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This year I have been attending the opera, attending the opening night for both Madama Butterfly and The Pearl Fishers for Opera Colorado. And while the opera is entertaining, mostly it just gives me an excuse to wear my kilt.

You’ll notice I’m the only guy in this picture. That’s because my friend Neil faked two weeks of pneumonia in order to get out of it. But don’t ask him, he still claims it was legit.

As an added bonus, and because I have done this in a past life, and because it is also set to opera, I give you a production of VDOT Opera:

I know this blog has become a never ending stream of videos and comics lately, but this is too good to share. Maybe it rings true to me these days because I just recently added myself to the ranks of the iPhone users.

I love my phone. I hear that admitting you have a problem is the first step to recovery, but if anyone wants to tell me their favorite iPhone app in the comments, I wouldn’t mind!