I have been remiss

My goodness, I do apologize for not posting here in so long! I assure you it's because I've been plenty busy.

Some recent highlights:

"'But sometimes I go over to one of the orphans' rooms and play' after the show, she adds. The cast of orphans might all be professionals, but they're also kids: sleepovers among the young girls are common, as are plenty of in-jokes and backstage chatter, she says." It was a real treat to interview the 10-year-old star of the national tour of "Annie" that came to town. I...er...bet your bottom dollar (sorry) you want to read more here.

"Walking through the room takes you throughout the year. Bare branches criss-cross against winter skies. Springtime trees look like cotton candy erupting in blush-pink blossoms. Summery light makes a swamp vibrant. Radiant sunflowers light up autumnal fields, while crimson and gold leaves do the same in dusky shadows." Mmmm, art. Read more about a truly lovely exhibit here.

"One dancer said she was afraid of boiled eggs." Hmmm...what's this about? Trust me, it has something to do with the Atlanta Ballet performing in Athens; read more here.

"Somehow I was really driven, and as I was beating the pavement and trying to rally mainly friends of mine behind the cause of helping a friend, people immediately started confiding to me about their own, or their friends' or families' histories with mental health issues, and gradually I realized the magnitude of the cause at hand." Read more about the origins of Athens' Mental Health Benefit here.

"Here, the saint is disemboweled and having his intestines tugged out and neatly rolled into a primitive version of a windlass, or a machine that moves the anchor chain or rope on a boat. Appropriately, he later became the patron saint of sailors." Juicy! More here.

A quick word: the University of Georgia's College of Public Health just published their first magazine. I'm proud to say that I wrote nearly every article in it; however, there is an error - the very first article in the magazine is attributed to me, but I did not write it. As I know you all hang on my every word, I feel it is my duty to announce this. Stop laughing.