Diversions
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Mamma Mia
This weekend, we took a trip went to Buffalo, Toronto and Niagara Falls. Naturally, I'm sure you're thinking we were absolutely nuts – and you're probably right. This isn't really the time of year to head North. But we purchased the tickets for just $100 round trip, and…
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Quills
Last night, we visited the Off Tryon Theatre Company for their production of Quills. I actually enjoyed this stage production much better than the 2000 movie of the same name. Unlike the innerVoices production of Rocky Horror that we attended a couple of weeks ago, this production was…
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This Thing Works!
Yesterday, I received the first items ever from my Amazon.com wish list. Eli Cochran sent me CGI Programming with Perl and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. Sweet. Thanks, Eli!…
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Rocky Horror Show
Last night, we went out for a night on the town and decided to take in a local production of the Rocky Horror Show. This was not the Rocky Horror Picture Show, but an actual stage production at a theater here in Charlotte. A couple years ago, I…
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Remembering Another Friend
Three years and six days ago, I wrote of a farewell to my own dear friend. The post was titled Goodbye, Old Friend and may be able to be found elsewhere online if you look for it in the right places. I am also adding it simply adding…
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The Angler Fish
So the other night, my son asks me about this fish he saw in Finding Nemo. Normally I might not share such a tale, because it's probably only memorable to our family – but the answers found from this innocent question were pretty impressive indeed. You see, the…