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On 20 October 2011, in Blog, by Jax
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I fantasize sometimes about a plastic-free house. Don’t get me wrong: I love my technology.  There are a lot of little machines in my house, machines that help me do my job, machines that store unfathomable amounts of information and music and give me the capability to connect with the world in ways unimaginable two [...]

Ful devout corage

On 2 July 2011, in Blog, by Jax
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Making my plans for the Fringe this year, I’m lucky enough to have a few days to spare at the beginning of my trip.  I’ll be flying into London and staying with a friend over the weekend before catching the bus up to Scotland.  Researching ways to spend my time there, I discovered that the [...]

Will no one rid me of this troublesome priest?

On 10 January 2011, in Blog, by Jax
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There’s much discourse these past few days regarding the horrible shooting in Tuscon of Congresswoman Gabi Giffords and the unfortunate people who were around her at the time.  There is much discussion of gun control, and of the power of violent rhetoric. I’m not prepared for a debate on gun control–suffice it to say that [...]

Read this

On 22 December 2010, in Blog, by Jax
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The coincidence of the winter solstice and a complete lunar eclipse with a full moon is an incredibly rare thing.  The last occurrence, before this week, was in 1378. Perhaps you believe, as I do, that numerology is bunk, that the making of a wish at 11:11 or the date 12-11-10  is meaningless and silly. [...]

The words to understand

On 5 September 2010, in Blog, by Jax
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A few weeks ago I was in New York City for the first time–a whirlwind tour, just a few days.  I was on a mission: to see NY Fringe shows and to connect with fellow theatre artists.  I didn’t have a lot of time to “do” New York.  I made sure to go to just [...]