The Swingles' Dramatic Developments
We perform, teach and speak around the world. This is a travelblog plus reviews and observations, living in New York City. To follow this blog, click the "Follow" link above. You can also receive updates quarterly or whenever the blog is updated. To subscribe go to:
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
John Keddie's biography on Eric Liddell, Running the Race has been translated to Chinese and is now available in China.
Here's an article that's been translated into English by Google: Running life - dedication, born in China: China's Olympic champion
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Have fun!
I'm staying with my friend, Alex Walker, while here in LA. He had friends over for breakfast today, and one of them rides this Honda Shadow. it has 750 cc's, and I told him my dad had an 800 cc Honda, but that he sold it before I was big enough to ride it. Alex's friend tossed me the key and said, "Have fun!" I had a most delightful spin around the block. Woohoo!
Monday, June 09, 2008
Sunday, June 08, 2008
New members
I attended Bel Air Presbyterian Church, near Santa Monica, CA. This morning they welcomed 15 teens into membership in the church, and four of them were baptised. The theme of the day was "Flipp'd", based on Acts 17:6, which refers to how followers of Christ were turning the world upside down. These young people were declaring that they want to be about that.
Saturday, June 07, 2008
Late flights at LGA
They're down to a single working runway at LaGuardia Airport, so I'm landing in Denver minutes before my flight for Ontario, CA, is due to take off. And I thought I wouldn't get a workout in today!
I'm heading west for the Christians in Theatre Arts National Conf ( http:CITA.ORG )
Last time I sprinted through a mile-high terminal I was coughing up a storm. I only have to cover 14 gates this time, which is much better.
If I don't post again before 1:33 Pacific Time I made it.
Friday, June 06, 2008
A miraculous view!
For all ten years of our marriage Joyce and I have been on the waiting list to reside at Manhattan Plaza, which offers subsidized housing to those who make over half of their income in the performing arts. About a month ago we got a rejection letter because we make too much money. Because Joyce is in grad school ( http://RichDrama.com/ReconciliationRoom ) and my income as an actor varies wildly but has never been impressive, Joyce was surprised when she read the letter. She called and found that they base part of our income on a percentage of our savings, but the number they calculated was actually below the limit! So they looked into it and discovered that they had assessed our income the very day that the limit was raised! if they'd made the assesment the day before we couldn't have gotten in. If they'd assessed us the next day we'd never have known how close we were. We knew eventually that Joyce would leave the workforce and that our income would plummet. We sensed that the time was right, and if we'd waited much longer we'd be back at the bottom of the list for another decade.
Yes, that's the Empire State Building we can see from our window. We move in soon.