“What is that sound? Is there an emergency alert on the TV? No, it’s your iPhone!”

Sad news — Martha, the bald eagle, has gone. She was euthanized yesterday. Martha and George, her mate, were the unofficial mascots of the Wilson Bridge construction back home in DC. They lived on an island next  [more...]

So, there I was, nominated for an Emmy. Actually, it must have been my second nomination, because I said to the ticket taker “I’m now a multiple nominee!” Strangely, the ceremony was taking place in  [more...]

The inventor of the machine that creates laugh tracks has died. (Ha ha ha ha ha! ha ha!!) Charles Douglas created a machine which was played like an organ (snicker, giggle) and produced appropriate sounds of laughter  [more...]