We just saw “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding “ at the Mark Taper Forum. The production is excellent (but try not to sit too far to the side). Very highly recommended. Catch it if you can. Funny and very moving, incredibly well performed.

I believe in the Oxford comma, and two spaces after a period. My writing will continue to use both. You, however, are free to do you.

One of my favorite drag/acapella beauty shop quartets is performing in the same city I am in for the first time in forever. I got tickets. If you love great singing, great drag, and/or great humor, @dragapella.com on Feb 5 in Silverlake should be totally worth it.

The power of theatre. I’m sitting in my office drafting a lighting design, watching a recorded play I had never seen before and I’m breaking down in tears over the power of great writing and great performing.

We are a bit sore but walking.

Ouch. We were rear ended. I fear my husband’s newish car was totaled.

@hellitself.bsky.social posted another fantastic story today: "On the Rainy Sid of the Mountain..." by @ktwagner.bsky.social. I really really loved the story. (And the person I most want to recommend it to is not on bsky so I'll have to send an email.) hellitself.com/on-the-rainy...

AJ and Magnus by Bryan and Simon Steel for September 21, 2025 | GoComics Read AJ and Magnus—a comic strip by creator Bryan and Simon Steel—for today, September 21, 2025, and check out other great comics, too!

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I made home made chicken noodle soup for dinner. I made enough to have it several more times this week. Mmmmmmm.

4 strip comic. first frame, we see Horst Wessel and two other storm troopers carrying a large nazi flag. text reads : Horst Wessel was a young storm trooper recognized as a skilled public speaker by the nazi party. he also wrote the song that became the partys anthem and german co-national anthem until 1945. second frame, we see a portrait of Horst. text reads : in 1930, his landlady hired two men who happened to be communists to evict him over unpaid rent and alleged proxenetism. He died in the fight. thrid frame, we see Goebbels speaking in front of a large crowd. text reads : Goebbels, the nazi chief propagandist, had been looking for someone to turn into a christian martyr for the party and drum up enrollment. he turned wessel's funeral into a major propaganda event full of speeches antagonizing leftists. fourth frame, we see the State Farm Stadium with a large banner advertizing Charlie Kirk's funeral. text reads : thinking about him today for no particular reason.

No particular reason

4 frame comic. The author is looking at her phone ; Jimmy Kimmel is doing an intro to his show ; a cricket; the Kennedy Center with a Trump banner. text reads : Two months ago, Colbert was fired, and Trump declared "Kimmel's next". Now, following governmental pressure, Disney has pulled Kimmel's show from the air because of his "comments about the death of Mr. Kirk. And what kimmel said was so mild it would make mayo feel spicy. The joke that got him fired wasn't even about Charlie Kirk : We hit some new lows over the weekend with the maga gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and with everything they can to score political points from it. Right wing entertainers have been crying about the death of free speech for years. In reality, they were just mad they couldn't be bigoted without consequences. Where are these people now? Free speech isn't about being able to disparage trans people freely, it's about being able to speak truth to power. And once you've lost it, it's gone.

Kimmel was right.

No really, I am s h o c k e d

Here is the official announcement. (I'm apparently faster than their social media team by like minutes)

I know I usually write for theatre, but I occasionally write short stories. My second short story to be published was published this morning. It is free to read: hellitself.com/the-tell-tal...

Goodbye Charlie Kirk.

I want to direct folks attention to a new short fiction website called hellitself.com. It is totally free, and they just published their first story (which is weird and creepy and I loved it!!) You can read their mission etc, but more importantly read Deborah L. Davitt's story published today!

I ran today. Not fast but I did it.

I am teaching 2 online classes this term. Because later assignments will require students to post picture into our learning management system, I have them post a picture for their introduction. I don't care what the picture is. Many post their pets. I'm so happy to see all the 4-footed friends.

This morning was a lovely day for a bike ride before the first day of classes.

Hot morning for a ride.

And then we did a Scooby Doo escape room.

I discovered that if I wanted to use the hot tub today at a time when the water temperature was warmer than the air , I had do it this morning. So, I did.😛

Scooby doooby dooo

I got up and it was almost 80F before sunrise. I hurried to get a bike ride in before it was insufferable. My chain slipped the gear and I had to do a small roadside repair. Still a lovely morning ride. I should be ready for my upcoming bike tour.

I saw the the name and panicked it was @planetnude.co I was so glad when I realized my pre-coffee confusion.

If you want to see some free Shakespeare this weekend or next week, I designed a 90 minute “Measure for Measure “. www.scshakespearefest.org/freeshakespe...

Well that is disappointing based on the title, poster art and concept. Boo hiss!

Not gonna lie, I kinda want to seek out this film. It looks like it would make a "so bad its fun" triple feature with "Spring Break" 1983, and "Exchange Lifeguards" 1993.

We picked up the blu-ray of the 2014 "Annie" at a used shop recently. We had never seen it before. Overall, I enjoyed it much more than the 1982 film. (If you want to see something vaguely faithful to the original stage play, see "Annie Live" 2021). The 1999 version is also fun.