Today is my birthday. My 64th birthday. And I guarantee you it will be the worst one ever. And I've had a few sad lonely birthdays in my...

Upon the advice of my friend, former colleague and one-time boss Rob Feakins, I ordered the book pictured above. Rob has had his own travail...

  For those who don't know, but might have seen it, Jews often express condolences with the phrase, "May their memory be a blessing...

I don't know if you noticed but there were quite a few commercials for cryptocurrency during last week's Super Bowl. I lost count be...

There was a dust-up last week in Adlandia over the topic of Diversity, Equality and Inclusion. A former colleague of mine, at multiple ad ag...

I know I've mentioned this before, but I've been doing a lot more reading lately. Now, after Deb's passing, I am reading even mo...

  Somehow I missed this very important date. The good news is it has nothing to do with my current bereavement or family stories that tend t...

I often tell the story about how Debbie and I came from a different tribe of Jews. When I introduced her to my parents, I told my mother and...

I'm not big on the latest in pop culture. I know none of today's current musicians. Or pop stars. Almost 90% of the names of actors ...

Today I am grieving on multiple fronts.  Because today I also mourn for our country. This is somewhat to be expected, but since I am activel...

As noted yesterday, my life has turned to shit. Figuratively.  And literally.  Shortly after my wife's Celebration of Life ceremony, the...

I wrote this line 25 years ago. Now I wish I hadn't. Because I was wrong. So wrong. As many of you know, my one-in-8-billion-people wife...

RoundSeventeen will be away for a while due to family circumstances.  Until then, have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Please hug th...

It's been a while since I've done a Thursday Photo Funnies posting. Those of you who were National Lampoon fans, might notice how I ...

  As many of you over 40 years of age know, Michael Nesmith of the Monkees passed away last week. Of all the Monkees, I believe he was my fa...

  You know me, I love a good scam. Not the scam itself, people who phish the internet looking for marks are scum. No, I love to scam the sca...

Heard from my old Chiat/Day art director partner John Shirley last week.  John had been cleaning out the garage at his mom's house, wher...

I rarely do this, but it's been a stressful week and I just don't feel like doing the clicketty-clacketty thing. After 11 and half y...

Last week my friend, fellow blogger, and compatriot in curmudgeon-ness, George Tannenbaum published a blog about his friend, fellow blogger ...

Yesterday I wrote about Apple's wonderful Christmas spot. Today, in my perpetual search for easy blogging material, I am revisiting a sp...