Fundraising and Chick Fil A

December 1, 2011

I’m on a rant. A few years ago a friend of mine told me that his band was playing a charity gig and he wanted to let me know, so I could attend. It coincided with a carnival which had rides, games of chance, etc, etc… The problem was that the charity was for something [...]

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IAWL recap

November 30, 2011

So it’s hell week/tech for It’s a Wonderful Life and this is my first time being a stage manager. I am guessing I will soon get an invitation to join the Secret Society of Stage Managers and am looking forward to the first mingle. So moving some of the trucks around is a pita. One [...]

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ROKU, The best streaming video player

November 24, 2011

I  am totally stoked about our new ROKU unit and think it is the best solution to streaming content on our TV. Last night we started watching Breaking Bad. Wow, that show is wild! and with the ROKU unit and Netflix we can watch all the episodes commercial free. (Warning, I think it may be [...]

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It’s a Wonderful Life

November 22, 2011

Deb and I are co-stage managing “It’s a Wonderful Life.” You know, that sappy sentimental Christmassy classic that starred Jimmy Stewart? Yeah, the stage version of that. And it is sappy. But it makes me tear up a little bit every night at rehearsal because you know, no matter what’s going on in your life, [...]

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Ultimate Vetting Process

November 11, 2011

What do people look for when they hire new employees or contractors? I was very interested reading an article in INC. magazine that was written by Praemittias CEO Randy Stover. (Praemittias is an intelligence staffing operation based out of Denver, with offices in Virginia and Tennessee.) Stover says that he only hires military veterans. Military [...]

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It’s a wrap on Rocky Horror

October 30, 2011

I am tired. Last night’s midnight performance was sold out, exhilarating and exhausting. Getting home at 3am, showering, removing the remains of Dr. Scott, and then getting up to do it all over again. Also some sadness as today’s 2pm show is the last in the run. I will not miss the hour and a [...]

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Practicing the Art of Nonconformity – or – I’m a nonconformist and so are you…

October 20, 2011

Are you practicing the art of nonconformity or would you just like lessons in how to be a unique nonconformist? I’m different and so are you…already. I debated how to title this entry because it’s about a lot of things. Being different. Being different on purpose. Being different just to piss people off or something [...]

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Google Brain and Intuition

October 14, 2011

How does Google Think impact your intuition? You’re already asking what is googlethink? It is the process of not knowing and relying on google (or any search engine) to answer your questions and “fill in the blank.” But even when you search for answers how deeply do you read the pages and pages of results? [...]

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Reheating Coffee and the Online Personality Test

October 11, 2011

I just poured out the last bit of yesterday afternoon’s pot of coffee. People are sort of funny about coffee. Each of us coffee drinkers has a philosophy about it. Connoisseurs brew a pot which comes from freshly ground beans. It brews directly into an insulated carafe and if you have a heating pad that [...]

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Army Wives, Ghostwriting and the Job Hunt

October 10, 2011

Today was my first day on the set of Army Wives. Don’t know if you are familiar with the show, but it is basically a Desperate Housewives, but the husbands are Army dudes. The show is on Lifetime and is starting filming of the sixth season. I posted about this on Facebook and had some [...]

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