If you don't get the title, you're not reading or watching Game of Thrones. I've only read this story. It's a little like Tolstoy. I almost need a cheat sheet to keep the characters straight.
Scary Stuff
I have the privilege of playing The Monster Frankenstein for the next three Friday nights at the Hearthstone House in Appleton.
I'm performing with a great cast of classic horror icons, Jekel and Hyde, Dracula, Edgar Allen Poe and The Invisible Man. We briefly introduce the character and the circumstances that made them so timeless.
Also, you get to see one of the most unique historic homes in Wisconsin.
Just like my eighth-grade class Photo, I'm in the back row in the middle
Yellow Golf Balls Don't Help
Mother Nature is being very kind to those of us that reside at the northern edge of the tension zone. We are going to play golf again this week, and if weather reports can be believed, I won't have to wear gloves on both of my hands. This time of year is not only challenging because the weather is always iffy, the wind usually blows harder and then there's that problem of finding the golf ball. It's amazing how a leaf can look like a golf ball until you're right on top of it.
Extra! Extra!
Maria and I have decided we have to test new boundaries in our marriage. We are going to take the joint responsibility of writing a monthly column about live theater performance in the Fox Cities for Appleton Monthly Magazine. Our first effort goes to the editor today. Our marriage is still at least as good as it was before we took this on. So far so good.
Critical Thinking Involves Triage
With all of the drama in our country right now, I'm saddened by the lack of progress on any front and the further demise of civility and reasoned debate. I was encouraged by one pundit's remarks concerning the role of the media in the fray.
He noted whenever Trump is threatened by some remarks or revelations that put him in a bad light, he tweets or pontificates some diversionary remarks that send the press off on a research track to dispel or negate the truth of his proclomations. For example, Trump's skillful diversion of NFL players protesting racial injustice in our country and turning the attention to patriotism, respect for the flag and dishonoring the military.
Klien, appearing on the PBS Newshour, said that the press could just ignore these diversions or report them as such and stick to the real issues, such as immigration, the budget, and the Russian meddling in our election. Instead, he lamented, they let Trump control the news cycle and its content.
And while I agree with him, I also recognize my ability to filter the news. I don't have to sit down with my friends and repeat all of the tit and tat that I've read or heard about these diversions.
I don't mean to say that Trump's public battles with his own Secretary of State, Tillerson isn't important, but in the end, it is between him and Rex. If he's unhappy with Tillerson, he's going to do what he's going to do.I don't really care if Tillerson called him a moron or a fucking moron, but how this affects the operation of the government? That's worth looking at.
I challenge all of us to pull back the curtain and look at the manipulator and not how he manipulates.
Scary Stuff
I have the privilege of playing The Monster Frankenstein for the next three Friday nights at the Hearthstone House in Appleton.I'm performing with a great cast of classic horror icons, Jekel and Hyde, Dracula, Edgar Allen Poe and The Invisible Man. We briefly introduce the character and the circumstances that made them so timeless.
Also, you get to see one of the most unique historic homes in Wisconsin.
Just like my eighth-grade class Photo, I'm in the back row in the middle
Yellow Golf Balls Don't Help
Mother Nature is being very kind to those of us that reside at the northern edge of the tension zone. We are going to play golf again this week, and if weather reports can be believed, I won't have to wear gloves on both of my hands. This time of year is not only challenging because the weather is always iffy, the wind usually blows harder and then there's that problem of finding the golf ball. It's amazing how a leaf can look like a golf ball until you're right on top of it.
Extra! Extra!
Maria and I have decided we have to test new boundaries in our marriage. We are going to take the joint responsibility of writing a monthly column about live theater performance in the Fox Cities for Appleton Monthly Magazine. Our first effort goes to the editor today. Our marriage is still at least as good as it was before we took this on. So far so good.
Critical Thinking Involves Triage
With all of the drama in our country right now, I'm saddened by the lack of progress on any front and the further demise of civility and reasoned debate. I was encouraged by one pundit's remarks concerning the role of the media in the fray.
He noted whenever Trump is threatened by some remarks or revelations that put him in a bad light, he tweets or pontificates some diversionary remarks that send the press off on a research track to dispel or negate the truth of his proclomations. For example, Trump's skillful diversion of NFL players protesting racial injustice in our country and turning the attention to patriotism, respect for the flag and dishonoring the military.
Klien, appearing on the PBS Newshour, said that the press could just ignore these diversions or report them as such and stick to the real issues, such as immigration, the budget, and the Russian meddling in our election. Instead, he lamented, they let Trump control the news cycle and its content.
And while I agree with him, I also recognize my ability to filter the news. I don't have to sit down with my friends and repeat all of the tit and tat that I've read or heard about these diversions.
I don't mean to say that Trump's public battles with his own Secretary of State, Tillerson isn't important, but in the end, it is between him and Rex. If he's unhappy with Tillerson, he's going to do what he's going to do.I don't really care if Tillerson called him a moron or a fucking moron, but how this affects the operation of the government? That's worth looking at.
I challenge all of us to pull back the curtain and look at the manipulator and not how he manipulates.
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