Thunder

| May 4, 2004

If there’s one sound I hate to hear, it’s the screech of the Emergency Broadcast System. OK, there’s one sound that I’ll presume is worse: that of an oncoming tornado. I’ve never heard one, and I hope never to hear one, but I can only assume that it’s far far worse than the EBS noise. […]

Birthday Wishes

| May 2, 2004

Belated birthday wishes to the great Glenn Ford, who turned 88 yesterday. He’s one of those celebrities who put their career plans on hold when their country called, enlisting in the Marines in 1942. He went into the Naval Reserve after the war,eventually rising to the rank of Captain. I don’t expect to see that […]