The problem with writing a play is that you have to write the play. The writing is the sucky part. Or it is for a lot of people. It is for me, sometimes. It’s like exercise. I don’t like exercising, but I like having exercised. It’s great when I’ve done the writing. When I’m finished.…
I went for my first run last Sunday. It was two weeks after the Around the Bay race. I took it nice and easy. Four kilometers. Slow pace. I’ll probably run twice this week. And slowly get back into the swing of things. I haven’t picked another race to train for. But I want to…
Yesterday was the solar eclipse. And I realized that I had never seen one before. In person, that is. I’ve seen videos of previous eclipses. But yesterday was the first time I could look out and see it for myself. It was fascinating. I was a bit disappointed, though. I though it would get darker.…
I’m a quarter of the way through my year of posts. This is my 91st post. I still have nine months to go! Or 274 more posts… Wah! But I am further along than my previous stretch when I did 90 days of posts back at the end of 2021. And I’m still freaked out…
I think learning geometry screws most of us up. We’re taught that a straight line is the shortest distance between objects. But in real life, there aren’t straight lines between things. There are always obstacles. Or bumps in the road. There are detours that must be taken. There’s rarely a straight line between you and…
I’m almost finished the first week of The End of Play. Working on a first draft of my next play. I keep reminding myself this is the “poopy” draft. You can use ruder words if you want. The point is that there are no expectations for the first draft. You want to get it done.…
The problem with setting goals is that we often expect a linear path to achieving them. It’s rarely straightforward. Most of us will experience bumps on the road to our goals. We’ll fall of the wagon. We’ll eat too much. We’ll stay up late. We’ll miss writing a blog post. The important thing is not…
I donated blood today. I sometimes wonder what makes people donate blood. It’s one of those things that I hope I never need. Someone else’s blood. But I would want there to be enough blood if I needed it. Or someone I cared about needed it. I’m not driven to donate. But I think it’s…
How do you build an audience’s anticipation for a show? I think about that a lot. When I have a Fringe show, I start posting on social media before the show is about to open. But it’s already busy with everyone else trying to get you to see their Fringe show. You’ve got to start…
My weight for March continued in the right direction. But not as much as I had hoped. My average weight for the month was 206.1lbs. Down 0.4lbs from last month. With a high weight of 208.8lbs and a low weight of 203.2lbs. I relied more on the effects of my long distance running to help…
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