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High School Musical

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Leora and Anwyn were recently in a production of... I think it was "Ursula and the Eels." Of course, as a proud father, I wanted to take photos of my beautiful children. Then my children said, "could you take some pictures of the other cast members, for Facebook... and the year book?" Flattered, how could I say no? Then they revealed that there were more than 100 teenagers in two separate casts and that they were in their starring roles on opposing nights :( So, Wendy and I had to go twice (fortunately it was pretty good for a high school musical) and wound up with about 1400 photos of the show. The girls and I managed to narrow that down to just 400 and my favourites amount to 116. Still too many to expect you to peruse. I thought that maybe in Blog form, I could show off just few enough that I won't drive you all away ;) Flotsam and Jetsam  The first night we saw was Anwyn's big night. She played Jetsam, one of the two pesky electric eels (loved th

If you see Lake Louise, start walking in the other direction

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These direction might be a little bit rough. You could probably get away with these type of vague instructions on the prairie without becoming seriously lost. Although death from boredom is a distinct possibility for some. At any rate, the title of this post gives you a pretty good idea how to begin my latest mountain expedition. As always, I was guided into the wilds by fellow Quester, Dave Aschim. We are starting to have a bit of a mountain legacy: 2009 ,  2010 , 2011 , 2014 , and now 2015 A map with a rough route drawn on it can be found here . One more note. I took a series of "geo panoramas" or " photospheres " as Google calls them. If you follow one of the links to Google Maps (I tried to imbed on the site, but failed), it isn't just a static image. On a laptop or desktop PC, you should be able to click the compass or click and drag the image to see an entire 360 degree view. The resolution isn't as good as my DSLR camera, but for now, it is stil

National Puppetry Festival 2015 (University of Connecticut) -- Day 6 & 7 (Final)

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If you have just come on board, this is the 5th post on my trip to the Puppeteers of America 2015 festival and conference.  Following are links to all of the posts: http://captainorange.blogspot.com/2015/08/national-puppetry-festival-2015.html http://captainorange.blogspot.com/2015/08/national-puppetry-festival-2015_12.html http://captainorange.blogspot.com/2015/08/national-puppetry-festival-2015_13.html http://captainorange.blogspot.ca/2015/08/national-puppetry-festival-2015_15.html http://captainorange.blogspot.ca/2015/08/national-puppetry-festival-2015_17.html August 15th, 2015 10am - Squirrel Stole My Underpants by: Bonnie Duncan A lonely, awkward girl is sent out to the backyard to hang up the laundry and keep herself busy. The moment Sylvie’s back is turned, a mischievous squirrel appears, steals her favorite piece of clothing and runs off. When the girl gives chase, she finds herself lost in strange lands.  As the story unfolds, an entire world emerge