Tom Holmberg

I can't say that I laughed at "Three Busy Debras," but it's definitely one of the weirder shows on the air.

So if you owe money, you're more "creditworthy" then if you don't have debt. That makes sense. 🙄

METV starts over with episode one of "The Fugitive" late Sunday (for those who want to watch from the beginning).

How meaningless are credit scores if you can boost yours just by downloading an app?

There's the old joke about the last Polish soldier as the Germans and Russians invade Poland at the beginning of WWII. Which one does he shoot? The German. Business before pleasure.

I thought the light blue pleated skirt with the yellow sweater looked cute, but I'm a guy, so what do I know?

Another novel based on The Iliad... (Probably banned in Texas and Florida) Wrath Goddess Sing: A Novel Maya Deane ISBN: 9780063161184 Drawing on ancient texts and modern archeology to reveal the trans woman’s story hidden underneath the well-known myths of The Iliad, Maya Deane’s Wrath Goddess Sing weaves a compelling, pitilessly beautiful vision of Achilles’ vanished world, perfect for fans of Song of Achilles and the Inheritance trilogy. The gods wanted blood. She fought for love. Achilles has fled her home and her vicious Myrmidon clan to live as a woman with the kallai, the transgender priestesses of Great Mother Aphrodite. When Odysseus comes to recruit the “prince” Achilles for a war against the Hittites, she prepares to die rather than fight as a man. However, her divine mother, Athena, intervenes, transforming her body into the woman’s body she always longed for, and promises her everything: glory, power, fame, victory in war, and, most importantly, a child born of her own body. Reunited with her beloved cousin, Patroklos, and his brilliant wife, the sorceress Meryapi, Achilles sets out to war with a vengeance. But the gods—a dysfunctional family of abusive immortals that have glutted on human sacrifices for centuries—have woven ancient schemes more blood-soaked and nightmarish than Achilles can imagine. At the center of it all is the cruel, immortal Helen, who sees Achilles as a worthy enemy after millennia of ennui and emptiness. In love with her newfound nemesis, Helen sets out to destroy everything and everyone Achilles cherishes, seeking a battle to the death. An innovative spin on a familiar tale, this is the Trojan War unlike anything ever told, and an Achilles whose vulnerability is revealed by the people she chooses to fight…and chooses to trust.

Number One Is Walking: My Life in the Movies and Other Diversions Steve Martin (Author), Harry Bliss (Illustrator) ISBN: 9781250815293 Number One Is Walking is Steve Martin’s cinematic legacy―an illustrated memoir of his legendary acting career, with stories from his most popular films and artwork by New Yorker cartoonist Harry Bliss. Steve Martin has never written about his career in the movies before. In Number One Is Walking, he shares anecdotes from the sets of his beloved films―Father of the Bride, Roxanne, The Jerk, Three Amigos, and many more―bringing readers directly into his world. He shares charming tales of antics, moments of inspiration, and exploits with the likes of Paul McCartney, Diane Keaton, Harrison Ford, and Chevy Chase. Martin details his forty years in the movie biz, as well as his stand-up comedy, banjo playing, writing, and cartooning, all with his unparalleled wit. With gorgeously illustrated cartoons and single-panel “diversions” in Steve and Harry’s signature style, Number One Is Walking is full of the everyday moments that make up a movie star’s life, capturing Steve Martin’s singular humor and acclaimed career in film. The perfect gift from the team who brought you the #1 New York Times bestseller A Wealth of Pigeons. >Really, they don't mention "L.A. Story" among his movies?

The problem with the later films were uninteresting villains and convoluted but boring plots.

I'd like to see them start over, following the original books more closely (and set in the 60s), throwing out all the James Bond movie conventions (the movies became more ritualistic than the Catholic mass, there are so many obligatory scenes there's barely time for a movie). Pretend all the previous movies never existed. The best movies in the franchise were those that hew closer to the books.

