In my first book I wrote about my childhood and used the term “Norman Rockwell painting” to describe it.  Let me set the stage: my parents got married young and stayed married.  At some point, either overtly or by their... Read More

The above headline and photo are part of a “quit smoking” marketing piece utilized in the past.  The text of the piece discussed the percentage of female smokers who use smoking as a way to control their weight (almost 40% (from... Read More

When the Seinfeld show was written about, the term “the show about nothing” was often used.  In Season Four one of the storylines had Jerry and George “pitching” an idea to NBC for a TV show.  They chose to pitch... Read More

My handwriting was terrible when I was young.  As soon as I learned to write, I knew I had an issue.  One of the teachers and my mother both worked with me to make my handwriting presentable.  I wrote countless... Read More

There are others that get honorable mention. A short list: The Notebook, West Side Story, Love Story, The Big Sick, Terms of Endearment, Titanic, Ghost (and you can add your favorite to the list). But none of them have had... Read More