When Life Gives You Shaky, Make Martinis

I’m delving into the personal today, so bear with me.  This is not an easy blog to write.  As you know, I feel much more at home staying away from home and looking at the world from a safe distance of at least 30,000 feet.  Hmmm, maybe that’s why I became a pilot.  That’s probably [...]

Let The Good Times Roll

For the better part of a week, my friend, Adele, has been sending me texts and pictures filled with the color and character of New Orleans.  She returned to her home town of big sin and an even bigger easy to spend a few days with family and to celebrate Mardi Gras.  With each remembrance [...]

Valentine’s Day 2012 – An Equal Opportunity Holiday

Regular readers know that I am not a big fan of Valentine’s Day.  It’s not that I am lonely and bitter and prefer to wile away a cold February night in a dark room sipping tepid soup from a can and lamenting my lost loves, I just hate being told what to do…especially by corporate [...]

Always a Little ‘Schmootz in Our Hanukkah

I am not Jewish.  Though it may surprise some of my readers, the name Mindschmootz comes from all the mental plaque that builds up in my brain.  My better three quarters, who is Jewish, refers to all that mindless crap up there as schmutz…as well as the tiny spec of lint on my sweater, the [...]

Thankful I’m a One-percenter: Love, Family, Friendship

As regular readers of the ‘Schmootz blog can attest, I don’t write about myself very often…at least outside of my political ponderings or entertainment selections that I deem personally worthy (or unworthy) of a viewer’s time.  I tend to observe the world from thirty thousand feet looking down, instead of from ground level looking up [...]

Next Page »