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The Summer of Theater

I never planned it this way, but at least as summer ended this year I couldn’t complain of having let the season slip by without doing anything. It started by seeing an online post about one Shakespeare festival right after … Continue reading

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Vacation of the Mind

A day after coming back from my Ashland vacation, I also completed another vacation of the mind. I finished reading The Lord of the Rings again for the umpteenth time. I had almost forgotten how good it is. Since I … Continue reading

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Ashland Revisited — day 6

My last full day in Ashland started with a hearty breakfast at a local restaurant. I don’t think it will be necessary to eat much the rest of the day. In the early afternoon, I headed over to the intimate … Continue reading

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Ashland Revisited — day 5

Today I had to change residences since I couldn’t get the full set of days at my original B&B. After checking out, I went and hung out in Lithia Park, just relaxing and taking some pictures. After some lunch, I … Continue reading

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Ashland Revisited — day 4

Another relaxing lazy day, recharging my batteries. I did a lot of reading (and some snoozing). In the evening, I headed over to the Elizabethan Theatre to see Into the Woods. This is a Sondheim musical based around a mashup … Continue reading

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Ashland Revisited — day 3

After breakfast, I spent most of the day lazily relaxing. I guess I was more exhausted than I thought, but it was a good rest. I did a little reading, and was mostly a slug. This evening I went to … Continue reading

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Crater Lake

They don’t do any plays at OSF on Monday, so I decided to take a little trip up and see Crater Lake. It took about 2 hours to get there from Ashland, with lots of driving on windy roads through … Continue reading

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Last Day in the High Country

With my last day of vacation, I woke up to beautiful blue skies in Frisco. With no particular plans I spent the morning in Frisco, going down to the edge of Dillon Reservoir after breakfast. The mountains and water around … Continue reading

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A Day in the Mountains

My Colorado Shakespeare experiences behind me, I left Boulder to get a little time up in the mountains before my vacation ended. My Colorado luck continued to hold, and I didn’t get a nice clear blue skied day. Nevertheless, as … Continue reading

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Another Busy Vacation Day

The third day of my little vacation started off with a trip down to Denver to go to the Denver Zoo with a friend, and two kids, 5 and 7. The downside was that it was a very hot day … Continue reading

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