I’m back from vacation! It was a trip to Los Angeles that I would grade a B-minus. The weather was distinctly not Californian, but being a Nebraskan it was still 76% better than what we get this time of year. Also affecting my vacation report card: 4 out of 5 Uber drivers could not find … Continue reading Watching The Wheel (And Jeopardy)
There seems to be a cause-and-effect thing as goes this lil’ old blog o’mine. When things are not great–for example, the Covid years–I become super-prolific, writing all kinds of stuff. Good stuff! But when things are great–like 2024 was–well, the blog starts to gather tumbleweeds. I did not write ANYTHING for the blog from August … Continue reading Wentyworld 2024: The Year In Review
In 1964, NBC aired a Christmas episode of their weekly anthology series “The General Electric Fantasy Hour.” It was a stop-motion animated adaptation of the book and song “Rudolph, The Red Nosed Reindeer.” NBC aired the Rudolph hour every year until 1971, when CBS snapped up the rights. And for over half a century, that’s … Continue reading Rudolph Revisits The Peacock
I read an interesting book today called “With Love, Mommie Dearest” by A. Ashley Hoff. It’s about the creation and legacy of the motion picture “Mommie Dearest.” “Mommie Dearest”, if you aren’t familiar, is a movie based on a book written by screen actress Joan Crawford’s adopted daughter Christina. Joan Crawford, you see, was….nuts. She … Continue reading No Wire Hangers…Ever!
Mercy! It has been a dog’s age since I’ve written something for ye olde blogge. Do I have a legitimate excuse? No. Do I have completely fraudulent excuses? Of course! -It is too hot to think.-My laptop came down with vapor lock.-I’ve been too busy planning my run for the presidency. I’m planning to run … Continue reading Random Blatherings
Sometimes I look around and realize that I am inundated with Blu-Rays and books and CDs. I don’t do this on purpose….it just happens. There are just so many good things! And I have zero sales resistance. So this weekend, I threw my own little one-person film festival. The program consisted of three movies, two … Continue reading Saturday Night At The Movies
Tonight, Pat Sajak hosts his final episode of “Wheel Of Fortune”. His farewell remarks have been all over Facebook today but I’m trying to avoid them….I want to see the final episode in its entirety. Pat Sajak’s dry humor will be sorely missed…he was a perfect match for this game. And yet, there was a … Continue reading The Replacements
I don’t quite know why I decided to do this. I don’t know if anybody wants to read it. But I wanted to look at the doctors notes during my month long hospitalization at Poudre Valley Hospital in Colorado. It’s harrowing. When I was first admitted I had the flu and a lovely gift basket … Continue reading The Story Of My Almost Death
It’s Saturday night. SNL is a rerun. So I’m playing back some “Happy Days” episodes from one of my streaming services. I had kind of forgotten about the auto-record I did, and so I have 36 “Happy Days” episodes in the vault. (I’ll probably watch one or two more episodes and trash the rest…I’ve seen … Continue reading Fonzie’s Eyes And My Kidneys
A few years ago on Facebook, some dear friends and I shared photo memories of a trip to New York City that happened in the Spring of 1998. It was my final year at SUNY Brockport, a year during which I had a quote-unquote “humor column” in the student newspaper. Which is fortunate, because I … Continue reading Wenty and Adam and Pat and Heather and Sally
