D1 Walk Ons, Almavora is the home of the unscripted athlete. They dive into the adversity and high-stakes reality behind the wins and losses.
Women Have Their Say!
We are going to start a special for Women. We want to hear from every type of Woman out there from the abused to the Ironman. We want you to share things that inspire other women. Remember great women inspire other women. They relate! They help them remember they are not alone. I just talk to one woman I call Smarty Woman instead of Wonder Woman. She is a retired awesome doctor I interviewed on a few of my shows. I hope she joins us and tells you how she was among the few women in med school back in the day and brought new things into this country to change allergies forever. There is another woman who had a baby and wanted to make friends that ran like her. She started “Moms Run Nova” and is rocking new friends that relate to her. I hope she joins us. Women can do anything. Behind the smiles, metals and glory – women work hard to make a difference. Do you want to make a difference? Do you have a story to share? Email us…Call us! Text us! Get in touch. We will be doing the shows at the FPA studio in Merrifield that live streams every where now. We are so excited about the new possibilities. 🙂
Dog Fun Near You!
This was a really fun show. While you are out of school and want to have some fun with your dogs…do some things in your area. Look them up. Dog Dives are fun. Try some new tricks on your own. Dogs like to use their brains. They want to impress you!
Motorcycle Classes Rock!
Motorcycles are a rush! Getting yourself or teen signed up for classes keeps everyone happy. Get your rode experience and class room experience. Leave with your license. It beats jumping on your friend’s bike and getting really hurt. This Former Bike Cop owns the company with his Retired Militatary Budddy. They have Fire fighters teaching classes too. It was a shock to me when I saw my son’s instagram. I was shocked but proud he took such responsible action to stay safe. We have a deal…I die first. Lol Enjoy the video.
Santa Answers Questions!
Physical Therapy and M6 Disk Replacement in Germany
The Pandemic
Remember these days… check out this video. He won lots of awards! Go Julian!
MEDICAL MAZES OF DISCOVERY
Americans go to Germany for Spinal Surgery. Meet Dr. Ritter Lang and Dr. Jan Spiller…hear why they are the best surgeons in the world. They can do more than one level at a time. They use the M6 that they helped invent. Instead of being a nervous wife on the trip with my firefighter husband who had 6 levels done….I decided to video his journey and interview the surgeons. We went site seeing before surgery and for two weeks after surgery. George was walking and going outside the very next day. The Americans we bonded with in Germany are still friends today. Here Kat discuss the mental stress of back and neck pain severe enough to require surgery or opioids. Injuries can cause divorces, alcoholism and more. The sought after famous surgeons in Germany can give you back your life if you are suffering. George plays golf and goes to the gym with his twenty year old kids now.
Peter Yarrow from Peter, Paul & Mary loved his life!
Peter Yarrow was a Folk Singer, an Activist, and a Worldly Leader who took a stand and tried to heal the world. His music was the Hammer, Peter, Paul, and Mary used to ” Hammer out love for his brothers and his sisters.” Peter was my Godfather or Uncle, as he would say. He was more like another parent. He was the only one I actually listened to. I needed him to keep me focused on changing the world without selling out. He came into my life when I was 17. I had a lot of energy and desire to change the world. He told me to keep my views and do it my way. He told me it wasn’t the number of people I touched, it was how I touched them. Teen Say may not have been on a major channel, but I changed lives. I helped small groups one at a time and got to be a stay-at-home Mom for 4 great children instead of selling out and doing it their way. Peter was the one I called when the world didn’t make sense. I didn’t like politics. I would call him, and we would discuss major events in life, like 9/11, School Shootings, and ugly campaigns or terrible division in the world. He would comfort me and tell me what I could do to help.
I loved it when Peter and his daughter Bethany sang, “The Children are Listening.” Peter loved the children. He spent his life trying to help them.
He started “Operation Respect.” The Bullying campaign for schools that he hoped would unite kids through singing together and teaching them compassion for each other’s differences. The song, “Don’t Laugh at Me,” spells out the mission he was trying to accomplish.
