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I have had the misfortune of being in proximity to a tornado three
I have had the misfortune of being in proximity to a tornado three times in my life. I wrote about the first two in the Tobolowsky Files (Episodes 19 ...

It was the first preview of The Miss Firecracker Contest in New
It was the first preview of The Miss Firecracker Contest in New York. I directed the show. The stage manager called half hour. Nothing more I could d...

Regrets are odd. They come up at you from the past and things you
Regrets are odd. They come up at you from the past and things you never thought were wrong choices haunt you. Here is a big one that has never gone ...

I just got back from a trip to Vashon Island off the coast of
I just got back from a trip to Vashon Island off the coast of Seattle. I cannot overstate the beauty. The silence. The nothing. Every bird, every r...

I was a sleepwalker. At least through my college years. I would
I was a sleepwalker. At least through my college years. I would wake up down the hallway at the dorm. As my unconscious got more ambitious, I began...

My youngest, William was never into dinosaurs. When he turned six
My youngest, William was never into dinosaurs. When he turned six he was into them in a big way. Every night, instead of stories, I had to read him ...

I proposed marriage five times in my life that I can recall. It is
I proposed marriage five times in my life that I can recall. It is interesting to note that NONE of them ended in marriage, leading me to conclude tha...

I had the opportunity to talk with a real live physicist not long
I had the opportunity to talk with a real live physicist not long ago. He is not currently working on chasing down the beginning of time, but is emplo...

It was 1985. I had directed “The Miss Firecracker Contest” in
It was 1985. I had directed “The Miss Firecracker Contest” in New York. The show was a hit and we moved to a larger theater on the West Side. Ho...