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Does not the stone rebuke me?

Posted on June 15, 2013 by admin

Hied I, to the Shakespeare Theater in the District to see The Winter’s Tale, a play I knew nothing about and deliberately did not research because I wanted to see if Shakespeare could still be deciphered in this American Idol … Continue reading →

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My Top Five Favorite Books

Posted on June 7, 2013 by admin

I turned 58 years old the other day. The horror, the horror. So, I gots to thinkin’ about which of the millions of books I’ve read (and it depresses me that phrase doesn’t read the “millions of dollars I earned” … Continue reading →

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The Adventures of Gracie the Wander Cat: Helpin’ out

Posted on May 31, 2013 by admin

That D. Krauss is some piece of work. Gets up early, reads the paper, goes off on some silly bicycle for awhile, then sits and bangs on a keyboard for no apparent reason. Get a job, dude. Obviously, the guy … Continue reading →

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Tomb Stories: Battlefields and Graveyards

Posted on May 27, 2013 by admin

National Cemetery, Winchester, Virginia. Creepiness: Non-existent. C’mon, it’s a national cemetery, Coolness: Five stars. C’mon, it’s a national cemetery. A fitting subject for Memorial Day, considering that this cemetery:       is also a battlefield:   So no fooling … Continue reading →

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The Return of Joffrey Charlemagne

Posted on May 10, 2013 by admin

Some of you (well, the 1 or 2 of you who actually come back to this blog) may be wondering what, exactly, has Jason Smith been up to after his succesful Indiegogo campaign. Well, wonder no more:   1. So, … Continue reading →

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Iron Man 3: Attack of the Lava People

Posted on May 3, 2013 by admin

My son treated me to an early birthday present by getting me tickets to the Iron Man Marathon, prelude to Iron Man 3. Yeah, I’m a geek. Even won a poster and a cell phone sticker answering some trivia questions during … Continue reading →

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Coriolanus versus Wallenstein: this time it’s personal

Posted on April 29, 2013 by admin

After spending two Saturdays in a row attending Shakespeare Theater’s productions of Coriolanus/Wallenstein in repertory, I came to new appreciations of arrogance and hubris. My own efforts in both areas fall short of mastery. But I’m working on it. Coriolanus is the arrogant … Continue reading →

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The Adventures of Gracie the Wander Cat: Springtime for Gracie

Posted on April 26, 2013 by admin

Finally! some warm weather. It was cold here way too long. You try walking on a snow-covered fence:               Or spotting a snow-covered mouse:   Got old, quick. I guess the only upside was finding new … Continue reading →

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Gracie Flirting

Posted on April 25, 2013 by admin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKsDccX854M

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Contest

Posted on April 19, 2013 by admin

I am under constant spam assault. Seems like I spend a good half hour a day erasing ridiculous spammed comments and I guess I should get with my website guy, Mike at ktf designs (hit the link below) and do … Continue reading →

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