I TiVo Letterman because he often has interesting guests. But something about David has always bothered me, and I could never put my finger on it. Then today, for some reason, I was watching random Johnny Carson videos on YouTube, and I saw an interview Carson did with Robin Williams. Robin was promoting Good Morning Vietnam (remember that fabulous movie? Gads!), and Carson was laughing, laughing, laughing through the whole interview. He was perfect at giving Robin openings and just ...read more
In three years, I have only written about pet peeves once, in a post about e-mail pet peeves, which everyone seemed to enjoy. I try generally to present my most positive self in my blogs, and pet peeves by their very nature are not representative of my best side. That said, a number of them have been marinating in the back of my mind for a while, so here goes.
Butterfingers at the movies. Yes, I buy Butterfingers at the movies, ...read more
I loved The Hunger Games. So ashamed. How could I possibly love a movie in which young people kill each other for the pleasure of a TV audience? Don’t think I wasn’t tempted to lie about my love of it. But if Katniss can show her dark side, so can I. I saw it a few days ago, and it’s still with me. Her strength. Her quiet compassion. Her get-it-done-when-you-need-to. Her. Her. Her. It’s all about her. And that’s unusual—a ...read more
Sunday morning at church (yes, I often go to church), Pastor Reed Baer (whose blog is worth reading) took a moment before his sermon to speak about the case of Trayvon Martin. I’m not exactly sure what point he was making; I kept getting confused because there seemed to be so many of them. It may have been that we have made very little progress in black-white relations over the past one hundred and fifty years. Or it may have ...read more
I have never written about Rush. Frankly, I didn’t want to give him the paragraphs on my blog. He wasn’t worth it to me. And when I looked at his accomplishments, it just seemed ridiculous. According to his mother, he dropped out of college after flunking everything. He has been married four times, to an usher at a stadium and an aeorobics instructor, among others. He has been arrested for prescription fraud. But his biggest crime in my book is ...read more
I am beginning to realize that I have passed the aging point of no return.
The first fifteen minutes of any conversation with any friend in my age group is about our ailments. Last night I had dinner with a friend who is in fabulous shape. She is turning sixty next week. She is tall and slender and solid and her skin is fabulous. I don’t think she goes out in the sun.
“Well,” I said, “you may be turning sixty, but ...read more
I know, I know, you are all sick of Oprah and reluctant to read yet another self-exploratory something-or-other. I realize that Oprah sometimes seems to consume me, and that I seem to feel a compulsion to pass this obsession on to my readers. But this one is different. Did anyone see Oprah’s two-hour special on Anthony Robbins’ seminar, Unleashing the Power Within? It ended with her walking across burning coals. Three days of “how you can be your best self ...read more
So it’s Lent time again, and while I do not participate, I do like the idea of participating and then celebrating my accomplishment afterward. I just haven’t ever gotten it together to do it.
I have a friend who is a priest. His name is Father Rooney, and I met him at my best friend’s wedding when I was in college at the University of Nebraska. I’d just finished reading The Thorn Birds, and Father Rooney was even better looking than ...read more
Those of you who read me regularly know I have had some serious car issues. There was my poor Audi, which was hit in Utah by Buck, the twelve-point male deer around Thanksgiving a few years ago. Then there were the minor accidents I kept having in LA, where parking is complicated by hidden nightmares like cement poles that are supposed to mark the spots, but only serve to dent my fenders. Then there was the rental car that was ...read more
I have not been a modern music aficionado since Barry Manilow’s day, when I could have told you all the top ten songs in a given year. I didn’t watch the Grammys until a few years ago, when I started tuning in to watch the oldies-but-goldies they brought on to teach the one-hit wonders what longevity is all about. Now I’m hooked. At the same time, I am now a movie aficionado in a big way. I see a number ...read more
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