A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

cincy_dave as Senex
Brian (cincycub), Rob (mickeymac) and I went to see a local production of A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum last night. It stars cincy_dave as the comically whipped Senex. When young Roman Hero falls in love with a promised (bought & paid for) virgin courtesan Phila, his family slave Pseudolus comes up with a cunning (and constantly evolving) plan to get the two together and win his freedom in the process.

The show is full of great singing and wonderfully funny slapstick. I enjoyed watching Dave run around laughing and screaming as Hero's father last night on stage. Sitting in the front row with the guys, I looked up so many short togas last night and saw lots of white underwear. The guys really need to keep their knees together (or not, depending on the actor). Not necessarily part of the show, but just a humorous observation.

The show runs through March 8th. Click the link above for ticket information and showtimes.

Dilbertesque Discover Card

A few months ago I received a letter from Discover Card. It explained that since I had not used my Discover Card in so long, they were discontinuing my account. The letter was kind of snarky too, stating, "We're sorry that you've decided not to take advantage of the things Discover can do for you," or something of that sort.

I got my Discover Card when I was a sophomore in college and used it regularly for years. However, as I started working professionally, became a bit more financially stable, and found other credit cards, the interest rate of Discover was just too high. So I relegated it to my "emergency" credit card status and somewhat abandoned it. I was a bit upset at their decision to cut me off, but figured I wasn't going to beg them to keep me just to use the card.

Last week, I got a letter in the mail from Discover stating that they would like to woo me back as a customer. "Woo" is my word, not theirs. I just found it odd that, in our current economy, a credit card company would drop you and then decide they want you back. I think the decisions must be coming from two separate departments, neither one talking to the other.