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Snake In The Grass

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I took this photo last evening at the birthday party of a friend. An adult friend.

This 10 foot long python was one of about a dozen snakes and lizards brought by a local man who rescues reptiles from abuse and neglect. He supports his work by hiring them out for events like this.

Granted, most of the birthday parties he works are for kids, but no matter. There were lots of kids in attendance at the party last night, and they all had a blast handling all the creatures.

I ran home and grabbed my camera, which I forgot when I first went over there.

There are more photos on my Flickr photostream, and I have more to upload.

And for the photogeeks:

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Alison In Reflected Sunlight

 
 
 

 
 
 

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I took this photo this evening when we were downtown at the Thursday Night Live concert at Cheapside Park. The setting sun reflected off the glass of the Fifth Third building, then off the glass of the adjacent Lexington Financial Center, and finally came to rest upon Alison.

Our friend Cathy, from Port Townsend, WA was with us, as was our friend Jason. After the concert ended, we headed to Atomic Café, where we dined on the patio. The food was fantastic, the weather perfect, and the company beyond compare.

Life is good.

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I Spy...

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Goodbye Old Friend

From Gothamist:

Rent, the rock-musical that did more to force LES hipster culture into that mainstream than anybody would care to admit, will take its final bows this weekend on Broadway. The once acclaimed show, which has been on the stage since 1996, will leave as the 7th longest Broadway run ever, and has built up a devoted following of longtime fans. And, just in case you were dying to get one last fix, but missed out on tickets to this final show, it will be captured on film and brought to theatres nationwide at the end of the month. That said, the show is closing after a down couple of years, and it's pretty clear that its time, and its brand of hipster stereotype, has finally passed on.

I say 'old friend' despite the fact I have seen Rent only once on the stage. But that one time I saw it, on Broadway, had a profound effect on me. It was the best show I have ever seen produced in a theatre. 

And getting to see it with my sister, Jo Ann, made it even more special. She loved that show. She had seen it five or six times. At least twice on Broadway, and the rest when touring companies came to Lexington, Louisville, or Cincinnati. She also owned the movie version on DVD, which I now own, and covet.

I've been thinking of her a lot lately. It's been just over a year since she died. I still miss her terribly.

I hope that Rent continues to tour the country. I will go see it any time it comes close to Lexington.

310 Pounds of Glory

It wasn't the prettiest win, but it was still a win. Over Louisville. 27-2.

Go Cats!