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ron stempkowski

love, loss, healing, and humor…in no particular order

  • the xanax diary
  • about ron
    • about ken
  • awards
    • Mountain Climbing for Beginners
  • the ronaissance
  • my faves
  • second city
  • publication
    • Extraordinary Healers Vol. 7
  • media
  • travel
    • Costa Rica (June 2018)
    • Iceland (March 2020)

Tag: Friends

Shiny, (Truly) Happy People

Shiny, (Truly) Happy People

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski
(A rare paparazzi shot, catching vintage badasses Denise and Ron (circa 1990) arriving “on the scene.”) I read a blurb recently about a study conducted on a group of “truly happyR... Read More
Meet the A-List

Meet the A-List

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski
(Four of THE most amazing friends you could ask for–like it or not. L-R, Kathy, Me, Tina, Alan, Retta – August, 2011) March 15, 1997 is a day that lives in infamy–at least for five p... Read More
Firsts and Friends

Firsts and Friends

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski
Yours truly (right) with author and friend, Claire Bidwell Smith (left–and moderately preggars) Most months, the first is a sometimes glaring, sometimes dreaded number appearing in the first squ... Read More
A Book in a Day

A Book in a Day

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski
“The Rules of Inheritance” was released on February 2. I woke up that morning to an email from Amazon.com, letting me know the book had been delivered to my Kindle. Up and out of bed with ... Read More
The Christmas Entry

The Christmas Entry

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Ron Stempkowski
(My parents living room looks like a Christmas card, right?) I woke up early this morning–and breathed a sigh of relief. The emotional gauntlet of my first Christmas without Ken was over! I neve... Read More
Dinner with a Friend

Dinner with a Friend

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Ron Stempkowski
I received an email last week from Kathy Buckley. She is a stand-up comedienne and motivational speaker, and she was someone Ken loved very much. They met in 2004 when we lived in Los Angeles at a Dis... Read More
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