I consider myself the luckiest guy on the face on earth in this pandemic* Eleanor and I left for our long-delayed four-week trip to Fiji, Australia (Melbourne, Tasmania, Sydney) and New Zealand on February 24, before almost anyone knew any of this was going to happen. We wound up staying … Continue reading May 2020
April 2020
WWC: A Time Unlike Any Other It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it … Continue reading April 2020
March 2020: Vacation Mode
The March edition is on vacation hold. Definitely will be posted soon. Meanwhile, enjoy the absolutely spellbinding sunset in Fiji.
February 2020
It’s About Time We 70-somethings have a different perception of time than we used to. Bill Veeck said, “For babies, time is infinite. They have all the time in the world. For older people, time is more precious. They sleep lots less because they might miss something. You can’t stretch time yourself…it’s finite.” Adam Schiff, manager … Continue reading February 2020
January 2020
The 2020 New Year Edition Highlights from 2019 PY-O-MY Letters and My 2020 Wish List My wishes for the New Year Healthy 2020 to everyone I love and have loved: -my biological kids, their two kids -my four stepchildren and their ten kids (in Alaska, Montana and Highland Park) -Eleanor and her three (in Brooklyn and Kentucky) … Continue reading January 2020
December 2019
"When Fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped up in an American flag." —Arthur Kinoy, Co-founder of the Center for Constitutional Rights Most Americans probably believe that Trump is corrupt. But, apparently, it doesn’t matter. Trump is television. And television has no responsibility to be moral. TV exists to sell products. Like Trump. He has … Continue reading December 2019
November 2019
Stuff! Whenever I’m on a plane and see everyone (including me) scrambling to put carry-ons in the overhead, I think of George Carlin. In a famous comedy routine, he’s the one who said: “Their stuff is shit; my shit is stuff.” For a wonderful five minutes of Carlin explaining about “Stuff,” go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvgN5gCuLac. It … Continue reading November 2019
October 2019
Bit by Bit, It Will Be a New World We’ve all heard of bitcoin. Some people even understand it. After reading and watching stuff online about it lately, I think I’m starting to get why it represents something absolutely new…a breakthrough. The cryptocurrency bitcoin was unveiled by an obscure, possibly fictitious, character known as Satashi … Continue reading October 2019
September 2019
August Flew By. Highlight was the return to Chicago of native son Jesse G. Weinberg with Diane, his wonderful wife. They’re living on the North Side, less than a mile from Foster Avenue Beach. The whole family here is thrilled as he’s back after almost 11 years in Los Angeles. And to help get … Continue reading September 2019
Ghosts in the Machine: Tom’s Notes August, 2019
Never seen anything like this...it breaks new ground. The point for me is that the videos and TV shows I have produced over 40 years or so have an entirely new impact when seen through the filter of four filmmakers and in the era of Fake News. When we produce documentaries, we put the … Continue reading Ghosts in the Machine: Tom’s Notes August, 2019
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