Apologies for the lack of posts yesterday; I’ve been a little (OK, a lot) busy as the instructor for the Sage Hill Teen Writing Experience this week. It’s been fun, and the kids are all very talented, but it’s almost like having a (gasp!) real job. Fortunately, it’s only for a week. Back to normal …
…are the focus of a great new feature at Mark Steyn Online called “Summer Stock.” They’re three of my favorites, though I’ve only had the chance to be in a production of one, The Pajama Game. Regina Lyric Light Opera did a killer version of Cabaret a couple of years ago, though, and I’ve seen …
And I’ll probably be in Vancouver when they’re here. Of course, they’re also going to Vancouver…at which time I’ll be back in Regina. And so it goes.
…in an Irish peat bog. I couldn’t help noticing this: “Painstakingly copied in Latin script, it was found open to a page describing Psalm 83, in which God hears complaints of other nations’ attempts to wipe out the name of Israel.” If one were the sort ot believe in signs and portents, that could almost …
Every once in a while a science story comes along that absolutely astonishes me. Sometimes it astonishes me because it represents a giant advancement in human knowledge. And sometimes it astonishes me because it represents a giant gap in human knowledge…specifically, mine. Such a story is one I stumbled on this week, concerning Venetia Phair …
More photos here.
…over breakfast with her Grandad, is still with us at age 87. I’ve never heard of her until now. Astonishing. (Via Normblog.)
From a CBC story about a new line of Jimi Hendrix-branded fashion accessories: “Hendrix died in his sleep on Sept. 18, 1970, in London, England.” Well, that’s one way to put it. It’s not precisely inaccurate, but it’s a bit misleading. Still, I supposed “Choked to death on his own vomit while unconscious due to …
The Apostrophe Protection Society. (Via Books, Words, And Writing.)
More photos here.
Fabulous news, if it works. (Via Transterrestrial Musings.)
…over at Alan Boyle’s (highly recommended) Cosmic Log.
