ASK’s 2ND EVENTOLOGICAL COMPILATION & RELEASE
1997 – 2008
(1990-1997: First Release with EVENT-O-PEDIA ®)
EOE: EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EVENTS
“HOME FOR THE HOLIDATES.”
The award-winning CALENDAR BOOK called:
EVENT-O-PEDIA ®
opened up doors in The Arts, Literature, Humanity & the Element of Time in 1997 after ADRIENNE SIOUX KOOPERSMITH of Chicago won 2 Bronze Awards for Creativity from the Calendar Marketing Association in Libertyville, Illinois.
Today, appropriately on LEAP YEAR DAY: 2008, she is releasing a Selection of 700 more HOLIDATES TO CELEBRATE (that crossover into 39 deserving Categories) that pertain to every known and renown Industry. Within the Creative Realm & Focus of The 21ST Century, one novel Way to market these Companies is to employ their own Special Date (ie: HOLIDATE) and commercialize it (wildly and widely) to the Mass Media via TV, Radio, Publications, The Internet, Word-of-Mouse and Word-of-Mouth.
No better, more effective, meaningful or pleasing Advertising Tool exists than:
ADRIENNE SIOUX KOOPERSMITH’s
H O L I D A T E S.®
18 Years of being hailed as:
‘America’s Premier Eventologist’
&
‘The Premier Eventologist in The History of The World’
have solidified that Fact and those Titles.
There is ‘Big Money’ to be made & an untapped Reservoir of Ingenuity to be culled here within
KOOPERSMITH’s EVENTOLOGY ®
with a vitally important and long-lasting Message to be relayed, every Day.
AFTER ALL:
Life is too short not to make The Most of each Day that We are given.
Bearing that Statement in mind,
ADRIENNE SIOUX KOOPERSMITH
provides The Theme(s) and sets The Mood to do
that and much more with her
EVENTOLOGY ®,
Philosophies that simply present themselves
as ‘Presents’ every Day
important & tantalizing
‘Actions to do’
that We can all participate in.
With over 1,720+ HOLIDATES TO CELEBRATE in 39 Categories,
Dull Moments may ease to exist in their Entirety.
Now, that’s a Medicine no Doctor can prescribe.
REPRINT & UPDATE OF A 1997 DOCUMENT CREATED BY ASK
“The Event Field is a 70 Billion Dollar Industry.
Add in ADRIENNE SIOUX KOOPERSMITH’s
EVENTOLOGICAL HOLIDATES ®
and it should topple the Trillion Dollar Mark.”
Quote of: Elaine J. Sakowitz – New York
©1979-2008. ADRIENNE SIOUX KOOPERSMITH
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Friday, February 29, 2008
Koopersmith's DAY WITHOUT PAPER rocks & recycles Leap Year Day: Friday, February 29, 2008
BLOG SYNOPSIS IN 55 WORDS:
DAY WITHOUT PAPER after its Premier on February 14TH on Friday, February 29TH – on Leap Year’s Day. This Symbolization is psychologically designed for those Folks who cannot bear to GO PAPERLESS, but know it is a vitally important Cleansing Process and are SMART ENOUGH to partake in it, at least, One Time every Four Years.
DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008 - The 2ND RUN
Slated for: February 29, 2008 - Leap Year Day
Created and Promoted by:
ASK: ADRIENNE SIOUX KOOPERSMITH
Founder of:
Cartoonists Against Crime ©1991 &
Cartoonists Against Terrorism ©2001
Studio 1437
==============================================
Chicago, IL USA: The Challenge. It’s all yours and up to you!
There’s none better, more deserving or timelier than this one fine Occasion, Folks.
As the Founder of Cartoonists Against Crime ©1991,* Day Without Crime ©1993** and Cartoonists Against Terrorism ©2001 that initially launched me into ‘The Global Creative Spotlight,’ I often think of Scenarios involving “LIFE WITHOUT…” different Elements that definitely put ‘The POP into our Culture’ and the Glories and Light-Bulb Moments into our Days. That way, We can honestly say We do have a Pop Culture that ‘snaps, crackles and pops’ like the famous Cereal Commercial conveys. But, at what Cost? Underlying the Glory, the ‘Gore’ must be resolved.
IT CONTROLS YOUR LIFE: If you let IT…
However, when We look around (and We do not have to ‘go far’ as there are Homeless and Needy People in our very Mists), there are others who share The Planet with us who do not have what We have or even ‘The Basics.’ We all have Stuff (Materialistic Possessions and Issues, of course) that are unique to our own Selves. However, some Conditions are shared by The Masses as a vital Link common to Humanity. The leading Headliner that I see as problematic and disturbing these Days is GLOBAL WARMING and The Repercussions it triggers as strange Weather Patterns and Phenomenon that subsequently cause Homelessness, Displacement, Loss of Life, Property and Livelihood which can ignite an entirely new and devastating Set of Circumstances.
Today, ‘brutal and brittle’ are the most descriptive Terms that can be applied to Chicago’s Weather Forecast, the place where I live, work and have comfortably resided since May of 1974. As one of my Associates asks:
“Where’s Global Warming when you need it?”
Of course, he is pondering that in jest, but with Temperatures rising, suddenly falling and acting as erratic as ever, We must stop and see how We can each individually do something positive to improve our Environment (even if it’s just to rearrange the Desk in front of us, for Starters).
Then, as I comfortably sat here in The Warmth of my Studio with a bright azure-blue Sky overhead and not a Cloud to be found, I pulled a File of Papers that needed to be typed, sorted through and/or thrown away. I really did not know where to begin. I was nearly overwhelmed by The File bursting at its Seams. What promptly popped into my Mind was The Phrase:
DAY WITHOUT PAPER…
Only 3 Words that would steadily build itself into this monumental 3,274-Word Info-Packed Document, destined to ‘change’ Attitudes for the Better(ment of Man).
“Wouldn’t it be glorious to DO WITHOUT PAPER for a Day?” I silently muttered to myself.
In 1998 after being bombarded with years of theories on how We (as a Societal Whole) were ultimately going to be(come) a Paperless Society (due to The Proliferation of The Personal Computer and Electronic Filing), I wrote a darling Booklet (only 20 Pages of Text, Lists and Graphics called ‘Paging Through The Paperless Society ©1998) that poked Fun and spoofed at how Civilization and Culture were built on The Power of Paper. Don’t forget Paper has a long, illustriously stunning History, stemming all the way back to King Tut himself and The Papyrus that he used to make all those Paper Airplanes that he propelled around The Great Pyramids in The Days of The Pharoahs.
THAT’s EVOLUTION: Since then, as Industrialization grew, an unending and staggering Assortment of Take-Offs, Spin-offs and Businesses were generated by Paper itself namely: The Paper Clip, White-Out, Staplers ‘n Staples and Envelopes as well as other Items and Articles We cannot seem to wean ourselves from that partially include:
Bandages to treat Paper Cuts,
Billboards,
Board Games,
Books,
Brochures,
Brown Bags for Lunches,
Business, Index & Playing Cards,
Candy & Gum Wrappers,
Cardboard (Boxes),
Catalogs,
Certificates,
Checks,
Cigarette Packs & Cartons,
Coffee Filters,
Confetti,
Construction Paper,
Coupons,
Cups & Plates,
Decorations,
Diplomas,
Doilies,
Dollar Bills,
Facial Tissue,
File Folders,
Files,
Filing Cabinets,
Folding Machines,
Glue, Glue Sticks, Paste & Tape,
Greeting Cards,
Ink,
Invisible & Masking Tape Adhesives,
Labels,
Letterhead,
Literature,
Magazines,
Napkins,
Newspapers,
Note Cards,
Notebooks,
Paperbacks,
Paper Cutter,
Paper Dresses,
Paper Towels & Napkins,
Paper Trail(s),
Paperweights,
Papier Mache,
Pencils and Pens,
Photocopiers,
Photographs,
Poster Board,
Prescriptions,
Printers, Copiers & Fax Machines,
Receipts,
Rolling Papers,
Scissors,
Scrapbooking (The Art & Craft of),
Shredding Machines,
Signs,
Stamps,
Stationery,
Steno Pads,
Three-Hole Punches,
Tissue Paper,
Toilet Paper,
Towels,
Trash Bags,
Tubes,
Wallpaper,
Waste Baskets &
Wrapping Paper.
The P-List doesn’t seem to end, does it? Paper comes from Trees and now current Technology can manufacture Paper from Recyclable Materials. However, the Paper Toll adds up to exorbitant annual Costs and Wastes that each of us bear without any overt Sign of Lessening or Shrinkage.
A REMINDER: Let’s not forget about all the LITTER (another Form of Paper Waste) that is continuously strewn across our once-beautiful Earth that needs to be:
1) tossed only in its proper Disposal; and/or
2) picked up and then properly disposed, canned or recycled.
And, of course, remember The Paper Airplane little Boys (of all ages, Past and Present) would play with while growing up. The Business of Paper surrounds us at every Turn and Corner much like the other Life-preserving Elements and Forces of Nature – Air/Wind, Earth, Water/Rain and Fire – do. Living without Paper does take Time, Effort and Strategy to accomplish. As case studies have shown, the Monopolization and a Paper Society can grow out-of-control and become a mind-boggling and crippling Mess, if it is allowed. Living without Paper (guilt-free) and putting Paper in its rightful Place is The Principle of my DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008.
“We have grown-up with Paper. The History of Paper is The Start of Civilization, run amok. Paper has gotten us to where We are Today: A Society literally choking in Paper.”
Quote of: ASK: Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith
Thursday, January 24, 2008 – 9:43 AM &
Friday, January 25, 2008 – 12:33 PM
Therefore, it may be the biggest Challenge to Mankind himself if he (as a Collective Whole) did without Paper.
“Living without Paper may be impossible and throw one’s day into mayhem, but living with much less Paper is highly possible given the Plethora of Modern Standards built into our work, personal, recreational and leisure-time Activities.”
Quote of: ASK: Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith
Thursday, January 31, 2008 – 10:42 AM
Anchors could only rely on their teleprompter;
Bakers would have to hand product to their customers (no boxes and no bags, please.)
Doctors could not write Prescriptions for their Patients.
The Postal System would be wiped out entirely as their Haul is based solely on Paperage.
No Paper Receipts (from any Industry) would be generated.
Consumers may want to bring along their own Tupperware and Plastic Boxes to carry their purchases home. For any Purchases whatsoever, the Customer or Client would have to tote his own Canvas Bag in lieu of free Paper and/or Plastic Bags that are clogging and destroying The Earth. The strategic Angles that each Person would need to undertake definitely would be a Mind-Expander because as We think of how Paper has expanded, infiltrated and taken over our Society, We realize that although, it is a Help, it is also a Hindrance and Detriment that is killing The Planet off, slowly, surely and silently, strangling Humans and our Fellow Creatures to an early and untimely Death…
Just take a look around and see The Evidence.
“Oh, I know this Humanity Effort is not 100% possible: To give up Paper. Your Paper. It’s as hard as asking a Drunk to give up his Booze or a Meth Junkie to give up his Drugs. However, that clever Group founded in 1935 called AA: Alcoholics Anonymous (which now has well over 150 different Branches across the World dependent on whatever your Choice of Addiction and Affliction is) does have a terrific Program. That is: You back-off, with-hold and DON’T DO IT FOR A DAY. Figure these Approximations accordingly:
1/3 of The Day is spent Sleeping.
1/3 of The Day is used for Working.
1/3 of The Day is Personal Time.
By keeping it simplified for this relatively miniscule Period, you’ll see that avoiding Paper is somewhat difficult but, nevertheless do-able.
After you’ve done this Procedure for a certain period of time, it gets easier.
After you’ve done this Procedure for a certain period of time, it gets ‘broken in.’
After you’ve done this Procedure for a certain period of time, it becomes routine.
After you’ve done this Procedure for a certain period of time, it becomes Second Nature.
After you’ve done this Procedure for a certain period of time, it is engrained as a positive Action, Habit and accepted Norm whose Consequences are far-far-reaching, even beyond your Wildest Dream!
America, are you up to The Challenge?
I can honestly say that when The World Trade Centers were collapsing on the Morning of Tuesday, September 11TH, 2001 and the thousands of Pieces of Paper floated from the two pancaking buildings, I went into shock-mode. This was the Essence of Man’s Spirit, Girth and Legacy being destroyed past recognition and tossed to the Follies of the Wind. As my Wake-Up Call, I then decided to sort, sift through and toss any added Paper that I really did not need. However, I didn’t get around to doing that self-promised Task of nearly 6.5 years ago. Granted, One Single Piece of Paper can contain a Million Dollar Idea, but when too much Paper is squeezing The Life out of The Planet (in all its Ways, Methods and Forms), We must cooperatively, universally and symbiotically STOP this Incident from happening, NOW.
By examining The Compilation of the Top 70 Uses of Paper that I have alphabetized above, this should empower you (as a Conscientious GREEN STEWART OF PLANET EARTH) to prioritize and re-examine your Resolution List of THINGS TO ACTIVELY AND CONSISTENTLY DO FOR 2008.
MY EARNED CREDENTIALS: Therefore, having received The Titles of:
‘America’s Premier Eventologist’
by Gene Koprowski of Insight Magazine, Washington, DC – August, 1997
&
‘The Premier Eventologist in The History of The World’
by Eric Zorn of The Chicago Tribune, Chicago, IL – January, 2001,
I have taken The Liberty (once again) to proclaim Thursday, February 14TH, 2008 as the Debut and official Launch of:
DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008.
“I personally am not sure how I’m going to ‘depaperize’ it since my Dependence on Paper has actually grown greater with The Advent of the Personal Computer and via The Spread of my grandiose Creative Writings, but I do have a few BluePrints (renamed ‘GreenPrints’) that I am formulating. You can, too. It’s a real Challenge. It’s a Mind-Set. It is an Action that must be undertaken before it gets any later or any worse. ‘It’s an Exercise to exorcise Paper from your Day.’ And, above all else, IT CAN BE DONE by every Man, Woman and Child who sees the urgent and pressing Need to lighten the Paper Dragon’s Load.”
Quote of: ASK: Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith
Thursday, January 24, 2008 – 12:43 PM CST
Scattered around our Planet, there are Societies that I have noticed (even as a young lady thumbing through the slick Pages of National Geographic) that romp around their Homeland without any Sort of Paper (Product) in hand or in sight. Moreover, there is not a single Billboard in Sight! This raises the Questions a Person’s Mind:
“Who evolved and who didn’t? And, at what Price?”
To activate my DAY WITHOUT PAPER Plan, I’ll explore their Methods and see how those can be applied to my Style of ‘Communicating’ and Living. I honestly would miss paging through a Book; shuffling through all my really cool Notes and Ideas that are scrawled, printed or typed on an Assortment of pretty colored Notes and Post-ems. I highly favor those adjustable, colored Paper Clips that come in various Sizes and Shapes. I delight in stacking my Pages of Paper. My Eyes ecstatically ‘light-up’ when I see a wire-stand chockfull of Journals with empty Pages, wondering what I and other Writers, Authors, Poets and Biographers will write in them that shall be immortalized for that particular Day. But in the long-run, I’d miss THE EARTH moreso, if I didn’t stop – at least for a Day – (every so often) and DO WITHOUT PAPER ©2008. The Guilt would be too much to bear.
“The Deed of ‘doing without Paper’ would far surpass any Sacrifice any of us need to make to ‘SAVE THE PLANET.’”
Quote of: ASK: Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith
Thursday, January 31, 2008 – 10:59 AM CST
I may have to start slowly and call THE PLAN: HOUR WITHOUT PAPER…instead. The Start of such an Endeavor itself is what’s at Stake first and foremost. After the First Step is taken, others are easier to grip and grasp.
NOW: Wouldn’t it be beneficial to operate without Paper for an Hour? That equates to 60 Minutes (3,600 total Seconds) when Paper does not enter your Domain. If the Notion to GO PAPERLESS excels for another Day or Date, I will be hosting:
DAY WITHOUT PAPER after its Premier on February 14TH on Friday, February 29TH – on Leap Year’s Day. This Symbolization is psychologically designed for those Folks who cannot bear to GO PAPERLESS, but know it is a vitally important Cleansing Process and are SMART ENOUGH to partake in it, at least, One Time every Four Years.
DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008 will again ‘GO NATIONAL’ during Earth Day Month, April…in time for Income Tax Day Filings, yet another huge Paper-Trap.
Stay tuned by eMail (only) for more DWP: DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008 Events.
Q: Is a Paper Hoarder’s Anonymous Club far behind? After all, Support Groups do aid in solving and getting through Problems and all the ‘Paperwork’ I could say.
