What with all the oil pouring into the Gulf of Mexico, I think it’s time that we get serious about alternative energy. Here in northwestern Michigan I hear a lot of talk about why one form or another won’t work; not enough sun for solar, not enough wind for turbines, we have to go with biomass because of its affordability. How about a combination? I know that no single approach will solve all of our problems, but we need to look at the long haul. Options? Repeated disasters with fossil fuel production, or the expense of alternatives that are truly viable and long-lasting. (more…)
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The Time is NOW
Sunday, June 6th, 2010BP; Jail, Baby, Jail
Friday, May 28th, 2010Why aren’t those three yahoos who “testified?” before Congress, and repeatedly pointed fingers at each other without accepting any culpability now in court attempting to save their own skins? It doesn’t appear that they are doing much of anything else at the moment. And I think we know enough regarding their conceit and negligence to prosecute. So, let’s do it. If we wait until the cleanup is complete, they will be dead of old age. (more…)
Ohio Mom leaves family for another man.
Monday, April 26th, 2010Who cares? Is this the only woman doing this at this moment? I don’t think so. This is just another example of “news-make.” Slow days in the news business force networks to make news. I thought the interview answer of one man was spot on, “If she wants to leave her family for another man, it’s her business and nobody else’s.” Exactly. (more…)
Reading List for actors who want to know…
Saturday, April 10th, 2010This is a short list of books that have had an impact on my development as an actor. Being a graduate of The Experimental Theater Wing at N.Y.U., I lived for the avant-garde. I was a member of White Noise Theatre. I miss those days.
Reading List for the Theatrically Inquisitive:
“The Viewpoints Book: A Practical Guide to Viewpoints and Composition”
Anne Bogart & Tina Landau
“A Director Prepares: Seven Essays on Art and Theatre”
Anne Bogart (more…)
John Banville’s “The Infinities”
Monday, March 15th, 2010A paragraph from the book that speaks to the subject of a tryst. How succinctly he sets the tone of tawdry illicitness. (more…)
John Banville’s new Novel
Friday, February 26th, 2010“Of all the things we fashioned for them that they might be comforted, dawn is the one that works. When darkness sifts from the air like fine soft soot and light spreads slowly out of the east then all but the most wretched of mankind rally. It is a spectacle we immortals enjoy, this minor daily resurrection, often we will gather at the ramparts of the clouds and gaze down upon them, our little ones, as they bestir themselves to welcome the new day. What a silence falls upon us then, the sad silence of our envy. Many of them sleep on, of course, careless of our cousin Aurora’s charming matutinal trick, but there are always the insomniacs, the restless ill, the lovelorn tossing on their solitary beds, or just the early-risers, the busy ones, with their knee-bends and their cold showers and their fussy little cups of black ambrosia. Yes, all those who witness it greet the dawn with joy, more or less, except of course the condemned man, for whom the first light will be the last, on earth.”
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Old Town Playhouse 2010 / 2011 Season Schedule
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010Old Town Playhouse 2010/2011 Season
Main Stage
Putnam County Spelling Bee September
White Christmas November
Duck Hunter Shoots Angel January
Fiddler on the Roof March
Cemetery Club May
Studio
Women Of Lockerbie October
Miraim’s Pardon December
Almost Maine February
Dog Sees God April
Painting on HGTV; Just slap it on there
Saturday, February 20th, 2010Every time I watch an HGTV program where painting is involved, I have to turn my head away in horror. Invariably, they show a ragtag group of people applying paint to a wall in an indiscriminate and utterly random fashion. Painting is a craft; and as such there is a standard which should be followed. The one thing a viewer never sees on these programs is the quality of a finished paint job. Camera angles and lighting can mask the worst of it, and because, as we all know, “anyone can paint,” there is no emphasis placed on the final result. A quality paint job can make or break a room’s level of impression.
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Miscellaneous Thoughts
Monday, February 15th, 2010Top 20 Countdown of Miscellaneous Thoughts . . .
1. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you’re wrong.
2. I totally take back all those times I didn’t want to nap when I was younger.
3. There is great need for a sarcasm font.
4. How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?
5. Was learning cursive really necessary?
6. Map Quest really needs to start their directions on #5. I’m pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.
7. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.
8. I can’t remember the last time I wasn’t at least kind of tired.
9. Bad decisions make good stories.
10. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you know that you just aren’t going to do anything productive for the rest of the day. (more…)
Bear With Me
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010As I’m trying to learn this software, I’m screwing things up as I go along. My Categories list is supposed to also include both an E-Cigarette and an Interior Painting Category. They were there. And now….No. So, know that my intent is good, my delivery….not so much.
Excel 2003, Level I
Friday, January 29th, 2010Wednesday, February 3rd I’m teaching an Excel Class at Computer Training Connection on Hastings St. in Traverse City. To register, call 231-933-1278. This is an entry level course that will familiarize you with many of the concepts and shortcuts of using Microsoft Excel. This is an incredible spreadsheet program, and one of my favorite to teach. Check us out.
The End is Near!
Thursday, January 28th, 2010Painting job is almost complete; Second coat the stairwell and then paint trim and cabinets in the kitchen. Yahoo. What a long, strange trip it’s been.
Sherlock Holmes; The Final Adventure
Thursday, January 28th, 2010
Come spend a delightful evening with Holmes and I, Dr. Watson, as we battle Professor Moriarty and his band of evil cohorts. Is this truly Holmes’ last adventure?
Tickets are only $11
Hey everyone…
Friday, January 22nd, 2010Welcome. Please don’t mind the mess, as I’m tidying things up and preparing my new site which will have much of interest.