OK, this is making me feel a lot better ... photos of my nephew Brandon at a recent dance recital -- he's into ballet, and from all reports excels at it. He made it onto the Whiting Auditorium stage, the heart of Flint, MI's cultural center (that's right, smartaleck, and there's a planetarium too). As a child growing up I dreamed of performing there in some capacity, but the closest I came was being an usher for a production of Oliver! starring Rip Taylor.

I have very high hopes for this kid.