“Will your favorite Newspaper, the biggest Paper Mills, the loftiest Book Publishers and dazzling Greeting Card Companies cease Production for The Day or for an hour (at least)? Your favorite Newspaper (most likely) may be read online. Many Books are available Online. Electronic Greeting Cards are downloaded daily. The Balance between making Money and saving The Earth is on opposing Sides of The Capitalistic Spectrum, especially so when a Recession is looming. However, it will be a very depressing State for all of us if Paper is not ‘redefined’ in our Lives.”
Quote of: ASK: Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith
Tuesday, January 24, 2008 – 10:56 AM
FEBRUARY 14TH IS THE DAY:
“Therefore, I am suggesting that my Fellow Americans spend (at least) a Portion of February 14TH doing without Paper. February 14TH is Valentine’s Day when thousands-upon-thousands of Tons of Paper are converted into zillions of Valentine’s and spread across The Planet. I am not a Scrooge Against Valentine’s Day, but better, healthier and wiser Ways of expressing (your) Love to each other that do not directly deal with Paper Valentine’s, Stamps and Envelopes should be enforced. Be creative! Discover and explore Alternatives on how you (your Family, Relatives, Neighbors, Pen-Ppals, Students, Congregation, Viewers, Readers and Fans) can do just that and ‘SHOW THE LOVE.’ That will leave a much better Impression on The Earth (100 years from Today, on Tuesday, January 24, 2108) than by filling up those Garbage Heaps and Landfills a few Days after February 14TH has passed into History. Now, that just might be The Best Valentine Earth ever received.”
Quote of: ASK: Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith
Thursday, January 24, 2008 – 10:01-10:04 AM
IN CLOSING: Update your Daily Planner
DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008 (a/k/a: DWP) is one of 13 Eco-Friendly HOLIDATES ® I have created since Wednesday, July 25, 1990. DWP’s Launch Date is:
February 14, 2008
followed by its First Quarter Dates of:
February 29, 2008
and
April 1-30, 2008 highlighted by Earth Day.
Summer, Autumn and Winter Dates (known as Quarter-Dates) for DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008 will be announced on Thursday, May 1, 2008 at 12 Noon.
CONTACT INFO:
To interview me regarding this Eco-HOLIDATE ® and/or for more SPIQ: Strategies, Philosophies Info and Quotes about my DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008, just email me at:
askoopersmith@hotmail.com
or
Adrienne.Sioux.Koopersmith@gmail.com
On February 14TH at Midnight, I released my TOP TEN LIST OF PAPER REMOVAL STRATEGIES that can be used throughout The Day(s) known as DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008. Said P-Listing will appear in future GORF-Green Writings to be released during the Green Festival (happening in Chicago during May, 2008) at:
http://adriennesiouxkoopersmith.blogspot.com/
All Correspondence is answered electronically within 8 Hours of Receipt. Do notice that my Snail Mail Address is not published because I do not want to be bombarded with Inquiries that are penned ON PAPER. Understand? See, the (Elimination of Paper) Plans are working already…One Piece of Paper at a time that is the decisive Start of a viable Solution to an overwhelming Global Dilemma.
I am counting on and hopefully look forward to your Participation, Input & Feedback about this novel Green Event. Tell others. It’s a Success Story that happens because a Decision you wisely make.
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4 CRITICAL EXPLANATORY NOTES:
1. Cartoonists Against Crime ©1991
Created, invented, promoted and distributed by ASK.
Recognized for her astounding Efforts to curtail Crime through the ever-popular Medium of Comic and Cartoon Art, Richard M. Daley (Mayor of Chicago) signed a Proclamation making October 25TH Cartoonists Against Crime Day in Chicago in 1993.
2. Day Without Crime ©1993
Created, invented, promoted and distributed by ASK.
Recognized for her ongoing innovative Efforts to alleviate Crime, Governor Jim Edgar (State of Illinois) signed a Gubernatorial Proclamation recognizing December 3 as ‘Day Without Crime,’ supporting Adrienne’s efforts as a ‘Private Citizen’ in furthering the Cause and Safety of The People.
3. Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith is also the Promoter of GORF a/k/a The Grin Reaper ®, a 24.5” Plush Toy FROG with an infectious 11” Smile that she has designated as:
‘Chicago’s First Green Mascot’
‘Illinois’ Foremost Goodwill Toy Ambassador’
‘America’s Greenest Mascot’ &
‘Mankind’s Most Beloved Toy’
Renaming ‘Sweet Home Chicago’ as chicaGORF, Adrienne has penned over 2,000 Green Pages (highlighting his GORF-isms ®) and including an Array of photoGORFs on this Phenomena as well as his Partners-In-Green, Amber & Panzee, two playful Primates who are also (sadly) on the Endangered Species List. Watch for them ‘painting the Town GREEN’ from 2006-2016 scheduled as THE DECADE OF THE FROG with GORF officiating. GORF’s Third Birthday Celebration is on Monday, January 28, 2008.
4. More of Koopersmith’s Creative Writings may be found on her online Profile at:
http://www.hotelsbycity.net/blog/usa/illinois/chicago/index.php/author/chicagoblogger27/
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COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT AND/OR PLAGIARISM ACTS:
All HOLIDATES ® as DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008 (defined as ‘Intellectual Contexts and Contents’) 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 and making Payment of First Time Rights of its Creator and Author: ADRIENNE SIOUX KOOPERSMITH at:
askoopersmith@hotmail.com
and/or
Adrienne.Sioux.Koopersmith@gmail.com
©1990-2008. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Any Copyright Infringement of these HOLIDATES will be immediately turned over to Legal Prosecutors.
DAY WITHOUT PAPER after its Premier on February 14TH on Friday, February 29TH – on Leap Year’s Day. This Symbolization is psychologically designed for those Folks who cannot bear to GO PAPERLESS, but know it is a vitally important Cleansing Process and are SMART ENOUGH to partake in it, at least, One Time every Four Years.
DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008 - The 2ND RUN
Slated for: February 29, 2008 - Leap Year Day
Created and Promoted by:
ASK: ADRIENNE SIOUX KOOPERSMITH
Founder of:
Cartoonists Against Crime ©1991 &
Cartoonists Against Terrorism ©2001
Studio 1437
==============================================
Chicago, IL USA: The Challenge. It’s all yours and up to you!
There’s none better, more deserving or timelier than this one fine Occasion, Folks.
As the Founder of Cartoonists Against Crime ©1991,* Day Without Crime ©1993** and Cartoonists Against Terrorism ©2001 that initially launched me into ‘The Global Creative Spotlight,’ I often think of Scenarios involving “LIFE WITHOUT…” different Elements that definitely put ‘The POP into our Culture’ and the Glories and Light-Bulb Moments into our Days. That way, We can honestly say We do have a Pop Culture that ‘snaps, crackles and pops’ like the famous Cereal Commercial conveys. But, at what Cost? Underlying the Glory, the ‘Gore’ must be resolved.
IT CONTROLS YOUR LIFE: If you let IT…
However, when We look around (and We do not have to ‘go far’ as there are Homeless and Needy People in our very Mists), there are others who share The Planet with us who do not have what We have or even ‘The Basics.’ We all have Stuff (Materialistic Possessions and Issues, of course) that are unique to our own Selves. However, some Conditions are shared by The Masses as a vital Link common to Humanity. The leading Headliner that I see as problematic and disturbing these Days is GLOBAL WARMING and The Repercussions it triggers as strange Weather Patterns and Phenomenon that subsequently cause Homelessness, Displacement, Loss of Life, Property and Livelihood which can ignite an entirely new and devastating Set of Circumstances.
Today, ‘brutal and brittle’ are the most descriptive Terms that can be applied to Chicago’s Weather Forecast, the place where I live, work and have comfortably resided since May of 1974. As one of my Associates asks:
“Where’s Global Warming when you need it?”
Of course, he is pondering that in jest, but with Temperatures rising, suddenly falling and acting as erratic as ever, We must stop and see how We can each individually do something positive to improve our Environment (even if it’s just to rearrange the Desk in front of us, for Starters).
Then, as I comfortably sat here in The Warmth of my Studio with a bright azure-blue Sky overhead and not a Cloud to be found, I pulled a File of Papers that needed to be typed, sorted through and/or thrown away. I really did not know where to begin. I was nearly overwhelmed by The File bursting at its Seams. What promptly popped into my Mind was The Phrase:
DAY WITHOUT PAPER…
Only 3 Words that would steadily build itself into this monumental 3,274-Word Info-Packed Document, destined to ‘change’ Attitudes for the Better(ment of Man).
“Wouldn’t it be glorious to DO WITHOUT PAPER for a Day?” I silently muttered to myself.
In 1998 after being bombarded with years of theories on how We (as a Societal Whole) were ultimately going to be(come) a Paperless Society (due to The Proliferation of The Personal Computer and Electronic Filing), I wrote a darling Booklet (only 20 Pages of Text, Lists and Graphics called ‘Paging Through The Paperless Society ©1998) that poked Fun and spoofed at how Civilization and Culture were built on The Power of Paper. Don’t forget Paper has a long, illustriously stunning History, stemming all the way back to King Tut himself and The Papyrus that he used to make all those Paper Airplanes that he propelled around The Great Pyramids in The Days of The Pharoahs.
THAT’s EVOLUTION: Since then, as Industrialization grew, an unending and staggering Assortment of Take-Offs, Spin-offs and Businesses were generated by Paper itself namely: The Paper Clip, White-Out, Staplers ‘n Staples and Envelopes as well as other Items and Articles We cannot seem to wean ourselves from that partially include:
Bandages to treat Paper Cuts,
Billboards,
Board Games,
Books,
Brochures,
Brown Bags for Lunches,
Business, Index & Playing Cards,
Candy & Gum Wrappers,
Cardboard (Boxes),
Catalogs,
Certificates,
Checks,
Cigarette Packs & Cartons,
Coffee Filters,
Confetti,
Construction Paper,
Coupons,
Cups & Plates,
Decorations,
Diplomas,
Doilies,
Dollar Bills,
Facial Tissue,
File Folders,
Files,
Filing Cabinets,
Folding Machines,
Glue, Glue Sticks, Paste & Tape,
Greeting Cards,
Ink,
Invisible & Masking Tape Adhesives,
Labels,
Letterhead,
Literature,
Magazines,
Napkins,
Newspapers,
Note Cards,
Notebooks,
Paperbacks,
Paper Cutter,
Paper Dresses,
Paper Towels & Napkins,
Paper Trail(s),
Paperweights,
Papier Mache,
Pencils and Pens,
Photocopiers,
Photographs,
Poster Board,
Prescriptions,
Printers, Copiers & Fax Machines,
Receipts,
Rolling Papers,
Scissors,
Scrapbooking (The Art & Craft of),
Shredding Machines,
Signs,
Stamps,
Stationery,
Steno Pads,
Three-Hole Punches,
Tissue Paper,
Toilet Paper,
Towels,
Trash Bags,
Tubes,
Wallpaper,
Waste Baskets &
Wrapping Paper.
The P-List doesn’t seem to end, does it? Paper comes from Trees and now current Technology can manufacture Paper from Recyclable Materials. However, the Paper Toll adds up to exorbitant annual Costs and Wastes that each of us bear without any overt Sign of Lessening or Shrinkage.
A REMINDER: Let’s not forget about all the LITTER (another Form of Paper Waste) that is continuously strewn across our once-beautiful Earth that needs to be:
1) tossed only in its proper Disposal; and/or
2) picked up and then properly disposed, canned or recycled.
And, of course, remember The Paper Airplane little Boys (of all ages, Past and Present) would play with while growing up. The Business of Paper surrounds us at every Turn and Corner much like the other Life-preserving Elements and Forces of Nature – Air/Wind, Earth, Water/Rain and Fire – do. Living without Paper does take Time, Effort and Strategy to accomplish. As case studies have shown, the Monopolization and a Paper Society can grow out-of-control and become a mind-boggling and crippling Mess, if it is allowed. Living without Paper (guilt-free) and putting Paper in its rightful Place is The Principle of my DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008.
“We have grown-up with Paper. The History of Paper is The Start of Civilization, run amok. Paper has gotten us to where We are Today: A Society literally choking in Paper.”
Quote of: ASK: Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith
Thursday, January 24, 2008 – 9:43 AM &
Friday, January 25, 2008 – 12:33 PM
Therefore, it may be the biggest Challenge to Mankind himself if he (as a Collective Whole) did without Paper.
“Living without Paper may be impossible and throw one’s day into mayhem, but living with much less Paper is highly possible given the Plethora of Modern Standards built into our work, personal, recreational and leisure-time Activities.”
Quote of: ASK: Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith
Thursday, January 31, 2008 – 10:42 AM
Anchors could only rely on their teleprompter;
Bakers would have to hand product to their customers (no boxes and no bags, please.)
Doctors could not write Prescriptions for their Patients.
The Postal System would be wiped out entirely as their Haul is based solely on Paperage.
No Paper Receipts (from any Industry) would be generated.
Consumers may want to bring along their own Tupperware and Plastic Boxes to carry their purchases home. For any Purchases whatsoever, the Customer or Client would have to tote his own Canvas Bag in lieu of free Paper and/or Plastic Bags that are clogging and destroying The Earth. The strategic Angles that each Person would need to undertake definitely would be a Mind-Expander because as We think of how Paper has expanded, infiltrated and taken over our Society, We realize that although, it is a Help, it is also a Hindrance and Detriment that is killing The Planet off, slowly, surely and silently, strangling Humans and our Fellow Creatures to an early and untimely Death…
Just take a look around and see The Evidence.
“Oh, I know this Humanity Effort is not 100% possible: To give up Paper. Your Paper. It’s as hard as asking a Drunk to give up his Booze or a Meth Junkie to give up his Drugs. However, that clever Group founded in 1935 called AA: Alcoholics Anonymous (which now has well over 150 different Branches across the World dependent on whatever your Choice of Addiction and Affliction is) does have a terrific Program. That is: You back-off, with-hold and DON’T DO IT FOR A DAY. Figure these Approximations accordingly:
1/3 of The Day is spent Sleeping.
1/3 of The Day is used for Working.
1/3 of The Day is Personal Time.
By keeping it simplified for this relatively miniscule Period, you’ll see that avoiding Paper is somewhat difficult but, nevertheless do-able.
After you’ve done this Procedure for a certain period of time, it gets easier.
After you’ve done this Procedure for a certain period of time, it gets ‘broken in.’
After you’ve done this Procedure for a certain period of time, it becomes routine.
After you’ve done this Procedure for a certain period of time, it becomes Second Nature.
After you’ve done this Procedure for a certain period of time, it is engrained as a positive Action, Habit and accepted Norm whose Consequences are far-far-reaching, even beyond your Wildest Dream!
America, are you up to The Challenge?
I can honestly say that when The World Trade Centers were collapsing on the Morning of Tuesday, September 11TH, 2001 and the thousands of Pieces of Paper floated from the two pancaking buildings, I went into shock-mode. This was the Essence of Man’s Spirit, Girth and Legacy being destroyed past recognition and tossed to the Follies of the Wind. As my Wake-Up Call, I then decided to sort, sift through and toss any added Paper that I really did not need. However, I didn’t get around to doing that self-promised Task of nearly 6.5 years ago. Granted, One Single Piece of Paper can contain a Million Dollar Idea, but when too much Paper is squeezing The Life out of The Planet (in all its Ways, Methods and Forms), We must cooperatively, universally and symbiotically STOP this Incident from happening, NOW.
By examining The Compilation of the Top 70 Uses of Paper that I have alphabetized above, this should empower you (as a Conscientious GREEN STEWART OF PLANET EARTH) to prioritize and re-examine your Resolution List of THINGS TO ACTIVELY AND CONSISTENTLY DO FOR 2008.
MY EARNED CREDENTIALS: Therefore, having received The Titles of:
‘America’s Premier Eventologist’
by Gene Koprowski of Insight Magazine, Washington, DC – August, 1997
&
‘The Premier Eventologist in The History of The World’
by Eric Zorn of The Chicago Tribune, Chicago, IL – January, 2001,
I have taken The Liberty (once again) to proclaim Thursday, February 14TH, 2008 as the Debut and official Launch of:
DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008.
“I personally am not sure how I’m going to ‘depaperize’ it since my Dependence on Paper has actually grown greater with The Advent of the Personal Computer and via The Spread of my grandiose Creative Writings, but I do have a few BluePrints (renamed ‘GreenPrints’) that I am formulating. You can, too. It’s a real Challenge. It’s a Mind-Set. It is an Action that must be undertaken before it gets any later or any worse. ‘It’s an Exercise to exorcise Paper from your Day.’ And, above all else, IT CAN BE DONE by every Man, Woman and Child who sees the urgent and pressing Need to lighten the Paper Dragon’s Load.”
