Category Archives: Diversions

I didn’t seriously follow the NBA Championship but I was cheering for the Spurs since San Antonio is Austin’s southern neighbor. Heck, I think they built their new arena closer to the Interstate to make it easier for Austinites to … Continue reading →

Sad to hear that he died through NPR this morning but his passing on Friday wasn’t released until today. Growing up, he was just a fixture on game shows and Lidsville. He and Richard Dawson were usually the smart money when … Continue reading →

Stumbled upon this factoid on my Simpsons/Futurama calendars. Funny, I had him pegged to be older by five to 10 years. Well, if he didn’t smoke, he might have made it. John Wayne (really Marion Morrison) was the quintessential movie cowboy … Continue reading →

Today, one of Chicago’s most famous residents is 55. He was frequently parodied and ridiculed in the Eighties and probably in the Nineties as his stardom faded. But I think he’s a pretty interesting man whose career has had numerous … Continue reading →

I always thought he was a tad younger. Although Letterman had been around for some years, popping up from time to time on the Tonight Show and writing scripts for sitcoms such as Good Times, I only “discovered” him as a kid … Continue reading →

Seems my friend Jose has been beating me to the punch on such morbid news…the loss of Larry ‘Bud’ Melman. That’s what I get for not staying rudely glued to my iBook all night long when I should be participating … Continue reading →

So I was making the rounds of checking out my friends’ sites when I read the horrible news on Jose’s blogspot site. Such a shame, Richard Jeni had some genuinely funny stuff and I scored a CD of his best bits … Continue reading →

According to morning host John Aielli of KUT, today is the beginning of National Procrastination Week. The link you click on leads to what the top Google result is. I guess the foundation, organization or whatever that established this week is … Continue reading →

As always, it’s impolite to state a woman’s age but it’s not like you couldn’t find it in imdb.com, unless the actress has it withheld. Bernadette has been a favorite of mine since I was a kid and I think … Continue reading →

In honor of President’s Day, which is only a holiday for the Post Office, Banks and some Federal Offices, here is a little short cartoon putting George in a Chuck Norris vein (big thanks to Peter for finding it first). Don’t … Continue reading →

This was mentioned during the bumpers on NPR today but I got better details on his obit here. Even as a kid, his name always stood out during the ending credits of so many Hanna-Barbera productions. I didn’t know he was … Continue reading →

He’s still doing pretty well too. The imdb.com site has several projects in the works for him. I mainly decided to do a quick plug because I’ve been out sick for most of the week and my friend Helen feels … Continue reading →