October 11, 2013

With all the whining and name-calling and cat fighting our elected officials are doing in Washington, I thought I’d solve one issue on my own. Since President Obama, The House of Representatives and The United States Senate are incapable of running the country and handling finances, I’ll do it. First: Sell the states. Not the […]

September 14, 2013

So I get off the #1 family-friendly cruise ship in the world and I get accosted by custom officials in Cape Canaveral, Florida. I’m used to this. I travel all over the planet and my passport is covered in stamps, front to back, from all kinds of countries. So when the customs official says, “You […]

September 9, 2013

Mother Teresa, the incredibly openhearted, loving and inspirational Catholic who spent her life in service to humanity and God, was once asked what she would say to her Lord in Heaven if and when they met. Her response: “He has a lot of explaining to do.” I’ve always loved that quote. It’s a fun game, […]

August 29, 2013

I love the weather channel. I live for Mike Seidel and Vivian Brown and Jim Cantore and Stephanie Abrams. You can have your “Breaking Bad” and “True Blood” and “Game of Thrones.” I’ll take “Weather on the 8’s.” I want Doppler Radar. I need to know the weekend outlook in Boise, Idaho, even though I […]

August 22, 2013

CBS is developing a New York City-based medical soap opera based on “The Wizard of Oz.” I’ve taken on the task of casting the show myself. Quick note: yes, it’s really in the works. And yes, it’s insane. It’s the perfect kind of bad idea and hopeless made-for-TV pap that a network honcho would buy […]