Monthly Archives: November 2024

I pre-purchased my 7 PM ticket for WICKED at The Greene’s Cinemax IMax auditorium. I arrived early as I had read where folks claimed their seats had been double booked. My aisle seat was fine but the atmosphere was miserable. … Continue reading →

I hopped on the bus before 10:15 AM to head to a dining haunt I’ve not been to in several months. It’s fine to sit and work while grazing and relaxing. The buffet was already bustling at 10:55 AM and … Continue reading →

A BEAUTIFUL NOISE arrived at Schuster Center, Tuesday before Thanksgiving. I worked the Friday matinee and evening shows, and will work again, Saturday evening. I love Neil Diamond’s music but the juke box musicals grow old on me. The production, … Continue reading →

2:55 AM, (7:55 AM, London, England) Wednesday, November 6, 2024… Not my flesh, nor blood, but so much of my heart…

We have sunshine. For several consecutive days we have endured rain and grey skies throughout the Miami Valley. Today, we celebrate the return of brightness across the region. Christmas has arrived at Schuster Center.

Cold, drizzly, grey.

I accomplished a lot around the house on Monday before teaching began. I took care of leaves, laundry, cleaning the kitchen, scrubbing the bathtub, washing my study’s curtains, and painted the corner fence in the front yard, as well as … Continue reading →

Chief, and his sister/littermate, Navi (In Memory: 2010-2013) are now fourteen years old. The age lineup at The Haasienda: Erma, 15; Chief, 14: Harrigan, 11; Colonel Deeds, 2; Haaskins, 1. Chief is much slower on the move, unless he spies … Continue reading →

This sums up so much…

I got a quick nap in, accompanied by Colonel Deeds and Haaskins. This is normally how they sleep: Harrigan at my feet; Haaskins snuggled against my chest; Colonel Deeds spooning my back with his head across my neck.

November 9, 1921, my maternal grandfather, Leroy “Red” Delmar Barmes, was born in Elwood, Indiana. A fellow house manager couldn’t make it to Schuster for the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra concert, so quickly got ready and went downtown. A lovely sky…

Today, Harrigan and Bailey turned 11 years old. Sadly, Bailey passed away December 28, 2023.

September 25, 2024; 6:03 PM. The sixtieth anniversary is here. Ready to enjoy a movie at The Neon in Dayton. it’s more difficult to smile with sincerity.

My beloved, devoted buddy for the past 13 years.

A young Theodore Roosevelt’s diary entry on the day he lost both his wife, Alice Lee Hathaway Roosevelt, and his mother, Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, in the same home within a few hours hours. I understand his sentiment… it’s so very … Continue reading →

The first birthday of Hoskins… Born: September 8, 2023. She is such pure joy.