A reader discovered that my daughter Annie's real name is Diana and wondered how and why she made the change. Annie herself has gra...

A couple of posts from this week kinda got lost because of my Harry Morgan posts, so in case you missed either of 'em: Notes on Giving...

This is Christmas For the Jews by Darlene Love (a la the Phil Spector Christmas album) originally done for SNL written by the brilliant Rob...

And we think we have talent in America.   This is from a reality show in India.  These guys have a huge future in show business.  And they...

More Friday Questions? You keep askin’ ‘em/I keep answerin’ ‘em. YEKIMI asks: I was watching MASH the other day and opening credits sai...

I asked Gary Burghoff if we would like to reflect on the passing of Harry Morgan. He sent me this beautiful response: The last thing our ...

Getting notes is rarely fun. But as all TV and screenwriters know, it’s part of the gig. And more often than not, the notes are coming f...

How ironic and bittersweet that Colonel Potter should pass away on Pearl Harbor Day. Harry Morgan died today at age 96. As noted elsewhe...

I recently did a post on how I thought MAD MEN should end . It’s kind of fun to think about how to wrap up long running series. One sh...

One of the reasons for this blog, perhaps THE reason for this blog – is to make you aware of the most ridiculous mind-numbing reality shows ...

As a writer I’m always fascinated by slang and common expressions. Dialogue sounds so much more real and colorful when you’re able to tap i...

From time to time I like to use this forum to tell inspirational stories. Tales of perseverance and courage, people overcoming insurmoun...

This is a song from 1977 called "Ariel" by Dean Friedman.  It hung around the charts for five months and reached as high as #26 on...

Happy to announce that I'll be back next season calling a number of Seattle Mariners games with Rick Rizzs on 710 ESPN and the Seattle M...

Aloha. Taking time out from doing nothing to answer some Friday Questions. What’s yours?  Mahalo. Vidor is up first. My question is abo...

Aloha. Here's the conclusion of this year's Holiday Movies Preview. Part 1 was yesterday. TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY – Adapta...

Aloha from Hawaii.  Not sure I'll get a chance to hang out with Roseanne this trip, but who knows?  In the meantime, here's my annua...

Just got the new iPhone with all them schnazzy features.  So far I'm having trouble with Siri.  She refuses to pronounce my name correct...

One of the perks/problems with living in LA is that you encounter location shooting. Same story in New York, Vancouver, Toronto, and Saugus...

When there's no appropriate photo I always use Natalie Wood Thanks to everyone who responded to my blog anniversary request to chime...