Random Musings

For those who think that I'm "all politics, all the time". :) I have some breadth. :) :) Note: most of the links are to YouTub...

From the LA Times, via the Kansas City Star - Stephen J. Cannell, the prolific television writer and producer who co-created "The Roc...

I don't normally comment on pop culture happenings, mostly because ultimately they are utterly meaningless to anyone other than those pe...

I am not a stamp guy, but I may just get me some of these... The Postal Service has announced its 2010 Stamp Program , and among the usual ...

Time for a rant... Enough already. I don't care that Tiger Woods was in a car accident and ran over a fire hydrant, other than to be hap...

Most of the readers of this blog probably aren't familiar with the name, but Edward Woodward was the star of one of the most iconic 80s ...

Non-political post ahead... From AP via the East Valley Tribune - A summer concert next week featuring Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp and Willi...

Non-political post ahead... Earlier today, I was shopping at my local Fry's (the supermarket , not the electronics store ) when I did a ...

The McCain/Palin campaign is crying "foul!" over the cover of the new issue of Newsweek. The issue features a story about Republic...

...sort of like "Short Attention Span Musing" but covering stuff that happened this past weekend (aka - my workweek :) ) - ...OK, ...

And this Sunday, the best television show of its generation, and perhaps *ever,* comes to an end. After five seasons, HBO will broadcast the...

Non-political post ahead... Yesterday, while going thru checkout at my local Fry's, I was asked for ID to verify that I was old enough t...

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's never-ending pursuit of media coverage and publicity only serves to undermine his (and his agency...

I had planned to do a significant post in commemoration of my 500th post here, full of wry observations and profound witticisms. However, it...

*"Special Edition" because it's the second one this week, so that means it is twice as special as usual. ;)) ...The latest ev...

[cue Sweet Polly Purebred singing "Oh where, oh where, has my Underdog gone?" :)) ] On a regular basis (sometimes it seems to be ...

The legacy of the Bush administration will live on for a decade or more after he's gone. Just check out the latest decisions from his pr...

...Is there anyone who truly believes that Paris Hilton's fame and wealth *didn't* impact the LA County Sheriff's decision to l...

With Al Gore on The Daily Show and Raul Grijalva on The Colbert Report. Grijalva didn't do to badly, though I'm not sure he had any ...

Art Buchwald, a humorist esteemed by readers and other columnists , has passed away at age 81 due to kidney failure. He spent his last years...