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Christmas Eve 2010

| December 24, 2010

We set off yesterday morning for Atlanta. Cat sitter is in place at the house (she loved Figgy), we went to Baltimore first and to the Geppi Entertainment Museum for an enjoyable romp around the place. If you live in Baltimore and have any interest in toys or comics, you need to make the time […]

Putting on my AEA Stage Manger’s Hat for a minute

| December 22, 2010

Last Monday there was an accident involving the main stuntman and aerialist for Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark. Christopher Tierney was performing one of the less aggressive stunts in the show when some thing happened to the harness that was holding him and he fell 30 feet into the pit below. He managed to land […]

Net Neutrality is the Unicorn of the Internet

| December 21, 2010

The New York Times has an article today about the new regulations that the F.C.C. will be enforcing. There will be two sets of rules. One for fixed-line providers and one for wireless. They say that they are trying to preserve Net Neutrality. However they are going to allow wireless providers to have a greater […]

Spiderman: Turn off the Dark (A Review)

| December 19, 2010

Peter and I went to see the Spiderman musical last night having scored tickets through the Marvel House seats lottery. I am a big fan of Julie Taymor going further back than most people. I found her work during my time at the Center for Puppetry Arts and was amazed and impressed by it. I […]

A Week Before Christmas 2010

| December 18, 2010

Two weeks to the beginning of 2011. Where does the time go? When I was a child, this was the hardest part of the year. The week before Christmas seemed to be twice as long as just about any other week of the year. It took forever for school to finish and the holiday to […]