StarStruk By Life

My own look at the world and its inhabitants…

Archives for July 2008

Little bits…

How strange to watch an earthquake in my birth state as I sit safe and unshaken in Massachusetts.  I have been through bigger, but this was probably a good wake-up call for complacent Californians.  The good news is that the building upgrades seem to have worked! The Boy accepted a job offer yesterday…he will be […]

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Cosmic light show…

WOW!  As I sat at my desk in the 2nd floor converted sunporch of my office building yesterday (a wall of windows on three sides), the sky went dark and lightning started to flash…suddenly I was treated to a big ol’ mid summer thunderstorm…up close and personal.  At the height of it, lightning struck somewhere […]

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Auditions…

As we move toward the traditional community theater fall show audition period, I have to decide how I want to spend my evenings between now and November.  My group isn’t doing a show with a part for me (although I’m trying to talk the director into cross-casting a part), so I’m looking around…something I haven’t […]

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Wilting…

I went downstairs to make my morning coffee and looked out on the deck.  I saw an ocean of wilting, dispirited looking plants.  The tomatoes and basil were the worst.  So, before I even had my first cup, I played Mother Nature and rained on all the deck plants.  Our poor veggies are so far […]

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The ides of July…

I am having trouble coming to grips with the fact that we are already over half way through 2008. ACK!  Work is always slow in the summer, this summer being no exception.  Too many hours in the work day to try to fill.  I have gotten addicted to podcasts on my Zune.  I’m worried, though, […]

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