This is the last day of drama camp. Wow, it has been an intense two weeks. We have had twenty-four campers ranging in age from six to thirteen, and they are a creative, energetic bunch. The good thing is that they have put together a great show in this short span of time, even though […]
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Heading into the last three days of the Youth Drama Camp. It has been fun, but I am anxious to have my days back. LOL Here is an offering from my friend, Slim Randles for you to enjoy. Things were going kinda slow down at the Fly Tying Love Center and it bothered Marvin Pincus
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NOTE* The second week of drama camp starts today, so I will be busy again all week. I’ll be sharing some bits of humor in my regular posts, and I thought I would start with a piece I wrote a few years ago for The Blood Red Pencil blog. I got my start writing a
Kate Bradshaw writes a popular “Dear Cupid” Web advice column, but finds it difficult to offer positive advice after her painful divorce. She would like to tell every reader to “dump the bastard and move on.” Not exactly the kind of pithy advice her boss wants her to give. In an attempt to regain the
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The Youth Drama Camp is going well and is so much fun, but it is also very time-intensive. Two weeks to prepare for a production and mount it? Whew! Not to mention finding new ways to keep almost 30 kids engaged and focused. Today I’m sharing a bit of nonsense from my friend, Tracy Farr. Since
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This is an essay from my friend, Slim Randles, that seemed to fit on these sweltering days of July. I would love a creek to play in.I’m posting this Tuesday evening instead of Wednesday because I hit the publish button before I meant to. LOL Chalk it up to me being a bit brain dead
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The summer drama camp for young players starts today at the Winnsboro Center for the Arts, so I will be incredibly busy for the next two weeks with the camp and for the show we will do at the end of the camp.But I’m not complaining, mind you. It’s just an excuse to play for
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The Anonymous Client By JP Hailey (Parnell Hall) ISBN: 978-1-936441-22-8, e-book edition released 2011, 232 pages. This is another fast-paced novel featuring criminal defense attorney, Steve Winslow. The protagonist is clever and so is the novel. It’s also slick, amusing and entertaining. The author has a good sense of his readers and their likely primary
Thomas Sowell had a thoughtful column this past week answering the question, Does Constitution still matter in modern times. This was in response to commentary following the Supreme Court’s decision that it is okay to sell violent video games to minors. Some analysts have said that the Constitution is out of date because the framers
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I didn’t plan on writing about the Casey Anthony trial. I’ve avoided the topic since the beginning when the murder case first started to build around her. I didn’t want to be another journalist adding to the media frenzy revolving around an extremely dysfunctional family and the death of an innocent child. That stance changed,
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