The world is watching us and begging us to think of others.  That is what the Nobel committee has said so effectively by giving the Nobel Peace Prize to President Barack Obama before he has even done anything. 
I fear, that they fear, that we, the self-absorbed people of the United States of America (Congress, lobbyists, [...]

The New York Downtown Clown Revue, a monthly late night venue for edgy stage clowns, produced and early evening show for children.  So I took My Kid and a Classmate Neighbor Boy to see the fun.
As familiar as My Kid is with the clown genre, she and the boy-she’s-known-since-they-were-in-diapers-but-who-is-not-a-friend-because-he-is-a-boy chose seats for us in the [...]

I felt so good, stretched out, open and exercised after two days in the studio with Dody DiSanto who taught a Neutral Mask Intensive here in New York this weekend.  An inspirational teacher, she is considered by many to be the best neutral mask teacher in America.  It was a class filled with two dozen [...]

 
 Dear American:I need to ask you to support an urgent secret business relationship with a transfer of funds of great magnitude.
I am Ministry of the Treasury of the Republic of America. My country has had crisis that has caused the need for large transfer of funds of 800 billion dollars US. If you would assist [...]

Somewhere between the drama of the Olympic Games and the idiocy of America’s Funniest Videos lies the world of clown.  I’m not getting to watch as much of the Olympics as I thought I would (because my kid is not interested and I’m not going out of my way to sell it.)  I’m not very [...]

My kid brought home a test today 20/24, 84%.  Can I just say my kid is 7.  Can I just say she only missed 4 questions.  
OK.  Next year, third grade is a big deal test in New York City.
We are supposed to go over with our child the questions that they missed.
 
First question:
3. Charles [...]