The Color Purple

Mark and I went to see The Color Purple last night at the Buell Theatre. It is a musical adaptation of the book/movie. I could not imagine how they would pull this off, yet it was quite well done and moving. The cast is all black as it should be and it was underwritten by Oprah Winfrey. The cruelty is unbearable. Cilie finding herself is inspiring. We got the copper vent covers for the ventahood installed today. The air still leaks a bit so we will talk with Tarl the contractor when he returns from visiting his in-laws in Mexico. I am working with a group to change the laws on requiring sex offenders to register. Right now the requirement is too broad and harms a lot of people. For example if college students streak and get arrested they are required to register as sex offenders. Personally I do not find anything about college students streaking as offensive. Young naked people having fun is something we should encourage.