The plaque on the wall reads "Auditorium Capacity 970."  I've seen this hundreds of times, but don't usually pay it much attention.  Over the last 11 years, I've been to dozens of dance recitals, plays and musicals, band and chorus concerts, information and awards nights in the high school auditorium and I've never seen it … Continue reading Crowd Control

Tuesday night is my favorite night of the week. Tuesday nights bring me joy and laughter. Lots and lots of laughter. And sometimes bruises. I signed up for an "Adult Jazz and Tap" class at my daughters' dance studio. Dance is good exercise, I thought, I could learn jazz. Jazz could be fun. Although admittedly, … Continue reading Finding Joy