My husband says I have too many hobbies. One of my favorites is playwriting. I’ve been involved in theatre since I was a kid. For 25 years, most of my time in theatre was as an actor with occasional credits as a producer, director and choreographer. But when I went back to graduate school, I … Continue reading Why an IT auditor is like a playwright
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Dear cyclists, I apologize on behalf of some of my fellow pedestrians. You probably thought it would be great having a protected bike lane to keep bicycle traffic better separated from automobile traffic. Unfortunately, now cyclists have to worry about another hazard: Oblivious fussgängers wandering into their bike lanes. As a pedestrian myself I see … Continue reading Bike lanes are not for pedestrians
Duquesne University, my undergraduate alma mater, is getting a new theatre. I'm thrilled for the students and community members who will get to enjoy the new black box theatre, but I'm sad that the era of the Peter Mills Theatre is coming to an end. For all that space's quirks (and there were many), it … Continue reading In my old school: Memories of my college theatre
We saw TV on the Radio on Monday. They didn't play my favorite song. They played my second favorite song. It was a great show. They just didn't play my favorite song. They didn't play the song my husband put on the first mix he made for me when we were dating, the song we … Continue reading The band didn’t play my favorite song
My employer thinks I’m a man. No, my boss doesn’t think I’m a man nor do my coworkers. (Well, I don't think they do.) My employer as an entity thinks I’m a man, or at least our human resources system thinks I am. I first discovered this gender incongruity when trying to enroll for benefits. … Continue reading My employer thinks I’m a man
Kim Z. Dale 