There are many things that I love and appreciate about being in a play. Learning lines is not one of them.  People often say how hard it is to learn and memorize as they get older. I don’t really have a sense of my memory getting worse (I may just be in denial) but I…

We don’t have power.  I should probably not be using up my phone’s battery life to blog.  But what else can I do without power, besides worrying about how long it will be before the groceries I just bought today go bad? I do feel very lucky that my food status is my biggest concern…

I was surprised. Maybe even a little shocked. Our friend, and minister, Laura, had just said Chad and I were playful. I certainly wasn’t offended–I wish I was more playful–but I don’t think I’m very playful.  I’m thinking about play now because Laura explored it recently in a sermon, and is encouraging us all to…

Ah, spring. Yes, it’s April, and the time for flowers and brightly-colored dresses, eggs and hats and Peeps and holidays of renewals.  And snow. Sigh.  Meteorological bitterness aside, most people’s religious and spiritual calendars and inclinations agree this is a time of renewal.  But renewal of what?  I think because I’m in the Library Biz,…

Sometimes questions make me strangely prickly.  I’m not sure why–I’m not a particularly private person (much to Chad’s dismay). I like talking about myself (much to Chad’s dismay). I’m not in the witness protection program.  So it’s surprising that I didn’t get snippy when the very nice cashier at the Como Observatory recently asked me,…

This week I successfully played a drum groove that I’ve been working on learning since the Before Times–so over two years.  This could be an inspiring story of perseverance. Or, it could be a rather sad story of lackadaisicalness.  I think it’s somewhere in-between.  I have NOT been working on this groove steadily for the…

I’m the one who moved my cheese. (Yes, cleverly trying to reference the 1998 bestseller that I’ve never read–and don’t plan to. Wikipedia describes it as a “motivational business fable,” definitely not calling to me).  I take full responsibility, but even though it’s not a mystery, I’m not pleased with the result of my cheese…

Happy World Theater Day, especially to all the awesome theater-loving people that I have worked on shows with and those who have seen our shows. This year it feels particularly right to observe World Theater Day, as this year marks the 15th anniversary of when I got involved with community theater with our church’s production…

I just had a blog fail. Okay, “fail” is probably a little dramatic, but I definitely committed a blog blunder.  What, you may be wondering, did I do? Did I publish something insensitive that might get me in trouble with people I work with, or worse yet, something that would get me in trouble with…

Dear Toad,  How are you? I am fine.  I’m writing you a letter because I am inspired by the Frog and Toad story “The Letter.” I have a goal of writing a blog post based on every one of the Frog and Toad stories. This is my 14th post in the challenge! You may wonder what…