Wednesday, December 20, 2017

YoTS: Year of The Shadow. Beyond the Shadow of a Doubt, a non-descript HOLiDATE filters into your Daily Activities for 2018. Inspired by #ASK_Chicago.



 


“May you see Sunshine
where others see Shadows
&

Opportunities where others see Obstacles.”


DateLine:  #December_20_2017

BEYOND APPROACH & REPROACH:

With only 11 more Days left in this robust & ambitious Year, it's Time to launch more  year-long (full & tantalizing) Holidates that are entertaining and usable as the New Year 2018 kicks in.

This BLOG #1257 will be devoted to:  YoTS:  Year of The Shadow ©2017.  Not "The Shadow" who was made into a Movie back in The Day but The Shadows We cast when the Sun is in the right place at the right time.  I became fascinated with them moreso after I got my first Smartphone in September of 2017 - equipped with a Camera. Many of the Pics I took cast Shadows that I thought were more interesting than the actual Image I was trying to capture

My favorite Model, a natural Poser is our Cat, #Cali_The_Calico whose Shadow is captured every Morning when The Southern Exposure to our Home parallels itself exactly with how The Sun moves across The Chicago Skyline.  The following Photo is a Double Vision (Mistake) I happened to snap of her as she was examining her new SoCStash of Catnippola. ATT: At The Time of this Insertion  on January 3, 2018 at 5:20 AM CST, all of her Photos are in my Smartphone and will be inserted later this year:


Cali's Catnip: 2017:  
Whisker City Premium Catnip:
 800-806-4229


Therefore, I said to myself:  "Adrienne, as "America's Premier Eventologist" with over 1,900 Holidates on The Books and Roster since July 25, 1990, you need to salute this as I'm sure there are other Photographers who are enticed by what a Shadow does."  It begins a dialog - a conversation on something else that is in the Background but which makes a Statement on its very own, as we never really KNOW who or what a Shadow is...or do We?

One thing I always liked about "MY SHADOW" is that it made me look taller and thinner than what I really am.  Since January always starts most of us off on our new and improved Resolutions for the New Year, again I'm confronted with eating healthily & wisely.  If I take a few pages from My Shadow's Book, then I'll be healthier than I've ever been before.  

Therefore, without further adieu, throughout the Course of the Year, 2018 we will be exploring the Lore of The Shadow and how those ghostly Phenomenon play into The full Psyche of Modern Day Man-Woman-Child and Pet and every Object caught in the Spectrum found betwixt & between.  Perfecting Shadow Photography will also be 1 of the Goals with the better Shadow Shots appearing here from:

January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018.

CONTACT ME AT:

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

@ASK_Koopersmith - Twitter

or in the Dialog Box below

for any QoQ: Questions or Queries you may have or have not...

Posted by:  ASK: AdrienneSiouxKoopersmith
Koopersmith's Global Communications
"People read what ASK writes about..."
Chicago
Illinois
U S A

#December_20_2017 - 1:18 PM CST

#February_23_2018 - 10:24 AM CST


 
During the Summer of 2017,
Cali The Calico was visiting Seniors
 on a Chicago Skyscraper (high on a Rooftop) 21 floors closer
to where The Sun is located when
ASK snapped this Photo of her. 
Quite unexpectedly, a Double Shadow was caught:
1) of her
&
2) of the Chair's Back located in the Rear of this Photo.
 
#FiLE: When nice Surprises enter our Day that are
fine enough for Blog Postings & Entries as this...
 
 
SEPTEMBER 10, 2018 MORNING UPDATE:
 

S H A D O W S have taken a backseat for far too long. Unfortunately, I do not remember exactly when I realized what they were nor when I “got into them” but I found them to be an absolute Delight to photograph once I got my first Smartphone equipped with its own Camera. Although upon Reflection I would snap Pictures of them with my Throwaway Camera that (for what they are) would take some mighty fine Pictures throughout the Decades.
 

