As much as husband enjoys a robust political argument with friends over a cold beer, I eschew that kind of thing. The main reason is that political conflict—especially between friends—gives me a stomach ache. I already have plenty of conflict in my life, thank you very much. I disagree with many of [...]
EEEEWWWW. Well, homage to Theatre Knoxville Downtown, anyway, currently mounting a production of Blood Relations—The People Against Lizzie Borden. (And incidentally, my dear friend Betsy is cast as Lizzie’s sister, Emma; go, Betsy.) You may be surprised to learn that Lizzie’s story has been made into a ballet. I sure as [...]
Good ballet is tough to find. So tough, in fact, that two or three times each year I gather a few of my students who are willing, and a couple of their parents, depart Knoxville Ballet School at the crack of dawn, drive to Louisville, have lunch, see the ballet, and then more or [...]
Teenager has decided to go Goth. Not because he wishes to assume the Goth demeanor and all that goes with it (which we’re still a little unclear about), mind you, but because he wants to irritate somebody. And no, it’s not his parents in this case. Seems somebody at school said something to [...]