Worth exposing A-Town ID: Fly, Jackie, Fly!!!!!!!

Albion's own Jackie Madejski (who played the part of Peter Pan in the outstanding A-Town spring production of that show) has been selected by the Rochester Broadway Theatre League to compete for the opportunity to represent Albion and the Rochester area in a State competition in NYC. 1st prize is an annual $25,000 scholarship to NYU.  Below is a web address where you can vote for her once daily. Let's see if we can get her to the top of the vote count. The last day to vote is May 25th.  The address is below.

http://www.rochesterhp.com/StarsOfTomorrow/.

And this endorsement/request came from Charlie Nesbitt this morning -- I wholeheartedly agree: 

This young lady gave a wonderful performance as Peter Pan, among the very best I have ever seen by a non-professional. Please vote for her and encourage your contacts to do the same. She certainly deserves the support! (Remember, you can vote once each day) Thanks for your help!

 

Charlie

A slice...no, a sliver...no, a ladle-ful of life

I'm warming up a can of "meatball soup," Ben's favorite. Ben and Pearl wait together at the dining room table, eager to be served.

Their banter:

Ben: Dinner is the best invention ever!

Pearl: Uh...nohhh!! (all, like, Valley Girl in tone) Mommy!! Isn't God's plan the best invention everrrr?! Like, He made the worrrrrld!!

Bathroom or basement? Let's step into my office...

(Been awhile. Hi!) I don't really have time to post a full-fledged entry. Won't happen until after the major fund-raising banquet for my workplace/ministry next week. But as I've been "working the phones" in the past few days in anticipation of the big event, I've come to reflect on one of the realities of working from home -- this is true for both Will and me: When there's an important phone call to make or receive, whether from prominent politicians, minor celebrities, or friends from the other side of the globe, we're most likely to end up talking to them from our basement or bathroom. Those seem to be the only places in our house somewhat safe from squalling babies, inquisitive preschoolers, or demanding tweens. I'd be willing to bet that if Will had the opportunity to talk to the Leader of the Free World himself, he'd end up interviewing him from beside a 3-foot pile of dirty laundry, using the lint-covered top of the washing machine for a clipboard, possibly even scribbling down his notes with a broken crayon.