We woke up in Wales. And went to bed in Ireland. In the between... The bus tour took off at 8:15am. Our one tourism stop in Wales was Cardiff. It’s home to the Cardiff Castle and the Millennium Stadium. The castle fortress is on one side of the town. And the sleek professional rugby arena is ...
Day 3 – British Isles: Hampton, Stonehenge, Bath to Wales
We awoke in England and went to sleep in Wales. Here’s what happened in between... We left London circa 8am. And headed to Hampton Court Palace. Hampton Court Palace was Henry VIII’s favorite castle. He acquired it in the divorce settlement from his first wife Katherine. It formerly was Cardinal Wolsey’s place. When Wolsey was unsuccessful ...
Day 2 – British Isles: St. Paul’s, Buckingham and London Tower
Daylight comes early in London. I awoke circa 3:20am and it was light out already. I coaxed myself to sleep for another hour but then I got up. I’m rooming with the sisters so I decided to sneak out and hit the gym. During my vacation, I’m trying to get in 20 minutes of sweaty ...
British Isles – Day 1: An Eye for London Bridges
Surprise, I’m in the British Isles. Well, the surprise really wasn’t about me. My sisters decided to crash the 14 day excursion to the British Isles. The surprise was for my parents, who were already booked on this trip with my dad’s sisters. The four original Walsh sisters would be traveling with the next generation four ...
Review “Death and the Maiden” (Victory Gardens): Work in Progress
Victory Gardens presents DEATH AND THE MAIDEN. The audience walks into the theatre and immediately wants to vacation on stage. Set Designer William Boles built a breathtaking beach house against an ocean backdrop. The contemporary one room has sliding glass doors and a staircase leading to a lower level. At different points in the show, the ...
Review “Assassins” (Kokandy Productions): American Ingenuity
Kokandy Productions presents ASSASSINS. Stephen Sondheim (music and lyrics) and John Weidman (book) immortalized successful and unsuccessful presidential killers in their musical tribute. Based on an idea by Charles Gilbert, Jr. , Sondheim and Weidman cleverly focus on the individual historical incidents within this brotherhood of assassins. Each executioner gets a song or monologue to tell ...
What do you do?
Dear brothers and sisters, I close my letter with these last words: Be joyful. Grow to maturity. Encourage each other. Live in harmony and peace. Then the God of love and peace will be with you. - 2 Corinthians 13:11 According to my mom, this is our new family scripture. It spoke to her from a ...
Review “Tyrant” (Sideshow Theatre): The Realities of Ending Homelessness
Sideshow Theatre Company presents the World Premiere of TYRANT. The solution to homelessness is government regulated slavery according to Playwright Kathleen Akerley. She bases her story in the aftermath of the Congress approved Rectification Act of 2015. The legislation outlined provisions for the homeless. They are moved into Centers and trained with a work skill. In ...
Review “This is our Youth” (Steppenwolf Theatre): Okay.
Steppenwolf Theatre presents the pre-Broadway run of THIS IS OUR YOUTH. The play, produced on Broadway by Scott Rudin, opens at the Cort Theatre on September 11th. I was excited about this play solely based on the star power. I’m a huge fan of Arrested Development and Michael Cera. I also have enjoyed performances by indie ...
Balance, breathe, body: B-ing aware
For the last three nights, I’ve gone to sleep circa 10 and woken up alert and refreshed at 11:30. Each awakening, I thought I was greeting the morning. It’s been a bizarre, ritual-like occurrence. I, of course, like to figure what’s going on in my mind-body-spirit to cause the irregular/regular slumber interruption. There is not ...