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Christmas Day 2012

Life’s Crazy Revisited 2012 You know what’s crazy? I’ll tell you what’s crazy. Christmas Day TV. It’s a whose who of what the hell are they airing? Christmas TV to the three major networks has all the creativity of a plastic NERF ball for granny. Don’t the suits realize millions of families have scratched and […]

Broadcasting Panic Attack

You know what’s crazy? I’ll tell you what’s crazy™ Panic Attacks. That moment when your brain short circuits, your skin gets all clammy, your breathing hurts your own chest. It’s an internal alarm that says, man over board, abandon ship, watch out for the ice berg. Panic Attacks! We’ve all had a moment in time […]

a child hit by a car

You know what’s crazy? I’ll tell you what’s crazy™ What can happen in the  blink of an eye. The mother was making lunch for her child who has down syndrome. It’s a small home. It’s on a hill. There is a steep driveway. At the bottom of the drive, a busy 4 lane highway. The […]

The Final Rose who cares

You know what’s crazy? I’ll tell you what’s crazy™ THE BACHELOR THE FINAL ROSE. I don’t care. Do you care? ABC cares. All promos all the time. The Bachelor, the Final Rose. It’s reality TV flushing itself down the toilet. It’s One guy a bunch of gals all dating, kissing and drinking liquor. It’s crying […]

Spring Burns Eternal

You know what’s crazy? I’ll tell you what’s crazy™ Optimism. It’s as simple as a blue sky. It’s as relaxing as a warm breeze. It’s a peaceful as a soaring hawk. It’s a quiet Sunday afternoon. I’m in the back yard listening to a bird chirping. The tree before me is ready to burst. It […]

Land Shark

You know what’s crazy? I’ll tell you what’s crazy™ Young drivers. My son is 15. He has his permit. He is learning to drive. He is a good driver, a cautious driver, almost too cautious. Can you ever be too cautious? We are driving slow, we are driving with methodical purpose. “I am an excellent […]

Big Crime in a Small Town

You know what’s crazy? I’ll tell you what’s crazy™ A big murder arrest that rocks a small town. I’ve done this too many times. Small town America shaken by a heinous act. Small town America sleeps with its doors unlocked. Small town America doesn’t think it can happen there. Small town America knows its neighbors […]

I got Tazed

I was out on the Holly Bobo murder arrest last night till 1am. She is the West Tennessee nursing student who was kidnapped and killed three years ago. Her killer was arrested Wednesday in a flurry of media reports and live shots in the tiny town of Decaturville, Tennessee, not far from Memphis. It was […]

beer the new gatorade

You know what’s crazy? I’ll tell you what’s crazy!™ Beer is the new Gatorade. That’s like saying 40 is the new 30. IT’S NOT. 30 is the new 30. 40 is the old 40. Your gut sags. You wear those stupid glasses to read. You cholesterol is thick like curdled cheese. So when someone says […]

Oscars 2014

You know what’s crazy? I’ll tell you what’s crazy™ The Academy Awards. My take? Good. Not great. Just OK. Long. At times – even boring. Ellen did a good job. Not a great job. She played it safe. She seemed to be moving in slow motion. I expected mor RAT A TAT TAT. It was […]