My birthday cake back in February should have been emblazoned with 50 candles. . . if the local fire codes would have allowed it. . . and although some middle-aged people regard the sight of such a cake as a horror, to me it is a wonderful symbol for all that one amasses in the
I am camped out on the couch tonight, watching the Tony Awards (trying not to be too envious of my brother Steve and his partner Scott, who are actually at Radio City Music Hall tonight) trying my best to recover from a weekend that was exciting and exhausting . . . and above all, inspiring!
Yesterday evening about 10:00, I sank into our living room recliner, happily exhausted from a day which included three hours at the station, a sweaty stint at Razor Sharp, some housecleaning at Carthage, supper with a friend, and a two hour and 45 minute rehearsal for the RTG’s summer show. After all that, I was
I love this picture, even though our two golden retrievers, Bobbi and Ellie, are barely visible. They are the two tan dogs in the far background- while in the foreground of the shot are two of the many new friends they’ve made at the Petrifying Springs Dog Park. This is an area which is enclosed
I secured permission from Kate Potter Barrow to tell this story, which begins with something very nasty and ends up with something very nice. First the nasty: One morning this past week, Kate agreed to take some Walden Middle School students kayacking. (My spell check says I’m spelling that wrong, but I can’t for the
I fell in love with another woman yesterday- and I suspect that I had a lot of company. In fact, if my wife had watched the aftermath of yesterday’s French Open women’s singles final, she might have fallen in love with her too. Seriously. I’m talking about an incredible yet all-but-unknown player from Italy named
The Racine Theater Guild’s production of “The Producers” ended on Sunday with yet another sold-out audience on its feet, cheering- a most gratifying conclusion to an incredible run. I have said more than once that this production is the greatest thing that the RTG has done since I’ve been on the scene. I need to
