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The thoughts & Musings of Christopher F. Reidy*

NOTE: Apparently this webpage has some glitches. It tends to randomly switch out visual material.  Why?  Don't ask me.  So, if a pic doesn't match the text...it doesn't!  Rest assured I am trying to amend this problem.  When I get around to it.

*(may contain misuse of apostrophes, miss spellings, overabundance of semi-colons,  wrong word usage, etc.
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AND YET ANOTHER NOTE:
The visual switcheroos on these blogs have reached a point where there's no way I can correct them all, so I'm just going to leave them be.  If they don't match the text, just think of them as whimsical funsies decorating the text.  I will continue to supply pictures; but I cannot guarantee their context: much like my mind.
Thank you for your patience!

A FURTHER NOTE:
I try to keep this website relatively free of anything truly morally reprehensible or obscene.  However, in the pursuit of honesty; I will be quite frank about sexuality; as I feel one should be.  To  wit: this website is not for children.  It is decidedly "adult"; although not necessarily not "childish."  I do not feel it is suitable, in some instances, for anyone below the age of 17.  Or maybe a very mature 16...or 15 even.  
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Miscellany or Self-Absorption?

11/20/2022

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If you've read my blog "A Letter To Tom Hanks for My Mother"; you may recall I was discussing the custom of "head shots" for actors and how embarrassing it can be.  I also mentioned that I had had some taken in the early 90's, when, I suppose I was considering being an actor.  But I never did pursue it, nearly the entire time I lived in L.A.  I often ask myself why and I think I know the answer; but I don't want to get into that here...
So, this was taken circa 1993-94.  So, I'm like 28, 29...facing down 30.  Remember turning 30 and being depressed because you felt old?  Ha, ha, ha.  I look like a freakin' baby.  And I used to suntan (child of the 70's. Teen of the 80's). And I used to party relatively hearty.
So the picture was taken by a Mr. Douglas Baker.  I first met him in 1983 when I was a senior in high school.  He was the "new teacher."  He taught English and Journalism.  I took his Journalism class.  After I graduated and attended Boston University, he ended up studying there as well. So, our orbits kept crossing. He also had a photography studio,  which is how the head shots came about. Now, of course, he's a therapist; and since this makes him something of a public figure, I will post a picture of him:
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Oh, and what the heck...how about a video?
Thin as a reed!  All that yoga...
So, he took my first official head-shots; one of which is seen at the top of the page.  I think he lit my eyes quite well.  Brown eyes are hard to make pop.  Of course, it's a black and white photo...but still.
So, if you're in the Boston area and you need some yoga and/or psychotherapy, Doug is your man.  He offers his services online as well.
Yes, he's a kind and lovely human.
So, what was this supposed to be about?  Oh yeah...miscellany...which the head shot is.  I mean, I said I would post one when I found it and so there you have it.  Now, in doing that: posting an image of myself; am I engaging in self-absorption?
I mean this webpage is about me, right?  In essence, it boils down to an attempt to monetize my creativity. It sounds a little mercenary. But isn't it what all artists (or most...at least those who like to eat and have a roof over their head) try to do in life.  Take what makes them happy and try and make a living out of it?  Sure!  What about the personal revelations I'm revealing to you: mostly strangers?  Well, as a writer, I suppose I seek connection and a kind of catharsis by offering the world my experiences in an attempt to share them in a humanistic way.  Maybe I do disclose too much; but then, maybe some of us don't disclose enough.  I don't know.
But really, aren't we all self-absorbed to a certain extent.  I mean, yes, you can be "selfless"; But wasn't someone like say, Mother Teresa, even, self-absorbed?  How can you not be?  Your mind is literally absorbed by your brain.  Your personality resides in the body you were given at birth that you have to live with until...
We're the ones who have to live with ourselves all our lives.  Or should I say: I am the one with who I have to live with all my life.  So, if you're tired of hearing about my life or looking at my mug, I suppose you're just a click away from not having to.
But I think I'm pretty good company.  I like hanging out with myself.  And nowadays, I actually avoid mirrors as much as possible...which sometimes, maybe I shouldn't.  You wouldn't believe some of the outfits I go out in, in public.
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CFR 11/23/22
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    Christopher Reidy is from the Boston area.  He attended Boston University where he studied TV and film which eventually led him to Los Angeles.  There he did the Hollywood thing (which he wasn’t particularly good at) and eventually met his partner Joseph.  He was one of the co-founders of the short lived Off Hollywood Theatre Company which staged several of his original plays.  83 In the Shade is his first novel.  He also dabbles in screenplays, toys with short stories, and flirts with poetry.  Life brought him to bucolic Southwest Virginia where he now resides and is very active in community theatre. It may interest you to know Chris is officially an Irish citizen as well as an American. He also enjoys drawing and painting and looking after a passel of 
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