I have had a lovely day. Bike riding, brunching with KLW and Sara, and roofing with Jen! I saw this sign: “if you don’t like where you are, change it. You are not a tree.” I love unexpected life lessons from the sidewalk. I biked home and took a lovely soak. I was feeling very ...
Review “Haymaker” (Neo-Futurists): Kicks Ass!
The Neo-Futurists present HAYMAKER. Summer is the time for blockbuster action flicks. This is it! HAYMAKER is a play about a movie written by a 13 year old who is now 27. Creator Trevor Dawkins attempts to stage his “Tears of Shanghai,” a hero-driven-Nazi-ass-kicking movie. Dawkins wants to play rogue protagonist Russell Dakota. The ensemble, Indra ...
To be healthy and in optimal survivor mode!
This is a picture of a treadmill dashboard. It’s blurry because I was walking without holding on. This fuzzy image represents a new era for me. June is my month to kick off my new wellness plan. My plan includes working out with a personal trainer twice a week. Before my first session with him, ...
Review “Buyer & Cellar” (Broadway in Chicago): Brilliant!
Broadway in Chicago presents BUYER & CELLAR. Michael Urie kicks off his one man show confessing that he doesn’t do impressions. I disagree. Not only did he do Barbra Streisand, he also did her assistant Sharon, his boyfriend Barry and James Brolin. His Babs, despite sounding slightly like Christopher Watkin, swept into the room like the ...
Review “The White Snake” (Goodman Theatre): Disappointing… both times
Goodman Theatre presents an all-new stage adaption of THE WHITE SNAKE. I didn’t care for this either time I saw it. I saw it first on Tuesday night. My reaction was so strong and negative that I wondered if my martini at dinner had impaired my judgement. After all, this was Mary Zimmerman’s work. Her “Metamorphoses” ...
How to be the perfect houseguest
I’ve been on vacation for the last couple days. It was like one of those hedonistic cruises without the boat. We ate, drank and were very, very merry. It took all day yesterday laying on my couch for my booze soaked synapses to dry up. Last night circa 11pm, after 24 alcohol-free hours, my mind ...
To the top of Mt. Baldy
As often as I’ve been in this part of Michigan, I’ve never climbed the stairs at Mt. Baldy. 282 stairs to be precise. The feat is rated as the #1 Saugatuck attraction by Trip Advisor. At the top of the stairs, the panoramic view is of the Kalamazoo River, Lake Michigan, sand dunes, and the ...
Hello summer! I missed you!
After a 70 hour work week with cash in my pocket, I like to hit the road. Steve invited me to a house party in Douglas, Michigan; White Pines. His place is like Barbie’s Dream House. The outside is perfectly manicured. The inside is exquisitely decorated. I remember I was here before I was ever ...
If life gives you a candy bar, eat it
Yesterday, I tried to be sympathetic to someone’s life struggle. HER: I haven’t eaten chocolate in a week and a half. It’s really hard. ME: I bet. HER: No, you don’t understand I eat a candy bar every day. I’ve eaten a candy bar every day for years. ME: I wish I was able to eat a candy bar ...
Triple double
I’m doing a triple double. Yesterday, I was at the office at 7am so I could be at the restaurant at 3:45pm. I got home circa 10:25pm. I went to bed so I could get up and do it all again today... and tomorrow. I’ve requested *an* evening shift for awhile. I’ve always told Franco that ...