There was once a time when I was actively in enough demand for my skill sets where companies I was interested in working for would gleefully describe their perks during our negotiations. During my pas-de-deux with Game Show Network the effusive HR consultant who championed my candidacy piad particular homage to the fact that they … Read more
I’m doing my best to try and avoid most of the news cycle of late, especially on days when the leader of the free world is omnipresent enough to the point where he’s literally getting in the way of escapist reality television. Honestly, I can’t stand the man as far I can’t throw him, and … Read more
A particularly aggressive Facebook friend who in my actual dealings with him is generally a decent person once again shifted into activist mode this week when he was compelled to invite everyone and anyone he remotely knew to join him at yet another “No Kings” rally. Tomorrow there will be the third such gathering of … Read more
I suppose I owe Kristi Noem a little bit of gratitude, if nothing else for her timing. Before she yet again became a trending topic yesterday afternoon all I could think about was the fact that today marks six years exactly to the day that I was sent home from Sony for the final time … Read more
If you’re hell bent on having me bite your head off on social media, feel free to post yet another mindless rant about our current adminstration and some action or inaction that you think merits your one and one-half cents. You may think it’s therapeutic and gain some solace from the bevy of “I agrees” … Read more
Another weekend, another–ahem–war. We can barely go six months without one these days, can we? Forgive me if I’m not quite as excited or non-plussed as perhaps you are about what went down early Saturday morning in beautiful downtown Tehran. I assume unless you’ve been living under a rock or perhaps hiking in South America … Read more
At the risk of alienating even more people who apparently were only my friends if I shared the same level of unbridled anger at the current adminstration, I’ll confess I at least attempted to watch the spectacle that unfolded last night in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol. You know, that tourist attraction that … Read more
For the most part, I truly do envy those that are fortunate enough to still be working in positions of importance in media. Considering where I am at this particular moment, that envy escalates greatly. There’s only so much impact and pleasure one can get from what I do, and lately even those sporadic moments … Read more
Yes, I read the NEW YORK/CALIFORNIA POST, and I’m not ashamed to admit it. Have been doing so since practically the moment I could read on my own, even long before Rupert Murdoch and family got their grubby little claws on it. I love their sports coverage and I’m fascinated by how they use screaming … Read more
Unless you’ve been living under a rock you’re probably already aware of the latest clickbaitable meme that has practically everyone in at least my social media feeds up in arms–yeah, the one that puts THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT into perhaps the most unfortunate spotlight since THE TRACEY ULLMAN SHOW used it as fodder for a … Read more