Fratelli

I got a comment on my last post but it wasn't what I expected. I thought someone was going to tell me how lame it was. I was willing to accept that since I was in desperate straits, a few hours short of missing the SLA. But at times I do feel the need to keep my readership apprised of what is going on in the celebrity world. In fact, Taylor and Jake are no more but it looks like Sandra and Ryan are an item. I can never figure out how two pretty people with all the dough and none of the cares in the world can't make it work. Back in the mid 80s, my wife and I made it happen, and my most valuable asset at that time was a Muni fast pass. She knew a winner when she saw one.

So the recent comment, from an anonymous source, told me to write more about my brother. I do have a few things to say about my ageless role model. I've already mentioned some shared experiences, like bathing together as children, him inducing me to create havoc by kicking over a lamp, and the boxing gloves episode. But I hold no grudges. We stuck together through the years. He followed me to Binghamton and I followed him to San Francisco. He's a great brother and I will continue to think that until I have some more recovered memories. I'd also like to mention that he is one of the finest legal minds on his block.

Did anybody else mist up watching the new Speaker of the House being sworn in? I mean besides me an Boehner. I got emotional because of how far this country has come. After all, he is our first orange Speaker of the House. You can thank Letterman's writers for that one.

One of my pet peeves is people saying stupid shit and instead of saying "I said something stupid and I apologize", they dress it up and say they "misspoke". Merriam-Webster is telling me the first instance of the term "misspeak" is from the 14th century. I'm not buying it and will do extensive research on my own, perhaps in 2012. A recent instance of this is Tucker Carlson saying he "overspoke" when he said Michael Vick should have been executed for his crimes. Overspoke? I can't find that one in Websters. Here's another example, straight from Jason Linkin's Sunday chat show liveblog:

"Here's Darrel Issa, to Face this Nation. Smith brings up the time he told Rush Limbaugh that Obama was one of the "most corrupt administrations" in history, and Issa immediately says, "But I walked that back!" And that is where we are today, in 2011: we are no longer responsible for our words, as long as we can point to a time where we "walked it back." You know, someone should really hit Darrel Issa across the face with a burlap sack of used heroin needles. I really believe that, enough to say publicly! BUT NOW I AM GOING TO WALK THAT BACK: Darrel Issa is awesome!"

In TV news, Sarah Palin's Alaska is not coming back but Mad Men is. Things are looking up.