Porchlight’s lilting, if lightweight, ‘The Gifts of the Magi’ reminds us to think before we give

Jason Richards and Kevin McKillip in Porchlight Music Theatre’s “The Gifts of the Magi” Shopping for the perfect holiday gift is a dying art. For many, myself included at times, it’s simply a matter of looking up someone’s online wishlist and clicking “one click purchase,” with $3.99 extra for wrapping. Done. But for Jim and… Read More Porchlight’s lilting, if lightweight, ‘The Gifts of the Magi’ reminds us to think before we give

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Saturday morning

A typical Saturday morning in the Bullen-Karpo household. Coffee in a homemade mug and HGTV: A step outside on the patio, to be greeted by an uninvited guest (I can’t believe I took this picture): It’s like the Battle of Gettysburg around here: Gator playing around with Google Sites: Alley, unamused:

August 21|10 Bob Bullen1 Comment

The crap we keep

I spend a lot of time in my home office — especially with a job that lets me work from home now and again. We have lots of shelves, and for some reason, we feel compelled to fill them with brick-a-brack, tchotchkies and momentos. Memorabilia, I guess you’d call it. (Quick — what’s that line… Read More The crap we keep

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Riding the elevator with rockstars: an update

Remember this post? Today I took another step forward in meeting rockstars in my office building. I rode the elevator with Kathy Hart of the “Eric & Kathy” morning radio show and talked to her. It played out something like this: At around 2:00 p.m., I ran downstairs to grab some lunch. While descending, she boarded… Read More Riding the elevator with rockstars: an update

January 19|10January 22|10 Bob Bullen1 Comment

New desk

We downgraded from our original desk: (Gator would kill me if he knew I posted this picture — it’s the only one I had of our old desk. See how cluttered and oppressive it is? All those nooks and crannies to store crap you don’t need.) …to this one. Glass, clean lines, and on sale:

August 31|09 Bob Bullen3 Comments