11 August 2025 Monday

[KathyB]

I just purchased my ticket for Merrily We Roll Along at the Vintage Theatre on September 20. This is not on my Sondheim bucket list because I have seen a production of Merrily in Los Angeles, starring the lovely and talented Aileen as Gussie.

I am sick of the latest PBS pledge drive already, and it's only been going on for two days. The last one only went one week, but I bet this one goes the full 16 days. 

We had a lovely reprieve from the hot weather yesterday, when the high was 70-something. Today it was 84°, and starting tomorrow it's going back into the 90s for the rest of the week. This is all according to the Apple Weather app, which was WRONG about last week, when the highs were in the upper 90s all week, but never officially cracked 100°.

My Sondheim bucket list is too embarrassingly long... I am happiest to have crossed Anyone Can Whistle and Do I Hear a Waltz off of it.

[DiveMilw]

On Monday I left work early so I could get to my doctor's appointment.  I even took the toll roads into Dallas because the traffic was bad.  After I parked my car and was on in the building, I checked my phone see which office was his.  (He is a new doctor and this was my first appointment.).  An email caught my attention.  The subject line said something about my appointment on Tuesday.   .  Yes, I got all mixed up and was nearly 24 hours early for my appointment.  (I ended up being late.  The traffic into Dallas at 15:00 is worse than I thought.  I checked the timing several times today and every time the drive got a couple minutes longer.) I am looking on the bright side and considering that a dry run for my actual appointment today.