These are thumbnail drafts I got for An Evening of Light from Ryan. I’m leaning toward #2 right now if we can brighten it up and make it more readable and clear. My kids like #1 too, and I also like the simplicity of #4. Some of the others look a bit too religious or something....
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Things to Look Back on When I’m 90
A couple of things for future (and present) posterity: 1) I stumbled on this photo someone took of me in Amsterdam when I was in my mid-20s, roughly 10 years older than my son is now. Quite the expression, Mr. Langert (and you’re looking a bit swarthy). Hair’s a bit longer and the stubble’s...
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I’ve been tossing this benefit idea around with my friend Raul the last year or two, He’s on the board of VELA Families and has invited me to a couple of their annual galas. The organization is great, doing wonderful things for families who don’t necessarily have the resources to know what’s available for...
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Spent last weekend at a softball tournament in Houston (my personal photographer followed me around). It was a good experience overall. The team got to do a lot of bonding and we learned more about each other, which will help us out on the field. We lost more games than we won, and the...
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I met Ian LeClair 10 years ago when Loaded Gun Theory was in rehearsals for one of my plays. Ian didn’t act in this particular piece but was a pivotal part of the behind-the-scenes team, and I worked with him in the future in a series of overnight Slapdash events. He was always positive,...
Continue readingA Little Non-Writing Bragging
I re-pulled some muscle in my lower back a few days ago and it’s super annoying and slowing me down, so I thought I’d cheer myself up (temporarily) by recalling a couple of nice things that happened earlier in the week. 1) I hit a home run! Yeah, at the second game of the...
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I’ve been thinking about this blog post off and on the last week or so because it frames climate change in pretty stark terms. If you’re really serious, you should also toss out your air conditioning; only heat your house if temps are down in the 40s; never travel anywhere by plane; buy local...
Continue readingHome Improvement Accomplishment
I’ve been looking for some motion-sensitive lighting for a while now. It bothers me when I go out of town for several days that I leave my porch and carport lights on the whole time in an attempt at so-called security (so wasteful). So I’m pleased as punch (punch isn’t even that good, why...
Continue readingFronteraFest Follow-Up
A few years ago I wrote about the fickle allure of the fringe festival. I was thinking about that this Saturday at the closing night party after our comic farce didn’t make it past the first night’s performance. It was a lot of work this year with a talented cast and a number of...
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Big Guy Opens Tomorrow
And here we go. Had our final rehearsal last night for this play, and I think we’re in pretty good shape. It’s a super-competitive week in terms of other shows. There are 4-5 groups that have gone to Best of Fest in the past, so I feel like we have a shot, but it’s...
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