Henry VIII

By |2009-08-14T14:25:00-07:00August 14, 2009|osf, plays, Uncategorized|

Ashland, Oregon at the Oregon Shakespeare FestivalHenry VIII by William Shakespeare A better title of this production of the seldom-produced Henry VIII would be The Vilma and Tony Show.  The performances of Vilma Silva (Queen Katherine) and Anthony Heald (Cardinal Wolsey) alone are enough to make this an extremely satisfying evening of theater. This play is looked down on as odd — if not downright “bad”.  The Oregon Shakespeare Festival avoids it, having last put in on 25 years ago in 1984. The audience was littered with people who are seeing Henry VIII to complete their viewing of the Shakespeare [...]

Religious Principles and Health Care

By |2009-08-13T11:29:00-07:00August 13, 2009|Uncategorized|

The national voice of my church is weighing in on on the heated health care hatred being spewed against any attempt to reform the current failed delivery system. I agree: "The first religious principle at stake is compassion. We must be a strong, persistent voice that reminds our nation and our leaders that compassion is central to all major faith traditions," says the President of the Unitarian Universalist Association, Rev. Peter Morales (pictured at right). ..."We are witnessing cynical demagoguery that plays on fear in order to defend privilege." Full Unitarian Universalist statement on health care.

Potlucks

By |2009-08-08T07:57:00-07:00August 8, 2009|Uncategorized|

Potlucks combine the worst of cooking for yourself and the anxiety of Christmas.  You shop, cook, and clean just like every day. All the work is there. Then you bring your offering to the table and watch to see if it's the last chosen (just like you were in pick-up baseball games) or if you're going to bring most of it back home with you.  Was it your dish that made everyone suddenly remember their diets and adopt strict portion controls? Potlucks.  There ought to be a law.

Plugging a Gay Business

By |2009-08-06T16:39:00-07:00August 6, 2009|dachshunds, sequel, Uncategorized|

I met the owner of San Francisco's Regency Limousine Service at a GGBA networking event.  This economy is giving him the roughest time of his 25 years in business.  He does corporate limo service, airport pick-ups, and tours through San Francisco, the wine country, and other Bay Area tourist places.  All of these activities are pretty dead this year! Don has donated a lot of time to fund raisers and charity events (picking up the guest stars, etc.). He'd like to keep helping out AND stay fiscally healthy. If you or your business are looking for an independent pro from [...]

San Francisco Traffic Alert

By |2009-08-05T11:35:00-07:00August 5, 2009|Uncategorized|

redozdachs's office management put out this traffic alert this morning: Today, Wednesday, August 5: Television Commercial Filming T-Mobile is shooting a television commercial today above and around the city.  Approximately 100 skydivers will jump from a plane and land in four separate spots in San Francisco. This will occur between noon and 1:30 pm depending on the winds.  The skydivers will land in Justin Hermann Plaza, the Marina Greens, Moscone Playground and on the roof of Pier 39 parking garage.  The skydivers plan to form a "T" while floating toward San Francisco. There's something only-in-San-Francisco-ish about warning about heavy skydiving [...]

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