Multipass - Imgur
Almost every aspect of our lives is touched by federal regulations. Even before you leave the house in the morning, government regulations help set the price of the coffee you drink, the voltage of electricity your alarm clock uses, and the types of programming allowed on the morning news. But many Americans don't understand how rules are made or how they can get involved in the process.
We know how rules are made: At random.
And we know how to get involved in the process: Either (a) Get elected, or (b) Be important enough to someone ELSE's election that they'll reward you with a nice cushy appointment to some lucrative regulatory agency.
Did I leave anything out?
Wherever a television presenter overbalances and falls off her chair, the Internet is there.
P.S. If you've ever wondered if those people who appear to be in the room behind the anchor are real, wonder no more.
I just got off of a midnight flight home from a hectic weekend. When I opened my suitcase to unpack it, there was the little note saying that TSA had opened my luggage to inspect it. There was also a bite-size 3 Musketeers bar. IMMD.
If they did that every time, nobody would mind.
Oh, please, have mercy... I'm laughing, I'm crying, I can't breathe, I'm dying here. "BOARD! Like I don't have anything to do." Bwah ha hah!
Congratulations 'n' all, but when do we stop counting?
(I'm guessing sometime after the 2nd black woman to win the non-supporting category.)
It's no surprise to me that the Theater of the Mind still has the power to enthrall listeners. I suspect you're aware of it as well.
I did find it a bit startling to learn that Susal Loewenberg, the head of L.A. Theatre Works, isn't a big fan of the genre.
"Mind movies"? That's the label the Wall Street Journal likes for what we do?
I'll go out on a limb here and guess that most of the guys on this page didn't turn down a lot of roles. They're not making $10 Million per film; these guys had to work to get paid.
You know, the actors you've seen a hundred times? The ones that sometimes show up on every channel at the same time -- but you can't remember their names? You can look 'em up here.
(Now, where is the "that girl" page, or whatever courtesy and feminism requires us to call it, the page for female "character" actors?)
I'm a reasonably contented man with a loving family. I also have a hopelessly diverse set of interests, including radio theater, comic books and "naked" fundraising calendars. I have blogs for each of these...but they will intersect here.
