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Getting Ready for Farpoint 2016

| February 11, 2016

Today is my make sure the house is in order and pack day for Farpoint. The house is in pretty good condition so that’s a plus. But there is laundry to be done and puppets to be found and I need to make sure I have all my stands for the puppets. I have gotten […]

Finally a Miss

| February 10, 2016

After getting it in the teeth during the past two snowstorms, this one gave us a miss. So rather than have to dig out from 3 to 5 inches of snow, I have to dust off the car and that’s it. No need to salt anything or shovel anything and it feels good. All this […]

Crafty Tuesday Puppet Positive

| February 9, 2016

Ronnie Burkett is an amazing puppeteer. His shows are breathtaking to watch. He also is a fount of knowledge about marionettes and the history of puppetry. On his Facebook page he has a request I seem to have a lot of friends on here who are puppeteers, puppet enthusiasts, puppetry hobbyists or puppet smartypants-know-it-all-academics. So […]

恭禧發財 for the year of the Fire Monkey

| February 8, 2016

It is also Jules Verne’s Birthday so Happy Birthday to the author of the future. Yesterday we had some friends over for the Super Bowl and it was fun. The game was interesting. The commercials were OK. Standouts for me were Hulk/Ant Man and Coke, Helen Mirren and not driving drunk, and the Snickers spot […]

What is it with the chicken wings?

| February 7, 2016

When did Buffalo Wings become the staple food of the Super Bowl? Did I miss a memo? And yes I did hear about the conspiracy to sell chicken wings because they were just scraps until this phenomenon. I have had Buffalo Wings in Buffalo at several establishments that claim to have done it first. Some […]