Quote of: ASK: Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith
Thursday, January 24, 2008 – 12:43 PM CST
Scattered around our Planet, there are Societies that I have noticed (even as a young lady thumbing through the slick Pages of National Geographic) that romp around their Homeland without any Sort of Paper (Product) in hand or in sight. Moreover, there is not a single Billboard in Sight! This raises the Questions a Person’s Mind:
“Who evolved and who didn’t? And, at what Price?”
To activate my DAY WITHOUT PAPER Plan, I’ll explore their Methods and see how those can be applied to my Style of ‘Communicating’ and Living. I honestly would miss paging through a Book; shuffling through all my really cool Notes and Ideas that are scrawled, printed or typed on an Assortment of pretty colored Notes and Post-ems. I highly favor those adjustable, colored Paper Clips that come in various Sizes and Shapes. I delight in stacking my Pages of Paper. My Eyes ecstatically ‘light-up’ when I see a wire-stand chockfull of Journals with empty Pages, wondering what I and other Writers, Authors, Poets and Biographers will write in them that shall be immortalized for that particular Day. But in the long-run, I’d miss THE EARTH moreso, if I didn’t stop – at least for a Day – (every so often) and DO WITHOUT PAPER ©2008. The Guilt would be too much to bear.
“The Deed of ‘doing without Paper’ would far surpass any Sacrifice any of us need to make to ‘SAVE THE PLANET.’”
Quote of: ASK: Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith
Thursday, January 31, 2008 – 10:59 AM CST
I may have to start slowly and call THE PLAN: HOUR WITHOUT PAPER…instead. The Start of such an Endeavor itself is what’s at Stake first and foremost. After the First Step is taken, others are easier to grip and grasp.
NOW: Wouldn’t it be beneficial to operate without Paper for an Hour? That equates to 60 Minutes (3,600 total Seconds) when Paper does not enter your Domain. If the Notion to GO PAPERLESS excels for another Day or Date, I will be hosting:
DAY WITHOUT PAPER after its Premier on February 14TH on Friday, February 29TH – on Leap Year’s Day. This Symbolization is psychologically designed for those Folks who cannot bear to GO PAPERLESS, but know it is a vitally important Cleansing Process and are SMART ENOUGH to partake in it, at least, One Time every Four Years.
DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008 will again ‘GO NATIONAL’ during Earth Day Month, April…in time for Income Tax Day Filings, yet another huge Paper-Trap.
Stay tuned by eMail (only) for more DWP: DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008 Events.
Q: Is a Paper Hoarder’s Anonymous Club far behind? After all, Support Groups do aid in solving and getting through Problems and all the ‘Paperwork’ I could say.
“Will your favorite Newspaper, the biggest Paper Mills, the loftiest Book Publishers and dazzling Greeting Card Companies cease Production for The Day or for an hour (at least)? Your favorite Newspaper (most likely) may be read online. Many Books are available Online. Electronic Greeting Cards are downloaded daily. The Balance between making Money and saving The Earth is on opposing Sides of The Capitalistic Spectrum, especially so when a Recession is looming. However, it will be a very depressing State for all of us if Paper is not ‘redefined’ in our Lives.”
Quote of: ASK: Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith
Tuesday, January 24, 2008 – 10:56 AM
FEBRUARY 14TH IS THE DAY:
“Therefore, I am suggesting that my Fellow Americans spend (at least) a Portion of February 14TH doing without Paper. February 14TH is Valentine’s Day when thousands-upon-thousands of Tons of Paper are converted into zillions of Valentine’s and spread across The Planet. I am not a Scrooge Against Valentine’s Day, but better, healthier and wiser Ways of expressing (your) Love to each other that do not directly deal with Paper Valentine’s, Stamps and Envelopes should be enforced. Be creative! Discover and explore Alternatives on how you (your Family, Relatives, Neighbors, Pen-Ppals, Students, Congregation, Viewers, Readers and Fans) can do just that and ‘SHOW THE LOVE.’ That will leave a much better Impression on The Earth (100 years from Today, on Tuesday, January 24, 2108) than by filling up those Garbage Heaps and Landfills a few Days after February 14TH has passed into History. Now, that just might be The Best Valentine Earth ever received.”
Quote of: ASK: Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith
Thursday, January 24, 2008 – 10:01-10:04 AM
IN CLOSING: Update your Daily Planner
DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008 (a/k/a: DWP) is one of 13 Eco-Friendly HOLIDATES ® I have created since Wednesday, July 25, 1990. DWP’s Launch Date is:
February 14, 2008
followed by its First Quarter Dates of:
February 29, 2008
and
April 1-30, 2008 highlighted by Earth Day.
Summer, Autumn and Winter Dates (known as Quarter-Dates) for DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008 will be announced on Thursday, May 1, 2008 at 12 Noon.
CONTACT INFO:
To interview me regarding this Eco-HOLIDATE ® and/or for more SPIQ: Strategies, Philosophies Info and Quotes about my DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008, just email me at:
askoopersmith@hotmail.com
or
Adrienne.Sioux.Koopersmith@gmail.com
On February 14TH at Midnight, I released my TOP TEN LIST OF PAPER REMOVAL STRATEGIES that can be used throughout The Day(s) known as DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008. Said P-Listing will appear in future GORF-Green Writings to be released during the Green Festival (happening in Chicago during May, 2008) at:
http://adriennesiouxkoopersmith.blogspot.com/
All Correspondence is answered electronically within 8 Hours of Receipt. Do notice that my Snail Mail Address is not published because I do not want to be bombarded with Inquiries that are penned ON PAPER. Understand? See, the (Elimination of Paper) Plans are working already…One Piece of Paper at a time that is the decisive Start of a viable Solution to an overwhelming Global Dilemma.
I am counting on and hopefully look forward to your Participation, Input & Feedback about this novel Green Event. Tell others. It’s a Success Story that happens because a Decision you wisely make.
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4 CRITICAL EXPLANATORY NOTES:
1. Cartoonists Against Crime ©1991
Created, invented, promoted and distributed by ASK.
Recognized for her astounding Efforts to curtail Crime through the ever-popular Medium of Comic and Cartoon Art, Richard M. Daley (Mayor of Chicago) signed a Proclamation making October 25TH Cartoonists Against Crime Day in Chicago in 1993.
2. Day Without Crime ©1993
Created, invented, promoted and distributed by ASK.
Recognized for her ongoing innovative Efforts to alleviate Crime, Governor Jim Edgar (State of Illinois) signed a Gubernatorial Proclamation recognizing December 3 as ‘Day Without Crime,’ supporting Adrienne’s efforts as a ‘Private Citizen’ in furthering the Cause and Safety of The People.
3. Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith is also the Promoter of GORF a/k/a The Grin Reaper ®, a 24.5” Plush Toy FROG with an infectious 11” Smile that she has designated as:
‘Chicago’s First Green Mascot’
‘Illinois’ Foremost Goodwill Toy Ambassador’
‘America’s Greenest Mascot’ &
‘Mankind’s Most Beloved Toy’
Renaming ‘Sweet Home Chicago’ as chicaGORF, Adrienne has penned over 2,000 Green Pages (highlighting his GORF-isms ®) and including an Array of photoGORFs on this Phenomena as well as his Partners-In-Green, Amber & Panzee, two playful Primates who are also (sadly) on the Endangered Species List. Watch for them ‘painting the Town GREEN’ from 2006-2016 scheduled as THE DECADE OF THE FROG with GORF officiating. GORF’s Third Birthday Celebration is on Monday, January 28, 2008.
4. More of Koopersmith’s Creative Writings may be found on her online Profile at:
http://www.hotelsbycity.net/blog/usa/illinois/chicago/index.php/author/chicagoblogger27/
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COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT AND/OR PLAGIARISM ACTS:
All HOLIDATES ® as DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008 (defined as ‘Intellectual Contexts and Contents’) 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 and making Payment of First Time Rights of its Creator and Author: ADRIENNE SIOUX KOOPERSMITH at:
askoopersmith@hotmail.com
and/or
Adrienne.Sioux.Koopersmith@gmail.com
©1990-2008. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Any Copyright Infringement of these HOLIDATES will be immediately turned over to Legal Prosecutors.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Direct Auction Galleries - Chicago's Favorite Buyer's Playground & Paradise. February, 2008 Update
FROM THE DESKTOP OF:
ASK: Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith
Koopersmith's Global Communications
"People read what Adrienne writes about...."
Chicago, Illinois USA
DATELINE: Monday, February 25, 2008
On Tuesday, January 8TH, I posted the First BLOG about one of my favorite Places in Chicago:
Direct Auction Galleries, Inc.
Since that time, The Modicas have sent scores of Colorful Postcards to me with more Goods and Goodies to buy. Attempting to keep up with them, I have revised that Listing for those of you who enjoy the Art of Shopping for Quality & Pretty Things, while getting a Deal and a Luxury all within the same Visit.
That new and improved list now includes:
Alabaster Busts, Albums, Armchairs, Artist’s Easels, Autographed Photographs, Bars & Stools, Beds (Carved), Baseball Cards, Baskets. Benches, Bone China, Books (Bookends & Bookcases), Boxes, ‘Brass,’ Bronzes, Cabinets/ Cabinetry, Cameras, Candelabras, Carpets, Carved Griffins, Cases, Chandeliers, Chests, China, Clock Sets, Coins, Collector’s Plates & Spoons, Curiosities, Desks, Dining Room Table & Chair Sets, Disco Balls, Display Showcases, Double Gates, Dressers, Drum Tables, Duck Decoys, Etchings, Figurines, Fireplace Accessories, Fireplace & Folding Screens, First Editions, Flatware, Grandfather Clocks, Jewelry (as: Bangles, Bracelets, Costume, Earrings, Rings, Necklaces, Pocket Watches and Wristwatches), Leaded Glass, Lecturns, Lighters, Lighting Fixtures, Love Seats, Masks, Memorabilia, Mirrors, Movie Stills, Mugs, Musical Instruments, Music Boxes, Oriental/Persian (and not-so-Perisan) Rugs, Paintings, Pedestals, Photo Albums, Pianos, Porcelains, Posters, Purses (including Antique), Records, Ruby Glass, Sconces, Sculptures, Sewing Machines, Soapstone, Ship Models, Sports’ Cards, Stands, Sterling Silverware, Steins, Still Life(s), Street Signs, Swords, Tapestries, Tea Sets, Tiffanies, Timepieces, Toys, Track Lighting, Trading Cards, Tramp Art, Upholstered Benches, Urns, Victorian Washstands, Vintage Hats/Clothing, Wall Units, Wedgwood, Wrought Iron Fences, and World War II Artifacts.
There are LOTS OF LOTS to be found at "Direct."
If you wish to read the entire copy and comment on it, said BLOG is found at:
http://adriennesiouxkoopersmith.blogspot.com/2008/01/koopersmithin-16-by-ask-adrienne-sioux.html
VITAL INFO for DIRECT AUCTION GALLERIES:
7232 North Western Ave
Chicago, IL 60645 USA
(773) 465-3300
Don't miss an Auction...They are scheduled for 'every other Tuesday.'
You can even bid online or via phone if the weather prevents you from appearing LIVE.
To requote part of January's Blog:
As John R. had stated while he auctioneered at their January 1ST Event: “Don’t worry, there’s more Stuff. I promise you!”
ASK: Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith
Koopersmith's Global Communications
"People read what Adrienne writes about...."
Chicago, Illinois USA
DATELINE: Monday, February 25, 2008
On Tuesday, January 8TH, I posted the First BLOG about one of my favorite Places in Chicago:
Direct Auction Galleries, Inc.
Since that time, The Modicas have sent scores of Colorful Postcards to me with more Goods and Goodies to buy. Attempting to keep up with them, I have revised that Listing for those of you who enjoy the Art of Shopping for Quality & Pretty Things, while getting a Deal and a Luxury all within the same Visit.
That new and improved list now includes:
Alabaster Busts, Albums, Armchairs, Artist’s Easels, Autographed Photographs, Bars & Stools, Beds (Carved), Baseball Cards, Baskets. Benches, Bone China, Books (Bookends & Bookcases), Boxes, ‘Brass,’ Bronzes, Cabinets/ Cabinetry, Cameras, Candelabras, Carpets, Carved Griffins, Cases, Chandeliers, Chests, China, Clock Sets, Coins, Collector’s Plates & Spoons, Curiosities, Desks, Dining Room Table & Chair Sets, Disco Balls, Display Showcases, Double Gates, Dressers, Drum Tables, Duck Decoys, Etchings, Figurines, Fireplace Accessories, Fireplace & Folding Screens, First Editions, Flatware, Grandfather Clocks, Jewelry (as: Bangles, Bracelets, Costume, Earrings, Rings, Necklaces, Pocket Watches and Wristwatches), Leaded Glass, Lecturns, Lighters, Lighting Fixtures, Love Seats, Masks, Memorabilia, Mirrors, Movie Stills, Mugs, Musical Instruments, Music Boxes, Oriental/Persian (and not-so-Perisan) Rugs, Paintings, Pedestals, Photo Albums, Pianos, Porcelains, Posters, Purses (including Antique), Records, Ruby Glass, Sconces, Sculptures, Sewing Machines, Soapstone, Ship Models, Sports’ Cards, Stands, Sterling Silverware, Steins, Still Life(s), Street Signs, Swords, Tapestries, Tea Sets, Tiffanies, Timepieces, Toys, Track Lighting, Trading Cards, Tramp Art, Upholstered Benches, Urns, Victorian Washstands, Vintage Hats/Clothing, Wall Units, Wedgwood, Wrought Iron Fences, and World War II Artifacts.
There are LOTS OF LOTS to be found at "Direct."
If you wish to read the entire copy and comment on it, said BLOG is found at:
http://adriennesiouxkoopersmith.blogspot.com/2008/01/koopersmithin-16-by-ask-adrienne-sioux.html
VITAL INFO for DIRECT AUCTION GALLERIES:
7232 North Western Ave
Chicago, IL 60645 USA
(773) 465-3300
Don't miss an Auction...They are scheduled for 'every other Tuesday.'
You can even bid online or via phone if the weather prevents you from appearing LIVE.
To requote part of January's Blog:
As John R. had stated while he auctioneered at their January 1ST Event: “Don’t worry, there’s more Stuff. I promise you!”
Friday, February 22, 2008
Googling Koopersmith...oh the Things We find and find out...
I have to admit, I'm always curious to see who spots my Creative Writings and decides to post them -- most often times without giving payment, credit and blatantly stealing the Copyrighted Quotes, Concepts and Themes that are tied to my Name and the Copyright Department in Washington, DC.
Today, I googled my Name again and was pleasantly surprised to see that Gary Jay included one of my Top 5 HOLIDATES on his website that ran its Course from July 11, 1994 - December 31, 1999. I had seen it here before years ago, but thought I'd share the Event (HOLIDATE) today with you as it is as meaningful as ever before...
Found at: http://jaygary.com/t2-res.shtml
his Paragraph reads as:
Subject: 2.9 WHAT GROUPS OFFER FURTHER BIMILLENNIAL RESOURCES?
Here is a list of organizations that offer year 2000 resources, whether pamphlets, newsletters, speakers, books, or online resources.
2,000 DAYS BEFORE 2,000: "Do something each day you ordinarily won't"Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith has big plans for the next 2,000 days. Lose a pound a day-and date a different man each night. All of this to culminate at midnight Dec. 31, 1999, when the new Koopersmith will marry the most promising of her 2,000 dates, with Dick Clark at Time's Square, presiding, of course. In a fit of "divine inspiration," or perhaps insanity, Chicago artist and model, Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith, has decided to turn her personal challenge into a global one. She is urging everyone to resolve to accomplish one new thing you ordinarily wouldn't every day from now till 2000. "It can be as simple as eliminating one cookie from your diet, or taking a new way home." Or, she said, declare, "I'll have this place cleaned up by the new millennium." And then pick up one piece of clutter each day. That way, when the clock strikes midnight on December 31, 1999, you can say you've accomplished 2,000 things before 2000.
KOOPERSMITH's NOTES:
As 2000 Days Before 2000 (C)1993 passed into History,
2000 Days After 2000 (C)1997
kicked in, in order to keep the Momentum up. Since We are well into the 2000s, it's time to start those Resolutions in case you haven't already.
"After all, it's never to late to instigate a Healthy Holidate."
Quote of: ASK
Friday, February 22, 2008 - 2:14 PM
MARK THAT DATE: On February 29, 2008 at High Noon, I will be releasing a total of 696 New HOLIDATES TO CELEBRATE that fall into 39 new Categories that have been accruing since I won 2 Bronze Awards in 1997 from The Calendar Marketing Association of Libertyville, IL for my Publication EVENT-O-PEDIA (R) in late 1997. Back then, the Mark was 555. Calendaring has never been this colorful.
