As surprising as I know this must be, I’m behind. This post belongs to the week of July 15-21. It was during the latter part of the week of July 15-21 that the nominees for this year’s Emmy Awards were announced. In honor of that announcement, here are seven random thoughts on TV. Some of…
When you travel, you expect some cultural exposure. Even within the borders of the US, there are so many variations in customs and language and belief systems. Some subtle. Some not so subtle. It’s a reminder of just how much the history and tradition of different regions influence those same places today. What’s cool is…
I can’t say that I know a whole lot about art, aside from the fact that some of it I like and some of it I don’t. I do like to go and look at it, though. For the most part. I can generally skim past the Jesus-art era and I have a hard time…
When I was in high school, my dad and I took a lot of vacations, just the two of us. He loved going to local places, much to my youthful dismay. Now that I’m an adult (age-wise, at least) responsible for my own travel, I find that his example has become part of my travel routine….
For me, few things come close to watching someone I admire perform on stage. As the only net-free medium, live performance is the truest test of a person’s talent. In music, there is over-producing and auto-tune and patchwork pieces pulled together from a dozen different recordings. In acting, there are on-set acting coaches and edits…
The most life-enhancing aspect of travel, of course, is the constant onslaught of new experiences. Which are largely discovered in new places. This trip took us to several. Our trip to Williamstown, Massachusetts for the Williamstown Theatre Festival, aka WTF – not my acronym, and, yes, they are in on the joke – was our…