Monthly Archives: October 2011

Reworking “My Cousin Vinny.**”

Stevieslaw: Reworking “My Cousin Vinnie.**” At Stevieslaw, we are shopping an idea for a “Cousin Vinny” remake—be sure to tell your many Hollywood director/producer friends. In our rewrite, a Joe Pesci look alike and a Ralph Macchio look alike have … Continue reading

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Saturday

Today, in Pennsylvania, we have the kind of perfect October day that often arrives with the High Holidays. The trick of living here, in the shadow of the great lakes, is not to let the tilt of the low and … Continue reading

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Cousin Myron Pipes In

Myron Pipes In Myron, my fire-eating red-headed cousin, does not often find his name and the word compromise in the same sentence. He is particularly hard on the filthy rich, waiters and idiots. It is not all that unusual for … Continue reading

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Wall Street Wheat

Wall Street Wheat When I was a graduate student, way back before the beginning of recorded time, board games were still the rage. A group of us would meet at someone’s place, late at night, and play Monopoly or the … Continue reading

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Wall Street and the Vets

Smokey Diamond, our intrepid reporter, and I love when our local newspaper, The Centre Daily Times, asks and answers its own question in the same issue. Today, they ran the article by Adam Geller of AP headlined: Protest’s Mission Remains … Continue reading

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October Voices Article

This was chopped up in the print copy of Voices. Just Shoot Me: Your Aged Relative and the Extended Hospital Stay. My mom is much improved. Thanks for asking. I am ashamed to say though that she’s fallen into that … Continue reading

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Fashionable Facts

As we all secretly believe, fact is like fashion. The fashion model, Heidi Klum, who hosts the runaway hit show Project Runway says it best, “In fashion, one day you’re in, the next day you’re out.” That’s why our intrepid … Continue reading

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