Stay tuned...and see the Difference a HOLIDATE makes...
CONTACT me at:
askoopersmith@hotmail.com
for all pertinent info about:
EVENTOLOGY (R)
The Art of Event-Making
Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith's Campaigns For Humanity (C)1990-2008
Today, I googled my Name again and was pleasantly surprised to see that Gary Jay included one of my Top 5 HOLIDATES on his website that ran its Course from July 11, 1994 - December 31, 1999. I had seen it here before years ago, but thought I'd share the Event (HOLIDATE) today with you as it is as meaningful as ever before...
Found at: http://jaygary.com/t2-res.shtml
his Paragraph reads as:
Subject: 2.9 WHAT GROUPS OFFER FURTHER BIMILLENNIAL RESOURCES?
Here is a list of organizations that offer year 2000 resources, whether pamphlets, newsletters, speakers, books, or online resources.
2,000 DAYS BEFORE 2,000: "Do something each day you ordinarily won't"Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith has big plans for the next 2,000 days. Lose a pound a day-and date a different man each night. All of this to culminate at midnight Dec. 31, 1999, when the new Koopersmith will marry the most promising of her 2,000 dates, with Dick Clark at Time's Square, presiding, of course. In a fit of "divine inspiration," or perhaps insanity, Chicago artist and model, Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith, has decided to turn her personal challenge into a global one. She is urging everyone to resolve to accomplish one new thing you ordinarily wouldn't every day from now till 2000. "It can be as simple as eliminating one cookie from your diet, or taking a new way home." Or, she said, declare, "I'll have this place cleaned up by the new millennium." And then pick up one piece of clutter each day. That way, when the clock strikes midnight on December 31, 1999, you can say you've accomplished 2,000 things before 2000.
KOOPERSMITH's NOTES:
As 2000 Days Before 2000 (C)1993 passed into History,
2000 Days After 2000 (C)1997
kicked in, in order to keep the Momentum up. Since We are well into the 2000s, it's time to start those Resolutions in case you haven't already.
"After all, it's never to late to instigate a Healthy Holidate."
Quote of: ASK
Friday, February 22, 2008 - 2:14 PM
MARK THAT DATE: On February 29, 2008 at High Noon, I will be releasing a total of 696 New HOLIDATES TO CELEBRATE that fall into 39 new Categories that have been accruing since I won 2 Bronze Awards in 1997 from The Calendar Marketing Association of Libertyville, IL for my Publication EVENT-O-PEDIA (R) in late 1997. Back then, the Mark was 555. Calendaring has never been this colorful.
Stay tuned...and see the Difference a HOLIDATE makes...
CONTACT me at:
askoopersmith@hotmail.com
for all pertinent info about:
EVENTOLOGY (R)
The Art of Event-Making
Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith's Campaigns For Humanity (C)1990-2008
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Work It Off, America. Fat ain't Fabulous!
RESPONSE TO A COVER STORY in RED EYE,
a Subsidiary of the Chicago Tribune: Fat vs. Fiction
DateLine: Wednesday, February 20, 2008
There is nothing whatsoever PRETTY or HEALTHY about Fat. I found your cover story a complete reversal of what informative and investigative reporting should be about. If FAT people kept their mouths closed and moved more than just towards their refrigerators and/or the nearest fast (as in fat-food chain) they would not be in the dire and deadly predicament Society is in today -- having more morbidly obese people than ever before in recorded history that’s having its consequences and impact thrown over on the others who take (better) care of themselves.
Fat People are not only contributing to higher priced insurance plans for the rest of us and taking up valuable space in the hospital wards because of their uncontrollable urges (which cause heart disease and diabetes to name the top killers) thus making it hard to get top emergency treatment, but are not setting a prime example to their children and those in the hood, who may now be destined to even die before their parents do because of their naughty and irresponsible habits. Have you ever tried wedging your svelte way to a seat on the train or bus or in a public place when a FAT person is taking more than his fair share?
Fat is just not happening and is the issue that’s killing off good people who have no control or concern about anything except their own gluttonous self(ves). The Media follows suit with articles like this and TV shows like Biggest Losers. This is despicable – to reward Fat Losers with money and prime time airtime, just for getting healthy which is something they should do on their own. Why make yourself into an ‘Ass’ for others to see. You’re not curing AIDS, Cander or Childhood Lukemia. You’re not entertaining People with great literature. You’re a (spoiled) Addict that thinks there’s a skinny person inside and if not,then will just stroll through Life as slowly as you can.
40 years ago when I was young, I cried when I saw the Kids in Africa starving to death. Well, guess what Folks? It’s the 21st Century and those little Kids are the new Faces of Malnutrition now – and they are still starving – while others thousands of miles away (here in Chicago – in Red Eye Neck Country) are dying from getting TOO MUCH FOOD to consume. There’s something terribly wrong here with this Scenario & Picture as no change has advanced while Technology has done so incredibly. If FAT AMERICA – collectively speaking now – forfeited and sent a few meals each week to those who really need it in underprivileged 3rd & 4th world Nations and saved some PRECIOUS LIVES in the interim, they’d not only save theirs but set a precedence for future Generations to embrace. The only ones smart enough to benefit over FAT America are the Dieticians and Weight Control Centers who are high-tailing it to the bank, banking on the Fat Man's Mentality or lack of it. That’s something that Kate Harding & her tubby co-horts should reconsider, ponder and really be embracing.
BY:
ASK: Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith
110 lbs. @ 55
Avid Bicyclist since 1997 – No matter what the Weather is.
Bloggist on what Puts the Pop into Pop Culture:
KOOPERSMITHin’ ® at:
http://adriennesiouxkoopersmith.blogspot.com/
Emailed: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 – 3:52 PM CST
a Subsidiary of the Chicago Tribune: Fat vs. Fiction
DateLine: Wednesday, February 20, 2008
There is nothing whatsoever PRETTY or HEALTHY about Fat. I found your cover story a complete reversal of what informative and investigative reporting should be about. If FAT people kept their mouths closed and moved more than just towards their refrigerators and/or the nearest fast (as in fat-food chain) they would not be in the dire and deadly predicament Society is in today -- having more morbidly obese people than ever before in recorded history that’s having its consequences and impact thrown over on the others who take (better) care of themselves.
Fat People are not only contributing to higher priced insurance plans for the rest of us and taking up valuable space in the hospital wards because of their uncontrollable urges (which cause heart disease and diabetes to name the top killers) thus making it hard to get top emergency treatment, but are not setting a prime example to their children and those in the hood, who may now be destined to even die before their parents do because of their naughty and irresponsible habits. Have you ever tried wedging your svelte way to a seat on the train or bus or in a public place when a FAT person is taking more than his fair share?
Fat is just not happening and is the issue that’s killing off good people who have no control or concern about anything except their own gluttonous self(ves). The Media follows suit with articles like this and TV shows like Biggest Losers. This is despicable – to reward Fat Losers with money and prime time airtime, just for getting healthy which is something they should do on their own. Why make yourself into an ‘Ass’ for others to see. You’re not curing AIDS, Cander or Childhood Lukemia. You’re not entertaining People with great literature. You’re a (spoiled) Addict that thinks there’s a skinny person inside and if not,then will just stroll through Life as slowly as you can.
40 years ago when I was young, I cried when I saw the Kids in Africa starving to death. Well, guess what Folks? It’s the 21st Century and those little Kids are the new Faces of Malnutrition now – and they are still starving – while others thousands of miles away (here in Chicago – in Red Eye Neck Country) are dying from getting TOO MUCH FOOD to consume. There’s something terribly wrong here with this Scenario & Picture as no change has advanced while Technology has done so incredibly. If FAT AMERICA – collectively speaking now – forfeited and sent a few meals each week to those who really need it in underprivileged 3rd & 4th world Nations and saved some PRECIOUS LIVES in the interim, they’d not only save theirs but set a precedence for future Generations to embrace. The only ones smart enough to benefit over FAT America are the Dieticians and Weight Control Centers who are high-tailing it to the bank, banking on the Fat Man's Mentality or lack of it. That’s something that Kate Harding & her tubby co-horts should reconsider, ponder and really be embracing.
BY:
ASK: Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith
110 lbs. @ 55
Avid Bicyclist since 1997 – No matter what the Weather is.
Bloggist on what Puts the Pop into Pop Culture:
KOOPERSMITHin’ ® at:
http://adriennesiouxkoopersmith.blogspot.com/
Emailed: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 – 3:52 PM CST
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
VICE PRESIDENTS' DAY ©1995 has officially arrived. To vice or not to vice...that's your Decision.
February 19TH is not just another Date in Passing Time. With President's Day kicking off the Week as it does each 3rd Monday in Febrary, Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith (known as 'America's Premier Eventologist') feels that Vice Presidents should also have their Day (in the sun). With that in mind, she cleverly created: VICE PRESIDENTS' DAY ©1995 back during the 1900s. 2008 marks the HOLIDATE's 14TH year of celebration.
For those who are VPs, know or are interviewing for that coveted position, read on. The enlightening Dialog espousing VICE PRESIDENTS’ DAY ©1995 will warm any cold winter day up, totally...
2008 UPDATE & INTRODUCTION OF:
For those who are VPs, know or are interviewing for that coveted position, read on. The enlightening Dialog espousing VICE PRESIDENTS’ DAY ©1995 will warm any cold winter day up, totally...
2008 UPDATE & INTRODUCTION OF:
Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith's VICE PRESIDENTS’ DAY ©1995 slated annually for:
February 19 - Celebrating its 14TH Year in 2008
First (on the Chronological Scales of Time), there’s President’s Day. (INSERT: If you work, it’s a Februarian Day off with Pay, a full-fledged 3-Day Weekend, minus U.S. Mail and Bill Delivery). Presidents’ Day ranks as a Traditional Holiday, non-Koopersmithian in nature, style or format.
Then, the Day thereafter, the Fun begins. According to ASK’s Eventological Formula, it is proclaimed as: Vice Presidents’ Day ©1995, following suit (regardless of ‘Hierarchy’) to all governmental Rules & Regulations. After all, what’s good for The President is acceptable and do-able for The Vice President. What’s good for The Goose is great for The Gander as Ancient Proverbs inscribe that goosy Fact. Let’s give Everyone and Everything their rightful Due during the Course of the Year.
Always scheduled on The Day after Presidents’ Day, this KOOPERSMITHIAN HOLIDATE tributes and attributes Vice Presidents everywhere – not only in Government and Politics but in high-powered Businesses & Trades across Corporate America (North & South), Europe, Africa, the Far East and wherever Presidents of Vice prevail. A Petition is now circulating whereby President’s Day and ASK’s Vice President’s Day ©1995 are permanently bonded making and legitimizing the First full 4-Day Weekend in US History (which will probably follow suit across The Globe).
Then, if you work, it’s another Day off with Pay, a full-fledged 4-Day Deluxe Weekend, minus U.S. Mail and Bill Delivery. You still may have to ‘pay the Meter’ unless you’re an upright Citizen abiding by the fully Green Statues of biking, rollerblading or strolling to work (instead). How sweet is that eventful, non-traditional Addition to Holidaydom?
Time will only tell.
Sign the Petition.
Stay tuned.
Stay tuned for more Eventological Updates.
TV, RADIO, WEBCASTS, PUBLICATION & STORY IDEAS:
1. For TV/Radio & Webcasts: Invite Vice Presidents of various Groups (from corporate to non-profits) as Guests and/or Audience Participants. With ASK as an Interviewer for this Segment, in order to add some subtle Humor to the Situation, these VPs are allowed to air ‘The(ir) Vice and Advice’ before it hits the Nightly News.
2. ASK (as a Contributor to your Publication) writes an Article on famous Vice Presidents throughout History about their Motives & Styles and the Differences they made to Culture. Explore what they did in their Secondary Capacity which discusses the Honors of Vice Presidencies. To add an Ounce of Comedy, a Section can be utilized where they are allowed to air ‘The(ir) Vice and Advice.’
3. 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.
4. By the same token, you may wish to HIRE ASK for 2008 for your Publication in a Column called: ASK, THE EVENTOLOGIST ®.
5. Vice Presidents' 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@hotmail.com
Adrienne.Sioux.Koopersmith@gmail.com
©1990-2007. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Any Copyright Infringement
of these HOLIDATES will be immediately turned over to Legal Prosecutors.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
"DAY WITHOUT PAPER has officially arrived. Burn those Valentines! Go electronic! Save a Planet in the meantime," Koopersmith proclaims.
THE MEDIA RELEASE FOR & EXPLANATION OF:
ADRIENNE SIOUX KOOPERSMITH’s
DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008
SLATED FOR AND PREMIERING ON: FEBRUARY 14, 2008
REVV UP FOR THE SECOND KICK-OFF DATE: FEBRUARY 29, 2008
All other significant DAY WITHOUT PAPER Dates for 2008 will be released on May 1, 2008.
SEEING GREEN ON VALENTINE’S & LEAP YEAR DAYS INSTEAD.
DATE OF ORIGINAL BLOG SUBMISSION:
Thursday, January 24, 2008 found at
http://adriennesiouxkoopersmith.blogspot.com/2008/01/seeing-green-on-valentines-day.html
CREATED, PROMOTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY:
ASK: ADRIENNE SIOUX KOOPERSMITH
Founder of:Cartoonists Against Crime ©1991 &Cartoonists Against Terrorism ©2001
STUDIO 1437
Chicago, IL USA
The Challenge is officially on. It could be the hardest Job you’ve yet to tackle.There’s none better, more deserving or timelier than this one fine Occasion, Folks.As the Founder of Cartoonists Against Crime ©1991, Day Without Crime ©1993 and Cartoonists Against Terrorism ©2001 that initially launched me into ‘The Global Creative Spotlight,’ I often think of Scenarios involving
“LIFE WITHOUT…”
different Elements that definitely put ‘THE POP INTO OUR CULTURE’ and The Glories + Light-Bulb Moments into our Days. That way, We can honestly say We do have a magnetizing and mesmerizing POP CULTURE that ‘snaps, crackles and pops’ like the famous Cereal Commercial conveys. But, at what Cost? Underlying The Glory, The ‘Gore’ We have created must be resolved. Once over ‘The Paper Mountain,’ other challenging Hurdles will likely appear.
IT CONTROLS YOUR LIFE: If you let IT…
Finish reading the Original DAY WITHOUT PAPER Blog at:
http://adriennesiouxkoopersmith.blogspot.com/2008/01/seeing-green-on-valentines-day.html
and please leave your valued comments! These will be used (with your permission, of course) in ASK's Forthcoming Book: Paging Through A Paperless Society on Perfection Press whose release date is in mid-June, 2008.
askoopersmith@hotmail.com
ADRIENNE SIOUX KOOPERSMITH’s
DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008
SLATED FOR AND PREMIERING ON: FEBRUARY 14, 2008
REVV UP FOR THE SECOND KICK-OFF DATE: FEBRUARY 29, 2008
All other significant DAY WITHOUT PAPER Dates for 2008 will be released on May 1, 2008.
SEEING GREEN ON VALENTINE’S & LEAP YEAR DAYS INSTEAD.
DATE OF ORIGINAL BLOG SUBMISSION:
Thursday, January 24, 2008 found at
http://adriennesiouxkoopersmith.blogspot.com/2008/01/seeing-green-on-valentines-day.html
CREATED, PROMOTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY:
ASK: ADRIENNE SIOUX KOOPERSMITH
Founder of:Cartoonists Against Crime ©1991 &Cartoonists Against Terrorism ©2001
STUDIO 1437
Chicago, IL USA
The Challenge is officially on. It could be the hardest Job you’ve yet to tackle.There’s none better, more deserving or timelier than this one fine Occasion, Folks.As the Founder of Cartoonists Against Crime ©1991, Day Without Crime ©1993 and Cartoonists Against Terrorism ©2001 that initially launched me into ‘The Global Creative Spotlight,’ I often think of Scenarios involving
“LIFE WITHOUT…”
different Elements that definitely put ‘THE POP INTO OUR CULTURE’ and The Glories + Light-Bulb Moments into our Days. That way, We can honestly say We do have a magnetizing and mesmerizing POP CULTURE that ‘snaps, crackles and pops’ like the famous Cereal Commercial conveys. But, at what Cost? Underlying The Glory, The ‘Gore’ We have created must be resolved. Once over ‘The Paper Mountain,’ other challenging Hurdles will likely appear.
