OK…”Thurber Carnival” is over and the stage has been cleared off.

And we’re all putting things away or getting them stacked in places to be carried home by the various owners who donated props and furniture. Shutting down the light booth was about the easiest part of the gig. Those that eat pizza (the non-vegans) are eating the delivery from Dominoes and things are winding down all over.

I don’t think I’ll be working another show until February… I’m not going to work on “Christmas Carol” in November as I have some conflicts (it opens the day after Thanksgiving which is also the day after my Wife’s birthday and we will probably be making plans since she has a couple of days off from teaching at that time. Anyway, I’ve informed the powers that be that I won’t be doing lights in November.

Now I’m just waiting for John Case to give me a ride home… I know my dogs are waiting to be walked as Elly is out at a meeting and won’t be back for a couple of more hours. I’m sure they’ll be jumping all over the place when I get back.

Bill Maher pulls out another O’Donnell piece:

Guess why in her religion quest she turned down Hari Krishnas.

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Don’t let the Right tell you that they’ll be in charge of Congress FOR SURE. Not Yet.

From the Sunday NY Times, through Slate, to you:

clipped from slatest.slate.com House Majority Still Up in the Air There’s no denying that Democrats face an uphill battle next month when voters head to the polls. But so far at least, it’s looking as though even some of the most vulnerable Democrats are managing to hold their own. The “field remains unusually unstable at this stage of the campaign,” writes the New York Times. Republican strategists said that only half of the 39 seats they would need to control the House are considered a sure thing. And winning the House was always seen as a smaller hurdle than the Senate, where many races remain in flux and Republicans would need to win in some of the most liberal states in order to have a shot at the majority. Some Democrats say they have benefited from the rise of Tea Party candidates because they have made Democrats and independents take notice. The one thing that’s certain is there are so many close races that voter turnout will be crucial. The New York Times | Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010

Quote of the Day – While the Republicans scream to cut back, intelligent voices are saying something else:

“We will see in the next two years the real cost of there not being a second round of stimulus. We will see the economy slow down at a very high economic cost.”

- Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz

Late at night…

It’s a quarter to three
there’s no one in the place except you and me…
so set ‘em up, Joe…
I’ve got a little story you oughta know…
We’re drinking my friend to the end
of a brief episode,
so make it one for my Baby
and one more for the road…

It’s one of those nights when I can’t sleep. I wake up and focus one eye on the clock radio…2:45. Quarter to three. The song pops into my head (“One for my Baby and One More for the Road” by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer)…not the Sinatra version, but Fred Astaire singing and dancing it in “The Sky’s the Limit” in 1943.

Downstairs I sit in my recliner and turn on South Park on the TV. I set the volume so low I can barely hear it, put my glasses on top of my laptop next to me, lean back and close my eyes. Spend a half an hour trying to sleep. Meanwhile the TV satellite signs off for the 3:00 AM reset and it is quiet with the Dish logo floating on the screen.

When I can’t sleep here, I get the clicker and turn off the Dish logo and another South Park is in process on the screen. I turn it off. I have a glass of orange juice, an insulin shot, and go back upstairs to bed. Hopefully I’ll be asleep again by four.

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