I've been getting a lot of spam from some company that wants to sell me vast quantities of pornography. The offers don't interest me but what's on the "Sender" line is usually kinda fun. Apparently, someone is using a program that takes a random word and makes it the first name. Then it inserts a […]
I've been listening to MP3 files of Al Franken's new radio show and I have to say I'm impressed. I don't agree with all that Franken says but unlike a lot of Talk Radio shows I've heard, he is often willing to engage in a genuine back-and-forth exchange with others. The last few times I've […]
Time for two more of the obscure, even spurious comic books based on popular TV shows which Western Publishing Company issued in the sixties and seventies under the Gold Key (and sometimes Whitman) labels. These two are so difficult to find that some people have accused those of us who write about them of perpetrating […]
I've had my picture taken with a couple of famous people. But it's nothing compared to Jeremy. […]
I've lately been playing around with the new Rio Fuse MP3 player. It works just fine but being as tiny as it is, it has one drawback. A small player means small controls. I've been recording Al Franken's shows and some others that aren't on Air America and attempting to listen to them while walking […]
Certain fast food chains keep to certain areas. In-n-Out Burger, f'rinstance, is only in California, Nevada and Arizona. Koo Koo Roo is only in Southern California. Hardee's is only in 32 states…and so on. Some of these chains don't expand because they don't think there's a demand and others have reciprocal deals not to go […]
What do you get for the person who has an enormous blank wall and nothing to put on it? Well, how about a billboard? […]
One thing I love about this weblog is that when I ask a question here, someone always has the answer… Driving along today, I noticed a Ford Explorer with something odd attached. A hose about a half-inch in diameter was coming out of the bottom of the back seat door on the driver's side. The […]
One of the many things I find funny about politics is the way folks will try and spin almost any event as a victory for their side. Here's a trivial example: The other day in a short press conference, Bush had the following exchange with a reporter for the Associated Press… REPORTER: Sir, in regard […]
The folks who brought you the movie version of Chicago are planning a remake of Damn Yankees. Okay, I don't think there was anything wrong with the first film of Damn Yankees, either…but a fresh interpretation might be fun. And I'd hereby like to nominate Christopher Walken for the role of Applegate. […]
The Carnegie Deli in New York — maker of sandwiches so tall they oughta come with a step ladder — was briefly closed last night for a couple of health code violations. Every time I've eaten there for the last ten years, no matter where they sat me, Jackie Mason was at the next table. […]
…but this one is too funny not to note. At a fund-raising dinner for George W. Bush, folks paid $2000 for a sumptuous meal but were not given utensils with which to eat it. […]
Beginning this weekend, TV Land will be running four shows produced by my occasional employers, Sid and Marty Krofft, on the "Kitschen" programming block. Friday night, they have the first episodes of H.R. Pufnstuf, Lidsville, Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, and ElectraWoman and DynaGirl. Saturday night, they have the second episodes and then, assuming I've […]
I paused in my deadline to check e-mail and found one challenging — no, daring me to predict John Kerry's running mate. Okay, I will: Governor Bill Richardson of New Mexico. Now, it's back to work… […]
Barring some breaking news, posting here will be light for the next few days while I finish a seriously-due manuscript and my income taxes. For some reason, doing the latter makes me think it's time to post another one of these… […]