IT CONTROLS YOUR LIFE: If you let IT…
Finish reading the Original DAY WITHOUT PAPER Blog at:
http://adriennesiouxkoopersmith.blogspot.com/2008/01/seeing-green-on-valentines-day.html
and please leave your valued comments! These will be used (with your permission, of course) in ASK's Forthcoming Book: Paging Through A Paperless Society on Perfection Press whose release date is in mid-June, 2008.
For all Eventological Updates, join ASK's free eMail List at:
askoopersmith@hotmail.com
Monday, February 11, 2008
KOOPERSMITH's LOST PENNY DAY ©1995 highlights Honest Abe's 199TH Birthday on Tuesday, February 12, 2008
LOST PENNY DAY ©1995 slated annually for February 12
a/k/a: Pennies From Heaven Day ©1998
Celebrating its 14TH Year in 2008
You find them scattered about on the Streets. They are tossed into Coffee Cans and Shoe Boxes and left, if not forgotten. They do slightly help in paying escalating taxes. Surprisingly, enough of them do add up significantly over Time. Occurring on President Lincoln’s Birthday (who is one of only a few Presidents found on both a Coin & Paper Bill), ‘Honest Abe’ is ASK’s favorite President even if she had not lived and made Illinois her permanent Residence. “Mr. Lincoln’s Character deserved to be immortalized in the Passages of Eventology ® per ASK’s Iconoclastic Techniques” as is found in The Pages of the Premier LOST PENNY DAY ©1995 Book.
Original Thoughts and Writings on said HOLIDATE revealed that LOST PENNY DAY ©1995 was a Time to collect Pennies (year-round) and then to donate said Sta$h to a worthy Institution on February 12TH – Lincoln’s Birthday.
After all, to a growing Segment of the Population (that was once the Middle Class), it’s easier to give a few Cents away than a Fin (slang for a Five Dollar Bill which Abraham Lincoln also graces). Today (with Times being as trying, meager and non-supplemental as they are), those Pennies can be carefully saved and then put to better usage by purchasing a winning Lottery Ticket or an Item that may be on $ale at Resale Outlets & Posts.
Other Proposals in the earliest of LOST PENNY DAY ©1995 Documentation foretold that Collections of those Lost Pennies should be given to The Charity of your Choice on February 12, honoring President Abraham Lincoln who is pictured on this Copper Coin. “After all,” according to KOOPERSMITH: “When a Penny is found, it is no longer lost. Put it towards a Great Cause and the Spiritual Aspect (the 6TH of 8 Virtues) of EVENTOLOGY ® is revealed.”
As President Lincoln’s 200TH Birthday draws near in February of 2009, stay tuned for more Eventological Festivities that ASK will be participating in penny-by-penny for that Gala. President Abe Lincoln was contacted in February of 1999 (for the 5TH Year Eventological Anniversary of (t)his HOLIDATE. No Voice was heard during this Séance but an Apparition appeared wearing a Stove Pipe Hat and full Beard Regalia (one of Mr. Lincoln’s later Styles of Dress), smiled and then left the Room, swinging the Door closed.
TV, RADIO, WEBCASTS, PUBLICATION & STORY IDEAS:
1. Lincoln’s 200TH Birthday takes place in February, 2009. With ASK as an Interviewer, contact the Experts at the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission in Washington, DC to discuss their Preparations for this colossal, once-in-a-lifetime Anniversary and obtain their Insights as to the Merits of how ‘Petty Change can make an astounding Difference,’ coin-by-coin.
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. With The Bicentennial Anniversary of Lincoln's Birthday coming up shortly, the Emphasis of all Media should focus (from February, 2008 - December, 2000) be on how the Common Man (Woman and Child) follow in the footsteps of this unrivaled Person who made his indelible mark in extraordinary Ways and at a harrowing time when civility was not to be reckoned with; when Life was bleak, depressing and difficult; while wars were fought on American Turf and his own Personal Demons needed to be confronted without the Medical Advancements we have available to date.
5. Lost Penny 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 STATEMENTS: 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@hotmail.com
Adrienne.Sioux.Koopersmith@gmail.com
©1990-2007. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Any Copyright Infringement of these HOLIDATES will be immediately turned over to Legal Prosecutors.
a/k/a: Pennies From Heaven Day ©1998
Celebrating its 14TH Year in 2008
You find them scattered about on the Streets. They are tossed into Coffee Cans and Shoe Boxes and left, if not forgotten. They do slightly help in paying escalating taxes. Surprisingly, enough of them do add up significantly over Time. Occurring on President Lincoln’s Birthday (who is one of only a few Presidents found on both a Coin & Paper Bill), ‘Honest Abe’ is ASK’s favorite President even if she had not lived and made Illinois her permanent Residence. “Mr. Lincoln’s Character deserved to be immortalized in the Passages of Eventology ® per ASK’s Iconoclastic Techniques” as is found in The Pages of the Premier LOST PENNY DAY ©1995 Book.
Original Thoughts and Writings on said HOLIDATE revealed that LOST PENNY DAY ©1995 was a Time to collect Pennies (year-round) and then to donate said Sta$h to a worthy Institution on February 12TH – Lincoln’s Birthday.
After all, to a growing Segment of the Population (that was once the Middle Class), it’s easier to give a few Cents away than a Fin (slang for a Five Dollar Bill which Abraham Lincoln also graces). Today (with Times being as trying, meager and non-supplemental as they are), those Pennies can be carefully saved and then put to better usage by purchasing a winning Lottery Ticket or an Item that may be on $ale at Resale Outlets & Posts.
Other Proposals in the earliest of LOST PENNY DAY ©1995 Documentation foretold that Collections of those Lost Pennies should be given to The Charity of your Choice on February 12, honoring President Abraham Lincoln who is pictured on this Copper Coin. “After all,” according to KOOPERSMITH: “When a Penny is found, it is no longer lost. Put it towards a Great Cause and the Spiritual Aspect (the 6TH of 8 Virtues) of EVENTOLOGY ® is revealed.”
As President Lincoln’s 200TH Birthday draws near in February of 2009, stay tuned for more Eventological Festivities that ASK will be participating in penny-by-penny for that Gala. President Abe Lincoln was contacted in February of 1999 (for the 5TH Year Eventological Anniversary of (t)his HOLIDATE. No Voice was heard during this Séance but an Apparition appeared wearing a Stove Pipe Hat and full Beard Regalia (one of Mr. Lincoln’s later Styles of Dress), smiled and then left the Room, swinging the Door closed.
TV, RADIO, WEBCASTS, PUBLICATION & STORY IDEAS:
1. Lincoln’s 200TH Birthday takes place in February, 2009. With ASK as an Interviewer, contact the Experts at the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission in Washington, DC to discuss their Preparations for this colossal, once-in-a-lifetime Anniversary and obtain their Insights as to the Merits of how ‘Petty Change can make an astounding Difference,’ coin-by-coin.
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. With The Bicentennial Anniversary of Lincoln's Birthday coming up shortly, the Emphasis of all Media should focus (from February, 2008 - December, 2000) be on how the Common Man (Woman and Child) follow in the footsteps of this unrivaled Person who made his indelible mark in extraordinary Ways and at a harrowing time when civility was not to be reckoned with; when Life was bleak, depressing and difficult; while wars were fought on American Turf and his own Personal Demons needed to be confronted without the Medical Advancements we have available to date.
5. Lost Penny 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 STATEMENTS: 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@hotmail.com
Adrienne.Sioux.Koopersmith@gmail.com
©1990-2007. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Any Copyright Infringement of these HOLIDATES will be immediately turned over to Legal Prosecutors.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
PAY-A-COMPLIMENT DAY has arrived! Koopersmith's Yearly Eventological Round-Up follows:
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@hotmail.com or
Adrienne.Sioux.Koopersmith@gmail.com
©1990-2007. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Any Copyright Infringement of these HOLIDATES will be immediately turned over to Legal Prosecutors.
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@hotmail.com or
Adrienne.Sioux.Koopersmith@gmail.com
©1990-2007. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Any Copyright Infringement of these HOLIDATES will be immediately turned over to Legal Prosecutors.
KOOPERSMITH’s DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008 Premiers. Seeing Green on St. Valentine’s Day instead. Mark that Date.
You're invited. Adrienne will be speaking at:
THE ARK
6450 North California
Chicago
from 11AM - Noon on Friday, February 8, 2008
about the Merits and Value of how We can all become a 'Paperless Society.' Tips on how to overcome Paper Hoarding and being a bona fide Pack Rat will also be relevant Topics at this Round-Table Discussion. Phone (773) 973-1000 for Reservations, although there's always room for walk-ins.
ASK's full Theory on DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008 follows next for your perusal and study.
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THE MEDIA RELEASE FOR & EXPLANATION OF:
ADRIENNE SIOUX KOOPERSMITH’s
DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008
SLATED FOR AND PREMIERING ON:
FEBRUARY 14, 2008
SEEING GREEN ON VALENTINE’S DAY INSTEAD.
DATE OF ORIGINAL BLOG SUBMISSION:
Thursday, January 24, 2008 found at:
http://adriennesiouxkoopersmith.blogspot.com/2008/01/seeing-green-on-valentines-day.html
CREATED, PROMOTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY:
ASK: ADRIENNE SIOUX KOOPERSMITH
Founder of:
Cartoonists Against Crime ©1991 &
Cartoonists Against Terrorism ©2001
STUDIO 1437
Chicago, IL USA: The Challenge is officially on. It could be the hardest Job you’ve yet to tackle.
There’s none better, more deserving or timelier than this one fine Occasion, Folks.
As the Founder of Cartoonists Against Crime ©1991,1 Day Without Crime ©19932 and Cartoonists Against Terrorism ©2001 that initially launched me into ‘The Global Creative Spotlight,’ I often think of Scenarios involving “LIFE WITHOUT…” different Elements that definitely put ‘THE POP INTO OUR CULTURE’ and The Glories + Light-Bulb Moments into our Days. That way, We can honestly say We do have a magnetizing and mesmerizing POP CULTURE that ‘snaps, crackles and pops’ like the famous Cereal Commercial conveys. But, at what Cost? Underlying The Glory, The ‘Gore’ We have created must be resolved. Once over ‘The Paper Mountain,’ other challenging Hurdles will likely appear.
IT CONTROLS YOUR LIFE: If you let IT…
We do not have to stray too far to see growing Numbers of Homeless and Needy People in our very Mists. Although We share The Planet with others, many People not have what We have or even ‘The Basics’ of living a happy and balanced Life. We all have Stuff (Materialistic Possessions and Issues, of course) that is unique to our own Circumstances. However, some Conditions are shared by The Masses as a vital Link common to Humanity. The leading Headliner (that I see as problematic and disturbing these Days) is GLOBAL WARMING and The Repercussions it triggers. Erratic and unpredictable Weather Patterns and Phenomenon subsequently cause Homelessness, Displacement, Loss of Life, Property and Livelihood which can, then, ignite an entirely new and devastating Set of Conditions.
Today, ‘brutal and brittle’ are the most descriptive Terms that can be applied to Chicago’s Weather Forecast, the Place where I live, work and have comfortably resided since May of 1974. As one of my Associates asks:
“Where’s Global Warming when you need it?”
Of course, he is pondering that in jest, but with Temperatures rising, suddenly falling and acting as erratic as ever, We must stop and thoroughly examine how We can each individually ‘do something positive’ to improve our Environment (even if it’s merely to rearrange The Clutter on The Desk in front of us, for Starters).
As I contentedly sat in The Warmth of my Studio with a bright azure-blue Sky looming overhead and not a Cloud in view, I pulled a File of Papers that needed to be typed, sorted through and/or thrown away. I really did not know where to begin. I was temporarily overwhelmed by The File bursting at its Seams. What promptly entered my Mind was The Phrase:
DAY WITHOUT PAPER…
Only 3 Words that would steadily build itself into this monumental 3,737-Word Info-Packed Document, destined to captivate Audiences and ‘change’ Attitudes for the Better(ment of Man).
“Wouldn’t it be glorious to DO WITHOUT PAPER for a Day?”
I silently muttered to myself.
In 1998 after being bombarded with Years of Theories on how We (as a Societal Whole) were ultimately going to be(come) a Paperless Society (due to The Proliferation of The Personal Computer and Electronic Filing), I wrote a darling Booklet (only 20 Pages of Text, Graphics, Lists and Graphics called ‘Paging Through The Paperless Society ©1998) that poked FUN and spoofed at how Civilization and Culture were built on The Power of Paper.
Don’t forget Paper has a long, illustriously stunning History, stemming all the way back to King Tut himself and The Papyrus that he used to make all those Paper Airplanes that he propelled around The Great Pyramids in The Days of The Pharoahs.
THAT’s EVOLUTION: Since then, as Industrialization grew, an unending and staggering Number of Take-Offs, Spin-offs and Businesses were generated by Paper itself namely: The Paper Clip, White-Out, Staplers ‘n Staples and Envelopes as well as other Articles and Parcels We cannot seem to wean ourselves from that begin with:
Autograph Collections,
Ballots,
Bandages to treat Paper Cuts,
Billboards,
Bills,
Board Games,
Books,
Brochures,
Brown Bags for Lunches,
Business, Index & Playing Cards,
Candy & Gum Wrappers,
Cardboard (Boxes),
Catalogs,
Certificates,
Checks,
Cigarette Packs & Cartons,
Coffee Filters,
Confetti,
Construction Paper,
Coupons,
Crossword Puzzles,
Cups & Plates,
Decorations,
Diplomas,
Doilies,
Dollar Bills,
Facial Tissue,
Fan Mail,
File Folders,
Files,
Filing Cabinets,
Folding Machines,
Glue, Glue Sticks, Paste & Tape,
Greeting Cards,
Handbills,
Ink,
Invisible & Masking Tape Adhesives,
Labels,
Laminates,
Letterhead,
Literature,
Magazines,
Matchbooks,
Newspapers,
Note Cards,
Notebooks,
Paperbacks,
Paper Cutters,
Paper Dresses,
Paper Plates, Napkins & Towels,
Paper Punches,
Paper Trail(s),
Paperweights,
Papier Mache,
Pencils + Pens; Crayolas & Markers,
Photocopiers,
Photographs,
Poster Board,
Prescriptions,
Printers, Copiers, Fax & Scanning Machines,
Receipts,
Roadmaps,
Rolling Papers,
Sandpaper
Scissors,
Scrapbooking (The Art & Craft of),
Shredding Machines,
Signs,
Stamps,
Stationery,
Steno Pads,
Straws,
Three-Hole Punches,
Tissue Paper,
Toilet Paper,
Trash Bags,
Tubes,
Wallpaper,
Waste Baskets &
Wrapping Paper
The P-LIST doesn’t seem to end, does it? Paper significantly appears to be the Root of an Advancing Age; the Commencement and Continuation of Progress and the promulgating Factor separating Man from The Animal Kingdom. Paper comes from Trees and now current Technology can easily manufacture Paper from Recyclable Materials. However, The Paper Toll adds up to exorbitant annual Costs, Wastes and Damage that each of us bear without any overt Sign of Lessening or Shrinkage. The best Solution is to recycle all Products.
A REMINDER: Let’s not forget about all THE LITTER (another Form of Paper Waste) that is continuously strewn across our once-beautiful Earth that needs to be:
1) tossed into its proper Disposal; and/or
2) picked up and then properly disposed, canned or recycled.
And, of course, remember The Paper Airplane little Boys (of all Ages, Past and Present) would play with while growing up.
“Traversing The Span from Recreational to Business-Professional,
Paper has entered every Corner of our Lives and has taken up Residence and Precedence.”
Quote of: ASK: ADRIENNE SIOUX KOOPERSMITH
Tuesday, February 5, 2008– 10:06 AM
The Business of Paper surrounds us at every Turn and Corner much like the other Life-preserving Elements and Forces of Nature – Air/Wind, Earth, Water/Rain and Fire – do. Living without Paper does take Effort and Strategy to accomplish because The Notion is so engrained in our Daily Activities. As Case Studies have shown, The Monopolization of Paper in Society has grown out-of-control and become a mind-boggling and crippling Mess. For many, it already has. Professional Organizers (as a lucrative Operation) have skyrocketed the last Decade in order to pull in The Reigns of The Paper Invasion. Living without Paper (guilt-free) and putting Paper in its rightful and ‘write-ful’ Place is The Principle of my DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008.
“We have grown-up with Paper. The History of Paper is The Start of Civilization, run amok. Paper has gotten us to where We are Today: A Society literally choking in Paper.”
Quote of: ASK: ADRIENNE SIOUX KOOPERSMITH
Thursday, January 24, 2008 – 9:43 AM &
Friday, January 25, 2008 – 12:33 PM
Therefore, it may be the biggest Challenge to Mankind himself if He
(as a Collective Whole) did without Paper…even for only a Day.
