What does the new Disney/Pixar animated movie, Wall-E have to do with ballet? Exactly nothing, actually. The idea of dancing as an act of humanity, though, strangely emerges as a central theme and ultimately helps save the day. I had occasion to see the movie when it opened this past Friday, with [...]
I will never understand the laissez-faire approach to animal care. To my way of thinking, loving and caring for an animal means a great deal more than hoping she won’t run off. This week with Maggie has been frustrating. When she found her way back to us a few days ago she was [...]
Sunday morning, 10:00; partly cloudy skies overhead, air temperature in the 80s, and water at 86. I stretch the swim cap over my head, press the goggles onto my face, and ease in. The first length is cold; when I reach the deep end of the pool, my legs stir up thousands of [...]
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7:30 am. Plaintive barking, very familiar and very near. Teddy Blue answers it and trots downstairs to the back door; Maggie is standing on the other side, wagging her tail like mad.
A quick drink of water, and she’s back on the sofa in her old spot. We all go about our morning [...]
and there are those like this one that suck the life blood out of you. This is a shopping center parking lot in Hellish West Knoxville (apologies to the fine residents there).
But this is my favorite blank canvas.
And these are some very hard-working Pre-Ballet students near the end of Spring Term, who were just learning [...]
This is Maggie (on the right), pictured here with our Shiloh, Teddy Blue. She sauntered into our back yard a couple of weeks ago, through a gate that was left open wide enough for, say, a small yellow lab to squeeze through. We immediately posted “Found” signs all over the neighborhood and the [...]
You’ve seen them: the stickers that masquerade as international code emblems, only they’re not—like this one, from Hilton Head, South Carolina. Not long ago a dear friend of mine posited that the “fake” stickers were trendy and just plain dumb. She in fact saw a man getting into a car with one of these white stickers on it, the [...]