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Have I been hiding under a rock, or is this recession making people crazy? I think up until this last decade, it was weird if you did more than wear a green shirt for St. Patty's. Now, people are dressing up like leprechauns. People are buying costumes. I don't remember this sort of thing before the recession; now there are commercials to buy some really strange outfits. 

I was pleasantly surprised by the Beef & Boards Theater’s production of The Producers. You know how you see a film trailer and you get all excited about it, only to find you have already seen all the good stuff in a short, action-packed trailer??? Since I have seen both of the wildly successful film versions of The Producers, I thought I would spend the evening enjoying more of the same, but in person. Hence, my pleasant surprise. The portrayal of the show’s characters was distinctly… Continue

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My life as a modern-day hermit:



For years, I would go to work, go to the gym or the grocery store, and then go home. On weekends, I usually only left the house to go to the gym or the grocery store.



At work, I had such a high level of interaction with co-workers, clients, and salespeople, that at the end of the day, I no longer had the desire to speak to anyone but my husband.



I realize that having a job, work-friends, and a spouse isn’t… Continue