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Dozens and Dozens

So I’ve gotten that many of those “wrong number” texts but, like the oysters in Alice in Wonderland, they keep coming quick and fast. Meanwhile, I keep trying to find ways to play with them and/or short circuit them with the weapon of improv. Here are the two latest examples. My last comment stopped theContinue reading “Dozens and Dozens”

Manual Transmission (Part 2)

In my last blog post I told a story of manual sex. Here’s another one in the same vein; reader discretion again advised. As a counselor at a summer camp, I met a young female counselor (actually 11 years younger than me) whom I found myself very attracted to. Apparently she felt the same, becauseContinue reading “Manual Transmission (Part 2)”

A Glimpse of Despair, Glimpses of Enlightenment

Only once have I ever experienced a moment of despair. In my optimism,  I hope that most people never have even one, but I may be misguided about that.  Mine occurred during the healing process from my retinal detachment. I had avoided opening my eye since the surgery, and for the most part from lookingContinue reading “A Glimpse of Despair, Glimpses of Enlightenment”

Manual (Not) Transmission  (Part 1)

Maybe it’s frontal lobe disinhibition, resulting from reaching an older age, or maybe I just want to record some memories before I lose them completely. Because these two entries (this and the next to be found in the next post) are offered “With reader discretion advised.” Decades ago, I had a date with a youngContinue reading “Manual (Not) Transmission  (Part 1)”

I Have a Question(naire)

I just received a questionnaire/survey out of the blue (as far as I know—what did I click on/subscribe to by accident or perhaps by design?). And while completing the survey about peace in Ukraine (and wondering if the questions and answers aren’t biased to the right and toward Russia), I thought of a story idea:Continue reading “I Have a Question(naire)”

I Created a New Drink!

I unknowingly created a new drink.  I’m sitting at dinner with two people; one was drinking pink lemonade, one was drinking iced tea, and I was having a root beer.  When I got a refill, I pushed the dregs of my root beer off to the side. One of my dining companions, forgetting what itContinue reading “I Created a New Drink!”

Let Me Take you Higher (to a Higher Power)

People sometimes ask me if I’m religious. There’s an easy dodge to that one: “I think I’m more spiritual than religious.” This is a good answer because people don’t usually want that explained to them, since it might cause them to have to argue about metaphysics., and not their closely-held religious beliefs.. Also, people occasionallyContinue reading “Let Me Take you Higher (to a Higher Power)”

Journey…Into The Past (Lives)

Years ago, when I was an undergrad at my first college (a small private that proved to be inadequate for my proper theatre training—hence my transferring to a real theatre program at a real school), I heard this crazy metaphysical thing: how to see what you looked like in your past lives. The method wasContinue reading “Journey…Into The Past (Lives)”

It’s All Greek, German, and Japanese To Me

There have been multiple occasions when I’ve been in attendance at theatrical events in foreign languages and still managed to understand what was transpiring onstage.  The first of these was Aristophanes’ The Frogs, presented in Greek by British students studying—yes, you guessed it—Greek. (I wrote about this in a recent blog post.) Fortunately for me,Continue reading “It’s All Greek, German, and Japanese To Me”