At The End Of the year

Hello its been several years since I updated this blog. My new year resolution is to update with more content in 2010. Will see if that happens or not.

Since my last posting I did win a poetry contest for a poem titled “Spelling Bee” in 2006-2007 http://www.league.org/league/competitions/student_lit/0607.html

I also lost some people very close to me just in the past months. I lost a Lab Supervisor David Kennedy whom I work for at the Academic Computer labs at JCCC. (2005-2009)
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/kansascity/obituary.aspx?n=david-l-kennedy&pid=134777417 David taught me much about making a difference and improving one work environment, and community involvement. He will be missed.

Just recently I lost a Mentor from my days at KU Prof. Andrew T. Tsubaki Sensei He was my theatre instructor I took classes from him in mask and Martial arts, Classical Japanese Acting and Asian theatre. He was one of the instructors who class I sat in on in 1985 during my visit to to KU Campus my senior year at Spring Hill High School. I believe he was instrumental in my receiving Creative Performance Scholarship. Which I held for four years and I have many fond memories of him. From greek theatre to western eastern fusion, Brect and Masks, and the English Alternative Theatre <http://www.eat.ku.edu/index.htm>
Here are some web sites about Mr. Tsubaki.
http://www.warrenmcelwain.com/obituaryDetail.cfm?idObituary=155&pageId=16
Also http://www.aikiweb.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17361V and Paul Stephen Lim excellent blog post of the type of Man Mr Tsubaki was http://paulstephenlim.com/archives/858

This has been a season of lose and it makes me think of others I have lost like Kaye Miller a wonderful lady who taught me much about Stage construction , creativity and just plain kindness another vital member of the English Alternative Theatre. http://www2.ljworld.com/photos/2007/may/06/123235/

My creative writing teacher and mentor Carolyn Doty . It seems strange that seven years have went bye since her passing thttp://www.voy.com/87202/2/862.html
http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2003/mar/15/ku_english_professor/

I think of Carolyn quite often. She believed in my writing. Sometime i ponder over this. She helped me when I was unemployed during 2002. I went to see her and Her advise was was to write.

I miss them all very much. They each have made a lasting contributation to who I am. how I live my life and the type of art I do.
I have been blessed by so many wonderful people and this in a way is my small memorial to those who have passed but are still part of my life.

Hopefully with my heath problems (atrial fibrillation and Sleep Apnea ) behind me and my cerebral palsy not as bothersome and the completion of my MLA looming I be able to write once again and have closure to create.

I have posted some new work on the creative-poems website.