienne begins: “I was in the right place at the right time when the Inspiration struck me. Would you like to hear the Story – the Eventological Formula? It’s quite easy to understand. It’s almost a Fable. I had boarded a CTA Bus #155 in my neighborhood early one morning. Bus drivers are told to only pick up riders at the designated stops although some People will run after a bus, as if in trying to hail a Taxi.

This was the case. A Woman was half-a-block away from the Stop when the Bus rolled on past. The wind chill index was nearly zero; it was a bitterly, blustery February Day, the kind Chicago is well-known for. That’s why we’re thrilled February is a short month! The Bus Driver saw this frantic woman waving from his peripheral vision. I was already on board and watching the ‘Action.’ He immediately stopped the Bus and pulled over so she could hop-on-board. Delighted he had seen her (in stress), she ran to the Bus that had pulled over, boarded and thanked the driver profusely. This rare act(ion)saved her both time and waiting a spell in the severe cold. Who knows what she was hurrying off to. Perhaps a sick child in a hospital or another emergency? We will never know but can assume.

Thinking of all the possibilities, when I got to my Stop and exiting the vehicle, I merely commented to the Bus Driver:“I’m going to pay you a Compliment. Here it comes: 'That was really nice of you to stop for that Woman. A really decent thing to do...'”He listened as he slowed the bus down and seemed genuinely pleased that I had witnessed that random Gesture of Kindness. later that day when in my Studio, that Episode then became the Basis for this HOLIDATE:

PAY-A-COMPLIMENT DAY ©1995.

The CTA Bus Driver's unselfish Act also warmed the Remainder of My Day and therefore, it’s now eventologically fixed to warm all other subsequent February Sixes.

WORKING DYNAMICS OF PAY-A-COMPLIMENT DAY ©1995: Only genuine and soulful Compliments are to be made Today. Nothing should be premeditated although thinking of how to compliment our Family Members, Lovers, Neighbors, Co-Workers or even a Stranger-on-the-Street is highly recommended.

When a sincere Compliment comes straight from the Heart and a Glance is exchanged from a well-meaning and well-intentioned Person – when it comes from out-of-nowhere and is least expected, said Compliment is borne from a Special Place and arrives as a Total Surprise. That Action alone registers the Statement as a bona fide Compliment.In the Coldth of Winter (here in The Northern Hemisphere), what could be finer than that? “

What better way is there to warm up the Frigid Climes of early February than by PAC (Paying-A-Compliment)?” ADRIENNE asks. “FYI,” She adds: “PAY-A-COMPLIMENT DAY ©1995 is celebrated on August 8TH in the Southern Hemisphere.”

TV, RADIO, WEBCASTS, PUBLICATION & STORY IDEAS:

1. ASK (clad in a PAC Jacket with an emblazoned Logo & Insignia highlighted) approaches People-on-the-Street armed with a Camera Man & Microphones and stops Residents (of whatever Town she is hired to visit) to compliment them and/or tell them about PAC Day ©1995. This Effort is then used for Live Feeds and streaming Webcasts in order to spread the Goodwill Cheer to others who were not touched by a compliment on February 6.

2. Assign one of your Senior Staff Writers to interview ASK regarding the 5W’s of Journalism and how she created this unique Event, now in its 14TH year.

3. By the same Token, you may wish to HIRE ASK for 2008 for your Publication in a Column called: ASK, THE EVENTOLOGIST ®.

4. For TV/Radio & Webcasts: ASK & The Hosts of any Talk Show Medium hit 'The Streets' armed with Microphones and stop People, Workers and Visitors to graciously compliment them and/or tell them about PAC Day ©1995. All of this is televised.

5. Pay-A-Compliment Day ©1995 has been condensed into a 16-page Children’s Book, suitable for ages 3-8 in order for them to be properly introduced to the Eventological Style of Living Life in the 21ST Century. That Equation focuses on a healthier and wiser Outlook, instilling the Eight (8) Virtues that ASK: Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith inspires in others and promotes under the Auspices of:

EVENTOLOGY ®
The ART of EVENT-Making
Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith’s Campaigns For Humanity ©1990.

