{"id":4060,"date":"2010-12-18T20:19:00","date_gmt":"2010-12-18T20:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/daffeythoughts\/2010\/12\/a-day-at-the-nutcracker-2010.html"},"modified":"2010-12-18T20:19:00","modified_gmt":"2010-12-18T20:19:00","slug":"a-day-at-the-nutcracker-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/daffeythoughts\/2010\/12\/a-day-at-the-nutcracker-2010.html","title":{"rendered":"A Day at the Nutcracker 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

We missed last year due to the arrival of our new bambino, but this year decided to break form by separating the family a bit.\u00a0 We simply concluded we couldn\u2019t hold our older boys away from things because the youngest is too young.\u00a0 So with our young\u2019un in the caring hands of aunts and grandparents, we went back to the Nutcracker this year.\u00a0 As always, BalletMet Columbus<\/strong> put on a spectacular performance, well beyond the expectations of a group in such a destitute part of the country.\u00a0 The audience, unfortunately, was just what you would expect from such a destitute part of the country.\u00a0 It was actually amazing to watch as the zeal and passion of the dancers began to wane as the audience continued to sit, and sit, and sit, and do nothing but sit some more.\u00a0 Interaction is the lifeblood of the live performance, something most there today apparently were unaware of.\u00a0 Anyway, we had fun, got to wander around the bleak and desolate cityscape of what was once a thriving downtown Columbus, Ohio.\u00a0 The streets were empty, the sidewalks bare despite being the last Saturday before Christmas.\u00a0 This, of course, owing to the demolition of the City Center, a shopping mega-complex built only within my adult memory.\u00a0 Anyhoo, we wandered around, saw the inside of our state house, marveled at the empty streets that felt like an episode of The Walking Dead, and generally indulged in some spiritual renewal at our diocesan cathedral.\u00a0 We expect to bring our youngest back down to see a most spectacular life size nativity display that allows you to walk among the figures and sets.\u00a0 Oh, and we managed to get a few pictures of the always cool boys, showing their distinct characters and tendency to warm up to some very slick fashions.\u00a0 See you all soon, I\u2019ll pop in now and then between all the other fun and joyful things we\u2019ll be doing between now and January 3.\u00a0 Happy Fourth Sunday of Advent!<\/p>\n

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Oh, and just\u00a0because we can\u2019t be too separated, here\u2019s one of his most cute young\u2019un himself: <\/p>\n

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