At Nye’s Polonaise, some things never change

January 31, 2012
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Tweet It’s rare to find a place like Nye’s Polonaise — a place where nothing has changed in FIFTY YEARS!  Literally. I’ve got a penchant for all things “oldie-timey,” and when I heard that this Minneapolis institution was frozen in time, I had to go.  And so Nick Cordileone (aka Timon in the Lion King), […]

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Bar La Grassa, well worth the walk

January 25, 2012
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Tweet My foodie companion Ang and our boy Max are hanging with her family in Northern California until we reunite next month, when Lion King docks in Richmond, Virginia. So I’m left to explore the Minneapolis scene on my own. Where to go next? Bar La Grassa Another recommendation! This one from Patrick, the friendly […]

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2 Gingers and headcheese at The Local

January 20, 2012
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Tweet It’s about -4° here in Minneapolis, and after my first full week of The Lion King tour, all I have to say is: thank you, Josh Landay! The Local, Minneapolis, MN Josh is a dear friend from The Lion King in Las Vegas.  He’s a Lion King tour veteran, and his recommendation of The […]

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8 seconds to the boy next door

January 17, 2012
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Tweet 8 seconds. That’s the time it took to run full speed door to door, from 25 Tuscan Place to 21 Tuscan Place — but only if you cut through the row of evergreen trees that separated our properties, instead of going down my driveway and back up Danny’s. It was a familiar run across […]

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On being a new dad

January 9, 2012
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Tweet There’s no arguing that when you become a parent, your daily life changes.  But how much do you change? Intrinsically, are you the same person, just living under different circumstances, or are those circumstances groundbreaking enough to change the person you are? Max and Mike, Rehoboth Beach, DE – July 2011 I know I […]

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You can’t take it with you

January 5, 2012
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Tweet The packing has officially begun! And even after moving cross-country 3 times within 4 years, I still get shell-shocked at just how much we have accumulated. After my junior year in college, I spent the summer taking photographs of a multi-generational Chinese family in San Francisco’s colorful Chinatown. Inspired by a Documenting Communities class […]

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Some darn cute Lion King cubs

January 3, 2012
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Tweet Over the course of the two-and-a-half year run of the Lion King in Las Vegas, a plethora of babies were born, including our little Max. (It also seemed as if the entire makeup department got knocked up at the same time. Something in the face paint, perhaps?) In total, there were 10 babies, including […]

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The last night of Lion King Las Vegas

December 31, 2011
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Tweet Yesterday was our final bow. Although it’s always sad to end a show’s run, the night was filled with joy for me. I am so grateful for this experience and everyone we have come to know and love. Being here in Las Vegas these past two years marks an important time in my life; […]

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Breaking up is hard to do

December 29, 2011
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Tweet Tonight when I picked Max up from daycare, I finally told Nora that we were moving. I felt devastated, like we were breaking up. She was holding Max, who nuzzled into her shoulder. Her eyes grew moist, she mustered a smile, hugged him tighter and said, “Well, I’m sure Max will do fine.” My […]

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No place like home

December 27, 2011
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Tweet Dorothy, where is home? When you close your eyes and click your heels together like Dorothy, what do you see as home? We are about to leave a house in Las Vegas. A real house, our first “grown-up” house — one with a garage, washer/dryer, neighborhood pool and playground, and kitchen pantry full of […]

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