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Worldwide, we celebrate PRIDE month with hope, understanding
The famous Sydney Opera House is aglow with "Pride" colors, a proud rainbow celebrating Australia's strong support of the progress toward inclusion, tolerance and embrace of all people. PRIDE month encourages professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity and excellence STORY By CHRISTENE MEYERS PHOTOS By BRUCE KELLER LGBT Pride Month is celebrated worldwide. It stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month, celebrated annually in June to honor the 1969 Sto

Christene Meyers
May 31, 20234 min read
Memorials worldwide honor victims, heroes, urging us to remember
A sculpture to world peace frames Cookie and Keller at the Pearl Harbor Memorial in Honolulu, home to the often photographed USS Arizona...

Christene Meyers
May 24, 20235 min read


Head to Honolulu, happy place! Explore it on fun Waikiki Trolley
The best hotdog in Honolulu is one of the treats you'll discover aboard the Waikiki Trolley, which offers various tours for discovering...

Christene Meyers
Mar 29, 20236 min read


Paramount Pictures: Get ready for your close up at Hollywood studio
The famous gate to Paramount Pictures has been used in many films, including "Sunset Boulevard" which tells the story of a fading star...

Christene Meyers
Feb 9, 20233 min read


Vegas food tasting tours offer a royal flush of fun, history, yummy bites
A Taste Buzz Food Tour of the Arts District in Las Vegas offered a fun outing for Bruce Keller and Christene "Cookie" Meyers. Consider...

Christene Meyers
Jan 19, 20234 min read


Sydney's Harbour Bridge Happy New Year! Resolve to travel, make new friends, learn, grow
High atop Sydney's famous Harbour Bridge, with the iconic Sydney Opera House at the far right, Christene "Cookie" Meyers and Bruce...

Christene Meyers
Jan 5, 20234 min read
Let us give thanks for health, happiness, travel, family, food, nature
Bruce Keller and Christene "Cookie" Meyers relax on a Thanksgiving Day in southern Spain. TREASURE EACH DAY, APPRECIATE YOUR ...

Christene Meyers
Nov 24, 20224 min read
It takes a village to raise a Down Syndrome child -- and we have one!
Christena Robbie Cosgriffe and her auntie Christene "Cookie" Cosgriffe Meyers last weekend. The child has both special needs and special...

Christene Meyers
Aug 24, 20226 min read


Utah's Tuacahn: Spectacular performing arts space in natural setting
Bruce Keller and Christene "Cookie" Meyers marvel at the spectacular view from Utah's Tuacahn. THEATER LOVING ROAD TRIPPERS DELIGHT IN...

Christene Meyers
Jul 27, 20224 min read
Yellowstone reopens, towns assess damage, massive clean-up begins
The approach to the Tetons can once again be enjoyed from the southern part of Yellowstone National Park. Three of the five entrances...

Christene Meyers
Jun 22, 20225 min read


Salute to the euduring Queen Elizabeth II, from a loyal American fan
Queen Elizabeth II, watches a "fly-past" of the Royal Air Force, with Prince Charles, heir to the throne, and her great-grandchildren,...

Christene Meyers
Jun 1, 20225 min read
A dog's long, lively life : Nicky lives on as a fearless, loving Yorkie
Nick is surrounded by flowers on his 16th birthday. Even though he was virtually blind and had painful spinal and rear leg issues, he was...

Christene Meyers
May 25, 20226 min read


Swimming with dolphins: a treat to cement bond between species
Enchanted families have the rare experience of being up close and personal with dolphins in Hilton Waikoloa Village's acclaimed Dolphin...

Christene Meyers
Jan 27, 20224 min read
New Year's tips in COVID times: For a fun, safe, virus-free 2022!
Bruce Keller and Christene "Cookie" Meyers off to board a Cessna for a fabulous tour around the island of Kauai, Hawaii.Entering the...

Christene Meyers
Dec 29, 20215 min read
Holiday happiness: food, fun, family and a cherished recipe
Bruce Keller displays the cookies he begged for and which the non-baker Cookie provided. He pronounced them "incredible - far beyond...

Christene Meyers
Dec 23, 20213 min read
Giving thanks: Family, friends, fitness, travel, the arts and vaccinations
Montana's most recent "gathering of the clan" -- 50 people for Cookie's birthday celebration before Covid. Today, we give thanks for...

Christene Meyers
Nov 25, 20214 min read


Theater's Southern California comeback marks return to the boards
Celebrating a joyous return to live theater at San Diego Repertory Theater are, Bruce Keller and Christene "Cookie" Meyers, here before...

Christene Meyers
Oct 27, 20217 min read


Show time: Zoppe Italian Family Circus hits the mark in the Big Top
Acrobats and trapeze artists exhibit their prowess and daring in a jaw-dropping act. Zoppe Italian Family Circus is on tour in...

Christene Meyers
Oct 20, 20214 min read


Fox now ABT celebrates 90 years with grand re-opening this weekend
Finishing touches are complete as the Alberta Bair Theater, formerly the Fox Theatre, opens its doors once again. The 1931 building...

Christene Meyers
Sep 15, 20215 min read


Professor's legacy lives on in garden christened by poet Allen Ginsberg
Christene "Cookie" Meyers at the dedication of the Bruce Meyers Poets Garden, May, 1993, on the campus of Montana State University-Billings, then Eastern Montana College. Three of the professor's poems etched on marble were written on the memorial site. The garden is listed in the Smithsonian's list of public art (see link below.) STORY By CHRISTENE MEYERS PHOTOS By BRUCE KELLER Architect Ted Wirth and EMC president Bruce Carpenter discuss the project at the groundbreaking i

Christene Meyers
May 26, 20214 min read
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