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We made it. Shrek the Musical opened this weekend—and somehow, despite all the chaos, all the costume changes, all the quick cues and frantic prop swaps—it came together.

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Lucky me. It only cost $25 this time. And three hours of my life I won’t get back. Every spring, the house reminds me who’s boss.

Getting there. We’re about a month away from the premiere.

Rainy all day, but they need their exercise. The park, emptied of everyone except me and the dogs— tails up, noses down,

It happened too fast. My little dog Beatrice—BB—was ahead of me, doing what she always does in the park: sniffing, patrolling, trotting just slightly too far, like she’s got her own errands to run. I was trailing behind, letting her be her scrappy, independent self.

I decided to test out some of Google’s newer AI tools—specifically, NotebookLM. I was curious about their podcast generation feature, and figured: why not throw something personal into the machine and see what comes out?

I love getting together to play ukuleles with this group of fun people. For Valentines Day we met as we usually do at our local toy store and sang torch songs together. Bella loves going there too, especially since the place doubles as an ice cream shop (she’s fond of vanilla). Look for her. She’s partially obscured. I’m in the santa hat. (For Valentines Day ???)

There’s a particular cup at my favorite café in Quincy, Brew haha. It’s not just a cup, it’s the cup—the one they always seem to hand me, even if I don’t ask. Red on the outside, patterned like someone took the time to make something decorative just for the joy of it. Thick-walled. Just the right heft. It fits the hand like it knows the weight of slow mornings and second chances.

Well, it happend, I’m back in another production at the West End Theatre in Quincy, CA. This time it’s Shrek: The Musical—a tale of love, layers, and swampy redemption—and I’ve landed a small but mighty role as Papa Ogre. That’s right, I’ll be kicking off the show as Shrek’s dear old dad, paired up with my longtime friend and frequent stage partner, Michelle Pfingston, who’s playing Mama Ogre. In this go ‘round, we have the dubious honor of sending off our 7 year old son (Shrek) alone into a hostile world while celebrating it in song. Ain’t show business somethin’!