I've Always Had Facility With The German

The First Theatre I Ever Found Was In The Backyard Of A New Suburban Community In The Foothills Of The Poconos. My Dad Was A Young Fbi Agent At His First Or Second Posting - We're All From New York. He Was Posted In Scranton, Pennsylvania And He Put The Family In A Brand New Red-brick Apartment. It Was In A C-shape And Behind It Was A Small Hill That Led Up To The Woods. There Was A White-washed Brick Wall That Was A Perfect Theatre! There Were Windows And All The Ladies Behind The Windows In Their Apartments. I Would Go Out There After Lunch Every Day And Sing Opera.

But In My Own Particular Case, There Was Something That Happened When I Became A Mother. Whenever In The News I Saw An Example Of A Child Being Abused Or Mistreated, My Response Went From Being Appalled To Being Physically Revolted.

Society Historically Has A Difficult Time With The Concept Of Something New And Foreign That Shakes Up Our Comfortable Views, Especially If It Involves The Very Volatile Question Of Sexual Identity.

You Know, I Once Leased A Mercedes Because I Got A Good Deal On It Because Of My First Name.

We Have The Tendency To Condemn What We Don't Understand.