So, this is the farewell tour for Topol as Tevye, in Fiddler on the Roof. Like a comfortable old shoe, or our hometown in mid-summer, it was a little tired - not much, but a little. Comfortable, like.

After that, Fiddler on the Roof becomes an X-rated show. Y'know - Topol-less.

Oh, one more thing about hiking in Red River Gorge. At one point we stopped and soaked our feet in one of the streams we crossed. When we were ready to continue on, we found out we couldn't dry our feet off ( Read more... )

The average background radiation count for the past week was 11.66 ( Read more... )

Got to watch the Inaugural celebration concert during this trip ( Read more... )

While driving from Texas to Michigan recently, I have been able to listen to some of the talk radio and I have been shocked and discouraged to hear all the irrational invective from the right- wing talk show hosts against the Obama administration ( Read more... )

I drove from Houston to Kentucky in the past couple of days. It actually took less time than I had planned. It turns out that the hardest part was getting out of Texas. Texas is a very big state. Once you get out of Texas, the rest of America is a lot closer together. I think I understand why the defenders of the Alamo fought so feircely. It ( Read more... )

This is the shape of things to come. And making tents inside your bedroom is fun, too ( Read more... )

Fossil fuels will run out much sooner than anyone is willing to admit ( Read more... )

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