Carice van Houten Guest Stars on THE SIMPSONS! Los Angeles, CA —It was no secret that my favorite actress, Carice van Houten loves The Simpsons ! I knew she made a stop on her last visit to L.A. to the Pico Ave Fox Studios to the Simpsons sound stage.   Van Houten left proudly sporting a Simpson’s souvenir jacket. Carice van Houten is probably best known as the Red Witch, Melisandre in the wildly popular HBO series, Game of Thrones .    She’s also the winner of five, Golden Calf awards (The Dutch equivalent of our Oscar Award).    Van Houten’s amazing talent first blew me away as the star of my all time favorite dramatic film, Paul Verhoeven’s, Black Book .    Now van Houten has found herself as guest star on the Simpsons.     Her character named Anneke van Houten will debut on the May 3rd episode. This incredibly talented actress comes from a gifted Dutch family that’s deeply routed in in art, music, television and the...

Los Angeles, CA —Nestled between  Brentwood and Westwood on the North side of Wilshire Blvd. is the sprawling Veteran’s Administration campus . It contains the Veteran’s Cemetery, The West Los Angeles VA Hospital, a stadium and even a golf course. There is limited housing for some of our old soldiers riding out what time they have left on this earth. Standing there is this grand old white Victorian designed building with peeling paint.   What it his building and what’s it’s story? This old Army veteran had to take his little camera drone and check the place out.   Along the way I learned its history. Sit back and watch my report on the old Wadsworth Chapel.

Sam Simon and his family Okay, I must confess to being a fan of The Simpsons... Los Angeles, CA —One of the fathers of the Simpson family has left us too soon at age 59.    Award winning writer Sam Simon died here from colon cancer. Simon was a writer and being a writer is a lonely occupation.   A writer’s only companion is his computer while he struggles to put significant words on paper.   Sam Simon was an amazing and talented man.   He was also legendary philanthropist that enjoyed sharing his substantial wealth. Simon was a true friend of animals, funding veterinary care for critters in need.   Simon also funded a vegetarian food bank for the needy.   He constantly donated money to a long line of very deserving causes through his Sam Simon Foundation . After being diagnosed with cancer in 2012, Simon started buying zoos and circuses just to free their animals. Simon went public with his cancer fight and battled it as nobly as a...

Chicago, IL —Let me say I’m no stranger to the African-American community . As a Chicago cop, I became intimately familiar with the inner city Blacks along with their lifestyle and culture. The new slogan, “ Black Lives Matter .”  Is disingenuous at best when delivered by Blacks and White Liberals.   The few incidents of cops killing young troubled Black young men are only a microcosm of the monumental reality of Black on Black genocide.  This is not about race or skin color but a cruel, savage and subhuman culture.  That defective culture is a millstone around America’s inner city Black's necks and that’s every bit as evil as slavery! I learned firsthand that this violent, ignorant and narcissistic culture was and is totally bankrupt.  It’s easy to predict that this group will eventually vanish through self-inflicted genocide.  This mutant, subhuman African-American inner city stereotype is the product of, Communists, Socialists, and assor...

Phoenix, AZ —The penalty phase of the Jodi Arias ended when jurors could not arrive at a unanimous verdict and any and all hope of putting Arias to death is over.   The Alexander family members present were observed both angry and weeping which does not speak well for their character or humanity.    They only sought revenge, pure and simple.  Even the execution of an accused never brings satisfaction or closure for those close to the decedent.  Had Arias received a death penalty it would be decades before it,  if ever was carried out.   This case at best was an obvious manslaughter case at best and Arias already served the maximum incarceration time prescribed by Arizona law. The emotion and rage involved in the altercation was best displayed in the remains of Travis Alexander. The amount of wounds most of them superficial indicated there was an epic fight between Alexander and his killer. The issue of the actual trial that was by far t...

Washington, DC —The United States Supreme Court reaffirmed and settled the primary Second Amendment rights issues of all Americans in two somewhat recent cases, Heller and McDonald . Despite this some arrogant politicians feel they and some of their supporters are above the law.   They still seek to use the full force of government and violence against anyone exercising their gun rights. It looks like it may take several more years of lower court battles before these determined and lawless political thugs are reigned in.   These cases move ever so slowly through the courts.   The Second Amendment simply says we can possess and carry firearms.   Impairment of these rights by government is nothing more than a pure Civil Rights Violation. On their face laws barring Campus Carry or those that allow for Gun Free Zones clearly violate the law of the land. Campus Carry: These prohibitions like every law only affect the law-abiding.   The late convict...

Los Angeles, CA —I had a brainstorm while watching a news story of those dangerous and sometimes deadly bird strikes that plague airports. I wasted no time in calling my American Airlines pilot pal to ask him his thoughts on my idea.   He loved the idea and is convinced it’s inexpensive, workable and lifesaving.   Wow!  This is the very same buddy that got me hooked on drones!   For some reason birds love airports and thrive in the critical runway areas where planes take off and land.   They are often seen as high as 5,000 feet and collisions between aircraft and birds have been catastrophic. When you try to deal with the airport bird problem battle lines are drawn between the airports and the bird lovers.   Poisoning or shooting the birds is not on the table as a viable solution. My idea is a simple one.   Airport workers could use small drones to stalk and chase the birds away.   Today airports must use workers in various ground vehi...

Los Angeles, CA —The recent video threat to the Minnesota Mall of America and similar targets has some people on edge.    They certainly should be! The threat in Minnesota is not foolproof because that state allows for concealed weapon permits and frankly those prohibition signs are being ignored more often by permitted gun owners than the mall operators realize. Should things get difficult, armed citizens will always follow their training and do whatever it takes to survive. A quick thinking armed citizen could really put a cramp in some terrorist's plans.  However right now pending the resolution of Peruta vs. San Diego, the draconian gun ban is in place.   All of the densely populated cities of California are Gun Free Zones.   Meaning only those willing to break the law will be armed. No gun law will ever prevent or deter any dedicated terrorist or criminal from using bombs, gasoline or firearms to murder innocent people. Terrorists would be fa...