Since Shadows always followed me around for Decades of Time (it seems), I decided to shed some Light upon their True Beauty.  So smitten with my Shots, I proclaimed 2018 as: 
 

YoTS:  Year of The Shadow ©2017
 

so others could see what’s at our very Feet, Backs, Sides and an integral Part of our Inner & Outer Beings and Worlds.  Thus, this BLOG entertains that Notion that’s often not considered as they should 

online @:
 

http://adriennesiouxkoopersmith.blogspot.com/2017/12/yots-year-of-shadow-beyond-shadow-of.html

 
Building my Business & Creative Reputation of creating Holidates out of any Topic I so please and particularly like, I happen to like Shadows very much as you can instantly tell.  Shadows fascinate me.  Judging from my Shadow-Shots alone, I suddenly have NO Cellulite and that's a pretty nice Thing.
 

No Wrinkles.

No Split Ends.

No Gray Hairs.

No sagging Jowls.

Nothing that places me into a Negative Light.
 
 
 
I’m sure that List continues far on into Eternity. 
 

Social Media (that’s driven by Photography) is strewn with a Plethora of good (sometime dynamic) Cast of Shadows.   
 

Shadows are just here, there and everywhere if your Timing is right. All We have to do is stop, look at them, in awe and snap their Picture till they fade away forever like a Snowflake melting on a sunny Day. 
 

Today, Bob, Cali & I live in a Semi-Forested Area right off Lake Michigan (at the far North Shore of Chicago). As The Day begins and progresses, magnificent Shadows grace our Grounds depending on where The SUN is & how clear The DAY is.  Shadows are cast, no matter WHO We are & WHERE We are going or coming from.  Shadows do not discriminate. 
 

One of my Three greatest Daily Joys is to watch my Cat, Cali stalk around The Grounds (in Nature being The Cat she was born to be) & seeing her Shadow.  I take her out 3-5 times a Day on a Leash for #CATXercise & she hasn't chased any of them yet - only The Birds, Squirrels & Rabbits in The "OutBack." I'm ready with my Camera when she does.
 
 

With this Addition, I am proclaiming 2018-2028 as:



DECADE OF THE SHADOW ©2018

 

as of: 

Monday, September 10, 2018 – 9 AM CST
 
 
 
After all, We are them and they are us from our Start to our End.

 

 
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Feel free to distribute to your Network by copy & paste: 

YoTS: Year of The Shadow. Beyond The Shadow of a Doubt, a non-descript #HOLiDATE filters into your Daily Activities for 2018 has now become:  DECADE OF THE SHADOW: 2018-2028. Inspired by #ASK_Chicago. tinyurl.com/yd2ngfdl
 
 

 



Thursday, December 14, 2017

The World's Silent Killer: Sleep Deprivation. ASK/Chicago launches: #Year_of_The_Sleeper for 2018. If the Shoe fits, sleep on it.






BLOG #1256:

Thursday, 
#December_14_2017


ASK/Chicago:



 Announcement & Launch of:

#Year_of_The_Sleeper (C)2017





DateLine: 12-14-2017 - 8:40 AM CST





Well, she said it all.



Millions of People will be shocked and saddened that 1 of our Fave All-Time Female Anchors gets only 4 hours of sleep per night.



That's 4 Hours of Sleep per Night.


True, she is on an early shift at a mighty terrific Job at a top station and she's a Mom with a Family to care for, but this is appalling.



Therefore, as



"America's Premier Eventologist"



& Creator of 1900+ Holidates (defined as Goodwill, Humanitarian, Altruistic, Educational, Recreational, Fun-Time & Fun-Type Holidates) derived from the Two Terms:




Holidays + Dates = Holidates



the Launch of the #Year_of_The_Sleeper is for:





GAYLE KiNG

& so many others...



who may not be in the Anchors' Seat, but then again YOU ARE as We are all the #Commander of our own #Yachts - Boats - Kayaks, Rowboat etc.



Who inspired this? At The Core is Matthew Walker, Author of a new 2017 Release (Book) called:




WHY WE SLEEP.



Had that been my Book, I may have called it:


WHY WE DON'T SLEEP
OR

WHY WE DON'T SLEEP (enough)


AS THE SPIRAL UNRAVELS OUR LIVES:

As a Gal who lives with a Man who "barely" sleeps, I know that I, too, am suffering because of his Battle with Sleep Deprivation. Because I don't sleep (that very well) when he doesn't. Oh, I do sleep and pull about 7 Hours a Night because I believe in taking care of myself (no matter what The Odds), but I cannot help but hear each of his Noises when he is up and prattelling around the Apartment.