An Assortment of Chicago Talent (Illustrators, Fine Artists, Water Colorists, Graphic Artists, Computer Graphic Artists and Cartoonists, as well as using ASK’s own Photographs) have been employed to illustrate said HOLIDATE ® according to Koopersmith’s specific Instructions. An astute Book Publisher (preferably from New York City) who has been in the Book Industry for 50+ years is currently being sought to distribute this poignant Series. Her ultimate Plan includes all 1,500+ of these classic, unique and original HOLIDATES, a complete Series (that fall into 35 specific Categories) and deluxe EVENT-O-PEDIA ® Set.

CLOSING STATEMENT:

Booklets and/or Info Sheets are/were created for this and the other 1,500+ HOLIDATES (that are housed in 35 distinct Genres) and are updated regularly. ASK’s EVENT-O-PEDIA ® was released in 1997. Upon EVENTOLOGY’s 20TH Year Anniversary, another EVENT Encyclopedia will be published.PREDICTIONS FOR 2008: According to ADRIENNE SIOUX KOOPERSMITH, Thematic Events are now aptly called:

EVENTHEMES ®

This Concept is elaborated moreso in THE CHRONICLES OF EVENTOLOGY ® and is the Basis of KOOPERSMITH’s 1,500+ HOLIDATES TO CELEBRATE. All HOLIDATES ® are meticulously placed on specifically chosen Dates of Appeal and specialized Seasons of The Year and have a decisive Theme and Drill that can be used for a wide Array of School Curriculums, Parties, Marketing Studies, Slow News Days, Social Clubs, Senior Citizen Gatherings, Radio & TV Programming, Life-in-General, etc.

Because People are partial and gravitate towards Themes (in which they can plan future Activities around), ADRIENNE SIOUX KOOPERSMITH’s HOLIDATES (that fall into 35 specific Categories) are ideal in which to layout a Calendar, an Editorial Month or a Family’s, Individuals’, Media or School’s Agenda.


COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT AND/OR PLAGIARISM ACTS:All HOLIDATES ® are copyrighted, protected by Law and archived in Washington, D.C. since July 25, 1990 when EVENTOLOGY officially was launched. None of these Events can be used in any Form without notifying and gaining the Express Permission of its Creator and Author:

ADRIENNE SIOUX KOOPERSMITH

at:

askoopersmith(at)hotmail(dot)com


©1990-2010. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Any Copyright Infringement of these HOLIDATES will be immediately turned over to Legal Prosecutors.

Friday, February 5, 2010

Twas the Month Before Scriptapalooza's Deadline...taking a Page from Weird Al Yanko...

This Original Verse appeared on Wednesday, December 30, 2009 – 1:15 PM CST
and was entitled: T'was 5 Nights Before Script-A-Palooza...

BACKGROUND:

Now that I’m done with my Screenplay, what am I going to do? You guessed it – I’ve already begun to rewrite it and yes, I do have some guilt that I already sent in my initial and first copy for your Contest whose First Deadline is in 6.5 Days, but I figure every Moment I spend with it - my Script, then I am learning more Techniques and getting more Ideas. One thing I did learn was that I am no Weird AL Yankovich – the musician – satirist that will take a popular tune and make it into a Pop Culture Statement.

I tried my hand at this ‘Art’ on Sunday, December 27TH from 12:22 – 12:43 AM. I just couldn’t sleep and I wanted to write something so I took:

T’was The Night Before Christmas

and reworded/rephrased it to fit your Contest, with The Theme being:

Imaging what it must be like if Santa were making The Rounds (as he does)
and would see all these Contestants sitting in their respective Homes, Libraries, Dens, etc., finishing up their Script-A-Palooza Entries!

Bear in mind that it is a Take-Off because mine happens 5 Days before The Scriptapalooza First Deadline – whereby the real Christmas is on the 25TH or 11 Days earlier.

After all, it is all in the Timing, at times (which we know).

