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From Carrie — funny funny stuff… Will Ferrell needs to get back to SNL stat.About this time last year, I was taking a creative writing class — something to divert my mind away from the day-to-day, meet some new people..etc… I wrote a story about a young couple that fell in love, aged together, fought, [...]

So the Red Sox won the World Series. Meh. Now if the Yanks were in another league and they had to play each other in the World Series, that would’ve been something. There was a lunar eclipse last night around 9:30pm — When I was driving to Arlington in the evening the moon [...]

Last night Carrie was invited by her college friend Jay to the Kennedy Center where Lorne Michaels was honored with the 2004 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. She provided the live red carpet play-by-play and got a hello from Horatio Sanz… with close encounters by Tracy Morgan, David Spade and Darrel Hammond. Other SNL [...]

Saturday, a bye-bye party was thrown for Matt Fine in Alexandria. (It’s not a party until Chuck displays his nipples. ) Matt leaves us DC folk for a new life in Austin, Texas — he’ll most definitely be missed.
Ally Fouts was at the festivities to pass on something incredible, and possibly the most hilarious gift [...]

This is the made-up story of a man who’s been reassured through his life he is the most handsome gentleman around……and only by his mom. One day, in his mid-to-late 30’s, Francis and his over-inflated self-esteem decided to leave his house for a bike ride.
“Bye, Mom! I’m going to get my picture taken!”
“Well, I hope [...]

Way to go Red Sox — I’ve been a fan of the Red Sox since I was a small boy and have dreamed forever that they would finally make it to the World Series over the Yanks. Many of you have seen me wearing my Red Sox hat and coat…. Actually by ‘forever’ [...]

Big ups to Jon Leiberman who spoke out against the slanted-news-monster that is Sinclair. It takes moxie to do what he did, so for that Jon Leiberman gets the martyz.com Moxie Award.Here’s Jon Stewart’s follow up to his “Crossfire” appearance.I discovered this magazine last night — its interview with ‘Dan’ of ‘The Dan Band’ [...]

If you’re wondering if you’ve seen them before, three of the “Desperate Housewives” on ABC’s new engrossing dramedy were of Seinfeld fame. First there’s psycho-control-freak Bree Van De Kamp, (AKA on Seinfeld: Pimple Popper MD) Then there’s Susan Mayer (aka Terri “they’re real and they’re spectacular” Hatcher”) and finally Sue Ellen Mishkie, the braless wonder, [...]

The Trachtenburg family’s car broke down on Friday night — so no Slideshow. But instead, we ventured to E. St in DC for Plan B: see the exclusive engagement of the recent Sundance award winner, “Primer”. The review in the latest Esquire generated the majority of the excitement for me and it [...]

Google has finally brought its sweetness to your computer. Trying to find an old email address, phone number, hit list? Find it quicker with Google’s Desktop. It’s tres formidable.Carrie and I are seeing the Trachtenburg family do their thing tonight at Iota in Arlington, VA. Who are the Trachtenburgs? The Partridge Family gone art-pop-nutso — [...]