Author Archives: djnpub

The first night is Twelfth Night

Posted on June 4, 2015 by djnpub

Tonight I attended the first CalShakes play of the season, which was Twelfth Night. We had a full house as Nathan B, and Kyoko and Ben, joined Bill, Andy and me. We lucked out as the night was very pleasant … Continue reading →

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LA Fun

Posted on May 10, 2015 by djnpub

In the midst of 1 1/2 weeks of travel all across the country and back for work, I zipped down to LA for the weekend for a quick couple of days of sightseeing with some friends that had never been … Continue reading →

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Monterey and Point Lobos

Posted on February 12, 2015 by djnpub

I had a business trip to the Monterey area. I had forgotten how beautiful it is around there. I guess I haven’t been down there since my more active diving days. I managed to make a quick side trip to … Continue reading →

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Christmas

Posted on December 26, 2014 by djnpub

It’s hard to believe another Christmas has rolled around already. This year it was a very quiet, peaceful, and uneventful day. The upside is that this is the second year in a row that I wasn’t sick for the holidays. … Continue reading →

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Just one more …

Posted on November 8, 2014 by djnpub

I guess I wasn’t quite done with Shakespeare for the year. Bob and I went over to San Francisco to see a production of The Tempest by the African-American Shakespeare Company. While this represented my 3rd production of The Tempest … Continue reading →

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The Summer of Theater

Posted on October 5, 2014 by djnpub

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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Mike Daisey on Shakespeare’s Tragedies

Posted on October 2, 2014 by djnpub

I’m ending up the summer of theater frenzy (even though it’s technically not summer any more) with a 4-day series of performances by monologist Mike Daisey at CalShakes, covering four different Shakespeare tragedies. I previously saw him perform The Agony … Continue reading →

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Vacation of the Mind

Posted on September 21, 2014 by djnpub

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

Posted on September 19, 2014 by djnpub

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

Posted on September 18, 2014 by djnpub

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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