“Living without Paper may be impossible and throw One’s Day off-kilter and into Mayhem,
but living with much less Paper is highly possible given the Plethora of Modern Standards
built into our work, personal, recreational and leisure-time Activities.”
Quote of: ASK: ADRIENNE SIOUX KOOPERSMITH
Thursday, January 31, 2008 – 10:42 AM
- Anchors could only rely on their teleprompter;
- Bakers would have to hand product to their customers (no boxes and no bags, please.)
- Doctors could not write Prescriptions for their Patients.
- The Postal System would be wiped out entirely as their Haul is based solely on Paperage.
- No Paper Receipts (from any Industry) would be generated.
“There would be, undoubtedly, much more Personal Interaction between People without the Flux and Influx of a flurry of Pages and Paper bombarding our every Move, around every Bend.”
Quote of: ASK: ADRIENNE SIOUX KOOPERSMITH
Sunday, February 3, 2008 – 9:28 AM
Consumers may want to bring along their own Tupperware and Plastic Boxes to carry their purchases home. For any Purchases whatsoever, the Customer or Client would tote his own Canvas Bag replacing the free or complimentary Paper and/or Plastic Bags (with the Store’s Name imprinted and used for Advertising Purposes) that are clogging and suffocating The Earth. The strategic Angles that each Earthling would undertake definitely would be a Thought-Provoking because as We think of how Paper has escalated, infiltrated and taken over our Society, We realize that although, it is a Help, it is also a Hindrance and Detriment that is killing The Planet off, slowly, surely and silently, strangling Humans and our Fellow Creatures to an early, untimely and permanent Death or Extinction.
Just take a Look around and see The Evidence.
“Oh, I know this Humanity Effort to ‘dePaperize’ Society is not 100% possible. To give up Paper nearly sounds like a Gimmick. This is your Paper. To ‘dePaperize’ is as difficult as pleading with a Drunk to give up his Booze or a Meth Junkie to forego his Drugs. However, that clever Group founded in 1935 called AA: Alcoholics Anonymous (which now has well over 150 different Branches across The World contingent upon what your Choice of Addiction and Affliction is) does have a terrific Program that works. In Ten Words: You back-off, with-hold and DON’T DO IT FOR A DAY. Figure these Approximations accordingly:
1/3 of The Day is spent Sleeping.
1/3 of The Day is used for Working.
1/3 of The Day is Personal Time.
HOW SIMPLIFICATION WORKS: Within The Parameters of only a One Day Period (rated as a relatively miniscule Period of Time), by cognitively avoiding and/or lessening your Intake and Consumption of Paper, your Goal can be achieved for this designated Time Slot.
After you’ve done this Procedure for a certain period of time, it gets easier.
After you’ve done this Procedure for a certain period of time, it gets ‘broken in.’
After you’ve done this Procedure for a certain period of time, it becomes routine.
After you’ve done this Procedure for a certain period of time, it becomes Second Nature.
After you’ve done this Procedure for a certain period of time, it is engrained as a positive Action, Habit and acceptable Norm whose Consequences are far-far-reaching, even beyond your Wildest Dream!
America, are you up to The Challenge?
FROM AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: I can honestly say that when The World Trade Centers were collapsing on the Morning of Tuesday, September 11TH, 2001 and the thousands of Pieces of Paper floated from the two pancaking Buildings, I went into shock-mode. This was the Essence of Man’s Spirit, Girth and Legacy being destroyed past recognition and tossed to the Follies of the Wind. As my Wake-Up Call, I then decided to sort, sift through and toss any added Paper that I really did not need. However, I didn’t get around to doing that self-promised Task of nearly 6.5 years ago. Granted, One Single Piece of Paper can contain a Million Dollar Idea, but when too much Paper is squeezing The Lifeblood from The Planet (in its Myriad of invasive Ways, Methods and Forms), We must cooperatively, universally and symbiotically STOP this Catastrophe from happening, NOW.
By examining The Compilation of the Top 83 Uses of Paper that I have alphabetized above,
this Disposition should quickly motivate you (as a Conscientious GREEN STEWART OF PLANET EARTH) to prioritize and re-examine your Resolutions and ‘To Do’ List for 2008 and Beyond.
MY EARNED CREDENTIALS:
Therefore, having received The Titles of:
‘America’s Premier Eventologist’
by Gene Koprowski of Insight Magazine, Washington, DC – August, 1997
&
‘The Premier Eventologist in The History of The World’
by Eric Zorn of The Chicago Tribune, Chicago, IL – January, 2001,
I have taken The Liberty (once again) to proclaim Thursday, February 14TH, 2008 as The Debut and official Launch of:
DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008.
“I personally am not sure how I’m going to ‘dePaperize’ since my Dependence on Paper has actually grown greater with The Advent of the Personal Computer and via The Spread of my grandiose Creative Writings, but I do have a few BluePrints (renamed ‘GreenPrints’) that I am formulating. You can, too. It’s a real Challenge. It’s a Mind-Set. It is an Action that must be undertaken before it gets any later or any worse. ‘It’s an Exercise to exorcise Paper from your Day.’ And, above all else, IT CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED by every Man, Woman and Child who sees the urgent and pressing Need to lighten the Paper Dragon’s Load.”
Quote of: ASK: ADRIENNE SIOUX KOOPERSMITH
Thursday, January 24, 2008 – 12:43 PM CST
Scattered around our Planet, there are Societies that I have noticed (even as a young Lady thumbing through the slick Pages of National Geographic) that romp around their Homeland without any Sort of Paper (Product) in hand or in sight. Moreover, there is not a single Billboard in Sight! Surprisingly enough, they seem perfectly happy and well-adjusted. This immediately raises the Questions in a Person’s Mind:
“Who evolved and who didn’t? And, at what Price?”
To activate my DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008 Plan, I’ll explore their Primitive Methods and see how those Modes can be applied to my Style of ‘Communicating’ and Living. I honestly would miss paging through a Book; shuffling through all my really cool Notes and Ideas that are scrawled, printed or typed on an Assortment of pretty colored Notes and Post-ems. I highly favor those adjustable, colored Paper Clips that come in various Sizes, Shapes and Styles. I delight in stacking my Pages of Paper. My Eyes ecstatically ‘light-up’ when I see a wire-stand chockfull of Journals with empty Pages, wondering what I and other Writers, Authors, Poets and Biographers will write in them that shall be immortalized for that particular Day. But in the long-run, I’d miss THE EARTH moreso, if I didn’t stop – at least for a Day – (every so often) and DO WITHOUT PAPER. The Guilt would be too much to bear.
“The Deed of ‘doing without Paper’ would far surpass any Sacrifice any of us needs to make to ‘SAVE THE PLANET.’”
Quote of: ASK: ADRIENNE SIOUX KOOPERSMITH
Thursday, January 31, 2008 – 10:59 AM CST
I may have to start slowly and call THE PLAN: H¹UR WITHOUT PAPER…instead. The Start of such an Endeavor itself is what’s at Stake first and foremost. After the First Step is taken, succeeding Steps are easier to grip and grasp.
NOW: Wouldn’t it be a beneficial Relief to operate without Paper for an Hour? That equates to 60 Minutes (3,600 total Seconds) when Paper does not enter your Domain. To further instill The Notion to GO PAPERLESS into Mankind’s Psyche after its Premier on February 14TH, I will then be hosting, sponsoring and promoting:
DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008
on
Friday, February 29TH - Leap Year’s Day
This Symbolization is psychologically advanced for those Folks who cannot bear to GO PAPERLESS on a regular Bases, but realize The Act is a vitally important Cleansing Process and are SMART ENOUGH to partake in THE EVENTS, at least, One Time every Four Years.
DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008
will again take CENTER-STAGE and GO NATIONAL
during the entire Month of April
April 1-30, 2008
(because of Earth Day’s Presence)
in time for both Spring Cleaning and Income Tax Day Filings,
yet another huge Paper-Trap.
My Strategy is to continuously keep THE MOMENTUM BUILDING and in The Forefront of the Public’s Collective Eye. As greater Populations are reached and enticed by DWP’s Novelty, the Realization will carefully take root that Paper can definitively be contained, controlled and/or eliminated; thus becoming a solid Part of their Daily Routines and Tasks.
Stay tuned by eMail (only) for more arresting DWP: DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008 Strategies.
Q: Is a PHAC: Paper Hoarder’s Anonymous Club far behind?
After all, Support Groups do aid in solving and getting through Problems
and all the ‘Paperwork’ I could say.
“Will your favorite Newspaper, the largest Paper Mills, the loftiest Book Publishers and dazzling Greeting Card Companies cease Production for The Day or for an Hour (at least)? Your favorite Newspaper (most likely) can be read online today. Many Books are available Online. Electronic Greeting Cards are downloaded daily. The Balance between making Money and saving The Earth is on opposing Sides of The Capitalistic Coin, especially so when a Recession is looming. However, it will be a very depressing State for all of us if Paper is not ‘redefined’ in our Lives.”
Quote of: ASK: ADRIENNE SIOUX KOOPERSMITH
Tuesday, January 24, 2008 – 10:56 AM
FEBRUARY 14TH IS THE DAY:
“Therefore, I am suggesting that my Fellow Americans spend (at least) a Portion of February 14TH doing without Paper. February 14TH is postmarked as Valentine’s Day when thousands-upon-thousands of Tons of Paper were converted into zillions of Valentine’s and spread across The Lands. I am not a Scrooge Against Valentine’s Day, but better, healthier and wiser Ways of expressing (your) LOVE to each other that do not directly deal with Paper Valentine’s, Stamps and Envelopes should be found and enforced. Be creative! Discover and explore Alternatives on how you (your Family, Relatives, Neighbors, Pen-Pals, Students, Congregation, Viewers, Readers and Fans) can do just that and ‘SHOW THE LOVE.’ That will leave a much better Impression on The Earth (100 years from Today, on Tuesday, January 24, 2108) than by filling up those Garbage Heaps and Landfills a few Days after February 14TH has passed into History. Now, that just might be The Best Valentine Earth ever received.”
Quote of: ASK: ADRIENNE SIOUX KOOPERSMITH
Thursday, January 24, 2008 – 10:01-10:04 AM
“Paper is what it is. It can be your best Creative Tool or your Worst.
Choose your Course wisely.”
Quote of: ASK: ADRIENNE SIOUX KOOPERSMITH
Sunday, February 3, 2008 – 10:20 AM
Tuesday, February 5, 2008 – 8:17 PM
IN CLOSING: UPDATE YOUR DAILY PLANNER
DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008 (a/k/a: DWP) is One of 13 Eco-Friendly HOLIDATES® I have created since Wednesday, July 25, 1990. DWP’s Launch Date is:
February 14, 2008
followed by its First Quarter Dates of:
February 29, 2008
&
April 1-30, 2008 highlighted by Earth Day.
Summer, Autumn and Winter Dates (known as Quarter-Dates) for DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008
will be announced on Thursday, May 1, 2008 at 12 NÂÂN.
CONTACT INFO: To interview me regarding this ECO-HOLIDATE® and/or for more SPIQ: Strategies, Philosophies Info and Quotes about my DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008, please email me at:
askoopersmith@hotmail.com
or
Adrienne.Sioux.Koopersmith@gmail.com
On February 14TH at Midnight, I will be releasing my TOP TEN LIST OF PAPER REMOVAL STRATEGIES that can be utilized throughout The Day known as DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008. Later, during The Day, it will be appearing on my Blog, KOOPERSMITHIN’ ® found at:
http://adriennesiouxkoopersmith.blogspot.com/
All Correspondence is answered electronically within 8 Hours of Receipt. Do notice that my Snail Mail Address is not published because I do not want to be bombarded with Inquiries that are penned ON PAPER. Understand? See, the (Elimination of Paper) Plans are working already…One Piece of Paper at a time. That is the permanent Start of a viable Solution to an overwhelming Global Crysis.
I am counting on and hopefully looking forward to your Participation, Input & Feedback about this novel Green Event. Tell others. It’s a Success Story that happens page-by-page due to a Decision you wisely make.
4 CRITICAL EXPLANATORY NOTES
1) Cartoonists Against Crime ©1991
Created, invented, promoted and distributed by ASK.
Recognized for her astounding Efforts to curtail Crime through the ever-popular Medium of Comic and Cartoon Art, Richard M. Daley (Mayor of Chicago) signed a Proclamation making October 25TH Cartoonists Against Crime Day in Chicago in 1993.
2) Day Without Crime ©1993
Created, invented, promoted and distributed by ASK.
Recognized for her ongoing innovative Efforts to alleviate Crime, Governor Jim Edgar (State of Illinois) signed a Gubernatorial Proclamation recognizing December 3 as ‘Day Without Crime,’ supporting ADRIENNE’s efforts as a ‘Private Citizen’ in furthering the Cause and Safety of The People.
3) Active in THE GREEN MOVEMENT since she was a Child, ADRIENNE SIOUX KOOPERSMITH is also The Promoter of GORF a/k/a THE GRIN REAPER ®, a 24.5” Plush TOY FROG with an infectious 11” Smile that she has designated as:
‘Chicago’s First Green Mascot’
‘Illinois’ Foremost Goodwill Toy Ambassador’
‘America’s Greenest Mascot’
&
‘Mankind’s Most Beloved Toy’
Renaming ‘Sweet Home Chicago’ as chicaGORF, ADRIENNE has penned over 2,000 Green Pages (highlighting his GORF-ISMS®) and including an Array of PHOTOGORFS on this all-encompassing and highly engaging Character as well as his Partners-In-Green, Amber & PANZEE, Two playful Primates (also TOYS) who are also (sadly) on The Endangered Species List. Watch for them ‘Painting the Town GREEN’ from 2006-2016 scheduled as THE DECADE OF THE FROG with GORF officiating. GORF’s Third Birthday Celebration is on Monday, January 28, 2008.
Two magnificently colorful Images of GORF are found in ASK’s Blog, Chicagology 101 ©2007 dated Friday, April 20, 2007:
http://www.hotelsbycity.net/blog/usa_illinois_chicago/attractions/chicagology-101-from-festivals-to-magazines-to-mascots-chicago-paints-the-town-green-for-earth-day-2007-2-in-a-3-part-series-slated-for-april-19-20-21-thursday-friday-saturday-celebrating-earth-week-s/
4) More of KOOPERSMITH’s Creative Writings (which amount to Fifty (50) Manuscripts) may be found on her online Profile at:
http://www.hotelsbycity.net/blog/usa/illinois/chicago/index.php/author/chicagoblogger27/
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askoopersmith@hotmail.com
and/or
Adrienne.Sioux.Koopersmith@gmail.com
©1990-2008. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Any Copyright Infringement of these HOLIDATES will be immediately turned over to Legal Prosecutors.
THE ARK
6450 North California
Chicago
from 11AM - Noon on Friday, February 8, 2008
about the Merits and Value of how We can all become a 'Paperless Society.' Tips on how to overcome Paper Hoarding and being a bona fide Pack Rat will also be relevant Topics at this Round-Table Discussion. Phone (773) 973-1000 for Reservations, although there's always room for walk-ins.
ASK's full Theory on DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008 follows next for your perusal and study.
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THE MEDIA RELEASE FOR & EXPLANATION OF:
ADRIENNE SIOUX KOOPERSMITH’s
DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008
SLATED FOR AND PREMIERING ON:
FEBRUARY 14, 2008
SEEING GREEN ON VALENTINE’S DAY INSTEAD.
DATE OF ORIGINAL BLOG SUBMISSION:
Thursday, January 24, 2008 found at:
http://adriennesiouxkoopersmith.blogspot.com/2008/01/seeing-green-on-valentines-day.html
CREATED, PROMOTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY:
ASK: ADRIENNE SIOUX KOOPERSMITH
Founder of:
Cartoonists Against Crime ©1991 &
Cartoonists Against Terrorism ©2001
STUDIO 1437
Chicago, IL USA: The Challenge is officially on. It could be the hardest Job you’ve yet to tackle.
There’s none better, more deserving or timelier than this one fine Occasion, Folks.
As the Founder of Cartoonists Against Crime ©1991,1 Day Without Crime ©19932 and Cartoonists Against Terrorism ©2001 that initially launched me into ‘The Global Creative Spotlight,’ I often think of Scenarios involving “LIFE WITHOUT…” different Elements that definitely put ‘THE POP INTO OUR CULTURE’ and The Glories + Light-Bulb Moments into our Days. That way, We can honestly say We do have a magnetizing and mesmerizing POP CULTURE that ‘snaps, crackles and pops’ like the famous Cereal Commercial conveys. But, at what Cost? Underlying The Glory, The ‘Gore’ We have created must be resolved. Once over ‘The Paper Mountain,’ other challenging Hurdles will likely appear.
