There’s a scene in my new novel which involves the response the media would have to a very racy, though thoroughly fictitious event. It’s pretty easy to imagine what goes on in newsrooms — we’re forced to watch the product of it every frickin’ day — but I thought I…

A man walked into a bar, sat down, and ordered a beer. As he sipped the beer, he heard a soothing voice say, “Nice tie.” Looking around, he noticed that the bar was empty, except for himself and the bartender at the end of the bar. A few sips later,…

Tonight, I refer you to my most recent posting in my brother blog, in memorial to my dear friend Bob Gallagher who passed away last summer. It’s a very poignant personal letter he wrote sometime during a three-year period in which he did not venture out of his apartment on…

I used to enjoy driving, but the highway sure takes it toll.

I really love my country, I just think we should start seeing other people.

Ever get into one of those theoretical arguments that boils down to whether or not to give a shit about anything? My friends, Jay and James and I did the other night at a lovely, low key dinner at our house. It started with which cause — global climate change…

See this movie. Not just because it one an Oscar (best foreign film), or it will teach you about fascism, or where the Patriot Act is poised to take us as a society, or how power is weilded, but because it will move and engage you on many levels, give…

fools and fanatics are so certain of themselves, while wiser people are full of doubt.” -Bertrand Russell A little boy walks into his parents’ room to see his mom on top of his dad bouncing up and down. The mom sees her son and quickly dismounts, worried about what her…

Actually, it beats being home in Philadelphia being pelted with ice. UsAirways decided to dissuade passengers from flying east yesterday by offering to change reservations for free, so I moved my return to Friday and drove up to Sedona, land of red rocks, spas, restaurants and cheerful tourists. What an…

One day, Jay came home and was greeted by his wife, dressed in a very sexy nightie. “Tie me up,” she purred, “and you can do anything you want.” So he tied her up and went fishing. A woman came home, screeching her car into the driveway, and ran into…