Christina’s World by Andrew Wyeth (1948) Museum of Modern Art via Wikipedia Fair use. Andrew Wyeth was born on this day in 1917 (died 2009)
“I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.”
Walden: Or, Life in the Woods
American essayist, poet, and philosopher, Henry David Thoreau, was born on this day in 1817 (died 1862).
I’m probably due to read Walden again. I’ll put it on the list.
It’s Friday. It’s still hot. But at least it looks like we’re finally getting some rain this weekend.
The march toward retirement continues. During a brief period of insomnia on Wednesday night and
River City Community Players
September 13-14, 20-21
Thursday morning I watched a video about a fool proof way to have an automated income on the Interwebz. Let’s just say I watched enough to remember that those programs are not for me.
So Janis and I have to be content with the fact that Dialing for Dollars is trying tor reach us.
If you know, you know.
If you don’t know, our generation had the best music.
Exciting theater news. The full cast list isn’t out, but I will be appearing as Al Lewis in Neil Simon’s The Sunshine Boys with River City Community Players this September.
Due to The Late Great Unpleasantness (™) of 2021, I left the CAT Board. But I’m delighted to be coming back to direct this show.
Even more exciting, CAT has found a new home at the Historic Hanover Tavern.
Lone Star long necks all around.
Of course there are many projects and events between now and the Spring. You know I’ll tell you about them in due time.
It’s another summer weekend. We’re promised some rain and thunderstorms.
But I’m hoping to get to Kings Dominion for the opening of Grand Carnivale. One of my favorite park events.
Let’s go get some beads.
IN OTHER NEWS
Angry and stunned Democrats blame Biden’s closest advisers for shielding public from full extent of president’s decline
CNN
“The entire display is kind of an act,” one of those sources told CNN. “They would come and say, ‘Hey, the president is going to call on you about 25 minutes in, and ask this question. What are the bullet points you’ll respond with?’”
Italian PM Giorgia Meloni rolls eyes, checks imaginary watch waiting for Biden’s arrival at NATO Summit
New York Post
With an eye roll for the ages, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni appeared annoyed Thursday morning as she and other world leaders waited for President Biden and the alliance’s Secretary Gen. Jens Stoltenberg to finally grace their presence and open the third day of the NATO Summit.
‘You’re worried if he knows which direction he’s going’: Nervous world leaders greet Biden at NATO
Politico
The contrast couldn’t be starker: President Joe Biden, physically and politically frail, presiding over what could be his final NATO Summit at a moment when the alliance has never been so strong.
Media Who Refused To Report On Biden’s Decline Furious That Nobody Reported On Biden’s Decline
Babylon Bee
While many people online expressed the belief that Biden had been showing signs of cognitive issues for years, the news media was outraged that there wasn’t anyone responsible for chronicling the evidence and disseminating the information to people around the world.
Shelley Duvall,The Shining star and Robert Altman collaborator, dies at 75
Entertainment Weekly
Shelley Duvall, the actress who starred in several Robert Altman films and evaded an ax-swinging Jack Nicholson in Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, has died. She was 75.
Strays Find a Home
Style Weekly
It’s hard to keep track of which of its nine lives Chamberlayne Actors Theatre (or CAT) is now on. Operating without a home venue since 2020, the company just announced a residency at Hanover Tavern for its 2024-25 season, an arrangement that will provide more stability and opportunities for growth for the vagabond theater troupe.
BORN ON THIS DAY
1884 – Louis B. Mayer, Russian-born American film producer, co-founded Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (d. 1957)
1895 – Oscar Hammerstein II, American director, producer, and songwriter (d. 1960)
1908 – Milton Berle, American comedian and actor (d. 2002)
1937 – Bill Cosby, American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter
1951 – Cheryl Ladd, American actress
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BENEDICTION
American singer and pianist, Sandi Patty, was born on this day in 1956.