He helped the families of Sandy Hook after that awful elementary school shooting in 2012. He went to visit a Mom who lost her 6-year-old son. He taught her to keep her son alive by singing for him as well as the other children and teachers that died that terrible day. He did a fundraiser and helped so many with his giving heart. He loved the children and hated guns. He tried and sang with all his heart and taught others to sing out against guns for the world to hear.
Peter’s biggest accomplishment- in my eyes- was helping the teen survivors of Sandy Hook’s biggest Mass Shooting on Valentine’s Day in 2018 become activists to fight for stricter gun laws. They did a National Protest- “March for Our Lives” to stand up against gun violence and demand stricter laws. They had a large crowd join them. The leaders of tomorrow shook the world and took their trauma and gave it a voice. They created songs. They sang them loudly. They marched! Instead of Peter creating an anti-gun song for them, he asked them to Rise Up, Right the Wrong and Speak the Truth to Power! The words he always said! He went to Parkland, Florida, for 2 days with writers, musicians, and singers to help the teen survivors write poetry, sing, and help them share their feelings about guns and pain with the world. He funded their endeavors. He changed those teens’ lives. Those kids were touched by Peter Yarrow. They will continue to change the world and teach their kids to change the world.
Peter will never be forgotten by them or anyone else. His music will be heard “Blowing in the Wind,” and the hearts he touched will continue to speak their lessons from an incredible icon. I always told Peter he was a working Angel on Earth. It’s why God made him survive and sing again after terrible treatments with cancer. He never once spoke negatively or ungratefully. He inspired me while he was suffering when I had multiple myeloma and a broken spine. He did research and wanted to help. He always wanted to help others, people he loved and people he had never met. He changed the world. I wrote a song for him.
“The World Needs A Miracle.” The world needs a miracle. A song to sing along. A Note for the Tote. A reason for the Fight. A way to see the light. The World needs a miracle more than ever. Peter wanted to help the world with every breath he took and every song he sang. Sing People. Unite! Honor the Icon that tried to make the world a better place. I love you, Peter. I will never forget you!
Peter loved his life. He said, I loved my life, Sweetheart. Don’t be sad. You must continue to do the work I taught you to do as one of the kids I helped mold. Before he was too sick to talk to me in a manner of inspiration, guidance, and hope, he called to say goodbye. I said, No, but that is the way Peter was. He wanted to be the one who helped others. I begged him to let me be his cheerleader and rock for a change, and he refused. He said he had a great life, and he loved trying to make the world more loving and caring through his music. He loved it when people sang together. Sing for him and help change the world one person at a time, any way you can.
Santa’s Bells Ring 356 Days a Year! Santa came to visit the studio and answer all the boys’ and girls’ questions. Meet the New Crew!
Santa came to Channel 10 and answered all the boys’ and girls’ questions about the North Pole, gifts, being good or naughty, and his favorite reindeer. He went to see the Movie Red One and talked about the truth or nontruth of the movie. He shows the Careboard from the book Mariann, the host wrote last year. A family manual that helps kids know what is expected of them. Be sure to make your Care Board and get a notebook to keep track of your smiley faces daily. Mariann’s favorite star, Stanley Livington wrote a review in the back of the book. Mariann’s favorite Priest, Father Kostas wrote a review in the back of the book. Let the kids hear all Santa’s answers to their questions on YouTube. Hit the YouTube Button now.
SANTA’S BELLS RING 365 DAYS A YEAR! My Christmas Wish!
I have a Christmas Wish! Santa needs a Christmas Miracle. Can you help me make My Christmas Wish come true? It's Christmas! It's a Magical time of the year! It's time to make Christmas Miracles Happen. Let's Change Santa's Image from a Threat to a Reward!
Jesus is a Miracle. He is Love for the World. Santa loves the Children. He brings them toys because Jesus loves the children and knows they have pure hearts and souls. Santa only watches the good children do.
Santa has a New Bell System at the North Pole. He needs our help. Every family should make a Care Board for their family appropriate to their children's ages. Santa's Magic Computer, Snowball gives children their own special bell sound when they are born. Every time a child does a good action by taking care of themselves or helping others, their bell sound will ring. Another bell sound will ring with the type of action they did and the child's name will get a smiley face.
