Michael's Musings

June 27, 2011

Late last week, I was walking my dog around the block when a woman in a car stopped next to me and asked if I would do a interview with her for YNN.  That's the local Time Warner News outlet.

"What's the subject?" I asked?

"We want to know what you're doing to maintain your lawn during this drought."

The truth is that all I know about lawn maintenance is how to turn our automatic sprinkler system on and off (Wife Sandy programs it.), and how to write a check for our gardener. 

(Sandy does that, too.)

But, being a ham at heart, I said okay, and the result can be seen by clinking on this link.

If that doesn't work, just copy this address into your browser, and you'll be taken right there.

http://austin.ynn.com/content/279059/tips-to-help-keep-your-yard-alive-during-drought

Enjoy!

Have a creative day.

Michael

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June 24, 2011

I've got some new reviews up on the Best Bets on DVD site, accessible via the link in the Introduction section of this page.

First, I write about five 1940s-50s British war movies, recently released from VCI Entertainment.  Three of them star John Mills.

The titles: WE DRIVE AT DAWN, ABOVE US THE WAVES, SEA OF SAND, THE MALTA STORY with Alec Guinness and Jack Hawkins and, my personal favorite, THE WAY TO THE STARS.

I also have a review of Nicolas Roeg's INSIGNIFICANCE from The Criterion Collection, which deals with a fictional meeting between Albert Einstein (Michael Emil), Marilyn Monroe (Theresa Russell), Joe DiMaggio (Gary Busey) and Senator Joseph McCarthy (Tony Curtis). 

You'll love the scene in which Marilyn explains to Einstein his theory of relativity.

That's all for this week.  You have a creative weekend and I'll be back on Monday.

Michael

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June 23, 2011

A woman was having a daytime affair while her husband was at work.  One rainy day she was in bed with her boyfriend when, to her horror, she heard her husband's car pull into the driveway.

"Oh my God! Hurry! Grab your clothes and jump out the window.  My husband's home early!"

"I can't jump out the window.  It's raining out there."

"If my husband catches us in here, he'll kill us both," she replied.  "He's got a hot temper and a gun, so the rain is the least of your problems."

The boyfriend scoots out of bed, grabs his clothes and jumps out the window.  As he ran down the street in the pouring rain, he quickly discovered he had run right into the middle of the town's annual marathon, so he started running along beside the others, about 300 of them.

Being naked, with his clothes tucked under his arm, he tried to blend in as best he could.  After a little while a small group of runners who had been watching him with some curiosity, jogged closer.

"Do you always run in the nude?" one asked.

"Oh yes," he replied, gasping in air. "It feels so wonderfully free."

Another runner moved a long side. "Do you always run carrying your clothes with you under your arm?"

"Oh, yes," our friend answered breathlessly.  "That way I can get dressed right at the end of the run and get in my car to go home."

Then a third runner cast his eyes a little lower and asked, "Do you always wear a condom when you run?"

"Nope, just when it's raining."


You have a creative day.

Michael

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