STUPID KIDS. STUPIDER ADULTS
He thought it was the smart thing to do. So did his female counterpart. They were both stupid. But then, kids are stupid. Well, that may not be the best way to say kids who are eleven years old don’t…
CHICKS AND BUNNIES
What to do for Easter preparations? Chocolate candy shaped like a bunny rabbit doesn’t have to be in the Easter basket. Those brightly colored jelly beans could also be left on the supermarket shelf. When there’s a buck…
BAD PARENTS DON’T CELEBRATE
Dr. Mae C. Jemison, first African American woman in space I forgot to remind my kids in February that it was Black History Month. They didn’t even go to the parades held in their different communities. They are all…
WHERE MY MONEY?
“Who took my money that I left on the kitchen table?” Nobody wants to answer but somebody knows the truth about the small theft of the one five-dollar bill that was left with a couple of ones to accompany it.…
How many times do I have to tell you?
"How many times do I have to tell you?" asks just about every parent. Sometimes the answer is silence. This means, when interpreted by those who’ve established a system of respect in the household, the kids know you’re on your…
THE BIG COUNT DOWN
THERE'S BUT 10 DAYS left to the big you-know-what. But, my counts at 26! Just 26 days to laughing away holiday stress with the funniest man on the weather forecast circuit. Comedian and NBC Weatherman Fritz…
ELF ON THE SHELF
click the above arrow for Crosby crooning White Christmas The red-cheecked creature, The Elf on the Shelf, costing about thirty bucks in most toy sections of stores, is said to have become a Christmas Tradition. Like Bing Crosby crooning “White…
SANTA’S NEW ELVES
IT MAY BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT Making a list and checking it twice? Wondering what to give the person who has everything? Here’s some sound and quick advice which answers these two annual worries on the heads of too many…
SEEMS AMERICA HAS POOR PEOPLE LIVING HERE
LA Times' Business Section front page recent headline, “POVERTY IN A LAND OF PLENTY” tells us, or better said, tells the newspaper’s readers what so many of us live everyday - so, what’s new? Well, the smaller headline under the…
FUNNY? MAYBE!
Chile said she didn’t believe I could get on a stage, talk into a mic, capture the attention of the audience AND make them laugh. And so, during my years as a stand-up comedian working clubs and comedy rooms…
NOT ENOUGH JEAN TROYS OUT THERE
"I HAD RAISED TWO SEXUAL DEVIANTS" A funny thing happened. Last week’s blog “Talking Dirty” got a whole lot of attention but no one other than brave Jean Troy was willing to post her view on "Talking Dirty." But…
TALKING DIRTY
“When should I tell my kids about sex?” The twenty-four-dollar question with the ten-cent answer. Most certainly when they ask. Most certainly when you observe their curiosity. The nonsense about the stork can’t still be an answer when the cat…
POLITICALLY INCORRECT=CALLING IT LIKE IT TIZ
MAHER, my longtime Politically Incorrect Hero, has crossed the correct line, as usual. This time on parenting. With just about everything these days, when the finger gets pointed in the right direction, criticism abounds. So for this white guy…
WHAT DOES THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION KNOW, ANYWAY?
Crunching his teeth, well, his dentures, on two pieces at a time of crunchy pork bacon he had just jammed into his mouth, he didn't miss a chew, when I asked his opinion on the recent World Health Organization's report…
GO FOR IT!
Here’s something to read,” I said while handing my twenty-something daughter the Business Section of Sunday’s Los Angeles Times. What a chance I was taking. But I had technology on my side, as the article I was promoting and this…