Families should make Good Action Notebooks and give their kids smiley faces after they have shared time with their children after work and school. Families could have a weekly reward system with the notebook. On Christmas Eve those. notebooks filled with smiley faces of visible progress and growth can be left on the table for Santa so he can write a special note to them about their great year. You could save those notebooks as they grow putting special notes in them for childhood memories to reflect on when they are older. You could put pictures in them too.
I have always loved seeing the world through a child's eye. I love to hear what they see and think. I wish I could have been as great as Walt Disney and invented a land of Magic but that task was taken. Instead, I have adopted the next best thing....to Change Santa for the World. Santa is Positive! Christmas is about Jesus! Miracles and Love! How can we threaten children with St. Nicholas/Santa punishing them or watching them like police officers in their "safe homes" through the walls and doors and into their bedrooms?
Children need to know what is expected of them. Every family needs to Make a Care Board for their unique family of various ages and expectations.
Children need to know how to take care of themselves. Give those little ones a bell and have them ring it after they brush their teeth or hair with a parent or grandparent. Tell them Santa hears the bell and sees their good action. Their name will get a smiley face on Santa's Magic Computer. Santa invented the New Bell System and Care Board for Families to Help Children Around the World.
Quick tip for all ages...Adults ring the bell as your child says sorry to his/her sibling and kisses them. Santa does not see the argument only the kiss and love. It works so well on adults laughing too. My sister and I did it. She loved it.:)
I paid to publish the book on bookbaby.com. I'm so Proud of it. I hope it is a Christmas Miracle for Families all over the World to use 365 Days a Year. Email me and let me know your thoughts.
Book Baby.com has it under Magical Christmas Books. Can you buy in bulk from Book Baby or your own book wholesaler for your store or church, you could make a lot of money. Our church is doing a fundraiser this weekend. The book is like $10 or so wholesale for them and it will sell for $25 at the Church. It's a nice profit. Please. help us sell the book, spread the word, and make my Christmas Miracle Come True.
The World Needs a Miracle. A song to sing along. A reason to belong. A note for the tote. A reason for the fight. A way to see the light! Jesus is the Light of the World!
Jesus Loves the Children!
Channel 10 Fairfax Public Access will Air Teen Say’s Great Show tonight and Saturday!
Teen Say will be airing this great show below on Channel 10 – Fairfax Public Access Wednesday, May 17th at 6 pm and Saturday, May 20th at 10:30 am.
Shut the Computer! Get off the Couch! Do some fun races to keep your heart healthy. It’s Race Season. On Mother’s Day, my daughter ran me through the finish line at the Kinetic Triathalon at Lake Anna. The spectacular moment rejuvenated my heart to be as strong and happy as it was the day my children were each born. That memory will be with me forever. It will live long after I do.. in stories from my kid’s to their kid’s kids. It really touched our family. My kids have always taken turns doing spectacular things to light my world up and show me how much they love me. This was Marissa’s. It was spectacular! Marissa was a co-host on Teen Say when she was young. You can see her videos on Youtube. She is now an Ambassador for Go One More with BPN. Marissa is training for an Ironman. She leads people on Instagram with her workouts and training. She cheers people on and thinks anyone can achieve their goal if it is a goal. Make Memories together! The fun of staying at a house on the water in Lake Anna and having my adult children there to share Mother’s Day with was such a blessing. I was thrilled to have everyone under the same roof for a few days of fun and what a roof…on the Lake. It was beautiful. I told my daughter, I spent my adult life running to events with my four kids. I need action. I need adventure. It was a blast! It keeps parents young. I had a heart stent put in two weeks ago and was doing 11000 steps a day walking about to see my kids at the 3 events: Swim, Bike, and Run. Every event was easy to walk to at the Kinetic Triathalon at Lake Anna. Parking was easy too. Not all races are easy for the spectators. I truly loved it. It was one of the first races Marissa did a few years ago. It is truly my forever favorite. The key to life is to stay active and live adventures. It keeps your heart and mind healthy! My 7 and 10-year-old nieces just did a fun run in their neighborhood. They could not wait to show us their metals when we got back. They were proud! Our family loves the Turkey Trot every Thanksgiving morning. Yes, those can be cold mornings, difficult with cooking, baking, watching the Macy’s Day Parade, and getting dressed to feast all day 🙂 and see extended family but, the race makes our day, we make memories every year and hope never to miss one. It’s a family tradition worth having.
