Patti Marrs Magill
Bio
Retired Corporate Flight Attendant, pursuing new careers in writing and education. I have 4 adult children, 6 grandchildren, and live in Central California. Currently I am taking on students to tutor in reading and writing.
Stories (15/0)
Over the Hill, or Under Appreciated?
Over the Hill or Under Appreciated? Senior citizens, retirees, the elderly, the golden years, grandparent, etc. Do these terms bring to your mind a particular stereotype? Do you picture walkers and wheelchairs, grey hair and wrinkles, a burden on family and society, expendable or unnecessary? For a moment, I want you to instead picture these adjectives for the group of people I have mentioned; active, experienced, wise, knowledgeable, reliable, needed, wanted and appreciated. I am a single woman over 60, and sometimes I feel I am being put in a box with those negative descriptions. I am not just a senior citizen; I am an active and vital part of my family and my community. For many senior citizens, these years can mark the beginning of a new chapter in their lives that will enrich not only themselves, but the very world that would label them as unnecessary.
By Patti Marrs Magill2 years ago in Longevity
What's So Funny?
What’s So Funny? Television Comedy by Generation Television situational comedies and comedy sketch shows are designed to please a particular demographic. The shows with the most longevity are time relevant to the audience for which it is written. The writers success is measured by whether or not they have moved their audience to laughter. But why is it funny? What makes the audience laugh? One may argue that we are born with a degree of what appeals to us comedically, or perhaps we laugh at what our parents have told us is funny and what they laugh at. But when you analyze the formats of popular comedy television shows, we begin to see they are a result of the environment in which we are surrounded, both familial and societal. And what each generation finds humorous has and will continue to change with each generation.
By Patti Marrs Magill2 years ago in FYI
The Wedding Cake
Amanda loved her job designing and decorating the perfect wedding cake for the perfect wedding. Weeks away from her and David's own wedding, it was the thing that kept her focused and not stressing out about all of the other details and minutia that a wedding entails.
By Patti Marrs Magill3 years ago in Criminal