Andy in Amsterdam

Fred and I went to see Dionne Warwick at the Paradiso last night. He bought tickets a few weeks ago. The last concert we saw there was Lyle Lovett. We showed up fairly late for that one and I literally caught two glimpses of him the entire time. And the only way . . . → Read More: In the Company

Alex is amazing. Flickr was messin’ with me, and Alex came to my rescue - again. Thanks, Alex. Now I can post photos again. I’m very happy about that. There’s something about a photo-less blog entry that I don’t particularly like. It’s one of those things you learn in Blogging 101. People . . . → Read More: Lil Bird

I got a call a few weeks ago from a choir director who I’d worked with about a year ago. He does ‘project’ choirs. He gets a bunch of people together, has two rehearsals and then there’s a performance. Thus, it’s a lot of self-study. The last time I agreed to be in the choir, the . . . → Read More: Trial and Error

As much as I don’t want to admit it to myself, the summer seems to have come to an end. Not only is the weather amazingly cool, but my autumnal activities have already begun and it looks like my schedule is only going to get fuller. It started with choir on Thursday evening. I didn’t realize . . . → Read More: Knock Knock, It’s Fall

Last night I got to knitting and it was mobbed. How mobbed was it? It was so mobbed that I had to sit at another table. I could have scooched in, but there would have been no place for my two beverages. I always order two: a tea and a Spa Rood (Dutch for fizzy water). . . . → Read More: Knitting it Together

The other day, I followed a link to a blog that I found on a profile of a guy who had just friended me on Raverly. (That does make sense. You might have to read it more than once to get it.) It was one of those cute two-post blogs. It was brand new. New blogs . . . → Read More: Keeping Busy

As I write this, in the Center of Amsterdam there are lots of soggy drag queens and go-go boys on canal boats - and a few mainstream corporate types as well. It’s a very rainy Gay Pride Day in Amsterdam. We’ve skipped out, opting to clean the house and prepare for dinner guest tomorrow night. That’s . . . → Read More: Institutionalized Homophobia is So Last Season

My life has taken such a turn. Suddenly it’s all about writing. I enjoy it, but it takes so much time and energy. And then suddenly the day is gone and I haven’t blogged. And I have to run off to something. There’s always something to run off to. Fortunately, a huge and frustrating . . . → Read More: By Popular Demand

Last week I went to the Royal Palace on Dam Square with my friend, Ann. She’d suggested we go because she needed to write about it for a guide book. I was glad to go and even gladder that she talked her way into a couple of free tickets using a letter . . . → Read More: The Middle of July

Kathy got us a room in a hotel in Southlake, which is near Dallas but still in Tarrant County. We’d driven by it last time we were there, but, like a virus, it has grown and spread. The Hilton is located in a completely beautiful and artificial looking “Town Center”. (We saw an exact replica in . . . → Read More: Stars at Night? Big and Bright - Texas Pt. 2