After a day out and about with our visiting friend, Zach. We got home and decided to check out the "RENT Live!" that was being broadcast on Fox. I first saw RENT on broadway in 1997 at the Nederlander Theatre which the show had moved shortly after the show started Off-Broadway in 1996. It was … Continue reading RENT (not)Live
Category: Commentary
I never thought I would be any good in the service industry, but after working for a time with Starbucks, I quickly discovered that I was actually pretty good at it. I loved the customer interaction, getting to know them and their drink, and bringing a little bit of coffee joy to people each day. … Continue reading Customer (No) Service
What I've learned from reading the variety of commentary on the blogs, Facebooks and Twitters is that the SCOTUS will make decisions that some people agree with, and others don't. To criticize the court for a decision on marriage, is the same to criticize the court for allowing corporations to inject money into politics (Citizens … Continue reading Hypocrites, traitors, oh my
Well it is a little after the mid-year, but I thought I should make a post - if only for historical purposes. Since the last post (way back in April) a lot has been happening. Wedding Planning: This is continuing along and we have most of our wedding details sorted out (location, officiant, flights, hotel, … Continue reading Mid-Year Update 2012
Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving to everyone who celebrates this day. Whether it is just for the turkey or the tradition (or both), enjoy your day. If you are travelling be sure to be travel safe.
I'm not a big fan of email forwards. I tend to research them on Snopes, or other urban legend sites, and politely tell the sender that it's a hoax or something to that effect. I got this one sent to me from a former work colleague, and while it is not completely true, I liked … Continue reading The message is sometimes people can be human
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. federal court ruled on Thursday that a 1998 law designed to block children from viewing Internet pornography violates the U.S. Constitution's free speech protections. Read the article here.
It appears that Mr Humphries (John Inman) has died from complications of Hepatitis A. Andy over at Towleroad provides a summary and links to articles relating to this. It will be sad not to have another "Are You Being Served?" reunion or panto with John in it.
It's been a while since I've blogged on what others are blogging about, and what is in the news (that interests me). So I'd thought I'd waste a few moments of Labor Day labouring away at the keyboard regurgitating what others have written. First. Steve Irwin, the Australian Crocodile Hunter is dead. Irwin died while … Continue reading Monday Blog Commentary