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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Hope Versus Time
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...
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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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I can’t believe FronteraFest is here again. I’ve got a new play going up on February 6th, but before that, I’m going to be in a terrific storytelling cooperative, organized by my friend Marla. Her theme over several weeks is Love & Loss. This week, I go up with two other wonderful people. Tristan...
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The “worst year” has officially passed. Though there’s another one ahead soon for his brother. There were definitely ups and downs this past year: times of indignation, sarcasm, defiance, distraction and–my favorite–plain, outright lying. But all things considered, it could have been a lot worse. I find this period both...
Continue readingEyes on the Brooklyn Bridge
So my dad grew up in New York. He was born somewhere around Yonkers, I think, and went to college in Queens. Then after college and a bunch of fun in the army (sarcasm) he hightailed it to California, went to grad school at Berkeley, met my mother, and…. here I am. Anyway, I’ve...
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We had the first read-through of Big Guy this weekend, and it went pretty well! I think the cast is excellent, and the play’s not too shabby either. I have a bit of work to do to flesh things out but nothing too major. Nhaila, Jenn, David, Cherry and Laura seem like they’ll fit...
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Have you played this card game? My friend’s family busted it out after Thanksgiving dinner the other day and we went a few rounds. It’s the second time I’ve played it. The first was a couple of years ago at a work event. The concept is super cute. It’s written in a jokey, slightly-less-raunchy-but-similar-in-tone-to-Cards-Against-Humanity...
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