Monthly Archives: September 2010

Arthur Penn, the stage, television and motion picture director whose revolutionary treatment of sex and violence in the 1967 film “Bonnie and Clyde” transformed the American film industry, died Tuesday night at his home in Manhattan, the day after he … Continue reading →

My wife is a car nut. She gets upset if there are fingerprints on the doors or windows, e.g. if you close the door using the door rather than the handle, she comes close to freaking out and when arrive … Continue reading →

So, I’m wondering if your “confidence” is down; I know mine is. I read today that the fat cats who sit around a table at the Conference Board decided that “consumer confidence” is at its lowest since February and that … Continue reading →

I am a drinker of scotch. And, I do smoke cigarettes and cigars. I don’t however, have affairs or walk about with my fly unzipped. Today was a relatively productive day, surprisingly so, since it was one of those days … Continue reading →

[I loved this man's music when I was a kid, and I suppose always] Pop singer Eddie Fisher gained fame crooning love songs like “I’m Yours” and “Thinking of You” to teenage girls in the early 1950s. But his life … Continue reading →