Hello Again, Once again the forecasted cool down didn't happen.....The weather nerds on LA TV have been telling us for 3 days to expect a cool down tomorrow.....And they're saying it again.....I'll believe it when I feel it.....It was sooo hot today that the only things I had on all day were the air conditioner, the TV and the computer.....That's it.....When you're single and living alone, you can do things like that.....Don't worry, the curtains were drawn.....Got a telephone invite for a...

Hello Again, When you argue with someone, and they don't counter on a point you made, but harp on something else out of the blue, that's their way of admitting that they've lost the argument, but are trying to save face.....Continuing from last blog's Beatle references: A Hard Day's Night and Yellow Submarine are both 4-star, gold-plated classic films.....Help! falls a little short of classic status, and Let It Be is just plain boring.....Nobody's fault except Paul McCartney's.....Al Broda...

Hello Again, To a certain JU blogger, you know who the Hell you are: those who take the highest road have the longest, hardest fall to take.....Drive, he said, but for God's sake, watch where you're going.....Didn't mean to get esoteric on anyone, but it had to be said.....I hope I'm wrong, but it looks like the 2004-05 NHL season is over before it gets a chance to start.....Dammit.....I still haven't caught a flying puck or a foul ball.....Buying one at the concession stand doesn't quite ...

Hello Again, Karl Rove is the Chuck Colson of the Bush Administration.....If those men on the boat with John Kerry dispute the legitimacy of his medals, why did they accept theirs?.....They were in the same battles.....I feel sorry for Rory Kennedy, daughter of the late Robert F. Kennedy.....In addition to never knowing her father, JFK Jr, his wife & sister-in-law perished on their way to her wedding.....A lot of strange, creepy people in chat rooms.....What happened last week in Russia ma...

Hello Again, I waited all Tuesday, and that durn Wimpy never did show.....Does anyone still "take a powder"?.....The Dodgers are starting to collapse, like I always said they would.....Coronado used to be the hidden gem in any San Diego visit, not anymore.....Everyone's discovered it.....French Toast after midnight is fantastic.....I have a hard time thinking of the rap/hip hop genre as being something long-lasting or meaningful.....I like the Dallas Cowboys' chances for making the post-se...

Hello Again, It's great to see a new Kim Basinger film again.....She's always been a favorite of mine.....She looks great for 50.....UCLA football fans are already thinking about basketball season.....Big shake-ups in WWE management over the weekend.....Look for more changes.....Ray Taliaferro of KGO, San Francisco is priceless.....There are exactly 2 all-women's and 0 all-men's colleges in California.....What people say in public and do in private are more often than not two different thi...

Hello Again, It's hot in LA this weekend.....I guess other parts of the country are worse off than just heat, so I shouldn't complain.....Nothing empties a night club here quicker than Andy Dick entering one.....Wherever he goes, trouble follows.....He's banned from several.....I've seen Monica Lewinsky around town several times.....All she needs is an apple in her mouth.....Otherwise, she goes around town pretty much unnoticed, much to her chagrin.....The show biz aspirations of Fawn Hall...

Hello Again, Great cartoon in Friday's LA Daily News.....A man is watching President Bush deliver his acceptence speech on TV.....Bush has his arms in the air triumphantly on the screen.....The man says to his wife & child "I didn't know things were so good!".....Before anybody says "Liberal Media Bias", the LA Daily News ALWAYS endorses Republicans.....President Bush sounds more like Candidate Bush.....He didn't exactly get elected in 2000.....From all indications, it looks like the Bush ...

Hello Again, Every New Year's, Simpsons creator Matt Groening does something called "Forbidden Words" in his weekly comic strip, Life in Hell. He lists words & phrases that he's sick of or feels should be out of vogue. Having heard several like that earlier, I'd like to make a list like that of my own. Are you also sick of hearing.....? My bad.....Bitches.....Hos.....Compassionate conservatism.....It's the bomb.....Going postal.....Pick me up a forty.....Give it up for.....Cali.....Kick...

Hello Again, This blog is about famous twosomes, people, places & things that come in pairs. As Just the Two of Us plays in the background..... Johnson & Johnson.....Gaffers & Sattler.....Lennon-McCartney.....Heckle & Jeckle.....Laurel & Hardy.....Sonny & Cher.....Minneapolis-St. Paul.....Jack Lemmon & Walter Matthau.....Ralston-Purina.....AM/FM.....Ringling Bros. & Barnum & Bailey.....Mickey Rooney & Judy Garland.....Salt & pepper.....The Roadrunner & Wile E. Coyote.....Masters & Johns...

Hello Again, I don't get it, if Israel's our friend & ally, why do they need to spy on us?.....You read it here earlier: the Kobe case cookie has crumbled.....Court TV is one of the most disappointing things on television.....It could and should be sooo much better.....If you ask me, Zell Miller is the biggest flip-flopper in politics.....Only 61 more days until Election Day.....I can't wait.....According to the ABC News documentary, The Making of a President, 1992, by 12 noon Eastern time...

Hello Again, A man who owns an apartment building down the street has been ragging on the neighborhood liberals.....He's been extolling the virtues of all things Bush.....I'd take exception except for one thing.....He's still a Canadian citizen, and he's admitted that he's never voted in his life.....He came here when he was 9, and is around 61 now.....I've asked him, he's not the least bit interested in becoming a US citizen.....Guess he was afraid of being drafted when he was younger.......

Hello Again, I can't believe that the same guy who made Porky's, one of the funniest movies ever, also made Superbabies 2, one of the worst movies, ever!.....I also can't believe Howard Stern, as part of his movie deal, will remake Porky's.....Why?.....I've made references in the past to my friend Lorna, who is a budding actress.....She's quite attractive, 5-7, long straight blonde hair, turns many heads when she walks into a room.....She's also about 80% legs.....We call her Gumby.....The...

Hello Again, While listening to the John & Jeff syndicated radio show earlier, they were sending "a shot" out to listeners who had called in earlier and gave their names to the producer, for the sole purpose of having their names mentioned when J&J salute "third shift" workers. It reminded me of a former DJ here in LA, who for many years would take down the names of anyone who called in a request, then as his shift was winding down, he would say their names over a long instrumental piece a...

Hello Again, Early this afternoon, I went to a favorite diner.....The food is good & reasonably priced.....The waitress asked "What'll ya have, Hon?".....I knew that she meant that in a maternal way.....I ordered a deluxe cheeseburger, crispy fries, Coca-Cola & coffee.....Yes, I drank both at the same time.....The cheese on the burger was melted just perfectly.....Always leave making a cheeseburger to the pros.....The fries snapped louder than any thumb & two fingers could.....Full contain...