As a reminder, in the Boston Legal television show William Shatner played Denny Crane, James Spader played Alan Shore, and Candice Bergen played Shirley Schmidt. Now watch this video and I’ll explain why afterwards. That’s from the episode entitled “Can't We All Get a Lung?” There’s a reason that that particular sequence came to my mind, … Continue reading The Living Doll
Åse’s Death
Coincidences seem to happen to me all the time. Case in point: A few nights ago I was watching a video of an orchestra playing Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite, but I got distracted and looked something up on the internet and lost track of time until the final piece, “In the Hall of the Mountain … Continue reading Åse’s Death
The Dink
I’ve been hearing about pickleball for several years now, though I had no idea what it was. A sport? A game? I was pretty sure it nothing to do with the culinary arts. Then a few days ago Jonathan Moya gave a positive review to the new Apple TV movie The Dink, and as it … Continue reading The Dink
Book Recommendations Galore
In Saturday’s Q&A at E-V.com there were several questions about books and the answers returned a wealth of book recommendations. Here they are. Please note that I have not altered the book links which take you to Amazon without any accompanying associate ID, so nobody earns a fee if you end up buying any of … Continue reading Book Recommendations Galore
Two Freudes
A few days ago I speculated as to what might make This Week in Schadenfreude, and it turned out I was wrong. The winner was much more deserving. It would not be summer without right-wing culture warriors soiling themselves over at least one of the blockbuster films of the season. It happened last year with … Continue reading Two Freudes
Checking in with Tugboat and Ted
It’s been a while since I saw Tugboat and Ted, so I was happy to run into them yesterday. Apparently Ted left Tugboat behind with a friend when he took off for a short vacation over the July 4th holiday, and Tugboat was upset. He didn’t like having to suffer through the 100° heatwave while … Continue reading Checking in with Tugboat and Ted
Getting Cash
About the only thing I use cash for these days is for shopping on Ninth Street, but as I shop there several times a week, when the cash gets low, I need to replenish. So I walked over to the nearest TD Bank yesterday morning, and took a few pictures along the way. Why this … Continue reading Getting Cash
November 3, 1956
In November 1956 we were living in the Great Stone House on my grandparents’ farm just outside Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania, but as my mother had been brought up in Richland and my father on a farm just outside Richland, and my mother’s parents still lived in Richland, we visited that borough frequently. On November 3 Richland's … Continue reading November 3, 1956
I Guess Enough Time Has Passed
I wonder if this will make This Week in Schadenfreude? It seems that Sergio Furnari invested $100,000 of his own money to create a statue of a racist in the hopes of selling it for millions of dollars, only to find that nobody wants it. A New York sculptor has been left furious after spending … Continue reading I Guess Enough Time Has Passed
They’re Back!
SummertimeAnd the Proms are returning! One of the great joys of summertime for me is the BBC Proms. Of course, I don’t live in London, so I can’t attend the concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, which is where most of the festivities are held, but happily for me, many of the concerts are televised, … Continue reading They’re Back!