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Saturday, May 10, 2014

Appreciating all your warm and caring comments!

Best Mom's Day gift ever, hearing praise for one's kids! I am more than ever aware how difficult is the alternative, how hard to be on your kid's side when the rest of the world doesn't like him or her. There was one there at a teacher conference day whose son was a problem child. He was always in trouble, always pushing the limits too far... His mom never got any joy from teacher conferences. I'd been a chaperone on the 5th grade field trip, and he was in the group I was herding through the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 9, 2014

For Excellence...

"For Artistic Vision, for Amazing Use of Duct Tape, for Bushy Beard, For Devising Dreams" The Directing Excellence award goes to Charles Redding. "For Getting A's, for Asking every question possible, for Elegance in writing, for-- Did we mention duct tape? Scholarship Excellence Award goes to Charles Redding. There are 13 graduating seniors in the Theater department, and every one of them has been amazing on stage and behind the scenes. So I am especially proud, and Charlie is especially... Sign in to see full entry.

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Barbecue and Awards

Today is the day the theater and performing arts department treats students and hangers-on to a barbecue, and presents awards to the outstanding students in the department: a celebration and farewell to the graduating seniors. The weather is a bit dim and damp, not to mention chilly, but that won't stop them, or me from... hanging-on. If Charlie doesn't get some recognition this year, I'm gonna kick someone! And eat an extra burger. Come the Walk, he will wear an extra bandolier... bandana...... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 8, 2014

Long morning...

I had an email from my sister today, the one in Estes Park who has been looking after Mom the past several years and who rarely makes contact. Things have changed, the next step taken. Mom, now approaching 92, has been moved to a facility where she can be cared for properly, and 'round the clock. Julie, who is 70 now, finally reached the realization that she simply can't be there all the time, can't provide the physical care Mom sometimes needs--like being lifted off the floor when she has... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 7, 2014

The wind is blowing fiercely

I don't know if a dove just flew or blew past the deck. They say 40% chance of thunderstorms this afternoon, and winds 18-21 mph. I am going to get an anemometer one of these days, it would be interesting to know how fast the winds actually blow along here. Sometimes they are out of the north and east. Sometimes, from the west out of the mountains. I don't worry about trees or branches coming down because the winds are frequent enough, the trees know all about it. Any weakness has already been... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 6, 2014

End of one life, start of another

Charlie, youngest of my three, graduates from University of Colorado, Colorado Springs on May 22. His days as an undergrad are nearly done, and he has no plans nor funds to seek a master's degree any time soon. He will continue to seek work, but now, paying work, in local theater, and aim for the New York theater scene probably in a year or two. The band will continue to play, though by midsummer they must find a new guitarist. He'll be doing Dinner Detective shows, too. But it is also going to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 4, 2014

Pitchforks and Hammer Handles!

The kids played a set on Saturday and another today at the StarFest, the annual convention in Denver for sci-fi geeks, nerds, and costumers. I wasn't there for Saturday's, but today's was a treat! I am miffed I actually forgot my camera, but another of their friends brought his, and filmed it. Hopefully his results are good, and he will share. Their confidence on this, their 5th outing, has grown tremendously, and their voices are better. The patter has also improved, though there were a couple... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 3, 2014

Almost a summer day...

The kind we most love in summer: warm and not yet hot; the sky blue with some clouds gathering that might turn interesting later. Across the street, the neighbor in his shop is using a power saw in short whining bursts. His dog is quiet, that's a mercy. When he drives off for long times, he leaves the pooch--a standard poodle--in the back yard, and the dog barks until he returns. A quarter mile from here there is a little lazy creak lined with reeds and rushes, and from those wetlands, I hear... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 2, 2014

Another theatrical moment

Last night was the Senior Capstone Class One-Act Plays production. The capstone class is a new one that all graduating seniors will take from now on, completed with a recital where they have the opportunity to show what they have learned. Too bad some blew it off, like the one writer/director who got so far as writing and auditioning, but held virtually no rehearsals, so at the last minute, changed the concept to improv, and left it all on her actors to sort it out. They did pretty well, little... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 1, 2014

It's May, it's May...!

There was an ad posted in craigslist about the sale over the weekend, and another interested party called and arranged to come looking at costuming yesterday evening, and this raised the net sales by another $43, and a question: Would I be interested in going back into the costume business again on a larger scale. I'm thinking about it. It's possible. Meanwhile... It's May! http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Ciel/609465 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L-4QuVHHRw Sign in to see full entry.

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I'm doubtful the events of my life will be of great general interest, but I'd like to share a little more of me to the several of you on Blogit I've come to feel are real friends, and the many I imagine are potentially real friends. We'll see how it works out. ______________________ all my words and images posted on Blogit are copyright 2005-present, all rights reserved.

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