Richard Dawson

Richard Dawson, host of Family Feud and beloved icon of the wonderful Match Game, has passed away at age 79. Say hello to CNR, Brett Somers and Gene Rayburn for me. RIP sir, RIP.

Ulysses S Grant

A LuLu Montage

Cave of Forgotten Dreams

We also started watching "Cave of Forgotten Dreams", a documentary about Chauvet Cave in France, site of the earliest known cave drawings (circa 32,000 years old). Sadly the documentary offers none of the wonder and skill so abundant in the prehistoric artists. It was dull, dull, dull, and I turned it off after only half an hour. Grade: (due to largely to ruining such a momentous historical find) F

Two Hearted Shark Attack

We watched "Two Headed Shark Attack" on Netflix tonight, and yes, it is as bad as the title implies. Two things I learned: first, that Carmen Electra is a truly awful actress. Second, that besides her hot bod Brooke Hogan is, amazingly, just the opposite of Carmen -she's got some decent acting chops. I kid you not. She's certainly the only cast member whose performance didn't make us laugh. Grade: C-

The Author Visits His Barber

Quote of the Day

Whenever I think, "That person's clothes make him look like a circus clown," I tell myself, "Shut up, Tim. Maybe he IS a circus clown." - Tim Gunn

Junie B

A Celebrity Spotting

Today I had the pleasure of speaking to Kip Elliott, the CFO of the Minnesota Twins.

Quote of the Day

Quote of the day: Junie's class was singing a song at Mass today, and she was super excited. She found her Easter dress and matching socks all on her own and had Lisa put French braids in her hair. After school Lisa asked the older girls how LK did standing in front of the whole church. "She did great," one of them said. Then she paused and reconsidered. "Well, she did great - until she started picking her nose."