Martha Stewart's Talking


Martha Stewart, the one woman Miss Manners calls a "repressed control addict with a sphincter that could snap broomsticks," is reportedly thinking of taking up a new career as a stool pigeon. In order to get out of the deep sorbet she's gotten herself into, a source says she's going to give the FBI important information in exchange for immunity from prosecution.



It seems like this trouble she's having won't be quick to fade and gets more serious by the day.

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Skyler's Vacation


Skyler, my daughter, just pulled out for her summer vacation. She's going to see her grandmother in Atlanta. Most of our extended family lives there now. They sometimes go to Florida from there. So she'll be happy to visit her cousins, etc. It's just always a wee bit sad when she goes. But on the bright? side, my husband and I will have more time together, right?

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Hope I Die Before I Get Old


Sadly, he did. The report is that he went because of a heart attack in a hotel room in Las Vegas, where he was because the Who had a now-canceled gig at the Hard Rock Hotel in that town. Age, 57. Hell of a place to go. Just a few days ago, a professional baseball player, Darryl Kile, died; he was more than a couple of decades younger than Entwistle. Heart disease, apparently. Reading about people dying before they get old is time for me, anyway, to investigate my personal inventory. Both men looked like they had followed their dreams. Isn't that about the best we can hope for on this earth?

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Know-It-All Husband



As I was cooking dinner last night [we take turns cooking around here] I was receiving all kinds of good advice.


Him: "Don't put that marinade on the chicken until it's cooked some."


Me: "Seriously?"


Him: "You don't put it on raw meat."


Me: "Is that a fact? Don't you think I know that?" [Argghhhhh! Does he really think I don't know the basic facts of cooking? It's not just cooking. He's has a knack for stating the obvious.]


Him: "OK, well, I'll just be over here out of your way.....doing nothing, just breathing."



Breathing.....I like that in a man.

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Dylan Starring In Movie, Masked and Anonymous



Dylan plays Jack Fate, a washed-up singer wrestling with his personal demons on the eve of his final benefit concert, a massive event intended to revive his career and bring peace. Pic will feature 40 minutes of music from Dylan, including new songs written for the film.

Co-stars include Jessica Lange, Luke Wilson, Penelope Cruz, Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Mickey Rourke, Angela Bassett and Val Kilmer. Former "Seinfeld" scribe Larry Charles will make his feature directing debut on the film, which is based on an unpublished short story by Enrique Morales. The film is set to go into production in July. Based on the unpublished short story "Los Vientos del Destino," written by Enrique Morales, it is the story of Jack Fate (Bob Dylan), a wandering troubadour brought out of prison by his former manager for one last concert, a charity benefit. The film ends with Fate playing a concert. Owen Wilson is playing Bobby Cupid, a former roadie of Fate's who tends bar. He drops everything to join Fate in the charity concert.
I haven't been able to find out a whole lot about this movie and even if it's started filming yet or not.

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