Shieldmaiden of Yoga....

Aliya has intensified my yoga practice. I am now to meditate for 11 minutes each evening for 40 days with a mantra I'd already learned, and for three days a week to eat only a dish called kichadi - which I happen to like a lot.

There's something rather exciting about this. I wonder why.

Happy Birthday Michael Rosenbaum....

Sexy hockey-player, talented actor, smart-ass, wild guy, and the one who brings Lex Luthor to life and more than life - wishing him a year of success and happiness.

Happy, happy birthday!

Anne with an "E" as in Evil....

In the summer, the theatre where I work holds Summer Drama Camp for kids aged 9 to 13. For two weeks, they study the basic techniques of acting and put on a play of their own. The teacher writes their script, but they make up the plot and characters themselves.

Today is the end of the first session, and they're putting on a play called "Anne With an 'E' for Evil", which is, apparently, a parody of Anne of Green Gables.

They are so funny. One girl is in a cat costume and make-up, looking as if she should be singing and dancing in Cats. There's a boy dressed up like a farmer with a beard and a doctor with a long white coat and a serious look. Several girls are in glitzy long dresses.

The parents and family have come to see the show, and then they're having a party. It's the next generation of actors coming along.