"U.S. consumers cut spending by the most on record for the second straight month in April while boosting savings to an all-time high." . What if saving instead of spending becomes a HABIT, like it was for the Great Depression generation?.

See Hamlet tomorrow, May 29, at Noon. This is a Zoom livestream reading by professional actors, translated to present-day, english poetry by Lisa Peterson. The same link also works after the performance. @playonshakes.

A live reading of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night (translated into present-day English) is just beginning:

Shakespeare’s KING JOHN translated into present day English: See a livestream reading by professional actors at noon this Friday, May 1st. (The same link still works after the performance.)

Shakespeare’s CORIOLANUS translated into present day English. See a livestream reading by professional actors at noon today. (Afterwords, the livestream becomes a regular YouTube link.)

Quick summary of Shakespeare's MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING:

Wanna see Shakespeare's MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING in present day English? Professional actors “Zoom read” a great translation tomorrow at Noon, PST, on Friday 4/16: (Or visit the same link later.) Amazingly funny when you can actually understand it!.

Wanna see Shakespeare in your native language? I have a project to translate Shakespeare into performable, present-day English. In June in New York there are readings of all 39 plays. Tickets at Classic Stage Company:

Give the Children a Lift

RT @NetApp: .@DaveHitz is retiring from NetApp. Read his reflections on his career & what's next for our founder. #ThankYouDave https://t.c….

Alternately, to fight artistic freedom and suppress new art, sign this petition:

Censorship is fun. Next let’s burn books! Seriously, I wonder at the desire to surpress new works of art. That’s what any translation is, after all, whether of Shakespeare or Chekhov. The original remains untouched and undamaged. Why can’t we have both old and new?.

RT @FeliciaWongRI: #DeepSpringsCollege goes co-ed this week! After 101 years. This will probably not get a single RT, because no one at DS….

The inspiration for Data ONTAP (pic courtesy of @netofrombrazil)

"I, for one, welcome our new female overlords." @DavidSchisgall

"Joy is directly connected to our fundamental instinct for survival. The drive for joy is the drive for life." —Ingrid Fetell Lee #TED.

"Doubt is the precursor of fear." —Alex Honnold (the guy who climbed El Capitan at Yosemite with no rope).

Dave Hitz, age 3.

Henri Richard, age 7.