Monthly Archives: April 2016

Hitchhking by Airplane

In the fall of 1968 I hitched a ride from Austin, Texas to Los Angeles. [...]

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Recommendations

Horace and Pete Produced by Louis C.K., this is a fabulous 10-part TV show you [...]

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If Politicians Told the Truth…

Global Warming First, the public lie—Say, from any politician in a coal producing state: “I [...]

Humor of the Week

Mr. and Mrs. Carrot are walking down the street.  Mrs. Carrot steps into the crosswalk [...]

Photos of the Week

Watering Down the AT&T Park Infield The Bay Bridge is Closed, Labor Day, 2013

The Best We Have To Offer Each Other

Nic Askew’s amazing short film. A daughter reflects on what a father did when he [...]

Upcoming One-Man Show: Dena, Freud, and Me

My upcoming show will feature a couple of musical numbers. Here is a special preview [...]

My Love Affair With Venus

Visiting Paris in 1970, I spent a day at the Louvre. I wandered from room [...]

Dear Hollywood: Stop With the Drugs and Sex

Ray; Walk the Line; I Saw the Light; Born to be Blue; Miles Ahead; LaBamba; [...]

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Q: What Do Donald Trump and O.J. Simpson Have in Common?

A: Supporters Driven by Emotion Their millions of supporters feel “dissed.” The Trump supporters are [...]

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Photo of the week: The Indignities of Aging

“Old age is like an airplane in a storm.  There’s nothing you can do. You can’t [...]

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Why I Loved Merle Haggard

Voice That low, velvet baritone would take me to some other place. One of the [...]