When I think back to ads from an earlier time, they were pretty innocent. They may have flirted slightly with actions and language that, if you had a dirty enough mind, you would have said, “Whoa!” But for the most part, commercials reflected an attitude of a simpler time. For example, I think of Charmin,Continue reading “My, How Ads Have Changed”
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Call It Fate…
Do you believe in fate/destiny? I read the prompt and, as often happens, a song came into my mind, but with a slight difference: I wrote the lyrics to this one, and Jeremy dePrisco composed the music. The song, “Call It Fate” was sung by the Spirit Guide Dog in my musical, Dog Assassin. WeContinue reading “Call It Fate…”
Tech Support! How Can I Hinder You Today? (Part 2)
After dealing with phone tech support twice in two days, I discovered the bedroom humidifier wasn’t working. I had no idea where the manual was, so I found it online. (This is one of the great achievements of human civilization, by the way.) I opened the .pdf and found “Troubleshooting.” Since I had already checkedContinue reading “Tech Support! How Can I Hinder You Today? (Part 2)”
Tech Support! How Can I Hinder You Today? (Part 1)
One day last week my fiancee got on a tech support chat because she’d been having trouble getting calls from one particular number. She handed her phone to me, and I went through the steps suggested by the IT person (in what foreign country I don’t know). Eventually I reset the network settings as suggested.Continue reading “Tech Support! How Can I Hinder You Today? (Part 1)”
Line!
When directing actors who are working on getting off book (having learned their lines), I always tell them the only four-letter word they are allowed to use to call for a line is: “Line!” And speaking of actors and lines, have you ever worked with an actor who memorized their lines so well they can’tContinue reading “Line!”
Line!
When directing actors who are working on getting off book (having learned their lines), I always tell them the only four-letter word they are allowed to use to call for a line is: “Line!” And speaking of actors and lines, have you ever worked with an actor who memorized their lines so well they can’tContinue reading “Line!”
I Left My Heart…
Describe the last difficult “goodbye” you said. For most of the people I’ve said “goodbye” to over the years, it’s really been more of a “see you later.” We mostly still keep in touch, however sporadically, and I’ve lost only a few whom I’ve really cared about. But California, now… Well. That’s different. I leftContinue reading “I Left My Heart…”
Past (Projects) Come Back to Haunt Us
I’m trying to clean up my desk and filing cabinet in the hopes of making enough space to bring more things from my storage unit and, if there are any files to keep, I will have a place for them. In the meantime I’m finding a lot to recycle, but am also discovering some surprisesContinue reading “Past (Projects) Come Back to Haunt Us”
Margaret? It’s Me, God
If you could be someone else for a day, who would you be, and why? If I could be someone else for a day, I’d choose to be God. And of course, I mean an omnipotent and all-powerful one. Or One. Why? Because in this age when it seems that life is out of controlContinue reading “Margaret? It’s Me, God”
Wash Day!
For some reason, I recently recalled my mother’s washing day routine. Maybe I was musing on the changes in laundry technology; I’m not sure. But her machine was definitely from the mid-20th century. It was a so-called wringer washer. I looked for a photo on the web, and had never before realized how much someContinue reading “Wash Day!”
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