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Writers Theatre’s first show of the season was The Real Thing, by Tom Stoppard. Michael Halberstam directed and Sean Fortunato was the lead. Natasha Lowe played his first wife, which messed me up a bit because I haven’t shaken her performance in Streetcar from… Continue Reading “The Real Thing, by Tom Stoppard”
Book 46Matthew Pearl’s third novel spins a mystery of The Mystery of Edwin Drood, the novel that Charles Dickens was writing upon his death. The premise is that Dickens’ U.S. publisher, a small firm in Boston, is on the brink at the time of… Continue Reading “The Last Dickens, by Matthew Pearl”
Almost from the day I adopted Gibbs, I have wanted to take him places. I want him to grow up to be a well-adjusted, well-socialized dog. It took forever before his immunizations were done, but then I started taking him to Doggie Do Rite,… Continue Reading “Community Bark West”
We almost have Gibbs into a routine. He is going to camp three days a week, which means that three days a week he is too tired to cause any trouble at all. He is still barking too much for me to be comfortable… Continue Reading “At Six Months”
It is Parrot Week at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. They have posted bunches of stories and videos. This is a particular favorite of mine, since Baby does the exact opposite of what Kiwi the Grey does – I hang the toys and Kiwi tears them… Continue Reading “Parrot Week”
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the Trio Animal Foundation, a group that raises funds to help homeless animals get the medical care they need. A week or so thereafter, I received a rather scathing comment about how terrible they are, how… Continue Reading “About Trio and Vitriol”
Heartland Animal Shelter in Northbrook was featured on WGNTV yesterday. I can’t seem to embed the clip, but you can find it here. And this is one of the puppies featured: As if I need to be seeing any more Border Collie puppies. I… Continue Reading “Heartland Animal Shelter”
The Next Dark Age 