June 2005

This looks to be a doozer of a case. Here is the complaint, it’s about monopolistic practices alleged by AMD against Intel.
Useful for the purposes of seeing a Complaint in Federal Court very expertly put together by professionals.
AMD vs. Intel

My old friend, the excellent writer Dr. Susan Block, has much to say about Adelphia Cable, how it began and where Rigas, the founder, is now. And for insights into the hypocrisy and greed behind much of the American Dream, and the world of communications, and prison, especially for the elderly. Her views, based on…

I see my ex. is returning to Los Angeles next year, to appear in the play.
That will be almost 5 years after she snuck out in the middle of the surprise divorce case that she filed against me, during trial, with the assistance of an unscrupulous lawyer [oxymoron?] and the permission of an accommodating…

Well, I missed it again this year, so I’ll say it again for myself and for my three sons, two of whom have children of their own.
And my two daughters? Who knows. I have a feeling, at least, that they can’t help but think about me every one of their days.
And I say…

I watched Vanessa tonight on CNN, fending off Bob Costas, the new heir apparent being groomed to succeed Larry King (note to CNN management: Please hurry.)
Dear old Vanessa. My favorite controversial sister-in-law.
She is all tangled up in her view of U.S. actions in Iraq resulting in the mis-treatment of Iraqi prisoners at Gitmo…

Acres and acres of professional media coverage on the result of the trial, but for me, three letters from ordinary folks in today’s L.A. Times said it all.
First, “The only thing that Jackson is guilty of is being weird. Fortunately, being weird is not a crime or half the population of California would be…

I am sorry to see that Lynn’s brother, Corin Redgrave, suffered a heart attack today, even while making yet another political action speech. I’ve always admired the fact that he puts his heart into what comes out of his mouth.
I have no quarrel with Lynn’s family, even though I have heard nothing from any…

Noel’s a good friend of mine. I met him many years ago at Topanga’s famous nudist camp where he lived, the much missed Elysium.
He draws caricatures and politically incorrect cartoons for a living, which abruptly came to a halt when he had a stroke last November, followed by a quadruple heart bypass. He’s just…