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Appomattox Courthouse Theatre Celebrates Third Anniversary
In August of 2009, the Town of Appomattox can take two things for granted. One, that Appomattox Courthouse Theatre is preparing for a new season of great plays including its current production, Neglected Husbands’ Sewing Club. And two, that the local community can enjoy these performances within the historic setting of the old Appomattox Courthouse.
Shakespeare at Sweet Briar: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
One of the things I love about writing for Appomattox News is that it gives me – an introvert – a chance to get out more often. On a recent outing, I met Geoffrey Kershner and a number of the folks involved with the Endstation Theatre Company at Sweet Briar College. It was such a good experience, I planned to see as many of the group’s productions as possible during the Blue Ridge Summer Theatre Festival.
Getting in Touch With Nature: The Photography of Robert Miller
I’ve met lots of people with dreams that one day – God willing, the creeks don’t rise, and a winning lottery ticket – they’ll pursue. And a lot of those folks were amateur photographers like myself, honing their skills in classes at Central Virginia Community College until they could set up their own studio.
Social Media: Designed By Extroverts, Safe For Introverts
If you missed the Appomattox Social Media Seminar this past weekend, you missed an excellent chance to find out about cutting edge communication technology that just may have the power to change the way we build community, operate businesses, and talk to one another.
Murphy’s Law Is An Island
Homesick Blues - I’m sure you’ve heard the old adage that if you want God to laugh, tell him your plans. Of course, that need not apply solely (or soully) to a deity.
A Sign of Spring
On Friday afternoon the first sign of spring showed its pretty little head and most welcome it was too. No, it wasn’t a flock of hungry robins feasting on earthworms or anything in bloom. It was the arrival of spring gardening stuff at the Farmville Voldemart (A.K.A. WalMart)!
Time Flies…
It’s really hard to believe that January is over a third gone already and we are staring down the throat of February. I’m afraid to blink, I may miss an entire month!
The Travel Agent
One of the thankless duties of a globe-trotting communications manager is to make sure his crew members make it safely from ship to airport and vice-versa. That’s as far as my responsibility goes. So, for instance, if the plane happens to take a header into the Hudson River, not my bad.
The Lake Effect
For about as long as I can remember I have heard about lake effect snow. Apparently Lake Erie dumps a lot of this peculiar type of snow on northwestern Pennsylvania and New York. After spending three full days driving in lake effect snow, I can assure you that snow is snow!
In Search Of The Lost Point I Was Trying To Make
As I sat at the table in the crew mess tonight, lingering over the night’s portion of Soylent Green – or whatever – I found myself pondering the double-edged sword that is modern technology. It helps take one’s mind off the food.
Protect Our Food Supply – STOP NAIS!
There is a new website up in honor of our President Elect, Barak Obama. He promised us CHANGE and the site is called www.change.org. If you discovered this site before January 1, you probably got in and voted for some Ideas or even posted one of your very own.
Empty Desks and Broken Dreams
Well, here we are on our second-to-last evening in Guam. There is only one reason why we come to Guam: to get things done. There is a US Naval base here, so this is the time that the Navy staff and its civilian minions – namely me – go ashore to take care of official stuff, like medical and dental appointments, supplies, technical issues, admin issues, and drinking at the Clipper Landing bar. Well, that last one isn’t official, but we do it anyway. I mean, as long as we’re here and all that.
