2011 Articles

I didn’t know what to write about at first: Charlie Sheen or Japan?  Because…when you live in the Land of Hollyweird; our “stars” often get top billing over genuinely important world events: like Godzilla visiting Japan.  But, since I have the Japan article percolating in my brain (and feel I can get to it tomorrow) […]

Jon Stewart just keeps getting better-and-better with his commentary on the American socio-political landscape (though I’ve noticed that he doesn’t bring-it-on-home in quite the same manner with foreign affairs).  In fact, just-the-other-day, Jon did a side-splitting, undie soaking expose on the current conservative attacks on teachers.  Probably the classic statistic that conservative TV hosts harped

I was going to write an article about Kaiser wanting my shit, and, go after the pimped-out American medical profession – but, after more serious thought — I decided I had better address the revolutions going on in the African Mediterranean (and elsewhere) where American puppet dictators are being forced out (though I’m not completely

Almost cut my hair It happened the other day I kept it kinda long Coulda said it was in my way So, after one-of-the-Big-Wig meetings in wonderful, downtown Downey, my boss (the Big Boss) pulls up to the urinal next to me and says: “You know, I used to have long hair too…in fact, my

As you all read in my “Lost Symbol” article – I was determined to never read a Dan Brown book again!  But I caved in under the weight of my Illuminati buddy who suggested that I would learn something: and he was right – but at what tremendous cost to my delicate mental Faculties in

I begged the American-sounding Capital One associate (on-more-than-one-occasion) NOT to send my call to India or Malaysia – or wherever-the-Hell they send you to, to deal with an operative they pay chicken feed — who barely speaks English…further inducing another 3-Jager- shot phone call.  And for the umpteenth time, they did it again, prompting my

I was rather curious as-to-how Jon was going to deal with the Tucson Tragedy (I mean, look at what Ricky Gervais did with the Golden Globes [though part of me reveled in the high-priced stars getting-a-dose-of how-some-of-us apprehend them {though an awards ceremony should not be confused with a ‘Roast’}]).  But Jon was dealing with

I probably shouldn’t be writing this Op-Ed, since a particulat police department calls me every week to harass me into donating (probably in retaliation against me for suggesting that the City of Los Angeles is $73 million in the red already – largely due to the pension funds of the police and fire departments).  And

Dear Ray M., I’m sorry I suggested that you were naïve back in my “Morrison” Op-Ed – I forgot one of my own maxims, that: we’re only as good as the information we have (not to mention the luxury of hindsight being 20/20). I’ve definitely had a few extra years to grow my cynicism about

Like any other Los Angelino and Times reader – not to mention any southwestern American who lives fairly close to the Mexican border — I am acutely aware of the extreme violence being perpetrated on the Mexican populous by the drug cartels. But I am forced to laugh-out-loud when I read articles, or, watch the