On January 24, 2010, Andre Bauer, the Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina said out loud and into a microphone at a public event: “My grandmother was not a highly educated woman, but she told me as a small child to quit feeding stray animals. You know why? Because they breed. You’re facilitating the problem if [...]

Listening to NPR, in a segment on a working vacations, a college student talks about clearing trails Out West to broaden his view of the world.  Growing up Out West I used those same internships and seasonal jobs to broaden my horizons by meeting the kind of people who went college Back East.

My Kid had her first piano lesson on Saturday and she started ballet today.  She’s had dance before but this is the real deal with barre work and first position and all that.  My head is filled with thoughts of how the music lessons will help her with her standardized tests and the ballet will [...]

I’ve been going to improvisation workshops at Gowanus Arts in Brooklyn. Dancers and physical theatre people working with a live band (and the band working with the movers). I was afraid it would be all new-agey and weird.  But it’s been well-conceived and fun. Eliza Ladd is cool. We’ve got an open workshop this afternoon: [...]

I got an e-mail that makes me a little sad: Hello NY clown community. The Clown Revue is near the completion of its 4th year. In that time the show has met all of its initial goals and exceeded my personal expectations. In four years we have presented over 300 different clown acts! We are [...]

It was so dark and rainy today I thought for a while I was in Seattle. This morning, I made oatmeal but My Kid wanted pancakes. In the afternoon I went to a workshop of physical improvisation to live music.  That was cool. Our evening at home is about chemistry experiments and board games.

My girl played indoor soccer with boys and outdoor soccer with her dad.

I have never seen a child move more slowly and carefully than my daughter’s friend did this morning.  Her dad rang the buzzer, expecting her to run down the stairs and hop in the car  so he could begin his day.   Quick! Quick!  Places to go people to see!  The nine-year-old sat down on [...]

Ever since The Husband started working at Rockefeller Center I have been shopping regularly at the Tristan store conveniently located in his building.  I went there because it was in his building and it was a good place to pass the time when he was delayed in meeting me for lunch.  But, I discovered that [...]

My Kid made a little “Perry the Platypus” out of LEGOS, like a mascot–only, not. The other kids on the team knew it was there.