What are you most excited about for the future? Are people still excited about the prospect of flying cars? I always worried about them because if you crashed in the air, then you’d fall to the ground and crash again. That seems like a bad thing to me. Also, maybe we should be more worriedContinue reading “The Future!”
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Let What Go?
What could you let go of, for the sake of harmony? This is an interesting, and at this point in my life, baffling prompt. Over the last four years I have steadily and progressively been stripping down the things that surrounded me. In 2018, I lived in a three story brick Victorian house, with aContinue reading “Let What Go?”
The Music of the Czech Republic??
What is your favorite genre of music? “What’s so special about the music of the Czech Republic?” he asked. “No. PROG Rock. Progressive Rock.” And then I’d explain it. Again. Prog’s been with us since the late 1960s. Some suggest that the Beatles’ “Sergeant Pepper’s” album was the first progressive rock album. Others cite Yes,Continue reading “The Music of the Czech Republic??”
Exotic and Alien
Describe your most memorable vacation. Usually I didn’t have a vacation—not precisely. Since around 1991, I attended the Association of Theatre in Higher Education (almost every year for a while there) and, since they held it in the summer, those trips also included a vacation element. Depending on the location, I would see Broadway showsContinue reading “Exotic and Alien”
Theatre. VR. Virtual Theatre.
On what subject(s) are you an authority? Since I have spent the last 46 years participating in every aspect of theatre, from acting to design to directing, I would have to say that I am an authority on Theatre. I’ve always concentrated in directing, whether as a student or as faculty, and that would beContinue reading “Theatre. VR. Virtual Theatre.”
Gratitude
How do you express your gratitude? This prompt raises an interesting point for me. Not in how I express my gratitude, because I think I do it with sincere feeling, but the whole idea of why we do things for other people. In my view of history (and so this might just be from myContinue reading “Gratitude”
Getting Started
So I’ve been hinting at the start-up of a new theatre/performance group. Google has revealed our location. The group is called StoryZ, with the R a prescription Rx, to show the healing power of stories. Unfortunately, the domain StoryZ.org was taken, so I expanded it to StoryzStudios.org to widen the scope, and to add otherContinue reading “Getting Started”
Apokalypse Soon?
What are you most worried about for the future? When I retired, I planned on travel and creative projects. I’m working on both. But always nagging somewhere are fears for the future. And not those little things like cancer or knee transplants. Global things. Worldwide, there’s global climate change. Grow a garden and you canContinue reading “Apokalypse Soon?”
Rod Stewart Again?
What makes a teacher great? The answer to today’s prompt also prompted a return of the Rod Stewart earworm from a few weeks ago. “Passion.” I always read my student evaluations, and of course always reacted poorly to negative comments. I think most college professors are more sensitive to those than the positive ones. WeContinue reading “Rod Stewart Again?”
Discount Meatball Surgery!
Have you ever had surgery? What for? Is the first word of my title a verb or an adjective? Let me know what you think while I detail two surgeries in answer to the prompt. Many years ago I had my wisdom teeth out. There’s nothing notable about that story except for going to workContinue reading “Discount Meatball Surgery!”
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