There is a proverb that begins, “If wishes were horses then beggars would ride.” More or less, it is saying that wishes and reality are different things; just because someone wishes something to be true doesn't make it so. It… Read More ›

The legend of Robin Hood is one of those things that gets recycled over, and over, and over again in our culture.  The notion of taking from the rich and giving to the poor is one that most of us… Read More ›

Sometimes it's the little things, the bits and pieces, that matter most. Everything in an episode of a show can be working perfectly, and then there's a snag. There's something, some little thing, that throws the show off kilter. That… Read More ›

I'd like to, just for a minute, thank NBC. Last night's comedy lineup was… funny. I didn't laugh out loud a lot, but I did once or twice, and I certainly felt a little jubilant watching the shows. Maybe it… Read More ›

For weeks I have been troubled by something on Last Restaurant Standing, only I had very little idea what it could be.  I knew that something was off, horribly, horribly off, but I couldn't quite figure it out.  Well my… Read More ›

Maybe it's me, I don't know. Last week I said that it felt like the return of NBC's Thursday night lineup was unimpressive. I felt the exact same way about the return of Desperate Housewives last night. Frankly, until the… Read More ›

Yesterday I ate no solid food, so clearly I spent the entire night watching food-based programs.  Frankly, everything looked totally and completely delicious. Last Restaurant Standing had the contestants in the challenge making — or attempting to make, anyway — microwavable meals. … Read More ›

Watch just a few musical biopics from recent years and you'll see that they all have the same basic narrative — a troubled childhood, initial success, a facing of demons, and eventually (usually, but not always) an overcoming of the… Read More ›

Sporting games in general, and baseball in particular, seems like a perfect fit for the Nintendo Wii.  The Wii's motion sensing controls allow for replication of the arm movements that allow pitchers to throw and batters to swing.  Nothing, save… Read More ›

Last week I didn't focus on it, so this week I'm kind of required to.  It's not in my contract or anything, it's just in my soul.  It's a burning well of desire and utter happiness.  It's a shining little… Read More ›