This year has been whacked out. Well, if I'm to be honest, the last few years have been a little whacky. But this past year seems to really outdo them all so far. I'm not one of those people who think the world is going to end any time soon - I think we still…
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In Remembrance of Ned B. Fleischer
“Harmony is about listening to one another.” -Ned B. Fleischer “More, Mama? More Hmmhmm?” I had been humming a lullaby to my little girl at bedtime. I thought she was almost asleep – I certainly seemed to have put myself in a little trance. But then she asked for “more Hmmhmm” and suddenly I…
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A Word About the Election…
I do not usually say too much about politics here. I firmly believe that everyone has the right to their own opinions. Politics or otherwise, as long as you're not hurting me or my family, then I am all for live and let live. Even though I may not make the same decisions as you,…
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Quote of the Day
"If we listened to our intellect, we'd never have a love affair. We'd never have a friendship. We'd never go into business, because we'd be cynical. Well that's nonsense. You've got to jump off cliffs all the time and build your wings on the way down." -Ray Bradbury
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Live & In Living Color
I might have said it before, and I'm sure I'll say it again - We are living in an increasingly isolated society. With all the lightning speed advances in technology, we're used to having everything at our fingertips. And adding to whatever amount of ADD we all have, we can have several things at our…
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What Happened to Capital Region Theater?
Times are tough. We all know that. Belts have been tightened, budgets slashed, many places are forced to close up shop. People deal with tough times in many different ways. In the past, the arts have been a primary coping outlet. Some of our best literature, theater, and films have been born out of a…
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Quote of the Day
"If your happiness is based on external experience, then, my darling, you are fucked." -Gabrielle Bernstein
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Quote of the Day
"Frustration is a positive emotion experienced Negatively. One feels frustration only when one is close to succeeding." -Grace Burton
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How Easy It Is to Look Down the Slippery Slope of a Nose
I overheard two guys talking the other day. They were discussing a mutual friend's new girlfriend. It came out that she had dropped out of school after a year and had been working an office job until recently. She has not yet found a new job and has been cleaning houses in the meantime. They…
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National Dance Day
Executive Producer of Fox's So You Think You Can Dance (SYTYCD), Nigel Lythgoe, has started a grassroots initiative to encourage the nation to move. Declaring July 31st as National Dance Day, Lythgoe hopes that individuals, communities, organizations, and families will come together and express themselves through dance. However, this grassroots experiment is quickly turning into…
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