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Wednesday, July 27, 2016

War of the Worlds, Charlie style

His new production, as I mentioned before, is a devised performance based on the panic that followed Orson Welles'/Mercury Theater's radio drama, WAR OF THE WORLDS in 1939. It was inspired by a story I passed along to him that was told to me by the mother of a college friend, who lived the experience when she was a young, new mother in Chicago. Her husband was out of town that night, so she was alone in their apartment with her infant when she heard just enough of the radio broadcast to believe... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Busy times!

Odd bits and pieces... A neighbor came by with a bin and asked, "Is this your chicken?" Seems their cat brought home a half-grown chick, still alive, and so... She was walking the neighborhood, but didn't find the owner. This morning, when we went out we saw signs up on the same posts I'd posted when Embers was lost, reading: LOST CHICKS. So, I called the number this afternoon and the woman was delighted that one had turned up, and she will call me when she gets off work. I went to the neighbor... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 21, 2016

Embers is back!

Just picked her up from a house down the street--the owner there called me to say they'd seen our signs and that the cat has been hanging out in their back yard the past several days. She is home now, face down in the cat food bowl. yay! Sign in to see full entry.

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The bad news first...

I've been hesitating to share this news, as I know what big hearts you have, and how sad it will make you, too, but it is also What's Happening... Embers went outside a couple of nights ago when I was tired enough to fall asleep without making sure she was in, and closing the door to the back yard. She has not returned. We've put up posters with photos, and walked several blocks around the neighborhood, talked to people, but no one has seen her. She doesn't know what a 'stranger' is, is so very... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, July 17, 2016

Got him!

Despite schedules and timings, we did, in fact, pick up my step-grandson from the airport last night, and he is officially into the first day of his adventure, passing from childhood and parental supervision into this transition to Real Life. He is not quite yet 18, so that makes his Uncle Charlie and me his 'in loco parentes.' Loco certainly applies...! The conservative view is that he is here for a couple of months, but I think he will work at making it permanent: get a job, make new friends,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 16, 2016

Someone is living in my flower pot

It's a window box, about 2 feet long, maybe 8 inches deep and across, and out of the corner of my eye the other day, I saw a little brown shape scoot by... Closer examination revealed a little burrow in the center of the box. A vole, maybe? Too big for a mouse, I think. Whoever it is has a ready supply of birdseed both from the feeder and from the plants that grew under the feeder and are now going to seed. If you enjoyed the Murphy clip yesterday, here's another...... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, July 15, 2016

Fame and glory, kid--Fame and glory!

This is what got Charlie his listing in the IMDB: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RRA4ichJtU It's actually better than I expected it to be, and it is clearly set up for a sequel or series! Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 14, 2016

In and out again...

The DMV opens at 8am. I was there at 8:30, and out by 9, mission accomplished. Interesting warning: When you apply the tabs to the license plate, score the tab several times with a razor blade. This makes it difficult for tab thieves to peel it off. I didn't realize tab thieves were a thing. There is a cafeteria at the El Paso County Services building that is part of making a trip there. It's operated by chefs-in-training from a jobs program, and they offer quite good menus, breakfast and lunch,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Revisions and Updatings

Several years ago, I offered an Item for sale here: LAYS OF MIDDLE-EARTH--the first part of my collection of Middle-earth and Tolkien-inspired poems. Today I went over that Item, neatened it up and lowered the price by $2. I've posted individual poems from that collection from time to time, but had not looked at the Item for a while. This first part includes poems about the Creation and First Age of Middle-earth, the truly mythic part of Tolkien's grand project. None of this was spoken of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 11, 2016

Wildfire haze at sunset

https://www.flickr.com/gp/therovingeye/WXawKj Apparently, several fires are burning southwest of Colorado Springs, besides the Fort Carson fire. Setting sun filters through the haze and clouds for a few dramatic shots. Sign in to see full entry.

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