The Mighty B, Benjamin Strait, turns 14. He holds up a present from his brother, Doug. His mother, Alison, looks at him and wonders, when did he get to be so big?
Benjamin getting ready for the big Christmas parade. WACT had a car in the parade, and all the cast marched (so to speak) the two miles or so route of the parade. Benjamin held up a sign promoting the play.
Different entries lined up waiting for the start of the parade. I'm not sure if it was supposed to be a Civic parade or a religious parade or what. In the South, everything is a bit of a mix. There were floats and entries from a huge variety of groups.
We have now concluded Hell Week of our play. That is the week where rehearsals begin on a Monday and everything continues on each day, all the way through to a matinee on Sunday. Everyone's pretty tired by the time late Sunday afternoon rolls around. My part was not very big, but it still was a lot of time at the theater. Benjamin's part was bigger, and he was very good throughout the week. We had very good, responsive crowds, except for Saturday night. I have no idea why some crowds fall completely silent. If I could figure out how to fix that, I might really could be an actor.
Benjamin had a short birthday party, from 5:30 to 8:30. He had five guys over, and they spent part of the time playing a game that Benjamin invented. It was a spin off Dungeons & Dragons the he called "The Void" or something like that.
You would think we'd have to start dealing with girls, but he is a Strait boy after all. We may have another decade or two to wait on that.
The good news? The Big Ten has a team in the four team college football playoff! The bad news? It's Ohio State. The crack of doom news? They play Alabama first. Annnnd probably last as well. Another year of listening to SEC smack talk. We have SEC fans here that are probably upset that all four teams aren't from the SEC.
Meanwhile, Brady Hoke has been fired by Michigan. No new coach has been named yet. I just hope it's someone who treats players well, respects academics, and challeges his players to be better people. And as a side benefit, helps the team become strong enough to crush the living hell out of an SEC opponent.
Until next time,
T. M. Strait
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