Monthly Archives: April 2011

Atlas Shrugged, Part I

From wonkette.com: “Critics, you won,” said John Aglialoro, the businessman who spent 18 years and more than $20 million of his own money to make, distribute and market “Atlas Shrugged: Part 1,” which covers the first third of Rand’s dystopian … Continue reading

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To Kill a Mockingbird; Traditional and Compelling

Plays at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival run the range from conventional to exuberantly experimental.  This summer, for instance, the festival will be producing WillFul, an experimental and experiential piece that reads a bit like a scavenger hunt.  The event goes … Continue reading

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Ch-ch-changes

I walked up to the bank to put our marriage certificate (Marriage Certificate!! OMG!) in the safe deposit box.  I couldn’t remember my box number but  I had the key.  Actually, I had two sets of keys, and Greg, the … Continue reading

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Mockingbird

Live theater, like a good novel or a movie, gives the viewer a chance to imagine, or understand, another person’s life. As Atticus Finch from To Kill a Mockingbird might say, it’s a chance to walk in another person’s shoes.  … Continue reading

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Deeply Shallow

I was torn.  I had a ticket for the Saturday matinee of To Kill a Mockingbird, but after a long walk Saturday morning I decided I had to do the cultural thing and see what was available for Saturday night, … Continue reading

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Shakespeare Books and Antiques

Shakespeare Books and Antiques used to be up the hill, about a block off Main Street, in a long narrow space. I don’t remember it having a lot of windows.  Now she is in a shop on Main Street, a … Continue reading

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Speaking of Bossy Signs. . .

. . . this one, on the back of the door in the single-stall bathroom (think “closet”)  at the Greenleaf Restaurant in Ashland wins a gold medal for several reasons: bossy insightful funny And don’t forget to pray for world peace.

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Interstate 5 South

April 22, 2011 (Earth Day!) The Washington State stretch of I-5 has the bossiest highway signs ever.  There are the usual; CLICK IT OR TICKET, and LITTER AND IT WILL HURT. (Yeah, it will—they fine up to $6,250 for littering.)  … Continue reading

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Walk the Labyrinth

St Emmanuel’s Episcopal Church in Eastsound has a labyrinth.  They didn’t the last time I was there.  While I was wandering around town, waiting for the verdict on High Tea, I saw it.  The gate was open and the deliberate … Continue reading

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Faith and Joan E at High Tea

Because I built in so much drama in the last post, here, to reassure everyone, is a picture of Faith and Joanie (Joan E) at the Senior Center High Tea.

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