Crazy as it might sound, it all started with the Dodgers, and how they won back-to- back World Series in 2024 and 2025. That year, with those two championships on either end, is the exact same year l became a practicing Jew. And I don’t think that’s a coincidence.
Grateful for Your Support: Niver’s News: Dec 2021
Lisa Ellen Niver
Dec News 2021 with Lisa Niver & We Said Go Travel:
Happy New Year! I hope in 2022 we can safely celebrate with family and friends. I hope that you are making small steps each day to make your dreams come true!
Thank you to my editor, Alan Henry, and Wired for publishing my article: “Move Over Amazon. Other Retailers Are Catching Up. Not only are orders and returns easier than ever, today’s best retail apps also offer loyalty programs with discounts and rewards.”
Want to read more of my writing? Click here for all of my stories in 2021.
I now have more than 200 videos on Tiktok, Instagram Reels, Facebook Reels and YouTube Short Video! Please comment, like and share on your favorite platform! I appreciate all of your support. From Nov 17, 2021 to Dec 29, 2021 (6 weeks), I had over 245,000 new views! I am going for 1 million.
In Nov 2021, I went to the DEMA Scuba Diving Conference in Vegas. Read my articles to learn more….
DEMA Show 2021: In Vegas, I learned to TikTok!
Vegas, Baby, Vegas at Resorts World Las Vegas
Thank you to Zelle and Mindy Kaling for the lovely holiday gathering! Thank you to the Jewish Journal for putting part of my article in PRINT
Thank you to Kelly Writers House for inviting me to speak to the students writers at RealArts@Penn! We loved our stay at AKA Rittenhouse for Homecoming! AND!! read about me at the Penn Women’s Studies Website!
Thank you to Undomesticated Magazine for including me in their Readers’ Gift Guide: The Best Books We Read This Year. My pick: The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult
I loved my Genesis G80 road trip to Death Valley! Learn more about Genesis and our adventures in my two articles and three videos:
You can also see more in this print edition of the Jewish Journal about our trip:
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My fortune cookies said:
“A surprising new offer will soon be presented to you.”
“Do not dwell on what you cannot control.”
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