Mike Pictor

aaaaaaaaaaaand I’ve got a cold.
Not bad, but right in the middle of the nose, sniffles, occasional sneezes….and a week before we open. I am going to refuse to touch anyone at rehearsal today.

Turkey strives for 21st century form of Islam
Turkey is trying to redefine Islam, including making actual edits to the Qur’an
The result, say experts following the ambitious experiment, could be to diminish Muslim discrimination against women, banish some of the brutal penalties associated with Islamic law, such as stoning and amputation, and redefine Islam as a […]

From http://flickr.com/photos/boyshapedbox/sets/72157603957925616/
I present, songs in graph form.

My workplace has several CRT (the bulky kind with the tube in the back, not flatscreens) monitors available for free, both 15 and 17 inch.
If you need one, let me know. Old stock they are trying to unload before we move to a new floor in the building.

Sock n Buskin present, BatBoy the musical.
What with one commitment or another, I am going to see this on March 22, assuming I am back from Toronto in time. Due to the ambiguity, I am avoiding trying to arrange any official outing, however if you are interested, they run March 13-15, and March 20-22. If […]

I did not expect that.

The United Church of Canada has set up a very interesting site. The whole purpose is take topics that are relevant to the church, and discuss in practical terms how we should view them. The whole site is all about debate and discussion, for better and worse. They are running an ad campaign with some […]

Apparently pennsic registration is open.
I’ve been debating how well that may fit into my summer….and I think…I will be giving it a miss. The house will be on the market at that point…or may have sold. It’s that ambiguity that affects me. If it sold, I will have X days to pack the house, find […]

You’d think…if I wanted to order a sizeable part for a car, and pay you to install it, you’d find a way to order other than telling me I need to show up in person, to talk to the one guy that orders in specialty parts, who won’t be in until Friday, and pay for […]

My car radiator is leaking coolant. I was actually told last *April* that the radiatior had a small leak, but at the time, I monitored the coolant levels, and they never budged. It seemed to be it let out a couple of drops in the garage, but hadn’t since. Even as late as the end […]