The Chief of Pediatric Cardiology from Inova Hospital did the Tough Mudder with a few other doctors and friends. They named their group, Dead Men Running. They socialized, trained, worked their heart muscles while working long hours to take care of other’s hearts, enjoyed the outdoors, and accomplished a Tough Mudder together. They made memories, they had fun. Hear from the groups of friends, cousins, and families I interviewed while they were running Color in Motion, the fun race with paint being thrown everywhere. The kids absolutely loved that race. It was one of the Best shows I ever did. Do a race, it’s race season. Get out there! Walk the dog! Run the dog!
Keep your heart happy, it’s no fun when you have to put it back together. So…keep it healthy and pounding with joy! Join the INOVA Family Fun Race on June 4th, 2023!
        Star Kid
     Family Fun Run
YOUR LIFE!!!
You are Unique! Changing, learning, and growing every day – at every age!
Follow your dreams. They cannot be forgotten or fail to exist over time. Dreams don’t expire!
Listen to your heart about love, not your brain, or your brain will break your heart.
Hear your anxiety, something is wrong or needs to change.
When you’re tired – is it earned or have you exhausted your brain? Your body was meant to move!
Live spontaneously at times. You are not a robot! Routines are needed to function but your soul needs to dance too.
Laugh and do something different or fun every day for at least 15 minutes – at every age – to live agelessly. It’s easy to do that when you have kids. Learn from them. Let them lead the fun. It will keep you young.
Smile more! Talk more! Share and Care about others more. It feels good.
Silence the noise and input from others constantly put in your head from your phone or computer. Think on your own. Journal before bed or when you can’t sleep. You will understand so many things, that you loved, bugged you, hurt you, or thrilled you! Breathe!
You are not a robot! Your soul knows that! Live! Life is the real stage – there is no practice – no perfection is needed – no one is perfect! Everyone has things they don’t like about themselves or want to change. Everyone has a different soul. You get a do-over and a new beginning with every new sunrise. Treasure those blessed days. Have faith! Believe – God sees you and has a plan. You have a destiny!
By Mariann Gonzalez 4/24/2023
Santa Loves the Book!
SANTA has a New System at the North Pole!
A BOY CALLED CHRISTMAS
A Boy Called Christmas is the Best Christmas Movie I have seen for teens, young adults, and older adults. It portrays Hope and Unity for both sides of life. (Elves and Humans) The death of Mom and Dad does not make it great for the little ones. I truly loved it. My husband, the firefighter loved it. That says a lot. He sees a lot of heartache and badness. It truly kept him involved and eager to see the end. The Older Woman who tells the story is really a ? She tells the kids that life is made up of stories.
Aside from the movie….I truly love when the elderly get to tell their stories. It helps them remember the good in their lives. Listen… teens…adults…learn from them. Teens let your parents remember their Christmas time from long ago. Did they meet any Elves? Santa? See any Saints? Make the world a better place. How will you contribute? Keep creating. God created you and gave you gifts to explain his creation. (You!)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Boy_Called_Christmas
Merry Christmas
Happy New Year!
Every third week of every month - Teen Say airs on Channel 10 - Fairfax Pubic Access. The third Saturday at 10:30 am. The third Tuesday at 12 am. I watched it last night. 🙂 The third Wednesday at 6 pm.
Please have the kids watch this week to get ready for Christmas. Santa's Bells Are Ringing! 365 Days a Year! The bells make music at the North Pole. The videos of kids doing good things play on video screens all over the north pole. Santa's Computer puts a smiley face near the kids' names after the bell rings and tells Santa why it went off.
