Tell us about a time when you felt out of place. Fish Out of Water? Stranger in a Strange Land? Is there another phrase for not belonging? I know there’s Yank in Eugene O’Neill’s The Hairy Ape who decides if things belong, and whether he belongs or not. The FOUW/SIASL is an excellent device forContinue reading “Fish Out of Water?”
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Day Four: Edinburgh
At this point the days in my memory become a bit of a blur. As I look back on the itinerary, I see we visited Edinburgh Castle with a tour guide, and I recall bits and pieces of the Old Town and New Town of Edinburgh. At some point I remember thinking that this cityContinue reading “Day Four: Edinburgh”
Day Three: The Haggis!
The itinerary lists Yorkshire Dales National Parks, Lake Windermere, and Gretna Green: all part of the whirlwind driving-around from place to place in a bus. Add in that we were in the back of the bus today so Joyce would have a place to lie down across the long back seat since she was stillContinue reading “Day Three: The Haggis!”
Day Two: Stratford, Et Al
There’s a reason I describe my podcast Audio Chimera partly with the phrase, “the fragility of memory.” I’m looking at the description of the Britain and Ireland Highlights trip itinerary and I’m thinking, “What? Where?” I seem to have forgotten a detail already. The first destination of the day was one I was greatly lookingContinue reading “Day Two: Stratford, Et Al”
Day One: London
The travel to Heathrow by air was not too bad. We had a great pair of Air Canada counter employees help us check-in and then board; they seemed to be the majority of the staff and moved back and forth with positive attitudes all the time. (This would prove to be the exception for theContinue reading “Day One: London”
I’m Back…Mostly…
I took a lengthy break from daily blog posts while on a tour of the UK. You’ll be able to read more about that soon, as I dissect the torture—er, I mean vacation trip through England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. Part of the torture came from an intestinal bug that luckily affected only Joyce andContinue reading “I’m Back…Mostly…”
Rocking’ in the UK
I’m currently on the ferry between Ireland and Wales, and we’re rocking back and forth so much my water bottle wants to leave the table. But I wanted to take this moment to express my gratitude and welcome to the now 100 subscribers to this blog! I know I’m no Kim Kardashian, but I findContinue reading “Rocking’ in the UK”
Leader of the Pack (Vroom Vroom)
Do you see yourself as a leader? I read this prompt and said, “Well, yeah!” That was, of course, after the song lyric and motorcycle smoke cleared from my brain. As a college professor and theatre director, I naturally took the lead with classes of students and casts of actors. In the early days ofContinue reading “Leader of the Pack (Vroom Vroom)”
Das Wort
What’s your favorite word? I don’t think I can choose one single word from all the languages of the world as a favorite. (Yes, I know, I don’t know every word of every language, but of the words I do know, I can’t choose one.) So, as usual, when the prompt doesn’t quite work, IContinue reading “Das Wort”
Packing!
What are you doing this evening? Not my favorite thing, but this evening I’ll begin the packing process for our trip to the UK. Blog entries will be spotty at best as we wend our way through England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. The challenge here is to pack for the duration, assuming no laundry facilities,Continue reading “Packing!”
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