Dilemma, bedevilled

I’m trying to put together an entry for the playwright’s cabaret (as I’ve mentioned before) and I thought I found the easy solution. I have an already (hand) written piece of approximately the right length that I like. Getting into the transcription and editing of the piece, I’ve realized that the 4 actor constraint of the cabaret will force significant changes on the script. And, since I’m actually fond of the script, I’m unwilling to chop it up. True, I’m essentially refusing to cut a fart joke, but it’s a GOOD fart joke.

So, my two options are: chop the thing up, or go with a new idea. The problem with the new idea is that I’m not hot for it. No tingles, no curiosity, and if I just force myself to do it, it will be loveless and wooden.

Maybe I’ll take an honest run at the new idea and see if I can breathe some life into it. The good news that comes out of this is that I like the existing piece enough to spare it from mutilation, so now the question is where do I find an outlet for it?

The Next Big and Messy Milestone

We’re on the cusp of potty training now. The idea has been introduced, the potty has been personally chosen by Max, and now we’re going to leave the topic alone (more or less) as he thinks about the idea. When he decides he’s ready, he’ll make a pronouncement to that effect and away we’ll go. At least, that’s what I expect, given his normal reaction to these kinds of changes. The harder we push him, the more his stubborn resistance comes into play. For example, if I put my foot down and tell him “no you’re tired and it’s time to sleep” he will wail and howl “But I’m not SLEEPY!”. Instead, I just agree with him that he’s not sleepy, slowly and surreptitiously moving him towards the bed until he slips into Dreamtime all by himself.

Sometimes the boy is like a mule who refuses to go the direction you lead him, no matter how hard you yank on the harness or how delicious the carrot you’re dangling looks to be. Wonder what I’ll do when he’s too big to throw under my arm and carry?

I come To Bury WOXY, and Praise it too.

After years of struggling with the ugly financial reality of running an interesting radio station in the age of musical commodities, my favourite radio station WOXY 97x has gone off the air. They made a transition a few years ago to an entirely online radio station, and they kept me company through countless days at the old miserable job, as well as other happier times. WOXY brought a wonderful mix of songs just short of mainstream, and just ahead of the curve. Every song chosen by Apple for marketing purposes was first revealed to me on WOXY months earlier.

From close to the heart of middle America, this little station brought fresh and interesting music to the listeners, with true music fans as the djs. I grew fond of all of the on air talent, who stayed loyal to WOXY no matter how dire the finances got, and I miss hearing their voices. Mike and Shiv, I salute your work over the years and I hope you can find some happiness from all of this that outweighs the sadness of another artistic voice being silenced.