Well, Let Me Say This About That is an interesting twist on current events, as told by Dallas’ finest and funniest Craig McCartney.
Driving home from a dental appointment this week, I was switching between stations when I caught one of them in mid announcement. “. . .Bunny will headline the Super Bowl halftime show.” I thought for a moment he was talking about Lady Bunny before it became clear he was talking about Bad Bunny. Well, at least I know who Lady […]
As I had made plans for Thursday of last week, I was writing last week’s column on Wednesday and was about 90% done when I heard the news about the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s show. My planned column was not time sensitive, but this story was clearly happening in real time with one domino falling after the other. In the […]
From the moment I heard there would be a 60th anniversary re-release of The Sound of Music, I looked forward to seeing it once again on the big screen. For those who are too young to remember and those who might need to be reminded, The Sound of Music was huge, with a backstory that reads like a Hollywood movie […]
When I lunch at home, it’s usually the same thing. My chicken salad sandwich phase ended quite a while back, and now it’s ham and cheese. Any variety comes from whether it’s on light rye, pumpernickel, or a croissant. Add the yellow mustard, three or four of my favorite pickles, and some potato chips, and we’re done. Earlier this week, […]
In his “Cooped Up” newsletter last week, my publisher wrote about his being a prissy boy. By his own words, this is hardly a news flash for those of us who know him. Liking pretty things such as painted nails, silk scarves, and beautiful handbags is part of that, not to mention that a touch of concealer helps. I couldn’t […]
Almost everyone who drives keeps a mental list of usual routes to be avoided due to road construction. One of my beaten paths falls into this category as I normally take Preston Road north to Lovers Lane to get to one of my favorite restaurants. But about a mile of Lovers is tore up right now (that’s an engineering term […]
Once upon a time, there were a whole bunch of little girls and boys (and everything in between) growing up and experiencing their childhoods in very much the same way. Or so they thought. Food appeared magically in the house that they took for granted. There were clothes for school, clothes for play, pajamas for sleep, and very special clothes […]
When the word came that George Harris had died earlier this week, I was seated at my desk. I got up and made my way the few feet to the framed poster board, an enlarged version of my logo from my 60th birthday party, which everyone was invited to sign. There, above my left eyebrow, is George’s note to me. […]
Dear Mr. Carlin, Being brought up right in the South, I would not presume to address you as George in the first quasi-fan letter I’ve written in decades. I won’t go into why, but I felt the need to write this to you. To be honest, you died at the wrong time. By that I mean it was the wrong […]
For those worn smooth by the wall-to-wall and floor-to-ceiling coverage of the Epstein scandal, here’s a barely newsworthy item that hit my radar that we might have some fun talking about. Back in May, Senator Mike Lee introduced the Interstate Obscenity Definition Act, which defines obscenity as “appeal[ing] to the prurient interest in nudity, sex, or excretion,” according to his […]
