Didn't post anything yesterday and this may be it for today. Briefly, I'm inundated with other matters, which also explains why so many e-mails are languishing in the "To Be Answered" folder. My apologies. I made time for the obit of Zeke Zekley because…well, he was Zeke Zekley. Other affaires d' blog have to wait.
It may be a few days before I'm back to regular posting. When I am, I'll comment on reports that Stan Lee's settled his lawsuit with Marvel. I'll tell a little story about when I worked with the late Mason Adams. I'll answer some questions I've received about the Writers Guilds lawsuits and respond to some comments about my piece on Al Franken's past and why it may not matter.
In the meantime, here's a link to Frank Rich's weekend column, here's one to a piece that says Arnold Schwarzenegger is becoming as unpopular as the guy he replaced…and here's one to a piece on the ruination of Cookie Monster. That's right: I typed Cookie Monster…one of the greatest TV stars of all time. Or at least, he used to be.
Lastly, here's a link to something rather amazing. Go read Kevin Drum about how the U.S. military issued a report last week that was full of redactions…but put it out in a PDF format which allows anyone with Adobe Reader (which is, like, 85% of all Internet travellers) to read the redactions. Drum doesn't seem to know if the redactions are of important data but you've got to figure it this way: If they are, then whoever censored this document then released it is a chowderhead. And if they aren't, then whoever censored this document is restricting our access to information that we have every right to know…and is a chowderhead. The latter possibility reminds me of Jack Anderson's old claim that of all the information in Washington that is marked "Classified" or "Top Secret," 75% is withheld for no reason whatsoever, and another 20% is so designated because someone's trying to hide the fact that they screwed up and/or broke the law.