Month: July, 2009

Various & Sundry XVII

Down AND out For the first time since July 4th weekend, the Cleveland Indians won two games in a row. Let’s bow our heads for a moment of thanks. Last place in the division, worst record in the American League — you’d think something would have to give. ~ Suffice it to say that there [...]

When in the course of human events…

…it becomes necessary for people to dissolve the emotional bonds that make them suffer, go mad, or just be sad, then it also becomes necessary to watch this 3-minute video. For RtB regulars, it’s a repeat from 15 months ago. For everyone else, I hope it’s a great way to start your Finkday. If you [...]

Welp, that was stinky.

Nope, I don’t mean Mary Poppins. Something came up yesterday afternoon and I ended up giving away my ticket, so no review from me. We will have to wait until Wendell or Stoney tells us about the show. Was it too long? Was Mary really uninteresting? How much did they change the melodies of the [...]

Long overdue

Long overdue: my phone conversation with dear fiend and Finkville citizen, Suzanne! She and her husband are visiting the states from the Netherlands, and she called me last night from her mom’s home in Michigan. A 48-minute treat that was. I heart these people Suzanne and her dashing Dutchman Harold are wonderful people who met [...]

Step in time, ya da da…

Never need a reason, never need a rhyme… Yes, I am going to Playhouse Square in Cleveland tomorrow to see the Broadway touring production of Mary Poppins. My fiends Stoney, Wendell (and her fam), Bar-Jai and G will be joining me. Not sure I’m remembering this correctly, since I haven’t seen the movie in years, [...]