I was born wearing glasses. The full head of hair, the colic-y cries and the thick plastic framing my unopened eyes made me easy to pick-out from all the newborns in the hospital’s nursery. “That one is ours!” It made for an interesting delivery story. I had my first eye surgery at age 2, the [...]
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A Plea to Stephen Colbert
Posted: February 12, 2012 in Humor, MeTags: begging, fundraising, Improv, stephen colbert, superpac, the institution theater
Friends and Family (the rest of you are off the hook again – yipppee!) I just want to thank you all for helping support The Institution Theater and Me – especially all of you past and present PBS folks. It means a great deal to me and I know I owe you one. You are now [...]
Earlier this week, I got a great email from my friend DeAnne. You should refer to her as HRH DeAnne, like we all do and if you could genuflect a bit or possibly approach on your knees, that would not only be a welcome gesture, but one that would be encouraged and save you from [...]
Support the Institution Theater!
Posted: February 4, 2012 in MeTags: appeal, Improv, Kickstarter, pledge, theater
An Appeal to Friends and Family Remember when I worked for PBS and every few months I’d extend a hand to ask for your support? I’d drag you into the studio to answer phones with promises of cheap pizza, soda, stale popcorn or maybe a even little BBQ. Those were the days of Austin City Limits tickets, galas, the auction, the [...]
Jacqueline over at Mature Student Hanging in There (or maturestudenthanginginthere) was kind enough to award me the 7×7 Award earlier in the week. Jacqueline is one of those who make bold claims like: white powdery stuff falls from the sky and collects on the roads, rooftops and sidewalks (I still suspect this is a myth [...]
I Also Hate Square Dancing
Posted: January 25, 2012 in Me, Random ThoughtsTags: Bullies, square dancing
“I was traumatized by square dancing.,” I declared in response to a friend who had innocently suggested we “allemande left” to get into a restaurant’s parking lot. I realized the moment she offered to let us “mosey left” instead that I had a story to share. There are actually a few social activities I absolutely [...]
Tuesday after work started like most Tuesdays after work do – dinner and the dramatic announcement of “I think this is my last sketch writing class.”. “Yes, I’ll give myself this last class and then I will plan to be home before 10pm from here on out!” My friends never grow tired of this pronouncement [...]
Thanks to some exceptionally lazy Mayans, who either ran out of large bits of stone or simply grew bored with chiseling, I’m left wondering if it’s really worth the effort to make any New Year’s resolutions. I mean, we’re talking the end-of-days. If I decide to exercise more and eat healthier how will that help [...]
My friends occasionally like to hear certain stories over and over again. At least that’s what I tell myself as I see their eyes glazing over. I know deep down that look expresses profound “enjoyment” and is in no way an indication that their minds are racing as they try to think up a polite [...]
The Comment Overshare
Posted: February 15, 2012 in Humor, MeTags: comments, overshare
I have to make a confession. I’m a blog commenting oversharer. I’ll find myself completely captivated by a well-written story and the next thing I know, clicking “Like” just won’t do; I must tell a related story of my own. It’s a bit embarrassing at times as I look back at the other comments. They [...]