Also, bear in mind this Verse is extremely and rather unpolished – but it captures ‘The Sentiment’ – which I think is pretty darn cool – that all around The World, People are characterizing and writing Stories that the Scriptapalooza Founders & Staff get to read being the ONES responsible who generated this kind of Inspiration. Here goes:

T’was 5 Days before Script-A-Palooza when all through the House, not a Noise was heard, only the Click-clicking of The PC Mouse.

When arose such a Clatter, I sprang from my Keyboard to see was what the matter!

When all through The Houses (from Landau to Katmandu), 1000s of Writers (just like me) were glued to the Mouses.

With Suspense, Romance and Comedies in mind, they relentlessly worked through Plots and Acts and each moving Movie Line.

Merging Content with Context, past Acts, Log Lines and Synopsis, they diligently worked to score what they thought the Top is!

When all through The Drama, the Hero appears where Gender and Character merge through Rivers of Tears (substitute Cheers, if it’s a Comedy).

From the Shadows of Memory, emblazoned with Action, The Writer peruses Acts full of Vigor and Passion.

On Act 1 and Act 2 and Act 3 and more, the loyal Audience clamors to know what lies at your Core.

With ‘What’s Happening’ filtering into The Text, the Writer knows what should come next.

Go away Writer’s Block, Spell Check, Grammar and Tense Situations, as Story Devices seek out their out Temptations, the Audience hinges on Shockers and Thrillers,

On Cliff-Hangers, unanswered Questions and pilfered Scenes, as this Screenplay is headed for high ranking Awards, the ‘Fade to Black’ ends up the Writer’s Score.

With Screenplay completed and tucked under his Arm, The Writer walks his ‘Red Carpet’ to the post office, charmed.

With Visions of Hollywood firmly now in his Head, he just hope he gets his Screenplay read!

By: ASK: Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith
©2009

And what 2 Lines were my The People's favorites Those are:

T’was 5 Days before Script-A-Palooza when all through the House, not a Noise was heard, only the Click-clicking of The PC Mouse.

When arose such a Clatter, I sprang from my Keyboard to see was what the matter!

As Script-A-Palooza Staff hurried about…in the Distance, it could be heard: Happy Writing to all and enjoy your Sound bite.


And now with MARCH 5TH staring us SPEC SCREEN WRITERS in the Face within a Month (and February is the shortest Month in The Union, this Literary Fun Piece again comes to mind -- with a few rewordings, of course, that will only get done after I finish my Sequel.

POSTED BY:
ASK: Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith
Koopersmith’s Global Communications
“People read what ASK writes about…”
Chicago, IL USA

Adrienne(dot)Sioux(dot)Koopersmith(at)gmail(dot)com

Posted on KOOPERSMITHIN - Friday, February 5, 2010 - 7:02 PM CST

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Reconfiguring GROUND HOGS DAY to Ground Hog's Week per 'America's Premier Eventologist'

Chicago, IL USA


GROUND HOG's DAY...For 122 years now, like clockwork, the Ground Hog is a busy guy. He's disturbed from a sound sleep by People that already know that Spring is due in by March 21. When was the last time you appreciated being woken up? I don't appreciate it -- that's for sure! Can't we commemorate THE DAY with a week long celebration instead - eventological in Nature (no pun really intended) - make it GROUND HOG's WEEK (C)2010 where grade school kids, conservationists and the media find out what makes this Animal 'tick.' After all, he's been on the Planet for 5 million years...that's a long, long time!

WC THE FURST, one of the Characters is my Novel/Screen Script:

SKiN: Sacred Kinship in Nature
How 10 Beloved Plush Toys Redefine Race(C)2009

will be at NBC - Channel 5 of Friday, February 5, 2010

only because...every Day is Ground Hog's Day to him and he wants to share the sentiment. Go figure. If you can't DO THE MATH -- you should move to a warm clinate where you don't have to count the Days till warmth hits. 122 years of being woken up constitutes Cruelty to Animals, if you "ASK" me.

POSTED BY: ASK
Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith
Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010 - 11:39 AM

Monday, February 1, 2010

From the Founder of: Pay-A-Compliment Day & Lost Penny Day 2010 - A News Flash for The Media, Scholasticians & Historians.

