ITEOTWAWKI: Recognition
The time has come for columnists and bloggers to do their “Best of” lists for 2009. They fill some needed space for many writers and do serve a good purpose in this day and age when the fads seem to […]
Time Zone Troubles
Most of the time, I enjoy change. I like experiencing new things and seeing what I may have previously missed. But there are kinds of change I don’t like. I recently discovered one of them when I had to travel […]
ITEOTWAWKI: Crushed
I usually like to know all the facts. I don’t like to believe in myths or legends. I want cold, hard facts. In the case of former major league pitcher “Black” Jack McDowell and The Baseball Project‘s song “The Yankee […]
What an Experience
I can do this. That’s the thought which went through my head when the spotlight first hit me on opening night for “Miracle on 34th Street.” I had never really acted before – other than acting like a grownup for […]
Book Review: This is Where I Leave You
I could not wait until Jonathan Tropper‘s fifth book came out this summer. I discovered him about this time last year when I read “The Book of Joe.” I liked that book, but wanted to like it more. Appropriately, I […]
Ready for My Closeup
I took a playwriting class during my junior year of college. For our final project, we had to write and present a one-act play. We didn’t have to worry about a set or stage directions. We just had to recruit […]
The Return of Comedy
About this time last year, I found myself developing a character trait I did not like. Something that violated everything I learned growing up was happening. I found myself disliking television. At first, I wondered if I had changed. Had […]
Time to “Scrub” In
Good news hit the wire yesterday. The return of “Scrubs” is only a month away. Creator Bill Lawrence announced earlier this summer his plans for the ninth season of the show, and we’ll see the new version of the hospital […]
Movie Review: Couples Retreat
We didn’t really plan on going to the movies a few weeks ago, but our anniversary dinner plans changed kind of late, and we had more free time on our hands than we expected. Luckily, that coincided with an early […]