IT CONTROLS YOUR LIFE: If you let IT…
We do not have to stray too far to see growing Numbers of Homeless and Needy People in our very Mists. Although We share The Planet with others, many People not have what We have or even ‘The Basics’ of living a happy and balanced Life. We all have Stuff (Materialistic Possessions and Issues, of course) that is unique to our own Circumstances. However, some Conditions are shared by The Masses as a vital Link common to Humanity. The leading Headliner (that I see as problematic and disturbing these Days) is GLOBAL WARMING and The Repercussions it triggers. Erratic and unpredictable Weather Patterns and Phenomenon subsequently cause Homelessness, Displacement, Loss of Life, Property and Livelihood which can, then, ignite an entirely new and devastating Set of Conditions.
Today, ‘brutal and brittle’ are the most descriptive Terms that can be applied to Chicago’s Weather Forecast, the Place where I live, work and have comfortably resided since May of 1974. As one of my Associates asks:
“Where’s Global Warming when you need it?”
Of course, he is pondering that in jest, but with Temperatures rising, suddenly falling and acting as erratic as ever, We must stop and thoroughly examine how We can each individually ‘do something positive’ to improve our Environment (even if it’s merely to rearrange The Clutter on The Desk in front of us, for Starters).
As I contentedly sat in The Warmth of my Studio with a bright azure-blue Sky looming overhead and not a Cloud in view, I pulled a File of Papers that needed to be typed, sorted through and/or thrown away. I really did not know where to begin. I was temporarily overwhelmed by The File bursting at its Seams. What promptly entered my Mind was The Phrase:
DAY WITHOUT PAPER…
Only 3 Words that would steadily build itself into this monumental 3,737-Word Info-Packed Document, destined to captivate Audiences and ‘change’ Attitudes for the Better(ment of Man).
“Wouldn’t it be glorious to DO WITHOUT PAPER for a Day?”
I silently muttered to myself.
In 1998 after being bombarded with Years of Theories on how We (as a Societal Whole) were ultimately going to be(come) a Paperless Society (due to The Proliferation of The Personal Computer and Electronic Filing), I wrote a darling Booklet (only 20 Pages of Text, Graphics, Lists and Graphics called ‘Paging Through The Paperless Society ©1998) that poked FUN and spoofed at how Civilization and Culture were built on The Power of Paper.
Don’t forget Paper has a long, illustriously stunning History, stemming all the way back to King Tut himself and The Papyrus that he used to make all those Paper Airplanes that he propelled around The Great Pyramids in The Days of The Pharoahs.
THAT’s EVOLUTION: Since then, as Industrialization grew, an unending and staggering Number of Take-Offs, Spin-offs and Businesses were generated by Paper itself namely: The Paper Clip, White-Out, Staplers ‘n Staples and Envelopes as well as other Articles and Parcels We cannot seem to wean ourselves from that begin with:
Autograph Collections,
Ballots,
Bandages to treat Paper Cuts,
Billboards,
Bills,
Board Games,
Books,
Brochures,
Brown Bags for Lunches,
Business, Index & Playing Cards,
Candy & Gum Wrappers,
Cardboard (Boxes),
Catalogs,
Certificates,
Checks,
Cigarette Packs & Cartons,
Coffee Filters,
Confetti,
Construction Paper,
Coupons,
Crossword Puzzles,
Cups & Plates,
Decorations,
Diplomas,
Doilies,
Dollar Bills,
Facial Tissue,
Fan Mail,
File Folders,
Files,
Filing Cabinets,
Folding Machines,
Glue, Glue Sticks, Paste & Tape,
Greeting Cards,
Handbills,
Ink,
Invisible & Masking Tape Adhesives,
Labels,
Laminates,
Letterhead,
Literature,
Magazines,
Matchbooks,
Newspapers,
Note Cards,
Notebooks,
Paperbacks,
Paper Cutters,
Paper Dresses,
Paper Plates, Napkins & Towels,
Paper Punches,
Paper Trail(s),
Paperweights,
Papier Mache,
Pencils + Pens; Crayolas & Markers,
Photocopiers,
Photographs,
Poster Board,
Prescriptions,
Printers, Copiers, Fax & Scanning Machines,
Receipts,
Roadmaps,
Rolling Papers,
Sandpaper
Scissors,
Scrapbooking (The Art & Craft of),
Shredding Machines,
Signs,
Stamps,
Stationery,
Steno Pads,
Straws,
Three-Hole Punches,
Tissue Paper,
Toilet Paper,
Trash Bags,
Tubes,
Wallpaper,
Waste Baskets &
Wrapping Paper
The P-LIST doesn’t seem to end, does it? Paper significantly appears to be the Root of an Advancing Age; the Commencement and Continuation of Progress and the promulgating Factor separating Man from The Animal Kingdom. Paper comes from Trees and now current Technology can easily manufacture Paper from Recyclable Materials. However, The Paper Toll adds up to exorbitant annual Costs, Wastes and Damage that each of us bear without any overt Sign of Lessening or Shrinkage. The best Solution is to recycle all Products.
A REMINDER: Let’s not forget about all THE LITTER (another Form of Paper Waste) that is continuously strewn across our once-beautiful Earth that needs to be:
1) tossed into its proper Disposal; and/or
2) picked up and then properly disposed, canned or recycled.
And, of course, remember The Paper Airplane little Boys (of all Ages, Past and Present) would play with while growing up.
“Traversing The Span from Recreational to Business-Professional,
Paper has entered every Corner of our Lives and has taken up Residence and Precedence.”
Quote of: ASK: ADRIENNE SIOUX KOOPERSMITH
Tuesday, February 5, 2008– 10:06 AM
The Business of Paper surrounds us at every Turn and Corner much like the other Life-preserving Elements and Forces of Nature – Air/Wind, Earth, Water/Rain and Fire – do. Living without Paper does take Effort and Strategy to accomplish because The Notion is so engrained in our Daily Activities. As Case Studies have shown, The Monopolization of Paper in Society has grown out-of-control and become a mind-boggling and crippling Mess. For many, it already has. Professional Organizers (as a lucrative Operation) have skyrocketed the last Decade in order to pull in The Reigns of The Paper Invasion. Living without Paper (guilt-free) and putting Paper in its rightful and ‘write-ful’ Place is The Principle of my DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008.
“We have grown-up with Paper. The History of Paper is The Start of Civilization, run amok. Paper has gotten us to where We are Today: A Society literally choking in Paper.”
Quote of: ASK: ADRIENNE SIOUX KOOPERSMITH
Thursday, January 24, 2008 – 9:43 AM &
Friday, January 25, 2008 – 12:33 PM
Therefore, it may be the biggest Challenge to Mankind himself if He
(as a Collective Whole) did without Paper…even for only a Day.
“Living without Paper may be impossible and throw One’s Day off-kilter and into Mayhem,
but living with much less Paper is highly possible given the Plethora of Modern Standards
built into our work, personal, recreational and leisure-time Activities.”
Quote of: ASK: ADRIENNE SIOUX KOOPERSMITH
Thursday, January 31, 2008 – 10:42 AM
- Anchors could only rely on their teleprompter;
- Bakers would have to hand product to their customers (no boxes and no bags, please.)
- Doctors could not write Prescriptions for their Patients.
- The Postal System would be wiped out entirely as their Haul is based solely on Paperage.
- No Paper Receipts (from any Industry) would be generated.
“There would be, undoubtedly, much more Personal Interaction between People without the Flux and Influx of a flurry of Pages and Paper bombarding our every Move, around every Bend.”
Quote of: ASK: ADRIENNE SIOUX KOOPERSMITH
Sunday, February 3, 2008 – 9:28 AM
Consumers may want to bring along their own Tupperware and Plastic Boxes to carry their purchases home. For any Purchases whatsoever, the Customer or Client would tote his own Canvas Bag replacing the free or complimentary Paper and/or Plastic Bags (with the Store’s Name imprinted and used for Advertising Purposes) that are clogging and suffocating The Earth. The strategic Angles that each Earthling would undertake definitely would be a Thought-Provoking because as We think of how Paper has escalated, infiltrated and taken over our Society, We realize that although, it is a Help, it is also a Hindrance and Detriment that is killing The Planet off, slowly, surely and silently, strangling Humans and our Fellow Creatures to an early, untimely and permanent Death or Extinction.
Just take a Look around and see The Evidence.
“Oh, I know this Humanity Effort to ‘dePaperize’ Society is not 100% possible. To give up Paper nearly sounds like a Gimmick. This is your Paper. To ‘dePaperize’ is as difficult as pleading with a Drunk to give up his Booze or a Meth Junkie to forego his Drugs. However, that clever Group founded in 1935 called AA: Alcoholics Anonymous (which now has well over 150 different Branches across The World contingent upon what your Choice of Addiction and Affliction is) does have a terrific Program that works. In Ten Words: You back-off, with-hold and DON’T DO IT FOR A DAY. Figure these Approximations accordingly:
1/3 of The Day is spent Sleeping.
1/3 of The Day is used for Working.
1/3 of The Day is Personal Time.
HOW SIMPLIFICATION WORKS: Within The Parameters of only a One Day Period (rated as a relatively miniscule Period of Time), by cognitively avoiding and/or lessening your Intake and Consumption of Paper, your Goal can be achieved for this designated Time Slot.
After you’ve done this Procedure for a certain period of time, it gets easier.
After you’ve done this Procedure for a certain period of time, it gets ‘broken in.’
After you’ve done this Procedure for a certain period of time, it becomes routine.
After you’ve done this Procedure for a certain period of time, it becomes Second Nature.
After you’ve done this Procedure for a certain period of time, it is engrained as a positive Action, Habit and acceptable Norm whose Consequences are far-far-reaching, even beyond your Wildest Dream!
America, are you up to The Challenge?
FROM AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: I can honestly say that when The World Trade Centers were collapsing on the Morning of Tuesday, September 11TH, 2001 and the thousands of Pieces of Paper floated from the two pancaking Buildings, I went into shock-mode. This was the Essence of Man’s Spirit, Girth and Legacy being destroyed past recognition and tossed to the Follies of the Wind. As my Wake-Up Call, I then decided to sort, sift through and toss any added Paper that I really did not need. However, I didn’t get around to doing that self-promised Task of nearly 6.5 years ago. Granted, One Single Piece of Paper can contain a Million Dollar Idea, but when too much Paper is squeezing The Lifeblood from The Planet (in its Myriad of invasive Ways, Methods and Forms), We must cooperatively, universally and symbiotically STOP this Catastrophe from happening, NOW.
By examining The Compilation of the Top 83 Uses of Paper that I have alphabetized above,
this Disposition should quickly motivate you (as a Conscientious GREEN STEWART OF PLANET EARTH) to prioritize and re-examine your Resolutions and ‘To Do’ List for 2008 and Beyond.
MY EARNED CREDENTIALS:
Therefore, having received The Titles of:
‘America’s Premier Eventologist’
by Gene Koprowski of Insight Magazine, Washington, DC – August, 1997
&
‘The Premier Eventologist in The History of The World’
by Eric Zorn of The Chicago Tribune, Chicago, IL – January, 2001,
I have taken The Liberty (once again) to proclaim Thursday, February 14TH, 2008 as The Debut and official Launch of:
DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008.
“I personally am not sure how I’m going to ‘dePaperize’ since my Dependence on Paper has actually grown greater with The Advent of the Personal Computer and via The Spread of my grandiose Creative Writings, but I do have a few BluePrints (renamed ‘GreenPrints’) that I am formulating. You can, too. It’s a real Challenge. It’s a Mind-Set. It is an Action that must be undertaken before it gets any later or any worse. ‘It’s an Exercise to exorcise Paper from your Day.’ And, above all else, IT CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED by every Man, Woman and Child who sees the urgent and pressing Need to lighten the Paper Dragon’s Load.”
Quote of: ASK: ADRIENNE SIOUX KOOPERSMITH
Thursday, January 24, 2008 – 12:43 PM CST
Scattered around our Planet, there are Societies that I have noticed (even as a young Lady thumbing through the slick Pages of National Geographic) that romp around their Homeland without any Sort of Paper (Product) in hand or in sight. Moreover, there is not a single Billboard in Sight! Surprisingly enough, they seem perfectly happy and well-adjusted. This immediately raises the Questions in a Person’s Mind:
“Who evolved and who didn’t? And, at what Price?”
To activate my DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008 Plan, I’ll explore their Primitive Methods and see how those Modes can be applied to my Style of ‘Communicating’ and Living. I honestly would miss paging through a Book; shuffling through all my really cool Notes and Ideas that are scrawled, printed or typed on an Assortment of pretty colored Notes and Post-ems. I highly favor those adjustable, colored Paper Clips that come in various Sizes, Shapes and Styles. I delight in stacking my Pages of Paper. My Eyes ecstatically ‘light-up’ when I see a wire-stand chockfull of Journals with empty Pages, wondering what I and other Writers, Authors, Poets and Biographers will write in them that shall be immortalized for that particular Day. But in the long-run, I’d miss THE EARTH moreso, if I didn’t stop – at least for a Day – (every so often) and DO WITHOUT PAPER. The Guilt would be too much to bear.
“The Deed of ‘doing without Paper’ would far surpass any Sacrifice any of us needs to make to ‘SAVE THE PLANET.’”
Quote of: ASK: ADRIENNE SIOUX KOOPERSMITH
Thursday, January 31, 2008 – 10:59 AM CST
I may have to start slowly and call THE PLAN: H¹UR WITHOUT PAPER…instead. The Start of such an Endeavor itself is what’s at Stake first and foremost. After the First Step is taken, succeeding Steps are easier to grip and grasp.
NOW: Wouldn’t it be a beneficial Relief to operate without Paper for an Hour? That equates to 60 Minutes (3,600 total Seconds) when Paper does not enter your Domain. To further instill The Notion to GO PAPERLESS into Mankind’s Psyche after its Premier on February 14TH, I will then be hosting, sponsoring and promoting:
DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008
on
Friday, February 29TH - Leap Year’s Day
This Symbolization is psychologically advanced for those Folks who cannot bear to GO PAPERLESS on a regular Bases, but realize The Act is a vitally important Cleansing Process and are SMART ENOUGH to partake in THE EVENTS, at least, One Time every Four Years.
DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008
will again take CENTER-STAGE and GO NATIONAL
during the entire Month of April
April 1-30, 2008
(because of Earth Day’s Presence)
in time for both Spring Cleaning and Income Tax Day Filings,
yet another huge Paper-Trap.
My Strategy is to continuously keep THE MOMENTUM BUILDING and in The Forefront of the Public’s Collective Eye. As greater Populations are reached and enticed by DWP’s Novelty, the Realization will carefully take root that Paper can definitively be contained, controlled and/or eliminated; thus becoming a solid Part of their Daily Routines and Tasks.
Stay tuned by eMail (only) for more arresting DWP: DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008 Strategies.
Q: Is a PHAC: Paper Hoarder’s Anonymous Club far behind?
After all, Support Groups do aid in solving and getting through Problems
and all the ‘Paperwork’ I could say.
“Will your favorite Newspaper, the largest Paper Mills, the loftiest Book Publishers and dazzling Greeting Card Companies cease Production for The Day or for an Hour (at least)? Your favorite Newspaper (most likely) can be read online today. Many Books are available Online. Electronic Greeting Cards are downloaded daily. The Balance between making Money and saving The Earth is on opposing Sides of The Capitalistic Coin, especially so when a Recession is looming. However, it will be a very depressing State for all of us if Paper is not ‘redefined’ in our Lives.”
Quote of: ASK: ADRIENNE SIOUX KOOPERSMITH
Tuesday, January 24, 2008 – 10:56 AM
FEBRUARY 14TH IS THE DAY:
“Therefore, I am suggesting that my Fellow Americans spend (at least) a Portion of February 14TH doing without Paper. February 14TH is postmarked as Valentine’s Day when thousands-upon-thousands of Tons of Paper were converted into zillions of Valentine’s and spread across The Lands. I am not a Scrooge Against Valentine’s Day, but better, healthier and wiser Ways of expressing (your) LOVE to each other that do not directly deal with Paper Valentine’s, Stamps and Envelopes should be found and enforced. Be creative! Discover and explore Alternatives on how you (your Family, Relatives, Neighbors, Pen-Pals, Students, Congregation, Viewers, Readers and Fans) can do just that and ‘SHOW THE LOVE.’ That will leave a much better Impression on The Earth (100 years from Today, on Tuesday, January 24, 2108) than by filling up those Garbage Heaps and Landfills a few Days after February 14TH has passed into History. Now, that just might be The Best Valentine Earth ever received.”
