But How Will I Know When to Procrastinate?
Ernest Hemingway was once asked how he began a new novel, and he famously replied, “First I defrost the refrigerator.”
Or I thought he famously replied that, but you never know, ...
Half-hour News Hour
Just wanted to throw in my two-cent recommendation for Fox News’ new news comedy show. (That’s right, News’ new news.) It’s called The Half Hour News Hour (see above) and ...
Hall of Fame Standards
Jpod, Andy — what could muddle the standards for entry into Cooperstown more than this fact: 13 of this year’s voters didn’t consider Tony Gwynn up to snuff, and eight ...
On the subject of the speaker
Since you brought her up, K-Lo…
In the many many howls of concern over my CPB nomination, one joke I wrote in 2005 about Speaker Pelosi was frequently cited as evidence ...
the nonsense I’ve put up with
Thanks, K-Lo, and thanks of course to the White House and the President for this tremendous honor. As for the nonsense I’ve put up with… Oh, man. Put it ...
S-mitt-en?
I was fortunate enough to attend a reasonably small gathering at the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills last night to meet Governor Romney and hear him speak. First impressions — ...
Larry Miller Hurts Me
There is a certain kind of pain that writers get, and we can only get it from each other. Call it “Pen Envy” — that horrible feeling of complete admiration ...
Apologia
I haven’t seen Michael Richards on Letterman yet, but several people have emailed asking my thoughts on it, and of course others have commented here. My observation is this: we’re ...
Re: Celeb PC Crackups
Derb, the Gibson and Richards outbursts are bringing to the public what Hollywood insiders have known for years: a lot of celebrities are out of their friggin’ minds. Power, fame ...