The Way of the Gap

We’ve gone full circle on RoadTurn, beginning with a concentration on the phenomenal success of Paul Potts. I’ve said from the start that my main desire is that we take a look at TurnAround Theory and how our lives can be directed towards fulfillment. RoadTurn is not primarily a celebrity blog, though we do often [...]

Hot fun in the city…

It’s that time again, The Fresh Air Fund is hiring summer staff to help with their mission to give city kids a break. This is a non-profit venture that we can all get behind. Grow for it!

Fresh Air

A recent email from Sara and the Fresh Air Fund caused me to think about a couple of things: How glad I am to live in the country and how wonderful the country is to those who have been lodged in the ‘hood’ for awhile.
Her organization helps kids from New York City to get a [...]

Blog Action Day: Poverty

It is time again for Blog Action Day and this time we are talking about poverty. It’s a serious subject and can get folks stirred up. From my vantage point, there is no lack of resources in this world but there is a major lack of resource management. Some of us are starving and some [...]

Memory Walk

We’ve been asked to help generate publicity for The Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk and are happy to be a part of that effort. Here’s the scoop:
The movement is the nation’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer care, support and research.
Volunteers become champions in the fight against Alzheimer’s. There are walks [...]

Happy Father’s Day, Dads!

Here’s wishing all you dads the very best Father’s Day ever. For my part, fatherhood is the most important and best job that I’ve ever had. I remember that after the birth of my very first child, I was hesitant to have another–I just didn’t see how I could possibly love anyone as much as [...]

Don’t Drive. Download!

I’m still trying to figure out exactly what they offer and how it works, but Amazon is building up their Unbox offerings and in my humble opinion, video on demand beats driving to town and walking up and down the isles, any day of the week. If you haven’t seen it yet, check out Brother [...]

Poetry too

It’s 100 times less than the prize awarded to the Britain’s Got Talent winner, but it’s something, and I am glad to see it happening. I speak of the annual United Press poetry contest, now underway. Here is the announcement from icWales. Sorry, U.K. residents only.
WRITERS from across South Wales are being urged to enter [...]

Thursday is the Day

With the first ever national Poem in Your Pocket Day just ahead of us, there is still time to make plans for your own festivities. Michael Hoover, writing for the (Hanover, Pennsylvania) Evening Sun recommends some great ideas to get us started. Take one, leave one, but for crying out loud…celebrate on April 17th and [...]

They Were There, Those Women

It turns out that men are not the only human beings who have ever stood up and followed their dreams, spoke their minds, or fought for their beliefs. Poet Florence C. Wilson takes a stalwart approach to feminine ambition and acuity in her poem entitled “They Were There, Those Women.” The Long Beach (California) Press-Telegram [...]