Quote of: ASK: ADRIENNE SIOUX KOOPERSMITH
Thursday, January 24, 2008 – 10:01-10:04 AM
“Paper is what it is. It can be your best Creative Tool or your Worst.
Choose your Course wisely.”
Quote of: ASK: ADRIENNE SIOUX KOOPERSMITH
Sunday, February 3, 2008 – 10:20 AM
Tuesday, February 5, 2008 – 8:17 PM
IN CLOSING: UPDATE YOUR DAILY PLANNER
DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008 (a/k/a: DWP) is One of 13 Eco-Friendly HOLIDATES® I have created since Wednesday, July 25, 1990. DWP’s Launch Date is:
February 14, 2008
followed by its First Quarter Dates of:
February 29, 2008
&
April 1-30, 2008 highlighted by Earth Day.
Summer, Autumn and Winter Dates (known as Quarter-Dates) for DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008
will be announced on Thursday, May 1, 2008 at 12 NÂÂN.
CONTACT INFO: To interview me regarding this ECO-HOLIDATE® and/or for more SPIQ: Strategies, Philosophies Info and Quotes about my DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008, please email me at:
askoopersmith@hotmail.com
or
Adrienne.Sioux.Koopersmith@gmail.com
On February 14TH at Midnight, I will be releasing my TOP TEN LIST OF PAPER REMOVAL STRATEGIES that can be utilized throughout The Day known as DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008. Later, during The Day, it will be appearing on my Blog, KOOPERSMITHIN’ ® found at:
http://adriennesiouxkoopersmith.blogspot.com/
All Correspondence is answered electronically within 8 Hours of Receipt. Do notice that my Snail Mail Address is not published because I do not want to be bombarded with Inquiries that are penned ON PAPER. Understand? See, the (Elimination of Paper) Plans are working already…One Piece of Paper at a time. That is the permanent Start of a viable Solution to an overwhelming Global Crysis.
I am counting on and hopefully looking forward to your Participation, Input & Feedback about this novel Green Event. Tell others. It’s a Success Story that happens page-by-page due to a Decision you wisely make.
4 CRITICAL EXPLANATORY NOTES
1) Cartoonists Against Crime ©1991
Created, invented, promoted and distributed by ASK.
Recognized for her astounding Efforts to curtail Crime through the ever-popular Medium of Comic and Cartoon Art, Richard M. Daley (Mayor of Chicago) signed a Proclamation making October 25TH Cartoonists Against Crime Day in Chicago in 1993.
2) Day Without Crime ©1993
Created, invented, promoted and distributed by ASK.
Recognized for her ongoing innovative Efforts to alleviate Crime, Governor Jim Edgar (State of Illinois) signed a Gubernatorial Proclamation recognizing December 3 as ‘Day Without Crime,’ supporting ADRIENNE’s efforts as a ‘Private Citizen’ in furthering the Cause and Safety of The People.
3) Active in THE GREEN MOVEMENT since she was a Child, ADRIENNE SIOUX KOOPERSMITH is also The Promoter of GORF a/k/a THE GRIN REAPER ®, a 24.5” Plush TOY FROG with an infectious 11” Smile that she has designated as:
‘Chicago’s First Green Mascot’
‘Illinois’ Foremost Goodwill Toy Ambassador’
‘America’s Greenest Mascot’
&
‘Mankind’s Most Beloved Toy’
Renaming ‘Sweet Home Chicago’ as chicaGORF, ADRIENNE has penned over 2,000 Green Pages (highlighting his GORF-ISMS®) and including an Array of PHOTOGORFS on this all-encompassing and highly engaging Character as well as his Partners-In-Green, Amber & PANZEE, Two playful Primates (also TOYS) who are also (sadly) on The Endangered Species List. Watch for them ‘Painting the Town GREEN’ from 2006-2016 scheduled as THE DECADE OF THE FROG with GORF officiating. GORF’s Third Birthday Celebration is on Monday, January 28, 2008.
Two magnificently colorful Images of GORF are found in ASK’s Blog, Chicagology 101 ©2007 dated Friday, April 20, 2007:
http://www.hotelsbycity.net/blog/usa_illinois_chicago/attractions/chicagology-101-from-festivals-to-magazines-to-mascots-chicago-paints-the-town-green-for-earth-day-2007-2-in-a-3-part-series-slated-for-april-19-20-21-thursday-friday-saturday-celebrating-earth-week-s/
4) More of KOOPERSMITH’s Creative Writings (which amount to Fifty (50) Manuscripts) may be found on her online Profile at:
http://www.hotelsbycity.net/blog/usa/illinois/chicago/index.php/author/chicagoblogger27/
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COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT AND/OR PLAGIARISM ACTS
All HOLIDATES ® as DAY WITHOUT PAPER ©2008 (defined as ‘Intellectual Contexts and Contents’) 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 and making Payment of First Time Rights of its Creator and Author: ADRIENNE SIOUX KOOPERSMITH at:
askoopersmith@hotmail.com
and/or
Adrienne.Sioux.Koopersmith@gmail.com
©1990-2008. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Any Copyright Infringement of these HOLIDATES will be immediately turned over to Legal Prosecutors.
Saturday, February 2, 2008
A Comment on Furry & Feathery Weather Predictors
KOOPERSMITHin
A Look at Predicting Weather in 2008
Saturday, Febuary 2, 2008 - 9:45 PM CST
With Global Warming firmly setted in place does anyone really take Punxsutawney Phil, the mild-mannered and fair-weathered Ground Hog's opinion on when Spring is really arriving? If the average schmoe person(ality) (who needn't even be a Math Wiz) takes a look at the calendar, it's been calculated that Spring is nearly exactly 6 weeks after the 2nd of February, hog or no hog.
Pulling the wool over People's eyes only shows that the Animals are, once again, much smarter than we are. They have built in indicators when the Seasons are going to change. We have to rely on Rodents or Meteorologists who may not hit the Storm right on its center.
After all, the Real Indicator of a Change in the Weather is when the Birds fly south and the Monarch (Butterflies) zoom & flutter off to Mexico. That's the real Clue as to when Snow Bunnies should board-up the house and head south...not to mention a man-made trick played on a Ground Hog who could be hibernating for something we already may or may not know...
A Look at Predicting Weather in 2008
Saturday, Febuary 2, 2008 - 9:45 PM CST
With Global Warming firmly setted in place does anyone really take Punxsutawney Phil, the mild-mannered and fair-weathered Ground Hog's opinion on when Spring is really arriving? If the average schmoe person(ality) (who needn't even be a Math Wiz) takes a look at the calendar, it's been calculated that Spring is nearly exactly 6 weeks after the 2nd of February, hog or no hog.
Pulling the wool over People's eyes only shows that the Animals are, once again, much smarter than we are. They have built in indicators when the Seasons are going to change. We have to rely on Rodents or Meteorologists who may not hit the Storm right on its center.
After all, the Real Indicator of a Change in the Weather is when the Birds fly south and the Monarch (Butterflies) zoom & flutter off to Mexico. That's the real Clue as to when Snow Bunnies should board-up the house and head south...not to mention a man-made trick played on a Ground Hog who could be hibernating for something we already may or may not know...
Friday, February 1, 2008
A Kitten Tale by Eric Rohmann: Literature's Sweetest Little Snow Book to hit the News-stands since the Release of Frosty The Snowman.
Koopersmithin' ®
Issue: Friday, February 1, 2008
A Kitten Tale by E. Rohmann:
"Literature's Sweetest Little Snow Book to hit the Bookshelves since the Release of Frosty The Snowman."
Quote of ASK: Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith
Adrienne's Book Critiques (C)2001 &
ABC: Adrienne's BookShelf.com (C)2001
The First Book Review for KOOPERSMITHIN' highlighting the New Year, 2008 Release of:
A KITTEN TALE ©2008
by
Eric Rohmann
Alfred A. Knopf/New York City
An Imprint of Random House Books
STATUS: Please return to this website by Monday, Feb. 18 for the full book review.
By:
ASK: Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith
askoopersmith@hotmail.com
Adrienne.Sioux.Koopersmith@gmail.com
OPENING:
I read a Book!
New Year. A New Release.
This is the sole activity that I often do not do enough. I have the 30-minute Exercise routine
down pat since I bike 1 hour daily no matter how much snow or inclement elements Chicago has. However, it's not for a lack of great literature that I do not READ enough. It's that I just do not have the Time because of my Projects, but my Projects is not the gist of this Book Review. It's not even a Question of Time Management. When a person is wrought with building their own Dynasty, certain activities get pushed to the background. However, in the back of my mind, it always hounds me that even if I cut into my nightly sleep, I could squeeze in a book, even a Child's that can be read within 15 minutes. And, whose message may be stronger than any other book whose pages number in the hundreds.
"After all: It's not the amount of words that are used (unless you're getting PAID PER WORD) but the Quality of what's said that matters."
Quote of: ASK
Monday, February 4, 2008 - 9:14 AM
HOW THIS ALL BEGAN: "I need to read a book!" I said to myself around 5 PM on Thursday, January 31, 2008 as the Month was in its closing hours. As I tried to clumsily cross the street in the gripping cold and blustery blast of an Arctic C hill that gripped Cook County with calf-high drifts, I was determined to get across the street to Borders Books & Music and see what new Releases were on their shelves.
And, I am so glad I did! My intention at the End of Decem-BURR was to read-a-book-a-month (the RABAM Project is how I addressed it) but somehow I hadn't - yet! Granted it was al-READ-y 31 days into the New year, but my determination and resolution would soon come true as I spotted a Great Read that was an immediate PICK ME UP & READ ME.
I fared the street with the cottony snow embedding my feet. I got through the double Front Door and saw:
A KITTEN GALE by Eric Rohmann
On the bookshelf along with many other authorly presentations were the latest releases. This is it, I said to myself, pulling The Child's Book from the shelf. Being young-at-heart, I immediately knew I could read a book a month IF I read a Kid's Book every month -- as it would not take that long to read. However, being a visual person, too - I would look at the pretty pictures, as 1/2 words - 1/2 pictures have always intrigued me! A picture says a 1000 words and vica versa if you 'ask' me. Great Initials, I always tell my Mom!
Pulling the book from the shelf with neat big pictures, it immediately grabbed my attention. I began thumbing through looking for the Story Line and saw it had to do with Cats and Snow.
Memories began to flash back to my beautiful Siamese Cat, THA HIN (named after a Village in Siam) that I had found in World Book Encyclopedia. Even at age 10, I was always into exotic names. He deserved one. Thy was born in the late Spring of 1962 in Florida, a place where no snow really lands. Perhaps now it does though due to global warming, but that's another Blog's worth...
His first winter sprang upon him unexpected much like the Kitties in this book. Thy went out one day, prowling which was what small town cats could do back in the 1960s. He did not come home. It snowed that night and he got 'displaced.' I was more that frantic. I was out of my mind. He was gone! As the snow piled up in our backyard, I followed each path. Most were of rabbits whose hind legs resembled a cat's. A second day past. A third. On the 4th day, Mom was looking out the window and she saw a streak rush past the window and up to the back-door. It was THA HIN. He came home.
But where was he? That was the big Question...
Evidently, THA HIN had gotten caught in the basement of our Neighbors, the Prescotts. Charlie, their 30-year old salesman son was home for the weekend. On Sunday night as he was pulling out of the garage to head back out on the road (as this was typical in the 60s), 'Thy' slipped in and made his way into their house and into the basement where he stayed for 4 days until Charlie returned from business trip. Alone and hungry, Tha Hin remained in their house, at least he was out of the cold. No telling what he ate, if anything. When Charlie returned he saw a blurr-of-fur bound from the opening of the garage door that streaked straight back home -- just a yard away!
Upon reading Eric's CAT TALE Book, how it reminded me of my own Cat Story, of which there might be millions upon millions of them floating around. Although it was harrowing at the time, it did have a happy ending, much like Eric's did. But the idea is to BUY THE BOOK. So being the conscientious book reviewer that I am, I won't tell the Ending...
Issue: Friday, February 1, 2008
A Kitten Tale by E. Rohmann:
"Literature's Sweetest Little Snow Book to hit the Bookshelves since the Release of Frosty The Snowman."
Quote of ASK: Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith
Adrienne's Book Critiques (C)2001 &
ABC: Adrienne's BookShelf.com (C)2001
The First Book Review for KOOPERSMITHIN' highlighting the New Year, 2008 Release of:
A KITTEN TALE ©2008
by
Eric Rohmann
Alfred A. Knopf/New York City
An Imprint of Random House Books
STATUS: Please return to this website by Monday, Feb. 18 for the full book review.
By:
ASK: Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith
askoopersmith@hotmail.com
Adrienne.Sioux.Koopersmith@gmail.com
OPENING:
I read a Book!
New Year. A New Release.
This is the sole activity that I often do not do enough. I have the 30-minute Exercise routine
down pat since I bike 1 hour daily no matter how much snow or inclement elements Chicago has. However, it's not for a lack of great literature that I do not READ enough. It's that I just do not have the Time because of my Projects, but my Projects is not the gist of this Book Review. It's not even a Question of Time Management. When a person is wrought with building their own Dynasty, certain activities get pushed to the background. However, in the back of my mind, it always hounds me that even if I cut into my nightly sleep, I could squeeze in a book, even a Child's that can be read within 15 minutes. And, whose message may be stronger than any other book whose pages number in the hundreds.
"After all: It's not the amount of words that are used (unless you're getting PAID PER WORD) but the Quality of what's said that matters."
Quote of: ASK
Monday, February 4, 2008 - 9:14 AM
HOW THIS ALL BEGAN: "I need to read a book!" I said to myself around 5 PM on Thursday, January 31, 2008 as the Month was in its closing hours. As I tried to clumsily cross the street in the gripping cold and blustery blast of an Arctic C hill that gripped Cook County with calf-high drifts, I was determined to get across the street to Borders Books & Music and see what new Releases were on their shelves.
And, I am so glad I did! My intention at the End of Decem-BURR was to read-a-book-a-month (the RABAM Project is how I addressed it) but somehow I hadn't - yet! Granted it was al-READ-y 31 days into the New year, but my determination and resolution would soon come true as I spotted a Great Read that was an immediate PICK ME UP & READ ME.
I fared the street with the cottony snow embedding my feet. I got through the double Front Door and saw:
A KITTEN GALE by Eric Rohmann
On the bookshelf along with many other authorly presentations were the latest releases. This is it, I said to myself, pulling The Child's Book from the shelf. Being young-at-heart, I immediately knew I could read a book a month IF I read a Kid's Book every month -- as it would not take that long to read. However, being a visual person, too - I would look at the pretty pictures, as 1/2 words - 1/2 pictures have always intrigued me! A picture says a 1000 words and vica versa if you 'ask' me. Great Initials, I always tell my Mom!
Pulling the book from the shelf with neat big pictures, it immediately grabbed my attention. I began thumbing through looking for the Story Line and saw it had to do with Cats and Snow.
Memories began to flash back to my beautiful Siamese Cat, THA HIN (named after a Village in Siam) that I had found in World Book Encyclopedia. Even at age 10, I was always into exotic names. He deserved one. Thy was born in the late Spring of 1962 in Florida, a place where no snow really lands. Perhaps now it does though due to global warming, but that's another Blog's worth...
His first winter sprang upon him unexpected much like the Kitties in this book. Thy went out one day, prowling which was what small town cats could do back in the 1960s. He did not come home. It snowed that night and he got 'displaced.' I was more that frantic. I was out of my mind. He was gone! As the snow piled up in our backyard, I followed each path. Most were of rabbits whose hind legs resembled a cat's. A second day past. A third. On the 4th day, Mom was looking out the window and she saw a streak rush past the window and up to the back-door. It was THA HIN. He came home.
But where was he? That was the big Question...
Evidently, THA HIN had gotten caught in the basement of our Neighbors, the Prescotts. Charlie, their 30-year old salesman son was home for the weekend. On Sunday night as he was pulling out of the garage to head back out on the road (as this was typical in the 60s), 'Thy' slipped in and made his way into their house and into the basement where he stayed for 4 days until Charlie returned from business trip. Alone and hungry, Tha Hin remained in their house, at least he was out of the cold. No telling what he ate, if anything. When Charlie returned he saw a blurr-of-fur bound from the opening of the garage door that streaked straight back home -- just a yard away!
Upon reading Eric's CAT TALE Book, how it reminded me of my own Cat Story, of which there might be millions upon millions of them floating around. Although it was harrowing at the time, it did have a happy ending, much like Eric's did. But the idea is to BUY THE BOOK. So being the conscientious book reviewer that I am, I won't tell the Ending...
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