This disturbs me. It's far from the pitter patter of #Cali, our #Calico Cat's Footfalls.

Therefore, a year-long HOLIDATE as this is designed to instill and embed what is best for YOUR WELFARE... in order to instill The FACT that SLEEPING needs a FACELIFT as Mr. Walker stated - is needed.


MAKING SLEEPING YOUR #1 PRIORITY:

Keep a Sleep Diary on your Flashdrive; in a Notebook and enjoy an Occasional Sleepover with Friends. Any Act that helps you obtain a Good Day or Night's SLEEP is worth its Weight in StarDust. Pleasant Dreams now.  Say good-bye to burnout which does take its toll.  I'm sure there's a Set Number of Years that are subtracted from one's life IF they do not get sufficient SLEEP. To find this and more NEWS on the Positives & Repercussions of no Sleep , merely:


Read Mr. Walker's Book, found online at:






AN EXCERPT from the above Website reads as:





Why We Sleep





Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams





By Matthew Walker

A New York Times Bestseller: The first sleep book by a leading scientific expert—Professor Matthew Walker, Director of UC Berkeley’s Sleep and Neuroimaging Lab—reveals his groundbreaking exploration of sleep, explaining how we can harness its transformative power to change our lives for the better.



Sleep is one of the most important but least understood aspects of our life, wellness, and longevity. Until very recently, science had no answer to the question of why we sleep, or what good it served, or why we suffer such devastating health consequences when we don't sleep.



= ZZZ = ZZZ = ZZZ = ZZZ = ZZZ = ZZZ = ZZZ =



As an Advocate & Member of the #Twitter_Hall_of_Fame with over 102,000 Twitters distributed since Monday, May 10, 2010, I highly recommend that you follow Mr. Walker's Thoughts at:



Matt Walker


@sleepdiplomat

Professor of Neuroscience,
UC Berkeley; Sleep Scientist, Google;
Author: Why We Sleep

California, USA


sleepdiplomat.com



= ZZZ = ZZZ = ZZZ = ZZZ = ZZZ = ZZZ = ZZZ =



JUST IMAGINE:  No Sleep. Causes Accidents on the Road when a Person  momentarily nodds off;




causes crankiness; takes its TOLL on you.

Begin the New Year by being good to yourself by getting a #GOOD_NIGHT's_SLEEP from this Point on.

OR should I've stated in the Name & Title of this  Holidate:

YoTAS:  Year_of_The_Active_Sleeper (C)2017
ReTitle as of Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017 - 3:16 PM CST

as sleeping has its Negative Side to it. That a Person is sleeping their Life away; that being dormant is not being creative and productive.  However, as a Layman I've read that Sleeping is a period in which the Brain sorts thru all the Detritus We Humans pick up during the Day and if that is not infiltrated and sorted through, that's when the Troubles begin; many that may harm us in our Day & Age.  Just assuming...as I know I'm no good to myself, anyone or any project when I'm sleepy, tired or plain exhausted. 

I cannot help but think of Cali, My Calico who sleeps quite a bit.  Supposedly 70% of her Life lies in dormancy but we happen to keep each other up quite a bit by playing Games.  However, because of the Naps she takes, CATS are known for having 9 Lives.  They may be sleeping on something we Humans have yet to explore:  The Wonders of Sleep and Naps...

So let's explore The Wonders of Sleeping as a New Year begins.  Keep a Journal so that you know where you've started and then can compare and analyze what is happening in your Body, Mind and Spirit...with a  Professional if the need so arises.  I'm excited about this Holidate as R&R: Rest & Relaxation is something I've looked forward to for a very long time...

Turn off the Lights and...take it from there.




When The 
 Wisdom of The Crowd speaks outloud:

Gayle, you're great on The Job and at your Job; fabulous doing all those Interviews. You've secured your Place in Broadcasting History, now take a well-needed Nap so your Viewers won't worry about YOU!  Role Models are to do that, you know.




