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February 3, 2020
Home, I’m Darling – Day 7 London 2020
Jan 28 – Home I’m Darling Tuesday morning I was up bright and early. Lin once again made fried egg and bacon sandwiches and we joked about the reviews I would leave regarding her hospitality. Truth be told, she was an amazing host. She took absolutely great care of me and Cecil, her wonderful cat, […]
The History Boys – Day 6 London 2020
Jan 27 – The History Boys Monday was my last full day of this trip and there was still some shopping I wanted to do. To that end, I arranged to meet my friend Tim at Forbidden Planet, just in case there was something I wanted to get. Turns out there was. I ended up […]
February 2, 2020
The Vagina Monologues – Day 5 London 2020
Jan 26 – Vagina Monologues Sunday was the one day I didn’t have any shows planned. We’d thought about trying to get tickets for something else, but the only things available for Sunday were outrageously (for us at least) expensive. This left us open for other endeavors and without any time constraints. First up was […]
A Delicate Balance – Day 4 London 2020
Jan 25 – A Delicate Balance One of the nice things about visiting London is seeing friends. There are a number of folks I know on the Island and whenever I can, it’s always nice to see them. So once I knew the dates and schedules, I began making plans. One of those plans was […]
February 1, 2020
Death and the Maiden – Day 3 London 2020
Jan 24 – Death and the Maiden I get up early. Can’t help it. No matter when I go to bed, I still wake up early. Even if I go back to sleep, waking up early is a bane of my existence. In this case, it was fine, in that I was able to chat […]
Night of the Iguana – Day 2 London 2020
Jan 23 – Night of the (Los) Iguana Of all the days I was going to be in London, this was the only one Lin was actually working. In a practical sense, what this meant was that she was up and out of the house early, leaving me to fend for myself. So since I […]
Come From Away – Day 1 London 2020
Jan 22 – Come From Away A few months back, I was lamenting the lack of theatre in my life. Having grown up in the theatre (I joined The Rainbow Company, a professional children’s theatre group at the age of 9 and was with Las Vegas Little Theatre for a number of years) this was […]
January 4, 2020
Offbeat Holidays to Celebrate | Mental Floss
While everybody else is celebrating New Year’s Day, you can celebrate National Hangover Day (or celebrate not celebrating it) or any one of these 99 other Offbeat holidays throughout the year. Courtesy of Mental Floss!
December 31, 2019
2020 – Looking back to look forward
It’s strange to think that yet another year has passed, that in the arbitrary marking of the start and end point of the annual circle of the planet around the sun, we’ve come around yet again. But we have and so I’m going to set down some thoughts on the 12 months which just passed […]
December 30, 2019
Jaq’s Year in Books – 2019 edition
Well, another year is over and I’ve gotten through quite a few books to mark that passage of time. I read a lot. Overall, this year, I read 90+ books. This translates into more than 20,000 pages and a good deal of time spent. Now, also, when I say “read,” I mean I consumed those books […]
