Diary2024-04-06T07:21:10+00:00

No Mind is an Island

How should I think about my mind? As I was watching the TV series “Mystery Science Theater 3000” tonight, I wondered if disembodied or transplanted brains, those popular tropes of science fic..

The Hot Zone

I was talking recently with a friend of mine who was bemoaning the fact that when men meet her, they “just want to sleep with me.” As opposed to what? I asked. Play chess? Of […]

Wondering About This Woman?

I saw an old photo of Wonder Woman today…that invincible cartoon character robustly brought to life on-screen by Lynda Carter. The notion of any woman being able to do it all, much less with muscle….

Sushi!

I have a new 8-foot, 165-pound hood ornament! Yes, I was taken fishing off Cabo San Lucas, and I caught a striper just one hour before we headed in. It was awesome…he thrashed about in […]

Nothing Doing

Let me get this XM/Sirius thing straight: I’ve had it for a few years now. Ok, after they wanted me to pay for radio (what with FM, Pandora, etc.) without commercials, and now there are, […]

Vive ma pants!

Frenchies rioting in the streets. American flags burning from Bali to Brazil. North Korean scientists busily spooning plutonium into nose cones. I don’t want to be out of line here, but where the f…

HollywoodLand

Amy:

I am both appalled and astounded by your leaving our appointment after only an hour together, last week. Your pointed accusations that I had inappropriately groped several waitresses are ….

Back at it Again

My back is killing me. Maybe it was being immobile on a plane for 6 hours, or perhaps my spine finally decided it was time for a little payback for the decades of misuse. Whatever […]

Vote Amy!

Did you know that, for a while, the geniuses in power wanted to outlaw lap dances? We could all still go to strip clubs, pay a cover charge, buy overpriced drinks, and sit with ourselves. […]

Hang ’em High!

Should terrorists be tried? Of course not: they should be shot. That’s what you do during wartime. Enjoy the cigarette; here’s your blindfold; say hi to Allah for me.
It’s hard to be as reso….

Happy Belated Fourth of July!

And welcome back to full-strength patriotism, America. The fireworks should be tremendous this year, don’t you think? Nobody ever thanks the fireworks guys. They do awesome, risky work for ch..

Something Escapes Me

Financial analysts and climatologists have been very much in demand lately and a great many certitudes have become a little tarnished. Nothing is more ridiculous than a colossus with feet of clay, es…

For the Fans

I want to give my thanks to everyone for everything, and as a token of my appreciation, I want to offer back to you all my good and bad habits as magnifying priceless jewels, wish-fulfilling […]

Everywhere, And Not a Drop to Drink

n the decade Samuel Pepys kept his famous diary, he mentions his wife taking just 1 single bath, an act he mocks. After 3 days, however, Pepys reluctantly washes himself in order to be allowed […]

The Package Deal

Normally I enjoy reading stories about the villains of the recession, those unscrupulous cads who prey on people�s debts and desperations. Tales of their exploits and comic-book capture have a redemp…

Making the Cover

It isn’t every day that you get to work with a wonderful group of people who have so much synergy that it almost feels effortless. The day that I photographed the new cover of my […]

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