The Terrible Catsafterme

I had an ‘in’ when I met Linda Hamilton, and I was determined to get some special treatment as a result. She of course is best know to the general public as the character Sarah Connor in The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgement Day. Some may also know her as Catherine Chandler in the TV series Beauty and the Beast. But what I knew that most of her typical fans don’t is a bit about her family history. In fact I used to date one of her relatives. My ex-girlfriend Erin‘s great-grandmother was sister to Linda Hamilton’s grandmother. Read the rest of this entry »

It was fun to watch the TV drama series Matlock on Sunday evenings or on sick day afternoons. The show wasn’t breaking any entertainment records, but it was certainly pleasant enough fare – especially for fans of Andy Griffith and his homespun southern disposition. I had watched it now and then through the years and liked it enough to be interested in meeting any of the co-stars whom I happened to run into. I had already crossed passed with Matlock’s TV daughter Linda Purl in 2001, and at the Hollywood Show in Burbank on August 4, 2012, I got to meet her second-season replacement, Nancy Stafford, who would star as Matlock’s new friend and law partner Michelle Thomas from seasons 2-6. Read the rest of this entry »

Although I woke up once or twice during the middle of the night, it was almost 8am when the official wake-up came on Christmas morning with Adam and Megan together barreling down the stairs, checking under the tree, and shouting “He came! Santa came!” I of course had been sleeping on the couch where the Christmas tree was located and I notified Adam that I thought I had seen Santa leaving the kitchen area after depositing the goods. The kids had been concerned that Santa might not come since I was located there. A quick check of the cookies and chocolate milk indicated that he had not only left gifts but had fueled up on some high calorie food fare. Read the rest of this entry »

Since we all did so well in surviving the Mayan apocalypse, we were rewarded with another Christmas which came around once again. Christmas Eve this year fell on Monday, December 24, 2012 – and the good people at my work decided to just go ahead and give us the whole day instead of interrupting our long weekend with what would be a half-day of work. I had gotten most of my chores and wrapping the day before (thanks to Ashleigh), so I didn’t have much to do except to enjoy some down time that morning, watching Cheers on DVD, playing on Facebook, working on my iTunes, cleaning the litter box, and getting a few things ready to take to Denise’s house (although I had already loaded my gifts into the car). Read the rest of this entry »