The Mega 80s Mixtape concerts are done now. A pleasant memory and a great time! Sean, Matt, and I (The Three Amigos) had fun emceeing. We got to be silly and stand in front of the choir instead of being at the back for the whole show. š We had even more fun planning and…
I started May writing a post about creativity. Here we are into the final week of the month and thatās the only post that Iāve written so far. But it has been a very creative month! Iāve spent my creativity in other areas than blog post writing. Itās been a great month for my playwriting.…
This week, I was at a play reading committee for a community theatre group. We were discussing twelve plays that we had all read over the last few weeks. The group is trying to determine the playbill for an upcoming season. We come from different walks of life and have different tastes. It wasnāt easy…
I remember when the book The Creative Act by Rick Rubin came out a few years ago. I didnāt read it then, but I was aware of it. I considered buying the book because Iām fascinated with creativity. I decided to take it out of the library instead of buying it. It wasnāt available at…
Sometimes I get mad at myself because I don’t write as much as I think I should. I don’t reach out to the people I want to touch base with. I don’t read the books I buy or take out from the library. I don’t exercise when I know I should. So many things I…
Sometimes I talk myself out of doing something before trying.Ā A bit of writing. Or something else creative. I’m talking myself out of doing it because I’m trying to save effort.Ā Why do something if it isn’t going to work, right? Maybe.Ā Maybe not. Other times, I do it and see if it works. Last…
Iāve just finished my first week of being 63. The body is getting older but my spirit still feels young. It continues to be strange reconciling my mental image with my physical reality. This week, a cashier gave me the senior discount without even asking. They looked at me and applied it. Iām not sixty-five…
Hard to believe that itās the last day of my year. Tomorrow, I turn 63. A lot of milestones for me in Groon 62. (Groon 62 = Feb. 22, 2025 to Feb. 21, 2026) The best one? Our first grandchildren were born in Groon 62. Both were in December. Atlas and Helena. About three weeks…
Iāve had a real problem finishing books that Iāve started reading in the last year. Iām not sure if this is an age issue or an āinterestā issue. But I find it weird. Iām usually a voracious reader. Last year, I planned on reading 26 books. I even listed a few of the books I…
My year, the Groon Year, ends in late February. But itās hard not to reflect on the calendar year as December comes to an end. And I realized that I havenāt posted about a milestone that I reached in the late summer. I became an International Playwright! Yes, one of my plays had a staged…
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