Nighty Night
The first movie of the year featured a collision of worlds. One of my favorite actors (Adam Sandler, a one-time Best Actor winner in The Brians) and a children's movie.…
Bad Hair Day
I find myself in a bad situation these days. I should know better by now because I always make this mistake.
I have let my hair grow too much.
I have this love-hate relationship with my hair. Part of me really likes when I let it grow for a while, but the whole thing becomes such a hassle.
You see, I have curly hair. Some people – mostly women – will compliment me on my nice curly hair. That’s easy for them to say because they aren’t the ones who have to try and make it look presentable on a windy day like we had on Thursday,
Noooooooooooo!
I just realized something this morning. There are nly seven football games left in the season. College is done - I don't count the all-star games. There are four NFL…
ITEOTWAWKI: Larry’s Hideaway
I finally got my hands on a copy of the deluxe reissue of Murmur, which also features a 1983 concert on the second CD of the set. I asked for…
Welcome Back, Scrubs
One of the best shows on TV came back last night. Scrubs now airs on ABC and we got a double-shot of episodes that reminded me why the show always…
Yahtzee!
I learned a lot of things at college.
My academic program prepared me for a career as a writer. Playing a varsity sport provided many lessons about hard work and dedication. My social and leadership activities helped me learn how to work effectively with many different kinds of people.
But in my free time, I learned one other valuable lesson. I learned the importance of strategy in the game of Yahtzee.
Don’t Strike, Please
I generally have a hopeful personality. I try to give people the benefit of the doubt. I can easily forgive.
But I have had it up to here with the television industry.
Shortly after the new year, the Screen Actor’s Guild will vote on whether or not to strike. Yes, just a year after the writer’s tore the heart out of the TV season, the actors might provide an encore performance.
I had just started to get into our weekly viewing routine. We had a nice rhythm going and looked forward to the addition of “Scrubs” to our schedule in January.
I know the actors pushing for a strike will talk about how they need to guarantee the future for their profession through payments for performances viewed online and stuff like that. But this goes way beyond royalties.
Now I will have to develop an entire new routine if the actors decide to take a stand. Don’t they realize the pain that will cause?