With Tuesday night’s propositions about as successful as Jon and Kate’s marriage these days, and going down harder than, say, Manny Pacquiao’s latest victim, it’s time to consider what’s next.

Another circus in Sacramento with lawmakers going Freddy Krueger on the budget? (Mark Dustin’s picture above from last year’s Orange County Fair seemed appropriate given the threat to sell the fairgrounds to help cover the state’s debt. In metaphorical terms, just imagine the clown is a state lawmaker trying to punt the problem to voters).

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Got to see “Show: The Supper Club” at Code Restaurant this weekend and it certainly impressed. I was at a table with Orange County Register theater critic Paul Hodgins and his wife, Anne Valdespino, a features editor with Orange Coast magazine, and while we all indulged in terrific conversation about theater (Paul dazzled me with his insights into my favorite play, “Death of a Salesman,”) all eyes quickly found centerstage as the jazzbo band and the accompanying Satin Dollz charmed us with their singing and dancing.

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Well, here’s the last one. It’s Cara Stephens, our promotions manager. One of her biggest jobs is promoting our company to the public. That includes overseeing our special sections like the one on the Hoag Cup coming up in June.

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