I was sitting in a restaurant today, and in walks this peculiar looking man. His clothes were a little weather worn it appeared, but it was raining outside, so I didn’t pay it any mind. I shouldn’t anyway; it’s a free country, right? The man can dress however he wants; doesn’t need my permission. In fact, he could have even sat at my table, prop up his boots, and sang the “Battle Hymn of the Republic”, and there’s nothing I or any other onlooker could do about it. Anyway, I digress; back to the story.

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So it looks like the Writer’s Guild of America is actually going to go through with their strike. It was announced some time ago that this might happen; the producers and studios knew it was coming. Now it’s finally here. It’s like having to clean up your house; you put it off, knowing that company is coming over, and then when the doorbell rings, and you haven’t done a damn thing about it; what do you do? Tell them nobody’s home. Why not? It works in the movies, right?

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When I write this it is 3:00 am, and I reflect on the day that I had just spent. Currently, I’m serving as Technical Director for Belhaven’s Music Dept. production of Gondoliers. We spent today building the set. I had a good time doing it. A lot of work and a lot of stress at some points, but isn’t that life. Why should building a set be any different? When you work hard (and smart) in life, you usually end up with good or better results. If you work hard (and smart) on a set, shouldn’t you end up with a good set? Makes sense to me anyway.

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There’s a new acting technique that’s been publicized. It’s called the Major Turkey. You go out to your front lawn and start acting like a Pilgrim during Thanksgiving. You set up tables; you set up chairs. Invite the neighbors. Tell them to bring a dish and to be thankful to you for inviting them. But you supply the turkey. Always supply the turkey. A turkey is the cornerstone of the American Holiday meals, so whosoever bringeth the turkey controls the dinner.

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Some like it hot, some don’t. Some wear ear rings in their noses; some prefer to leave earrings on the sales rack. We live in America, where people have the right to choose whether they like something or not. That’s why I can’t seem to understand these fad diets. They depict that we should feel remorse if we even so much as entertain the idea of consuming a tasty morsel that happens to have more than ten grams of carbohydrates. I eat what I want to eat. However, freedom does come with some costs.

According to the American Sports Data, there are approximately four million people in this country that weigh over 300 lbs, and 400k weigh over 400 lbs. Although that is a startling and disturbing statistic, immigrants are hastily trying to get into this country because of the opportunities that abound for people here, overweight or not overweight. So the real question is do you prefer to be fat and happy or lean and starving. Also, there is choice C, which are free tickets to a Shakira concert with the chance to meet her backstage and take her out to an all you can eat carbohydrate dinner. I think I’ll opt for choice C.