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I live in a city that has a fair amount of good local restaurants, at least for our size. We have some awesome BBQ joints. Several great burger and hot dog shacks. And a handful of “family”...
View ArticleMy Christmas Aesthetic
Christmas has come but not yet gone. It tends to linger with me for a couple of days after the event. I begin listening —almost exclusively— to Christmas music on my drive back home after Thanksgiving...
View ArticleFor the Boys pt. 6
Boys, I am going to give you the most ridiculously easy and flexible recipe I know. It is definitely one of my top five favorite things to eat, and one of favorite things to make. Chili is one of those...
View ArticleNosing Around 1
I have been gifted a role that is one of my top three dream characters. This summer for the Classics at Brucemore I will be playing Cyrano. Yup, the dude with the nose. This is a huge deal for me....
View ArticleDebunk the Bunk
First of all, say the title out loud. It is an absolute joy to have spilling from your mouth. Debunk the Bunk. It’s just fun to say. Okay, that’s out of the way. I read an article from Reuters Online...
View ArticleA New Poem
The Ether Scented Table When I first taught “Prufrock” In my early thirties, Childless, Wifeless, Grand ambitions, I still could feel the foggy cat Curling ‘round my feet, Smell the ether, See the...
View ArticleAttacking Rossum
So, the time has come for me to really begin my next major project, Theatre Cedar Rapids’ production of Karel Čapek’s RUR: Rossum’s Universal Robots. “Never heard of it,” you might say. You would be...
View ArticleHow Dumb Am I
If you know me, you know how much I love learning stuff. I would probably be a full-time-for-life student if I could afford it. A dear friend of mine hooked me onto Zite, a personalized web-article...
View ArticleBound in Mystery pt. 1
I love old books. By old, I don’t mean Catcher in the Rye. By old I mean that if they were printed on paper that it’s probably too new. That’s not entirely true, but you get the meaning. I’m talking...
View ArticleBound in Mystery pt. 2
I ended my last post with: I began this post because I came across something called the Voynich Manuscript. This thing has captivated me… But before I get to it here, I need to post a little moment...
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