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20200220_atc_bats_carry_hundreds_of_coronaviruses_that_could_spill_over_to_humans.mp3 I heard this story on NPR the very first week we in California had a Shelter In Place.  And the news of this has haunted me since. All original content property of Louise L. Larsen. Permission required before using material posted here.

Text says,‘A Peanut Kiss Before Dying!’(A play on the title of the Ira Levin Book) Acrylic painting on about 16″X16″ Gallery wrapped stretched canvas so no frame is necessary. THIS IS NOT a piggyback piece but a rare original breen. To bid on this piece, go  HERE. The first inkling I ever had that nuts could be dangerous came to me through the song “Ate a peanut” when I was a toddler. Synopsis: ate a peanut last night, it was rotten, ate it anyway, died, went to heaven. I actually sang this song once while eating peanuts, scrutinizing each one extremely carefully. I’ve always loved nuts and eaten lots and lots of them, yet, the danger was always there, a rotten one. But then again, you could eat any kind of rotten food and get sick or die. When little breen came along I learned all about peanut allergies. I was severely reprimanded for sending the tyke in with a highly toxic p+b sandwich one day, and I always thought the school was over-reacting(until I heard the story you’ll r

Last night I made my way up and out of Orange County to go see Mysterious Skin, written by Prince Gomolvilas now enjoying it's Los Angeles premiere at East West Players. ***Note:  I am not a reviewer.  I am not a critic.  (I married one, which is why I can say with confidence, I am not this.  If you want real reviews of Mysterious Skin  you'll have to look to other publications wise enough to have send their press in to cover this show now running at East West Players.) Me? Currently, I am just an Orange County mom who loves theater almost as much as she loves writing.  (True, I used to act, but now I just "mom."  And I write.  But, again to clarify: Not a critic.) And these her blogged thoughts are just my day-after impressions after having seen some great theater in Los Angeles last night. I have to say, I was in a hurry.  I had my kids to juggle,  too pick up from their schools...Dance classes, etc.  Hustling them home (interesting choice of words, in r

Portrait of the artist: Miriam Margolyes, actor 'I've been very lucky – I've worked consistently and I haven't had to kiss a lot of people on stage' Interview by  Laura Barnett guardian.co.uk , Monday 3 January 2011 21.59 GMT   larger  |  smaller Miriam Margolyes. Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian What got you started? Me and My Girl Crucible,  Sheffield Until 29 January Box office:  0114 249 6000 Venue website You're born with the performing gene. I was a show-off at school, so it was inevitable I would become an actress. Who or what have you sacrificed for your art? Nothing at all. I have lived an entirely egotistical life, for myself alone. What's the best advice anyone ever gave you? Max Stafford-Clark once told me to "play the opposite". It's about showing a character's layers: when you're playing a happy person, you show them sad; when you're playing an angry p

A little boy died in front of our home this morning. We were home and heard nothing. He was hit by a SUV on his way to school. The police were talking and I heard one tell the other, "So, I heard the driver say, 'he just came out of nowhere.'  Both cops shook their heads. The driver, a woman about 40-50, was sitting in a folding chair about 50 feet away from me surrounded by people who talked with her sympathetically.   When the cops lifted her vehicle off the crushed remains of the bike, now a twisted, metal pancake, she finally stopped talking and stood up.  She turned and looked in the other direction.  There was an unmistakable awkwardness in the group gathered. I couldn't hear what was being said, but it was clear this was a sign to keep moving. She somehow missed seeing him even though she had a both a stop sign and then a wide road to cross before striking him on our street in front of our house. It was almost noiseless to those of us home. He had

7th Grade Intro to Production and Design Integrated Arts Instructor: Mrs. Larsen Tuesdays/Wednesdays  2:15 - 3:30 Block 8 Class Description This course, Introduction to Theatrical Production and Design, is a general overview course covering the basics cornerstones of all design and productions elements which will include learning about all the major aspects of Production Job Descriptions, as well as a basic understanding of the stage and it's Equipment, a brief history and overview of the the stage, the core of designing for a production, including viewing different types of production designs via video and dvd, and a review of the basics regarding stage make up, scenery, costumes, lighting, and sound in a single semester. The class is will be structured to introduce a student to these concepts by using creative projects designed to engage their own imagination in a creative learning approach while being introduced to basic key concepts that all theatrical