Fabulous Fun. Asolo Repertory Theater’s production of Guys and Dolls is the perfect antidote for any lingering post-election blues. Energetic, boisterous, lively, romantic, it’s hard to find enough adjectives to describe the sheer fun of it all. I had never seen this musical before and was caught up in the music and the fast-paced dancing. …
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Random Reflections: Dec. 2016
Birds. One of my favorite aspects of living on Sarasota Bay in a nature preserve is all the different species of birds. We had one of those exceedingly low tides last week and with mud and sandbars exposed, birds spent the early morning hours feasting in the shallow water. There were the usual egrets (stately …
The Power of Reading: Book List #2
WHY WE SHOULD READ. I love the Wall Street Journal (for a host of reasons), but their tight firewall only allows subscribers to access the full text of an article. So I’m going to quote from the lead essay in the November 26-27 Review section. It’s by Will Schwalbe, author of The End of Your Life Book …
Tidy Tidbits: Mostly Books
ROYALS—WATCHING AND READING I read so much about the Netflix series, The Crown, while I was in London, I couldn’t wait to start watching it once I returned home. And now, I’m enthralled! It is so well done, elaborate, lavish even, and the family dynamics (exiled Duke of Windsor, Prince Philip’s role in their …
