It’s useful to look back in hind-sight,
And recognize films like “The Blind Side,”
That make one feel hopeful,
And not merely mopeful.
Movies haven’t forgotten their bright side.
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The Blind Side
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010Holiday Tea
Monday, December 21st, 2009While on tour with the Reduced Shakespeare Company earlier this year in Houghton, Michigan, I stumbled upon a delectable little tea shop (tea is somewhat of an obsession my wife and I share). I brought back two teas that absolutely blew our minds, which resulted in us asking her family to get us more as a Christmas gift. Well, it arrived, and we’ve had so much fun sampling the flavors (French Creme Brulee, Vanilla Cinnamon, Hazelnut Vanilla, Irish Cream, Monk’s Blend, and Peach Apricot), that I just had to write them a limerick:
I don’t need extra reasons to consume
Gifted tea from the Four Seasons Tea Room
It is such a delight,
Like a rebellious sprite,
I’m going to quit writing and resume!
“Christmas Cantata” at the in-law’s church
Sunday, December 20th, 2009Went to the Christmas concert at the in-law’s church this morning. It was a spectacularly rural affair – replete with straining high notes and lackluster reading all set to pre-recorded CD tracks of over-orchestrated brass and timpani. The choir conductor was doing her best, but failed to time the cut-offs of the sung material with the endings of the pre-recorded tracks. Meanwhile, a dedicated father/husband was videotaping and taking flash-pictures from the balcony, distracting people. I thought one more event could have made it truly memorable:
The church concert described as “fantastic,”
Would be more widely known as “bombastic,”
When the camera’s flash,
Timed with flourish of brass,
Made the sixty-ish soloist go spastic.