Value system

John Lennon's Gibson J-160E guitar sells for $2.4 million at Julien's Auctions - @businessinsider http://www.businessinsider.com/ap-john-lennons-guitar-sells-for-2.4-million-at-auction-2015-11?IR=T

5 upsets

I thought you might like this story from The Washington Post.
Top 25 Capsules
http://wapo.st/1Qm37wS

Navy's big win

I thought you might like this story from The Washington Post.
Navy football rolls past No. 13 Memphis for breakthrough victory
http://wapo.st/1Pvxr7u

America, 2015

Black Missouri Tigers players to strike over racial harassment on campus

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Navy rocks

Last time Navy beat a ranked opponent, over 30 years ago, my dad was alive. Tonight they destroyed #13 Memphis. Can't wait until Army-Navy game.

Good rain

Reread, retouched, play ... Like it much.

Baked bread.

After slow start, UCLA looking great in rain at Corvallis.

Sketch seems better. Harriet seems better. I am good.

My play brings tears to my eyes. Hope it does to audience as well. But first it has to find an audience.

And have started reworking 20 y/o play probably ahead of its time.

Not a bad Saturday so far.

Early feedback

4 responses so far. Scale low 1 to high 5, they went roughly two 5s or close, a 3 and a 2, all helpful. The usual crapshoot. But very useful to me.

Right on!

To Help Hard-Hit Seniors, Warren/Sanders Bill Would Boost Social Security: http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/11/05/help-hard-hit-seniors-warrensanders-bill-would-boost-social-security

SF blues

Crab season called off ... from Chronicle:

"We've never had this in my career down here, and I've been fishing crabs since '86," said Larry Collins, president of both the Crab Boat Owners Association and the San Francisco Community Fishing Association. He noted that water temperatures measured 61 degrees Thursday when they should have been about 54.

Crapshoot

The trouble with experience, you find out how things like dramatic competitions really work. Writing a good, even great, play is not the ticket. It's having the right script in front of the right decision makers at the right time. Most of those parameters are out of your control. It's a crapshoot.

I've been lucky before. Maybe I can get lucky again.

Survival

Today's kids could walk on Mars, says Britain's first official astronaut

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Sawant on Bernie

Socialist politician credits Bernie Sanders after re-election in Seattle

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Cosmic glory

Don't get much in the city with its lights but in the southwestern sky this morning, the moon, Jupiter and Venus are bright enough to show off their powwow.

If I had any sense, I'd move to where I can die under a glorious night sky.

Have taken out a twenty year old play to rework.

This "progressive" state ...

Oregon county passes ballot measure claiming its sheriff can block federal gun laws: http://feeds.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/6yfafPXzCx4/-Oregon-county-passes-ballot-measure-claiming-its-sheriff-can-block-federal-gun-laws

Progress?

Sketch having a good day so far. H still in bed.

Just read latest drsft ... man, it's tighter thsn before. Eager to send it off and forget about it until contest results. Focus on the other play. Waiting for more feedback.

Health i$$ue$

In Boise we met a guy in the park who said we was spending thousands a month to keep his dog, his best friend, alive. After paying for some of Sketch's tests, I believe it! But we don't have thousands ... So we'll see what happens.

Exhaustion

See if I can get back in bed without waking the dog ...

Awake

And Sketch comfy on divan ... will he act up when I return to bed? Sometimes he just wants company.

Universe

Sketch got me up to go out ... much better than last night. More tests, zero in on likely kidney issue. Spendy, but what do you do?

R.I.P.

Melissa Mathison, ET screenwriter, dies aged 65 in Los Angeles

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Very interesting ...

George Bush Sr says 'iron-ass' Cheney and 'arrogant' Rumsfeld damaged America

http://gu.com/p/4evb4?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Bloggeroid

Hangin' in

Old Folks Home

Everybody's doing better today, which is great. I'm jacked because 2 of the
4 feedbacks so far say "it's a winner" and all feedback has been helpful, the new draft already significantly stronger. Maybe I can get it out of the house next week.

Fun!

Rewriting is so much fun! Making something good better. Great feedback from TS, and an offer to publish when it's time.

I'm going to rework a 20 y/o play that was ahead of its time. Maybe now ...

Sketch better so far today. Subdued. Waiting for results of blood tests.

Quiet

My two sick roommates sleeping peacefully.

Feedback

More feedback leading to improvement. Eager to get it all and get this script out of the house.

Chronicle headline

Dungeness judged too toxic to eat as crab season nears

End times?

Up all night, trying to comfort a hurting dog. He seems better this morning. I'm not.

Last night, around 3 a.m., I prayed, O ye gods, take back your damn play and give me my dog back!

Baking in the wee hours

So stressed out, crashed at 7. Consequently up now, baking buttermilk rolls. Soy bread in the hopper.

Stress

Harriet in pain with her dog bite, our dog in what may be end if life discomfort, I'm trying to keep the ship on course ... So add this to the gift from the gods and guess what? Zero sum universe!

Told you

Robin Williams' widow: 'It was not depression' that killed him

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If it ain't one thing ...

Our doc freaked by severity of dog bite ... Let's put this dangerous dog to sleep, oops, belongs to daughter, H refuses to file complaint. Meanwhile when I wasn't looking, took pain pills without food, sick in doc office. And just to make life interesting, Sketch (90s in human yrs) having symptoms of major decline, may not last the year. So why am I smiling? Because the gods of theater gave me a great gift!

Busy morn

Spent morning on 1000 word description of play, required for a competition. Harder than writing the play.

Off to hospital with H ...

Bummer

I let H read the draft, a mistake. She doesn't respond to the darker areas of lit, which is where I am most of the time. When push comes to shove, this is not a feel good play. But letting her read it was better than putting up with the consequences of not. I wish she had forgotten I was writing it ha ha.

Process

Already got first feedback, resulting in minor change, major improvement. Name of the game.

Afternoon sanity

Blessing

Taking the dog out into a damp fall morning, felt filled with blessings, a new play of some worth presented to me on my birthday by the theater gods, a guarded optimism it will find a home with its topical subject matter, its professional delivery, its engaging story, its rich characters, with perfect timing to realize local opportunity, serendipity, and many national opportunities, someone, somewhere, will embrace this play.

And the possibility my last act may take a turn I never expected.

Process

From here on out, my relationship with the play is collaborative. The solo ride is over.

Post partem II

Exhausted, mentally, physically ... too tired to sleep ... ready to be retired again!

Post partem

play sent out for feedback.

well. no idea how folks will respond.