The Wall Street Journal, not exactly a fan of President Obama, says that it's a myth that he has been on a reckless spending spree. "There has been no huge increase in spending under the current president, despite what you hear," they say. Great. But I think one of the places I've heard that has […]
Number two hundred and thirty-nine in a series… […]
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Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett has his proof that Barack Obama was born in Hawaii so apparently Obama's name will appear on the presidential ballot there. In this post, I wondered what that was all about since this was how the drama had to play out. Why, I pondered out loud, did Bennett even […]
Today's potatoes are from Blue Sky Management in Royal City, WA and I'm in a Five Guys I've never patronized before. 16:12:16 […]
…that is, assuming tomorrow is the day you go see the production of Follies currently playing in L.A. at the Ahmanson Theater. It's the recent Broadway revival minus Bernadette Peters…and though we sure love us some Bernadette Peters, Victoria Clark is so good in that part, I can't imagine Bernadette being any better. I've seen […]
It's possible to get a Global Positioning System for your car with voices from Sesame Street. This has got to be irresistible to drivers under the age of twelve… […]
Joe Conason has a suggestion for guys like Rush Limbaugh and Roger Ailes: If you really are concerned about "saving marriage" as you claim, you should start by getting rid of those quick and easy divorce laws you guys use all the time. […]
We continue to be amazed at how DNA testing and other techniques keep proving that our justice system ain't nearly as good as we used to think it was at convicting the guilty. The National Registry of Exonerations is swelling with examples; of people who were convicted and perhaps even had their convictions upheld…but were […]
Ben Brantley over at the N.Y. Times, thinks audiences have gotten too carried away with awarding standing ovations to shows. I agree and I'd suggest the major reason, which Mr. Brantley mentions briefly, is that when shows feel overpriced, you want to believe they were that good and a standing o' is the audience's way […]
Number two hundred and thirty-eight in a series. That's silent comedy great Harry Langdon, who later wrote for Stan and Ollie… […]
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Ken Levine (who either owes me a lunch or I owe him one) recalls local Los Angeles television — in particular The Lloyd Thaxton Show and its many clones. Thaxton's program was an example of how a little ingenuity — and a healthy lack of inhibition — could overcome a budget that wouldn't cover three […]
Have you seen the Anti-J.F.K. Coloring Book? A coloring book is just about the right demographic for the folks who'd believe this kind of stuff. […]
Our pal Neil Gaiman, who didn't graduate from college, speaks to a bunch of people who are about to. Hey, I went to college but didn't graduate. Maybe if I'd never gone at all, I'd write as well as Neil… […]
So yesterday I'm in an El Pollo Loco waiting to order and there's a couple behind me in line. She's a cute teenager who is obviously very sweet on her guy even if he has taken her to El Pollo Loco. He's a tad older than she is and he's wearing the proud garb of […]
Yair Solan assures me that Charley Chase (seen in the above pic with Our Gang's Spanky McFarland) was born Charles Joseph Parrott and that Charley Chase was a stage name. Several books say otherwise but I'm going to believe Yair because he's the proprietor of the Charley Chase website — a fine place to remember […]