IN CLOSING:

No matter what your Age;

No matter what your BioRhythms may be or be NOT;

No matter what your Schedule demands;

No matter what Pressures you self-apply (that's another Blog's worth you must realize); and

No matter what your Matters & Issues may be or may not be;

get some Rest. It's good for you. That's the Bottom Line.
Ever wonder why Bears sleep and are dormant for such a long Period.

Sleep is Nature's Way. Don't mess with Mother Nature and The Forces thereof.

Sleep lengthens and fortifies (y)our Life in so many enriching Ways. You (and others) will like yourself much better when rested and healthy.  You'll be setting fresher Examples for those about you who will wonder:  What happened...just overnight...a complete Makeover on a few extra Hours of well-needed Sleep.

As things have it, wouldn't it be quite pleasant if this Blog put you to sleep; then I'd know that it did its Job; a mission impossible that many of us cannot succeed at.

#Feeling_Sleepy_yet, #Sleepyheads?






Created & Posted by:
ASK: Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith

                    "America's Premier Eventologist"

Koopersmith's Global Communications


"People read what ASK writes about..."


Chicago - Illinois USA





Please feel free to visit me on Twitter :@ASK_Koopersmith




REPRESENTATION FOR THIS YEAR-LONG HOLIDATE is 

$15,000.00 
(prepaid by check only) 

and includes  Fifty (50) Tweets weekly to the vast Array of People who will be reading this Blog & recognizing the vast and incredible IMPORTANCE of what a Contribution this Event is to The Longevity of Humanity & the Health & Wealth of our Greatest Asset: Mankind & The Creatures he lives with.

When "doing The Math," that's 2,600 Posts to Groups & Individuals who you have no direct contact with or knowledge of/abut, if not for the Strength of this (my) Eventological Holidate.


"Year of The Sleeper:  Suited to serve, support and sleep-on."

Quote of ASK: Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith
Motto for:  Year of The Sleeper  ©2017
Thursday, December 14, 2017 - 3:42 PM CST



Contact me directly at: 




for further Info on the above Promotional for your Company, Association,  Group and/or Book. The Benefits of this Promotional are endless.  You'll sleep well at night once you are signed up.  That's guaranteed.

=========  zzz  ============



ADDITION OF PERTINENT TWEETS I've created to follow-up on this Topic that is  beginning to #GO_VIRAL & pickup Moment, starting on Friday:  #December_15_2017.


1.
OR: #WhyWeDo_NOT_Sleep!
Ive Solution: Adopt #RescueCat.
When UR new #Pet #catnaps, join her. UR formg #Healthy_Habits.
#Cats sleep 70% of Day. If U pull 1/3RD of that Time UR increasg UR Odds gr8ly. Bgin on Wkends.
Savg #CATS & PPLs Lives: ViTAL 4 Continuity of both #Species.

2.
@GayleKing @CBSThisMorning @jdickerson
My Blog #1255 inspired by UR Segment yest by #
where I launch:
already has 24 Hits!
TimeManagement & #Less_Stress allows U 2 #ZZZ_in.  


3.
@FastCompany
#To_sleep_or_not_to_sleep:
Catch Segment: Dec. 14, 2017 #MatthewWalker @sleepdiplomat Author of #WHY_WE_SLEEP
tinyurl.com/y95k3wv3
that inspired me 2 create well-needed #HOLIDATE known as:
#Year_of_The_Sleeper for 2018 
#CBS: tinyurl.com/yba992hd



4.
#ASK_Chgo’s Theory #2 4 Sleeping well:
IF U yawn, U get tired. @ least I do. Watch Videos of #Cats or PPL Yawning when U feel U must sleep. This may lull U in2 #Sleepdom, granted Uve no serious Sleep Complications that R  heavily embedded in UR Psyche. 
@GayleKing 
@sleepdiplomat


5.
 #ASK_Chicago:
Case in Pt as another Demographic: 
The #Homeless who ride on #PublicTransportation:
ENTER: @cta
unable 2 get Good Nite's #Sleep & Rest as they have no proper Lodging or Address.
Sleeping outside is no Picnic either. Yet #WildAnimals do it.
Wondering WHO evolved.


6.
#ASK_Chicago: Twitter Friends:
I'm tremendously interested in SLEEPiNG now.
It's a huge Topic that We can all #SLEEP_ON.
R U having Problems falling asleep @ Nite?
What do U do about that in lieu of tossing & turning all nite long?


