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My roommate moved out a few weeks ago to live with family for free, so I've got an empty bedroom in my apartment. I've let the boys turn it into their playroom/fort/testosterone zone. They're blissed out. We cleaned up some abandoned furniture from near the dumpster for them to put in there, they've got a ton of sleeping bags & pillows, and they're just eating it up.

They've labeled the door... the… Continue

Hard on the heels of my last blog rant, I find myself conflicted. It's how I usually find myself, so at least there's consistency to reassure me.

I'm in a tempting position. I'm an acrobat in a circus who performs frequently in makeup and costume that make me look all hot and non-dorky. I'm in excellent shape for anyone, and for a 37-year-old father of five I'm in incredible physical condition. Ugh, how arrogant... sorry, I'm trying to be accurate, not egotistical. *sigh* Any dude who reads thi… Continue

The sweet irony of The Game. Hunting a potential partner, making clever social feints and dodges, balancing political affiliations and potential rivals... ah, what not fun for me.

I don't wanna play The Game. I don't like it and I never have. Even when I played it (back in High School, prior to microwaves, cell phones, school buses, the internet, cars, telephones, and the wheel) I didn't much like it. I've always played The Game best when I know I've got a great hand. IE, when the lady I'm inte… Continue

So this is something that's always blown me away. Lots and lots of performers (and thereby lots of performing groups) want to hear how neat they are, but they are ridiculously uninterested in hearing any form of criticism.

I learned about performing arts from Michael Ballam. He's a theater & music professor at Utah State University, and prior to professing he was trained on Broadway as a vocalist and performance pianist. He put on all kinds of college & community theater projects when m… Continue

So my home computer bit the big one about 5 months ago. That was fine; I was using my work machine for internet stuff. But then a few weeks ago my job's contract closed, and I've been unemployed since then. That part's cool, 'cause I've had tons of time to clean up my apartment and do lots of stuff I've not had much time to do prior to becoming jobless. The lack of money is lame, and I'm not sure how I'm gonna pay my rent going forward until I find more work. But the freedom and the time that's… Continue