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At the Movies
There’s an episode of Seinfeld where Jerry and George debate the percentage of good looking women. George thinks a high percentage of the female population is attractive. Jerry thinks it’s low, and his proof is when he asks George “Have …
Lugging Luggage Not Hard for This Thief
I’m excited about seeing my sister, who’s flying in from Northern California for the holidays. Since I live closest to the airport, the duty of picking her up falls on me. But the truth is, I don’t mind picking people …
A City Under Television Skies
I remember reading a book about Led Zeppelin as a teenager. There was an interesting meeting between the band and Elvis Presley. He asked for their autographs for his daughter. She was a fan. Drummer John Bonham complimented his diamond …
Everybody's Got Something to Hide (especially me and my monkey meat)
A few stories from the Associated Press caught my eye. One involves a woman killing her roommate. Nothing so unusual about that. I mean, someone eats your Swanson TV dinner, it’s on. This dispute apparently had to do with the …
Family Ties -- The Keaton Curse
I remember watching Family Ties in the 80s. The show started early in the decade, and ended its run before 1990. Having a dad that hated Reagan, I especially enjoyed the debates between the conservative son and his liberal father. …
911, What's Your Emergency?
I called 911 last night. But it’s not nearly as exciting as when Donna Jackson, the 57-year-old Oklahoma resident, called the other day. Some guy was breaking into her house. And on her 911 call, you can hear the pounding …
Spit Happens (and so do chimp attacks)
A few days ago I read a story in the paper about that chimp owner and how she wasn’t going to be charged in the attack that mauled her friend. The “friend” appeared on Oprah. I didn’t see it, but …
Cuckoo for Zhu Zhus
I was talking to a friend last week about gimmicky gifts that become popular around the holiday. I mentioned getting a Rubik’s Cube in my stocking as a teenager, when those were all the rage. My parents were impressed that …
The Biggest Loser Blog
Tonight I was watching The Biggest Loser finale. And I have to admit, I felt like the biggest loser. I was actually eating pasta, garlic bread, and a Dr. Pepper while watching the festivities. I told my girlfriend I was …
Rain, Rain, Go Away...
I almost missed my morning racquetball games, because the power went out. I'd wake up, glance at the digital clock, and see nothing. I ended up sleeping until 11, only to find out my guys were meeting at the court …
Parachutting Accidents and Sex Changes
I just can’t get enough of the idiotic criminals. As I watching all the great football games today, I was reading some interesting stories in the Union-Tribune. There was a story out of Colorado, that involved a woman being caught …
Liver and Mushrooms
People wonder why I don’t have sympathy for people that die in weird ways. And I always tell them…I have lots of sympathy for their family. It’s just hard to feel sad for someone that was an idiot. Every year …
Criminals Capitalizing on Dead Victims
A week ago, a high school counselor and musician died in a hospital waiting room of a Frankford hospital, after suffering pains in his arm and torso (they assume it was a heart attack). Three idiots that witnessed this decided …
Work Outs, Gumballs, and Game Nazis
A few observations from a day earlier this week. I went to LA Fitness for a basketball game. They have some kind of stair climbing machines they place right in front of the window. It’s sometimes distracting when attractive women …
Committing Crimes with Kids in Tow
I saw this story on the local news stations. A 69-year-od bank robber in the City Heights area, was arrested. He made a phony bomb threat. The retired mortgage broker, plead guilty to a felony robbery charge and misdemeanor charge …
Kick a Kid
About a month ago, I heard about a middle school in Florida that suspended a few kids. They were participating in something called “kick a Jew day”. I have to think, if there’s a day like that, Florida is where …
Police Shootings and Ninjas
A couple of weird criminal stories from a few weeks ago I wanted to comment on. In Seattle, a man who claimed to be a ninja was hurt. I’ll give you a few guesses: A) He threw a defective ninja …
Party Crashing with the President, Car Crashing with Tiger
I was all set to blog about Tiger Woods. There was so much going on with that story. First, the fact that I had heard that he and his wife were fighting over affairs he supposedly had two hours before …
Thanksgiving Dinner
One of my old friends from high school asked me via Facebook, about my Thanksgiving traditions and customs. I told her with a Jewish family, it was always buying Butterballs half-off. But the last two years, I've had the Thanksgiving …
At the Movies (long film titles, to go with all the long lines you'll see this weekend)
I didn’t want to put much thought into todays blog. Okay, that’s a softball. Someone is going to post that that’s no different than usual. Fair enough. But I’m going to bed soon, hoping to get enough sleep that I …