today, tonight, Tiapos

Imagine, Jane is going to host our writing group tonight. An
amazing recovery after her mastectomy on the 27th of Jan.
Alas, I'm scheduled to work at the deYoung where we are
devoting lots of extra hours to King Tut before he prepares
to toddle off to Times Square in New York.

Our Boy King and his accessories will be here until March 28th.
I urge everyone to see the exhibit and what is amazing is how
much the children love all the pharaoh history and pomp.
It's fun. Honest. So purchase your tickets ~ the weekends are
crowded, but even then everything is timed and well-organized
and you will be impressed. Trust me.

report from opening day

Despite a pompous and negative review from our local art critic
in the chronny (who also bashed the Chihuly exhibit), the museum
was busy and it felt so good to be running around solving (and
causing, I'm sure) problems in our many stores. The lines were
orderly, the customers happy and the retail workers tired by the
end of the day. It was nothing like the holiday season in the big
box in days of yore, thankfully.

I liked reading the comments on SFGate.com from the readers
who disagreed with the art critic and I especially appreciated the
person who mentioned all the jobs and tourist business created
by this exhibit. Sure there is a lot of hype, but lots and lots of
folks see and appreciate our museum for the first time and we
know they will be back. Now to get ready for Day #2...