OKTOBERFEST

I don't like beer but October has many other amenities worth exploring!

ACTING...ON THE GOLF COURSE

You may stink at golf but remember: no matter how lousy you are at every sport, the main thing is to act like a pro and forge ahead even if you're just a clumsy bum like me!

GOOD NEWS / BAD NEWS

The good news is that, finally, the complete four seasons of THE HUCKLEBERRY HOUND SHOW have been released  after 20 years since the first season premiered on DVD on November 15, 2005. I had been waiting for the missing episodes of this show ever since then and now its here in a great Blu-Ray package looking better than ever thanks to the Warner Archive Collection!

THE BAD NEWS:

Claudia Cardinale passed away on September 23 at 87 years old.

Born and raised in La Goulette, a neighbourhood of Tunis, Cardinale won the "Most Beautiful Italian Girl in Tunisia" competition in 1957, the prize being a trip to Italy, which quickly led to film contracts, due above all to the involvement of producer Franco Cristaldi, who acted as her mentor for a number of years and later married her. After making her debut in a minor role with Egyptian star Omar Sharif in Goha (1958), Cardinale became one of the best-known actresses in Italy, with roles in films such as Rocco and His Brothers (1960), Girl with a Suitcase (1961), Cartouche (1962), The Leopard (1963) and Federico Fellini's 8½ (1963).

From 1963, Cardinale appeared in The Pink Panther opposite David Niven. She went on to appear in the Hollywood films Blindfold (1966), Lost Command (1966), The Professionals (1966), Don't Make Waves (1967) with Tony Curtis, The Hell with Heroes (1968), The Red Tent (1969), A Fine Pair (1968), The Salamander (1981), and the Sergio Leone Western Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), a joint U.S.–Italian production, in which she was praised for her role as a former prostitute opposite Jason Robards, Charles Bronson and Henry Fonda.

(From WIKIPEDIA)

Arrivederci, cara bella Claudia!

MY GQ STYLE

THE SOUNDS OF OLD AGE

I'm finding out that senior citizens' bodies work in a different way with each passing year.

SIGNS

THE COMMANDMENT NOBODY KNOWS ABOUT!

FOCUS ON MYSELF!

Focusing on yourself means prioritizing your own needs, personal growth, and well-being. It involves understanding yourself, practicing self-compassion, setting healthy boundaries, and cultivating self-esteem. It's not selfish, but rather a necessary step in becoming the best version of yourself. 

THE RORSCHACH INK BLOT TEST

The Rorschach test is a psychological test in which individuals are shown inkblots and asked to describe what they see. The responses are then analyzed to assess personality characteristics, emotional functioning, and potentially, mental disorders. It's a projective test, meaning it relies on the individual's unconscious projections onto ambiguous stimuli. 

THROUGH THE LOOKING EYEGLASS!

THE SENIOR SHOWER

IS THAT THE CLOUD?

Okay. I get it. There is the Cloud, the iCloud, the Google Cloud, the Creative Cloud, the Computing Cloud, the Public Cloud, the Private Cloud, the Hybrid Cloud, the Storage Cloud, the Network Cloud, the Music Cloud and the just plain, ordinary, everyday, cloud you see in the sky. So where in blazes is all my stuff when it goes to The Cloud? 

More On The Inevitable Aging Process!

                                       (Or going from Humphrey Bogart to Walter Brennan!)

The Clarinet, Benny Goodman and Me!

TURNING 74 TODAY!

It's been a long journey but I'm hoping it is far from over!

Portrait of the Cartoonist, as an Old Man on July 3rd, 2025

THINGS I'VE LEARNED SO FAR!

MONSTER BURGER!

I love hamburgers. I even think hamburgers are my most favorite food in the world. But sometimes, hamburgers can be a bit of a problem when certain hamburger joints go nuts with their promotional campaigns and try to outsize the competition. Really, there's no mouth big enough to take a bite out of these massive creations! (However, that doesn't stop me. I'll accept the challenge!)

FATHER'S DAY, 2025

This is a good moment to watch A BEAR FOR PUNISHMENT, the classic Father's Day cartoon from Chuck Jones, which incidentally, was released in 1951, the same year I was born!

So anyway, Happy Fathers Day...including myself!

HOW OLD AM I ?

The old body joints ain't what they used to be!

DOING MY OWN STUNTS!

The new MISSION : IMPOSSIBLE movie is out and the stunts done by star Tom Cruise are amazing, plus the fact that he does them all by himself is nothing short of remarkable. However, in all modesty, I must confess I've also done my own stunts all through my life!