Chicago, IL USA:

February, 2010 marks the Anniversary of several of my most popular HOLIDATES TO CELEBRATE that include:

PAC: Pay-A-Compliment Day
Lost Penny Day
PAL-entine's Day &
Second Honeymoon Weekend

Granted February is a short month and there's not too much we mere Mortals can do about that, but my EVENTOLOGICAL HOLIDATES are packed with Educational & Recreational Themes that put the Warmth into the Coldth - no matter where you live.

To buy the various Texts on these Eventological Celebrations; to interview me or obtain additional Information (that will not appear in these February Blogs), contact me at:

askoopersmith(at)hotmail(dot)com

Posted by: ASK: Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith
America's Premier Eventologist
Chicago, IL USA

February 1, 2010 (2-1-2010) - 3:47 PM CST

Sunday, January 31, 2010

Everything you ever wanted to ask ASK about SKiN: The Book & Script. #31.

Chicago, IL USA

With the Final Edition of this particular month-long BLOG devoted to:

SKiN: Sacred Kinship in Nature ™
How 10 Beloved Plush Toys Redefine Race ©2009

my Novel and Movie Script, I can announce that One of its 4 Sequels is now 95% completed. It has gone from:

24,762 Words as of December 31, 2009 to a toddling:

39,804 words

a leap of over 15,000 words, equipped with 120 enticing and informative footnotes, 138 featured pages, all ready to undergo the MOVIE SCRIPT Touch that I will be producing and writing as of tomorrow, Feb. 1st, 2010. In March that Script will be sent to California to be read by Movie Industrialists.

To interview me for any SKiN-formation(R) about this Project, the number are below.

CLOSING: Please stay tuned for another Segment of defining SKiN ©2009 tomorrow, which will be a Month-long Blog Series of KOOPERSMITHin'® celebrating the First Year Anniversary of the Composition of this Book and Movie Script.

Quote of ASK: Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith
Author: SKiN: Sacred Kinship in Nature (TM)
How 10 Beloved Plush Toys Redefine Race ©2009
askoopersmith(at)hotmail(dot)com

Posted: Sunday, January 31, 2010 - 2:08 PM CST

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Everything you ever wanted to ask ASK about SKiN: The Book & Script. #30.

Chicago, IL USA

The Month of January has been designated as the Month to BLOG all about:

SKiN: Sacred Kinship in Nature ™
How 10 Beloved Plush Toys Redefine Race ©2009

and how the Project came to fruition. Now that Fruition has nearly been met, there's always more for the Writer -- myself -- to undertake. Part is the Marketing Prospectus/Angle. Another is the Art Work. Both are as thrilling to work on, as it seems that there is enough inspiration 'out there' to command more hours than there is in a day to work, play, toil and command. Which, of course, is another Reason why we are all the more alike than different, although our SKiN Tones may be different. That alone is one avenue in which to pursue a wider audience. One which will unravel as the Year 2010 begins to be know as

THE YEAR OF SKiN: Sacred Kinship in Nature ™
How 10 Beloved Plush Toys Redefine Race ©2009

Eventological Holidates are one of my Passions being heralded as

America's Premier Eventologist by Insight Magazine in August of 1997
&
The Premier Eventologist n The History of The World by The Chicago Tribune in January, 2001.

"After all,
Events as SKin are 2 'For Certains' that we all share in the Days of our Lives.

Quote of: ASK
Saturday, January 30, 2010 - 11:27 AM

CLOSING: Please stay tuned for another Segment of defining SKiN ©2009 tomorrow, which will be a Month-long Blog Series of KOOPERSMITHin'® celebrating the First Year Anniversary of the Composition of this Book and Movie Script.

Quote of ASK: Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith
Author: SKiN: Sacred Kinship in Nature (TM)
How 10 Beloved Plush Toys Redefine Race ©2009
askoopersmith(at)hotmail(dot)com

Posted: Saturday, January 30, 2010 - 11:27 AM CST