Eliza stands up
Some kid in Eliza's fourth-grade class recently used an objectionable word to describe homosexuals. The kid was feeling pretty good when the rest of the class chuckled. That's when Eliza stood up. Figuratively, I...
The brevity of spring
I was never much into that poetic imagery of spring. As a city kid, I never saw a crocus or a rosebud within a mile of my house. If a robin had flown by...
About love
Love is really one of our most overpraised emotions. Dreamy-eyed poets celebrate the sheer wonder of it, but often omit the darker side. There would have been no Trojan War if it had not...
Reids gone wild
Look, I admit it. We in the media circle stories about the troubled lives of public figures like a great white shark going after a lonely swimmer. When we smell blood, we don't let...
Super myth
I don't plan to watch "Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials" on CBS Saturday night. I don't even watch the commercials when they premiere during the game. (I prefer flipping through my universe of premium movie...
American dreams
Dad used to get this dreamy look in his eyes when he talked about the day the mortgage would be paid off. That's the way it was then. You lived in a house for...
Walking my dog
The walk is not very scenic. My 14-year-old cockapoo isn't into scenic anyway and that's a good thing. If he were, he'd be bothered by the growing army of cars and vans clogging the...
You’re the one that I want
The latest TV reality show lets viewers pick the two leads in the next reincarnation of "Grease" on Broadway. I always thought casting Australian Olivia Newton-John as the female star in the movie was...
