Category: Random News

A reminder that the production of Ruddigore that I am directing opens Thursday, March 23 and runs through Saturday, April 1st. Information and ticket reservations can be made at

http://hailpoetry.com/

If you cannot come in person, you can view the webcast each performance at

http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~rlos/webcast.html

This requires QuickTime, which, if you don’t already have it installed, is a free download at

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/standalone.html

Hope you are all able to see it, be it live or virtually!

Uber-Review » Blog Archive » Top Ten Most Annoying Alarm Clocks
Lots of amazing ones. One offers “95 dB ring level volume intensity,” which I think is even more than his dreaded beast of blessed memory.

RLOS | Ruddigore | March 23 to April 1
Get your tickets now.

The Belgravia Dispatch: Quotable

For sure, and particularly in the context of a global conflict where winning the hearts and minds of moderate Muslims is of high import, one can be sure that this sorry episode negatively impacted our interests in the global campaign aganst radical Islamism.

The way this all played out just makes me ill.

Starbucks Gossip: Get free brewed coffee during “Starbucks Coffee Break” on March 15 from 10 a.m. to noon

Starbucks will host its first-ever Starbucks Coffee Break, inviting customers across the country to enjoy a complimentary cup of freshly brewed coffee. In stores and on street corners, from insulated brewing equipment and giant coffee backpacks, partners (employees) will pour tall (12-ounce) cups of coffee to surprise customers and delight commuters. (Starbucks press release)