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a valuable bit of wisdom

I just found my new favorite quote.  I’ll have to figure out a way to have this with me all the time…. “If you are depressed, you are living in the past.  If you are anxious, you are living in the future.  If you are at peace, you are living in the present.” -Lao Tzu…

Oh, the English!

I have discovered Downton Abbey.  Although I’ve only watched two episodes, I am already a fan.  Big fan.  Here’s one of my favorite quotes from the second episode: The English wouldn’t dream of dying in someone else’s home.  Especially someone they didn’t know. There are at least five more episodes, currently.  So, I’ve got a…

not for everyone

custard Woody Allen movies coffee flavored anything (including coffee) diamonds … are appreciated, enjoyed, loved, and desired by many but not by me nothankspassrathernot But please, you just go right ahead.

The Right Mix

Since moving to Chicago as an improviser, I have ironically, been performing a lot less improvisational theatre than I was when I was living in Seattle.  Surprisingly, there just isn’t a huge amount of the type of improvised work that truly feeds my soul out here.  This was frustrating at first, but Chicago being the…

28 is the new 50

Could it be? Could it be that my body is growing accustomed to the winters in Chicago? …perhaps my soul will follow… Today, 28 degrees feels feels light, happy, un-oppressive What’s the word? WARM Yes, 28 feels warm. Is this what love feels like?  Or have my priorities changed?  My standards gone?  Is this just…

Shirley Mae Hicks

If you haven’t yet checked out The Kates, you should!  Their twice monthly (and sometimes more often) shows are always fun.  Earlier this month, I performed with them in Lincoln Square.  Well, it wasn’t exactly me.  Ladies and gentlemen, Shirley Mae Hicks…… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9hN4QOhux4]

Deck the Halls and Roll the Balls

Nearly every year around this time I make my Grandma’s Russian tea cakes (veganized, of course).  They are yummy, fun to look at, and an all-around great Christmas cookie.  But this year, they turned out even better for me than they usually do.  I don’t know if it was the 1940’s radio program (Phillip Marlowe)…

you don’t need pants to read poetry

you don’t need pants to read poetry you just need a familiar bed or a good solid floor or a tree (half-dressed, like you) or a non-pretentious fireplace and some poetry don’t forget the poetry or do but in a way that is like a meditation so that the poetry doesn’t get in the way…