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The Clowns final rehearsal

Just one week before The Clowns, our rock opera, hits the stage! The band had a final rehearsal during Saturday’s snowstorm. Next Saturday, the band and the actors come together for the first time for an all-day rehearsal before the Saturday evening performance. This all began back in 2007 when friend and colleague Andy Mayo…

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Low self confidence makes people annoying

This is probably mean and judgmental, but I also think it’s fairly accurate: If you are offended more than once a month (and even that is a lot), you have to ask yourself why your self confidence is so low. If you speak more than you listen, you have to ask yourself why your self…

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Confluence of cuteness

What’s cuter? Her little face? The inexplicable butterfly wings? Or the fact that my little one is spending her Saturday morning reading in bed? Little Bo Peep, I think.

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My successful evasion of police pursuit

This wiki answers the question: What’s the best way to escape the police in a high-speed chase? The short answer: Don’t. It’s damn near impossible. It did, however, remind me of the one time in my life that I escaped the police. Admittedly, it wasn’t a high-speed chase. More like an exceptionally brief, side street sidestep, but…

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How did you choose your career path? Or did your career path choose you?

Someday I want to write a book that examines how people end up doing the work they do. It’s a topic that has always fascinated me. Few people end up in the career they envisioned as a child. Though I was fortunate enough to make my childhood dreams of becoming a writer and a teacher…

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Happy Daddy

My wife and daughter met me at the mall tonight for dinner.  As Elysha pulled into the parking lot, Clara said, “There’s the mall. Daddy’s inside. I love he. He cuddles me.” One of the nicest things anyone has ever said about me.

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Same world, different view of police officers

A police car followed me on the way to work yesterday, and as I was driving, it occurred to me how differently I perceive the world in comparison to most of the people I know. For most people, discovering a police car in their rear view mirror can be slightly unnerving, but for me, it’s…

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