😴💤😴💤😴💤😴💤😴💤😴 💤😴💤😴💤😴💤😴💤😴



7:  December 18, 2017 - 11:57 AM CST


#ASK_Chicago:
Sendg 2 @sleepdiplomat - #MatthewWalker #Author of #WhyWeSleep
&
@GayleKing of @CBSThisMorning who needs 2 get MORE #sleep...


💤😴💤😴 💤😴💤😴 💤😴💤😴 💤😴💤😴 💤😴💤😴

PreDawn in Chicago:  Saturday, December 16, 2017
Rising at 4:15 AM, most of you would think I should have slept in longer & I agree but what I have found the last 64 years is that I do my best and better work around the Time I popped out of the Womb – at 4:45 AM.  Therefore, I automatically awaken to find that LIFE ONLINE does not sleep at all.  @Catifornia, one of my Friends on Twitter themed SLEEP in their Tweets to I had to jump on into the Conversation with the 3 Tweets below that were sent:

8. 
#ASK_kooPURRSmith_on_CATS:
Cat WebComics: Write here 4 The Reading:  Lovin' em them all!
Something 4 UR Cat to sleep on...
& speakg about #SLEEP, it's #imPURRtant 2 sleep 7 Hours every Night, Humans.
@sleepdiplomat did a 20 year #Study on it.  I just nap when #Cali_My_Calico duz.


9. 
#ASK_kooPURRSmith_on_Cats:
When #Cali_Our_Calico duz that, I just say: 
#Quote:  "What's a #CAT gotta do 2 get some #sleep around here!"
Then, I realize I need 2 respect her MORE so I go away & let her #sleep #PURR_chance 2 dream.
CATS & The_Art_of_Sleep
Sharing w @sleepdiplomat


10.
Monday, December 18, 2017 – 4:50 PM CST
#ASK_Chicago:  Checkout my latest #HOLIDATE aptly named:
#Year_of_The_Sleeper ©2017 for 2018 @
tinyurl.com/y9ctx4po
1 of the Reasons Y PPL dont #sleep is they R 2 busy celebrating my #Holidates as #National_Splurge_Day©1994.

U'll #sleep when UR dead: Common #Ideology 4 many.


#11:


Entry for Wednesday, December 20, 2017 – 3:25 PM CST
SEE, even #ANiMALS R smarter than HUMANS who dont get enuf #SLEEP.
A #1 Priority, @sleepdiplomat studied #Sleepers 4 20 yrs;
penned #BestSeller #Book #WHY_WE_SLEEP.
I nap when my #Cali_Cat doses ensuring enuf sleep 4 BOTH of us.
She pins me down so I cant move.
TO:  @GayleKing


#12:

Entry for Saturday, January 13, 2018 - 2:25 PM CST
Right back @ U, #Catifornia.  2 cold 2 take #Cal_Gal out but it's sunny out; winds faded so We R havg a restful Afternoon. Bob's #reading #Matt_Walker's @sleepdiplomat #1 Book on #Sleeping that We just got from #Library. A monthlong wait but worth it! 😴💤 🐱 #Sleep_like_a_Kitten

#13:
Entry for Saturday, January 13, 2018 - 5PM
#Dr_Walker:
Q1: What happens if Person doesnt dream?
Q2: Whats the matter with PPL's wiring if they can't recall their Dreams (if at all)?

REH (Fiancée) #Quote:  "After reading 1st pt of #Walkers_Book, I want 2 get 8 Hours of Sleep a Nite."
😴💤😴💤😴
 

14.
January 13, 2018 - 5:50 PM EST
I finally learned the secret to my dear Mom and how she is who she is; mega doses of caffeine.

January 13, 2018 - 6:16 PM CST:

Have #Mom_Eckstein #STAY_AWAY from #Caffeine after 2-3 PM. My BF & I readg #Why_We_Sleep @nytimes Best Seller ~ #MattWalker: @sleepdiplomat. Caffeine prevents Sleep that We all need. #Book reveals.  #Sleeping promotes #Creativity. @simonschuster Online @: tinyurl.com/y8hkqvr6


#15: January 14, 2018 – 7:18 AM CST
@GayleKing Reading @sleepdiplomat #Book: #Why_We_Sleep.
P. 145: A very rare collection of individuals who appear to be able to survive on 6 hours of sleep & show minimal impairment – a sleepless elite as it were.  The gene is remarkably rare. 

