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How Weird is This: Priests Must Sue To Hear Prisoners’ Confessions!

November 8, 2026

Why was it necessary for the St. Louis Archdiocese to have to sue the Department of Homeland Security to overcome an alleged ICE policy barring priests from providing sacraments to incarcerated migrants awaiting deportation? Will Democrats’ sweeping victory in the midterms ease or worsen the situation, or will President Trump heroically see the righteousness of … More How Weird is This: Priests Must Sue To Hear Prisoners’ Confessions!

Cheers For Maddens Who Mattered, Whose Talents Impressed Multitudes!

October 30, 2026

For years when I met people, they would ask me if I was related to Steve Madden, the shoe guy, or the football guru and game creator John Madden.  No, but I did meet big John at the Bing Crosby Golf Tournament in Pebble Beach, CA.  At the time I was representing Bing’s wife, Kathryn, … More Cheers For Maddens Who Mattered, Whose Talents Impressed Multitudes!

This Ear Today Now, Has More Tomorrows

October 25, 2026

Funny, how vulnerable our ears are.  Especially the left one which is more often in the sunny spotlight when you’re driving a convertible or with your tanned arm sticking out of the driver’s side window. One of mine has recently gone through a hollowing process, a multi-step surgery to expel what a sample sent to … More This Ear Today Now, Has More Tomorrows

When it Rains, Actors’ Names Do Pour Out of Films on TCM

October 18, 2026

Can trying to remember names of movie stars you see on vintage films on late night TV be a healthy form of memory exercise?  I believe so, which is why I call the cinematic workout TCMembering. Since watching classic films can also act as memory steppingstones, what you’re doing is exercising your cognitive process.  Your … More When it Rains, Actors’ Names Do Pour Out of Films on TCM

Say You’re Doing the Pope’s PR, How Would You Treat His Cancer?

October 15, 2026

If you were the papal publicist, would you simply provide media with all the latest medical reports on his condition, or would you see this also as an opportunity to generate deeper faith in God by making prayer the most potent medicine for Pope Leo XIV and his flock of believers? I’m sure the Pope … More Say You’re Doing the Pope’s PR, How Would You Treat His Cancer?

Eva Marie Saint’s Final Debut 

October 11, 2026

Sadly, this past week we all lost someone special, even saintly.  Eva Marie Saint undoubtedly is now appearing in her final debut on a much loftier, bigger screen, heaven.  Hollywood parishioners will long remember when she made one of the most spectacular film debuts in Hollywood history in On the Waterfront as the beloved costar … More Eva Marie Saint’s Final Debut 

Wish Me Happy Birthday Just Skip the Number Part

October 5, 2026

Today is my birthday, but please don’t ask me how old I am as it won’t make me happy. Don’t even think of counting the candles as I stopped with them surrounding my birthday cakes decades ago and causing everyone heatstroke. Now I put only one just for some light. So, know that I behave, … More Wish Me Happy Birthday Just Skip the Number Part

Will Aversion to Data Centers Hamper GOP Election Prospects?

October 4, 2026

As data center development surges, so is the opposition to them in communities across the country, which is worrying Republicans that it could flip the Senate. Voters are unhappy with their rising energy costs, heavy water use and the billions the centers are receiving in tax breaks, which is opening opportunities for Democrats in Ohio, … More Will Aversion to Data Centers Hamper GOP Election Prospects?

What a Time We Had In the Country Music Capital

September 27, 2026

Hey Y’all, just returned from four action-packed days in one of America’s liveliest, most sparkling towns, which to me and millions of others is the beloved country music capital, Nashville, TN. I was there with my beautiful Brazilian wife Rita accompanying her as she worked as liaison to the high-flying Brazillionaires wing of one of … More What a Time We Had In the Country Music Capital

Could AI Make Us All Act Like Ants?

September 24, 2026

While many of us are still getting our feet wet in adopting artificial intelligence, some Silicon leaders are now urging us to slow down its development before it goes rogue and kill us.      Could AI noticeably affect the routine daily lives and work schedules of human beings?  Could one day AI make us all … More Could AI Make Us All Act Like Ants?