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Who played Batman? Here’s the list

Do you remember who played Batman over the years? I remember the Batman of old. No, not 1966 old, but when it was huge in Hollywood when I was younger. Michael Keaton was Batman then. He did a great job. But Jack Nicholson as the Joker had to be my favorite. As years passed, as did the leading men who played the cloaked superhero. Today news was announced that Ben Affleck will be taking the baton...

A trip back home to Scandia, Minnesota

It’s always a good idea to take a break. If you’re not careful, it’s easy to get busy and stay that way; forgetting to slow down, take a breath and enjoy what’s around you. Living in Miami has been wonderful. The weather is almost always sunny and beautiful. But it’s nice to get home and slow life down a bit. And there’s a nasty rumor it could even get into...

Surviving the week thanks to the Geico camel commercial

Once in a great while, a commercial comes along that will make me stop in my tracks and literally laugh out loud. In an age where agencies that try too hard to be funny when creating a commercial – few get it right. They can be high or low budget, but like a good standup comedian, timing is everything. Oh, and a big camel can helps as well. Enter the Geico camel commercial: Hump Day. Geico...

Before and after: Photoshopped celebrity pictures

  I’m a big fan of Photoshop. In fact, I bet I use it every other day, if not every day. It’s a program that allows you to clip, crop, edit, tweak, color, discolor, warp, bend, flip….any image. You name it, it’s nearly possible to do anything to an image to change it just how you want. And if you’ve stood in a checkout line at any grocery store and found...

CBS4’s Al Sunshine retirement news

TV News is a unique business in that you can’t get too comfortable. That’s been my experience, anyway. For most people in the industry, maintaining a job requires moving to several cities over the course of your career. Some are able to land a job at their home-town television station and stay for 30-40 years before retiring, but it’s not the norm. I’ve been in the...

Squeege is eating our chips

I came across some of my old, 8mm video tapes the other day. I shot a lot of video back in college during parties, band rehearsals in the basement and just anything else that would make for some great video. This was by far one of the greatest ‘gets’ I got back then. It’s the day Squeege the Squirrel broke into our house and ate our chips. Squeege was the neighborhood squirrel...

18 years: the search for Jodi Huisentruit

18 years is a hell of a long time to wait without answers. I can’t imagine how the family of former television news anchor Jodi Huisentruit must truly feel. I’ve talked with a few of them over the years and we stay in touch, but to deal with the pain and agony of not knowing where a loved one is, must truly be the worst nightmare anyone can face. Jodi was abducted 18 years ago today...

Suits, custom-suits and custom, laser-cut suits?

I’ve always been a fan of a really good suit. I can’t say I’ve owned anywhere near the best kind of suit a guy can buy, but I’m happy with some I currently own. The best kind of suit in my opinion is custom-made.  But for me, it’s hard to find suits that fit without a lot of work thanks to my long arms and torso.  It took me several years of discounted Hugo Boss...

Caption this: Lebron chats with a 5-year-old

Lebron James rolled up to the AmericanAirlines Arena Friday to take on the San Antonio Spurs in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. Upon doing so, he came across this 5-year-old at an intersection. I wondered what they chatted about. And yes, Lebron’s teeth were clearly fresh and clean for the game. Leave a guest comment below.

How to survive a rip current

We recently covered a sad story of a French tourist who disappeared into the waters off of Miami Beach. His body was found a few hours later. He was the victim of a strong rip current and simply couldn’t make it back to shore. I consider myself a pretty good swimmer. I was fortunate enough to have grown up with a swimming pool. My parents put me through swimming lessons as a kid. I love to...

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