Our Dayton Live schedule projected us leaving our shifts by 11:45 PM. The last No. 17 bus heads south from downtown at 11:37 PM so I worked out a Plan B with a fellow house manager who was sharing the loge/lower balcony with me. He agreed to cover my area and Volunteers so I could leave by 11:15 PM in order to make it to Wright Stop Plaza. The show ended shortly before 11 PM and my lobby was entirely cleared by 11:10 PM. It’s 11:24 PM and I am just arriving at Wright Stop Plaza.

Upon arriving uptown, there was tremendous excitement as fire trucks and many police cars raced up and down Main Street, landing at the tower just across the street from Schuster Center. For a short while, we were on lockdown. My first! Thankfully, everything was solved and cleared before our patrons began arriving.

It was another remarkable night of theater in the performing arts right here in Dayton Ohio. Actor Richard Thomas has been a magnificent hit in this show and I love seeing an audience with a wide age span arriving at the performing arts center in droves.

I have nothing on my docket for Sunday until it is time to teach at 4 PM. I have a number of things I wish to complete, but I also recognize my body needs some downtime. I may do the minimal list of things and spend a majority of my time relaxing with documentaries, especially episodes for Josh Gates on The Discovery Channel.

Bus No. 17 is leaving the southern edges of downtown Dayton and I feel myself settling into a stupor. I will need to regain a brief amount of energy before being greeted by the party of fur! Col. Deeds is always hopping with glee and my next goal with him is coaching him to reserve the high energy so that he doesn’t knock me over. He is a powerhouse and only shy of two weeks when he turns one year old. I remind myself that Chief was the same way; however, I was forty-six and enjoying good health for the most part. 

And that was my day. I was busy from 8 AM – 2 PM with a short break before moving on to the Schuster for TO KILL A MOXKINGBIRD. I’ve mastered 10,812 steps and been actively productive for eighteen hours.  

That’s a damn fine day!