Dreams are weird. It’s like “NBC’s Monday Night At Wenty’s Brain”. I get to see a little movie concocted by my subconscious mind, and then maybe I get to wake up and remember it. I’ve written before about my long illness in 2023 that produced absolutely bonkers illusions, fever dreams, ICU PTSD, or whatever you … Continue reading Dream A Little Weird Dream, Or Two
I am a voracious reader. It’s not anything to be proud of because a lot of what I read is nonsense. Comic books, magazines, website articles, and so forth. But I read actual books too. A lot of them! Here are five of my recent favorites: Frank Sinatra Has A Cold by Gay Talese and … Continue reading Five Books I Would Want For Christmas If I Hadn’t Already Bought Them
Ten Phrases That Were Originated By Shakespeare…And Ten That Were Not I believe the premise speaks for itself. But in case there’s any confusion, the great Bard created an incredible number of phrases that are now part of everyday speech. Here are ten of Shakespeare’s finest. “All that glitters is not gold.” “Break the ice.” … Continue reading Ten Phrases That Were Originated By Shakespeare…And Ten That Were Not
Hey, remember when I wrote a book? It was all kinds of fun. I selected choice essays from my blog. I enlisted the genius of my friend Pat Adriance to do some nifty cartoons. I got in contact with a publisher who made my dream a reality. We had a book signing, we had the … Continue reading My year as an author
I’ve been crying a lot these last couple of days. I cried to my best friend. I cried to my brother. And this morning I spent three hours crying to myself. (I tried to cease my sniffling and sobbing long enough to tell people about the weather, and who sings “Simply Irresistable” and the like.) … Continue reading The Big D
I am on severe weather duty this week. You are advised not to ask me how I feel about doing severe weather. There was no weather tonight, so I did what I do when there is no weather. I dug out old commercials from back when I was younger, funnier, and more creative. I found … Continue reading Radio Shack Commercials (Alternate Title: “Breakin’ The Law”)
It’s been a while since I did some decent reading. (Comic books don’t count.) But here are some books that I have enjoyed. They’re all in my areas of interest, which is…well, TV, radio, cartoons…all those sophisticated subjects. “We’re Live In 5” By Jeff Margolis Jeff Margolis is a television producer and director. He was … Continue reading On Wenty’s Bookshelf
My friend Pat is having an awful lot of fun with Meta AI or some similar app. You enter what you want it to show you, and bingo! there it is. Here is what Pat wanted me to see today: The fellow on the right is Dick Van Dyke. I know this because Pat concocted … Continue reading Dick Van Dyke and Big Bird: An Imagined Encounter
You know what I haven’t done on this blog in a long, long while? I haven’t shared any of my commercial work. Book stuff has kept me busy (still on sale at Alliance Community Pharmacy, BBGH Gift Box, and KCOW!). Ahem….where was I? Oh! Commercials. Most of the commercials you hear on the radio, and … Continue reading These Are The (Commercial) Breaks
You know, everything has to be sold. Someone has to sell you that their specific hamburger is the juiciest, or their bathroom tissue is preferred by bears, or their morning radio program is reasonably entertaining. *cough*. In this life you are a seller and someone being sold. You might be sold by a girl scout, … Continue reading Selling Charlie Chan (And Other Broadcasting Pitches)