The kids can make Care Boards with their parents or guardians based on their care for themself and others. Santa wrote Mary a letter asking her to change her chore board to a Care Board for her kids. Santa asked for her help to spread the word among Families for teens and kids everywhere. The boards are created to the family's chores and expectations. They can be changed as often as you feel necessary.
The teens and kids can leave their notebooks out for Santa on Christmas Eve with Stars in it from their Parents or Guardians. For example, if they brush their teeth and take care of themselves - they get a star in their notebook. Parents or Guardians can go down the down the Care Board every night before bed. Instead of checking boxes - they just add stars for each item. Getting stars before bed is a nice way to start sweet dreams for everyone. Prayers and a story before bed really create a child's best night. If teens or older kids don't believe in Santa and ever say that - Santa will stop bringing them gifts. My 30-year-old still gets his gifts from Santa.
The best part of the notebook is what they do for others. It is called a good deed to most but here it's expected to care for themselves and others as they earn stars from Parents or Guardians. Write on that page what they did. For example - made Mom a special picture at school. Cooked dinner for Parents. Those things make the bells go off at the North Pole and put smiley faces near their names on Santa's Computer.
This week we will air the Christmas Story I wrote a few years ago but it is not the one being published this week. Please listen to the new story in December. We will be in the studio with Santa and read it aloud. Enjoy!
Prizes can be given weekly based on your notebook and Care Board if you so choose to. Santa will write in the notebook on Christmas Eve. Save these notebooks until their kids want to see them. 🙂 Teens need to remember, they can only be kids once. Enjoy them. No one is ever too old for Spiritual Magic!
Dogs Have Brains!
Teens and Parents can communicate better learning with their dogs. Kelly Knowles trains dogs to use their brains. They are happier with jobs and love to make their humans happy. Dock Diving; Agility; Search and Rescue and training new puppies are just a few things you will learn from Mariann and Kelly’s interview and demonstrations. Thank you River Chase Equestrian Center for hosting and sponsoring us. Thank you Valentin Sapcariu and George Gonzalez for your great Camera Skills. Thank you Anirwin Sridhar and K Sridhar for editing such a fun piece for us all to enjoy.
Ruca is on a Surfboard!
Ruca was at the beach. They wanted to spice up his life and give him new experiences when they adopted him. They took him into the ocean on a Surfboard. Ruca is very social and loves saying hi to everyone on the beach. He wanted me to hold him but I was chicken. He kept nodding at me. Jill said, he wants to come to you. I said, um next time. It was funny. Jill rides her bicycle with Ruca. He makes t-rex sounds when Jill asks him to as she rides in circles. He spreads his wings wide. I did get Rob his former owner, and Ruca together. The families were nervous but did great. Listen to the wonderful interview soon. Ruca laughs at his new boy doing pull-ups. He groans as he does the pull-up and laughs when he makes it. Ruca is amazing. He has his own Instagram page. He is going to be very famous soon.
Teen Say gave Ed a Say!
June 18, 2022 – This Saturday, Channel 10 – FPA – Fairfax Public Access will air Teen Say’s “Attorney Journey” at 10:30 am..starring Edward Weiner from Weiner, Spivey & Miller PLC. His achievements include winning multi-million dollar verdicts; being the 77th President of the Virginia State Bar and creating his Brainchild – Jazz 4 Justice to raise funds for Pro bono legal services of Legal Aid and Music Scholarships for local universities. Hear what he has to say about Car Insurance – it is the message he wants you to hear if you hear anything. My first father died in a car accident and it was awful for my Mom and Family. She hired a Personal Injury Lawyer and went through hell but won! Happy Father’s Day “Dad” in heaven. Listen to this Incredible Attorney People! Happy Father’s Day Ed! Happy Father’s Day to my Dad of 42 years who watches all my shows and loved this one. He helped me become the girl who helped rebel teens when I was young instead of being one – which I did attempt. LOL Teen Say was born for those Rebels! We wanted to open the Communication Lines for Parents and Teens. Ed, Thank you for educating my audience. “Get Million Dollar Policies!” Tom Fricke – our late Cameraman and Editor did a great job on these videos and loved this show. He is missed!