#TAKEAWAY: This mayB U, Gayle!


#16: January 15, 2018 - 5:16 pm cst Twitter Post:
The Cat is thinking: "Oh boy, I hope this Human doesn't begin 2 #snore."
Taking MORE #CatNaps with UR #Cat will ensure designated Human of more well-needed #Sleep. I'm a firm Believer in that Theory. Cats know
Read #WHY_WE_SLEEP by @sleepdiplomat on Topic that makes us doze off.



#17: January 16,2018 - 10:25 AM CST
#Sleeping is important; no matter what UR #Species.
Bob & I R reading #WHY_WE_SLEEP by #Matt_Walker @sleepdiplomat thats a 20-year Study on The Phenomena. A @NYTimes BestSeller
I try 2 #nap_along_with_Cali as she is a #PURRfessional Sleeperess.

All contained in her #Feline_Genes.

This Twitter Post was accompanied by Four (4) Photos of Cali asleep.


#18: January 22, 2018 - 4:08 PM CST
Perhaps this #Family sh read #WhyWeSleep ~ @nytimes #best_seller by  Dr. #Matt_Walker ~ @sleepdiplomat as the Family that #sleeps 2gether (figuratively speakg that is), stays 2gether.
My #Year_of_The_Sleeper #Holidate 4 2018: tinyurl.com/y9ctx4po


#19: January 27, 2018 – 11:14 AM CST

@SleeperMagazine
#HappyNewYear🍾
Suggestion 4 U: Review #WHY_WE_SLEEP - the @nytimesbooks #Best_Seller by @sleepdiplomat Dr #Matt_Walker; as #BOOK is intriguing & UR Namesake, 2!
I'm reading its now; putting me 2 sleep!
Thats a Good Sign. My Cat napping pictured in her Element

#20:  February 15, 2018
TO:  They call me Chad ~@wick186 
They R 1 in the same. #Catnapping in the #Feline_Domain. Reminds me of #MattWalker's #Book #WhyWeSleep that explores Y #sleep is so imPURRtant 2 all species. He's at: @sleepdiplomat  Appeared on @CBSThisMorning where @GayleKing only attains 4 hrs a night!
 
Fantastic working with @businessinsider to create these info shorts. Hope they help society just a little.
TO:  @sleepdiplomat & @BusinessInsider
February 2, 2018 - 150 PM CST
#PunxsutawneyPhil
The most ridiculous & rudest #EVENT ever instilled by MANKiND who is not 2 KiND 2 #Animals. Spring springs 4th eternal on 21st of MARCH (anyway) & Xactly 6 Weeks after #GroundHogs_Day! #Hibernation & #SLEEP vitally important 4 all #Creatures. #LEAVE_THEM_ALONE!

 




#21:

#22:

#23:



ALL BEFORE 5 AM CST: 3 AM CALiFORNIA TiME:

Needless to say, I heard back from them in California and they agreed with me, Social Media does infringe on and upon the Quality & Amount of Sleep We get or DON’T get. To plug-in or unplug, that is the Question.   However as bonafide CatLovers & Humans of THE CAT, we owe it to them to get up when they are up and snap those CuteCat_Photos we constantly see on the Net.  For that we will FURever be grateful that we are "Light Sleepers" but Sleepers @ that.



THE CAT & THE ART OF CAT-NAPPING
In Three Photographs
Insert of: #December_30_2017 - 3:15 PM CST





When a Cat sleeps.
Cali My Calico is the Model here.
Do you not understand why Cats have 9 Lives?
With all that R&R: Rest & Relaxation they have all of that Time on their Sides.




And, Cali My Calico can sleep anywhere at any Place.
Wherever that #Lo_CAT_ion may B
Even on a Windowsill in a High-Rise.
In a major City during Rush Hour.




But the Best Place is when Cali My Calico
"The CEO of My Heart"
 is cuddled in my Arms
Sleeping & Purring away contently.
That's a Piece of Delight few get to exPURRience
but We wish they could.