The Eagle Has Landed
As some of you know, my mom has written a book.
Author: Shari
Off The Wall: Your Ideas & New Episodes June 19th
o you really get all your ideas for Returning the Favor from Facebook?
Flag Day
In honor of Flag Day, one of my very favorite on camera exchanges
Little Nora’s Elevator Adventure
I was waiting for the elevator on the ninth floor of my hotel
Hello Darkness, My Old Friend
On a hot night in 2005, after a long day of spelunking through the septic tanks of Wisconsin, I retired to my suite at the Motel 6, to wallow in the perks of my chosen profession.
Texts From Mother: Sense of Adventure
Just had our 6-month checkup with the Ophthalmologist.
Texts From Mother: This Renaissance Man’s Appeal
“Would it be TMI to say that I am turned on by a man in an apron?
Returning The Favor Returns June 19th
Shooting a new episode as we speak.
For Gallantry in Action
My Mom wrote this six years ago, after my Dad discovered their 90-year old neighbor was a war hero who fought at Iwo Jima. The story wound up in the Baltimore Sun. I’m posting it today because soon, all our WWII veterans will be gone, just like the man my mother honored six years ago. But also, because I know with certainty, that somewhere on this Memorial Day, someone over 90 years of age – someone who did something heroic at a time when our country was in dire need of heroes – is sitting alone with their memories. Memories Read More
Off The Wall: Questioning The Wisdom of “Safety First”
I can’t help but notice
Off The Wall: Seems I Broke a Few Eggs on Tucker Carlson
Lots of love notes like this one, from John Ray…
Team Never Quit Podcast
You’re gonna love the guys at Team Never Quit.
Off The Wall: Gamez Gets It!
Where exactly are all these jobs you keep talking about?
Off The Wall: “Well Said”
From time to time, people come to my wall and say things I don’t agree with.
Trudy Eastman ~ a Genuinely Remarkable Woman
Some sad news, I’m afraid. Trudy Eastman has died. Fans of Dirty Jobs will remember Trudy as the irrepressible plucker of geese, who kept me amused for the better part of a day with a stream of comments that I believed should be memorialized on a line of tee-shirts. Over the years, I have received many shirts with “Trudy-isms” embroidered thereon. Trudy was the real deal – a warm, funny, genuinely remarkable woman. I’m so glad I met her. My sympathies to her family, who were truly blessed to have such a soul among them for such a long time. Read More