Today is another of my vacation days, coincidental with the long Memorial Day holiday coming up on Monday, so I’m going to go to a light and variable blogging schedule for the duration.

See you later.

Spring break is over.

Thanks for waiting while I accomplished some important rest, reading, writing, and actually got things done around the house.

So, what did I miss?

Up early and heading home…

Time for a little R&R in the Keys.  See you later.

Continuing the theme of tropical calm and lazy days…

This is the way to spend a mid-winter holiday.

Ohio Key Beach

Another day off, so I’m on a vacation blogging schedule.  See you later.

Did I tell you yesterday that I was taking today off and going down to the Keys to visit friends, relax on their patio, grill up some steaks, and then just enjoy the cool breezes off the bay?  No?  My bad.

Anyway, I’m back.

I’m outta here this morning to Perrysburg and a visit with my parents, which also includes our annual pilgrimage to Stratford, Ontario, and the Shakespeare festival.

I’ll also be catching up with some friends, sleeping in, watching baseball and the Olympics, and generally goofing off, so blogging will be light and variable for the next ten days. But you never know when I might find something worth posting, so check in every so often if you like.

I’m outta here this morning to Perrysburg and a visit with my parents, which also includes our annual pilgrimage to Stratford, Ontario, and the Shakespeare festival.

I’ll also be catching up with some friends, sleeping in, watching baseball and the Olympics, and generally goofing off, so blogging will be light and variable for the next ten days. But you never know when I might find something worth posting, so check in every so often if you like.

Well, it was fun while it lasted.

I actually did accomplish some things. I got the book I needed for research on my paper for the scholar’s conference: a first edition of My Son is a Splendid Driver, by William Inge. Written in 1971 (two years before his death by suicide), it is Inge’s thinly-veiled autobiography of growing up in the early part of the 20th century in rural Kansas. It provides a great deal of insight into his life and his views on family, faith, and how he came to put them into his plays. It’s been a huge help in forming the context of my paper, and it’s a great read.

I also got in some good relaxation and actually did some housekeeping. I know; you should do it every six months whether it needs it or not. I also reconnected with some friends, went to a couple of car shows, and actually enjoyed waking up, rolling over, and going back to sleep. You should try it some time.

And with that, we’re back on our regular schedule, such as it is, just in time for more fun with the candidates, the bean-brains of the Orcosphere, the vernal equinox, my brother’s birthday, and whatever other nonsense we can stir up.

So, what’d I miss?

Well, it was fun while it lasted.

I actually did accomplish some things. I got the book I needed for research on my paper for the scholar’s conference: a first edition of My Son is a Splendid Driver, by William Inge. Written in 1971 (two years before his death by suicide), it is Inge’s thinly-veiled autobiography of growing up in the early part of the 20th century in rural Kansas. It provides a great deal of insight into his life and his views on family, faith, and how he came to put them into his plays. It’s been a huge help in forming the context of my paper, and it’s a great read.

I also got in some good relaxation and actually did some housekeeping. I know; you should do it every six months whether it needs it or not. I also reconnected with some friends, went to a couple of car shows, and actually enjoyed waking up, rolling over, and going back to sleep. You should try it some time.

And with that, we’re back on our regular schedule, such as it is, just in time for more fun with the candidates, the bean-brains of the Orcosphere, the vernal equinox, my brother’s birthday, and whatever other nonsense we can stir up.

So, what’d I miss?

They make great pancakes at this little place in Islamorada. I think I’ll put the top down and go get some.

They make great pancakes at this little place in Islamorada. I think I’ll put the top down and go get some.

Well, it was fun while it lasted.

It’s that time again. I’m off to Perrysburg today and will be in the loving embrace of my parents for the next ten days. During that time we’ll make our annual pilgrimage to Stratford, Ontario, for theatre and fine dining, and I will have a chance to sleep until sunrise, see some friends, and — hopefully — catch up on my non-blog writing.

Things will be a little quieter here, or at least a little more spread out during the day. But hey, it’s not like there’s a whole heck of a lot of news going on out there, is it?

Talk to you later.