I love this day. I get to stuff my face, nap, and watch football without anyone blinking an eye. You can read more about why I love Thanksgiving so much in this week’s column at Hobo Trashcan. But before that, go check out the greatest Thanksgiving moment in television history. One last thing – Roll, […]
The writer’s strike in Hollywood has gone on for about two weeks now. Unless you have tried to follow the thing closely or watch a lot of talk shows, it probably hasn’t affected you much yet. That’s going to change soon. “The Office” is done until they settle the strike. Other primetime shows will follow […]
A little more than three years ago, I laid out a bold plan for a Shea presidency. I had just turned 35, and the election was just about a month away when I threw my hat in the ring. As you can tell, the people ignored my progressive agenda. They didn’t care about free ice […]
A while back, I wrote a column about wanting a guitar. I bit the bullet and bought one over the summer. A few times a week, I go down to the basement, find some chords of a song I like on a web site, and see how I do. I finally have gotten “It’s The […]
I finished a book the other day, “The Ethical Assassin” by David Liss. I picked it up a few months ago at a local bookstore for the same reason I always pick up books – I liked the brief plot description, it didn’t seem too weird, and the main characters were men. When I finished […]
Like all good Americans, I have harbored homicidal thoughts about Jerry Seinfeld over the past few weeks as he constantly reminded us that his film “Bee Movie” was coming to theaters. The ad campaign turned into one giant “Seinfeld” skit. “Did ya hear about “Bee Movie?” I hear there’s a movie about bees coming out. […]
I generally don’t get to show off my manliness. Last week, I made up for lost time. I like to live the easy life as much as I can. I always say that my greatest home improvement skill is writing a check. The only kind of yard work I even remotely enjoy is vacuuming leaves […]
I won’t have a podcast this week because I have had trouble lining up a guest. I had one kind of lined up, but the e-mail exchange seems to have died. I’ll keep trying. I am working on another one – a fairly prominent author – but he had some problems and we have had […]
Last week marked three years since I have seen R.E.M. play live. On the “Around the Sun” tour, I headed up to New Jersey and caught them at The Borgata because the D.C. date two days later just wasn’t that convenient. A few things stick out in my mind about this show. I went alone […]
When the news about “Kid Nation” started to come out around its September premiere, one of the items always mentioned was a complaint filed by Janis Miles, a Georgia mother, alleging child abuse on the set of the reality show. Her daughter Divad was splattered with grease while cooking potatoes. Thanks to the magic of […]