For the fans of Greek myth novels: Ithaca Claire North ISBN: 9780316422963 This is the story of Penelope of Ithaca, famed wife of Odysseus, as it has never been told before. Beyond Ithaca's shores, the whims of gods dictate the wars of men. But on the isle, it is the choices of the abandoned women—and their goddesses—that will change the course of the world. Seventeen years ago, King Odysseus sailed to war with Troy, taking with him every man of fighting age from the island of Ithaca. None of them has returned, and the women of Ithaca have been left behind to run the kingdom. Penelope was barely into womanhood when she wed Odysseus. While he lived, her position was secure. But now, years on, speculation is mounting that her husband is dead, and suitors are beginning to knock at her door. No one man is strong enough to claim Odysseus' empty throne—not yet. But everyone waits for the balance of power to tip, and Penelope knows that any choice she makes could plunge Ithaca into bloody civil war. Only through cunning, wit, and her trusted circle of maids, can she maintain the tenuous peace needed for the kingdom to survive. On Ithaca, everyone watches, including the gods. And there is no corner of the land where intrigue does not reign. From the multi-award winning author Claire North comes a daring, powerful, and moving tale that breathes new life into ancient myth, and tells of the women who stand defiant in a world ruled by ruthless men. It's time for the women of Ithaca to tell their story... "Claire North brings a powerful, fresh, and unflinching voice to ancient myth—darkly fascinating, raw and breathtaking." —Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne "Like Penelope at her loom, North weaves and unweaves, teasing out the threads of Homeric myth to recombine them into something unique, wonderful, and urgently contemporary." —M. R. Carey, author of The Girl With All the Gifts

The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir Paul Newman (Author), David Rosenthal (Editor) ISBN: ‎9780593534502 In 1986, Paul Newman and his closest friend, screenwriter Stewart Stern, began an extraordinary project. Stuart was to compile an oral history, to have Newman’s family and friends and those who worked closely with him, talk about the actor’s life. And then Newman would work with Stewart and give his side of the story. The only stipulation was that anyone who spoke on the record had to be completely honest. That same stipulation applied to Newman himself. The project lasted five years. The result is an extraordinary memoir, culled from thousands of pages of transcripts. The book is insightful, revealing, surprising. Newman’s voice is powerful, sometimes funny, sometimes painful, always meeting that high standard of searing honesty. The additional voices - from childhood friends and Navy buddies, from family members and film and theater collaborators such as Tom Cruise, George Roy Hill, Martin Ritt, and John Huston —that run throughout add richness and color and context to the story Newman is telling. Newman’s often traumatic childhood is brilliantly detailed. He talks about his teenage insecurities, his early failures with women, his rise to stardom, his early rivals (Brando and Dean), his first marriage, his drinking, his philanthropy, the death of his son Scott, his strong desire for his daughters to know and understand the truth about their father. Perhaps the most moving material in the book centers around his relationship with Joanne Woodward - their love for each other, his dependence on her, the way she shaped him intellectually, emotionally and sexually. THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF AN ORDINARY MAN is revelatory and introspective, personal and analytical, loving and tender in some places, always complex and profound.

He shows up on 4 or 5 "77 Sunset Strip" episodes as Tom Lopaka (his "Hawaiian Eye" character).

I wish one of the retro channels would run all the "77 Sunset Strip" clones-"Hawaiian Eye", "Surfside Six", "Bourbon Street Beat" and "The Roaring 20s".

I thought I saw a new State Farm ad with Parker (the original was probably the only good ad).

After the original airing of the finale, I told my friends, who didn't watch it, that at the end after Gerard kills the one-armed man and Kimble is no longer a fugitive, the show ends with Kimble alone on a beach. He takes off his ubiquitous sports jacket and shirt, then he takes off his fake arm and walks into the surf. The kids were amazed that that was how the series ended.

I have to admit I thought this was a very boring episode.

The three late night shows I record are "Alias Smith and Jones" and "The Fugitive" (both Roy Huggins shows), and "Route 66" (Stirling Silliphant, who also did "The Naked City").

R.I.P. Liz Sheridan, of "Seinfeld" and "Alf" https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/liz-sheridan-dead-seinfeld-mother-1235130945/

Finally got to try Nitro Pepsi, the vanilla version, it seems "thicker" and is very smooth, but I didn't get a strong taste of the vanilla.

I actually find that kind of cute, but totally unrealistic.

I had really hoped they would have Missy and Paige get together and Missy would help her with her problems.

I think you are supposed to pour it the way they show in the ad. That's similar to how you supposed to pour Guinness with the nitro widget. I think Nitro Vanilla Pepsi might be good. I haven't seen it yet to try it.

Guinness has a nitro capsule as well, it infuses the liquid with more carbonation and gives a larger longer-lasting "denser" head. Coke's old coffee-infused drink (Coca-Cola BlaK) was great with ice cream- a very black cow. Also as a kid I always put milk in root bear, a faux-black cow..

INSP has moved "Alias Smith and Jones" to one episode late night Sat. because they needed space for more James Arness.