Celebrities (as well as the ridiculously rich) have had a love affair with illegal activity for generations. Lately, the sexy DUI arrest seems to be the most popular. Barron Hilton and Jason Davis are the latest to join the elite click. In the early hours of Tuesday February 12th Paris Hilton’s little brother Barron was arrested for driving under the influence. The 18-year-old has now officially been charged with unlicensed driving, unlawful use of a license,...  Read More »

In case you haven’t heard, Lindsay Lohan is back and better than ever. Well, I guess “better” still remains to be seen; but she isn’t a raging drunk anymore, and that’s a good start. She did an interview with Paper magazine for their March issue and tells the world, “I am what I am.” … Lohan is a girl who likes her vices, but after a year scarred with yet another car accident (her fourth since 2005), three stays in rehab, and 84 minutes...  Read More »

Last Thanksgiving I posted the address of a VFW Post in Virginia, which was accepting Christmas gifts for wounded soldiers. The other day, Big John (who gave me that address) reminded me that such gifts and kind words are accepted all year round. So many wonderful causes are forgotten about after the holidays – giving thanks to our recovering American soldiers should not be one of them. Send your love to: VFW Post 8208 PO Box653 Ruckersville VA 22968 I believe...  Read More »

I’m going to share a secret with you. When I wake up on Monday mornings, I hear Dolly Parton. Seriously. I’m the first person to admit there are many voices in my head; and on Monday mornings, Dolly Parton is one of them. Today was no exception. My alarm went off, I heard… Then I heard the sound of sirens and speeding trains – but that’s probably because I live down the road from railroad tracks, with the police station just beyond that. There’s...  Read More »

Theodor Seuss Geisel, who would grow to cement himself in history as Dr. Seuss, was born on this day in 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. Long before there was the Grinch and the Whos or fishes of red and blue, there was just plain ‘ol Theodor Geisel, who graduated from Dartmouth College then went on to study at Oxford University. He married his first wife Helen Palmer and eventually settled back in America where he worked as a cartoonist for a number...  Read More »