Peter Murmann

“The doctor then told me that I should not do any events for three days and also said to me I should not speak for three days. My wife said, ‘Make it seven.’” Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Governor, after cutting his lip in a motorcycle crash in Los Angeles. Postscript: July 7, 2006 Schwarzenegger Finally Gets a License By [Read More]

I personally think that heaven will be like being at the comedy club all day long.  But I seem to be alone in that belief. Barbara Walters interviewed big and small people about what they think is going to happen after death. Here is what they said: By VIRGINIA HEFFERNAN (NYT) ‘Heaven Yes – to cut to the [Read More]

1 Moon Unit – Frank Zappa 2 Apple – Chris Martin/Gwyneth Paltrow 3 Misty Kyd – Sharleen Spiteri 4 Geronimo – Alex James 5 Heavenly Hirani Tiger Lily – Michael Hutchence/Paula Yates 6 Dandelion – Keith Richards (Rolling Stones) 7 Dweezil – Frank Zappa 8 Elijah Bob Patricius Guggi Q – Bono (U2) 9 Zowie Bowie – David Bowie 10 Rufus Tiger – Roger [Read More]

Everyday our brain fabricates stories for ourselves about who we are and what we should be doing with our life. Only imagine what would happen if suddenly the national media starts covering your life. Just as everyone else, your brain will feel pressure to tell different stories, stories whose plotline is driven more by what [Read More]

Some of Putin’s spades, taken from his first four-year term, have been collected in a slim volume called “Putinki: A Short Collection of the President’s Sayings,” and they suggest that quite a bit is going on inside that dour black suit. After a trans-Atlantic trip, Dec. 24, 2001: I wasn’t that excited about spending the night at [Read More]

If your son or daughter does not want to go to soccer practice today, here is an another argument you can use to convince your couch potato and possibly too intellectual child:  “Sweetie, if you become really good at soccer, you can become rich and one day even have a private meeting with the pope.” [Read More]

Unlike in the romantic comedy with Julia Roberts, the story of this Run-Away Bride is leaving everyone with a sour taste in their mouths. But the reaction of her uncle made me smile: “Jennifer had some issues the family was not aware of. We’re looking forward to loving her and talking to her about these [Read More]

MAUREEN DOWD has written a funny review of Jane Fonda’s autobiography in today’s NYT. ‘My Life So Far’: The Roles of a Lifetime One day when she was playing cowgirl in the annual bison roundup on one of the New Mexico ranches of her husband, Ted Turner, Jane Fonda realized with a jolt that she [Read More]

It may have been a Freudian slip, but Albert at least is honest. Albert published photos from his wedding, but left himself the option that one day he will add some pictures from his second, third or fourth wedding to his website.  See for yourself at Albert’s Homepage Realism and Romance, are they a [Read More]

Britney Spears, After a Dip Into Marriage, Is Free for Whatever Future May Hold By LOLA OGUNNAIKE Forlorn men around the world can breathe a collective sigh of relief. Britney Spears is one step closer to being available again. Confirming reports that her marriage to a childhood friend early Saturday morning in Las Vegas might not last forever, a [Read More]