Dear Cary

The new book by Dyan Cannon is quite a treat. I read the whole thing from beginning to end without missing a word, that's how good it was. I usually find myself jumping to the good parts, the juicy parts, but here I simply couldn't afford that luxury. He was, of course, the most dashing, most sophisticated actor ever to grace the movies. She was the relatively unknown young actress who caught his eye and later captured his heart. She was envied by millions for having caught the man we all dreamed about, finding out mates dull and boring in comparison afterwards. But their life together was not a fairy tale and she writes about it with raw honesty and compassion. There are always two sides to every story and when they divorced, most of us were outraged. We felt she had used him for fame and forture, that she had never really loved him, etc, etc. Reading her book you realize she loved him desperately, passionately, like any of us would have. She probably grew up loving him as we all did, but he was not the flawlessly perfect diamond that shone so brightly on the screen. He was a complex man who had been seriously wounded at birth and never got over it. She couldn't overcome that, no woman ever would, and he was condemned to live eternally on celluloid, eliciting fantasies of glamour, self assurance and happiness he was far from feeling in his real life. Like Marilyn Monroe, these two greats, created masterpieces of themselves that will live on forever.

Heartbreaking

The story on the post today about a man and his best friend broke my heart. He was forced to put his healthy dog to sleep because of constant harassment from the building and the tenants after new, strict regulations were implemented. The regulations didn't apply to tenants who already had dogs but Santino, a struggling actor, became the focus of harassment from tenants and the building management due to the fact that his dog, a gentle pit-bull mix was the only dog of its kind in the building. People declared open war on him and his dog by inventing stories and making complaints and all that pressure finally broke this kind, sensitive man who he was forced to put his best friend to sleep. Unable to live with himself after succumbing to the unthinkable, Santino committed suicide. People in the building have blood in their hands today. All these intolerant, mean spirited people who made up stories, who engaged into an open warfare with this poor, vulnerable man have to come to terms with the fact that they drove this man to suicide today. They have their building to themselves now, they can go on leading their selfish, insensitive lives. They were obviously too cruel, too callous to understand that to a lonely person, the dog becomes a lifeline, a family, a reason to get up in the morning. In a life, filled with heartache and disappointment, perhaps the only who ever loved him unconditionally was his beloved pet. May they both rest in peace.

A killer's nightmare

Rumor has it that Joran van der Sloot's health is deteriorating rapidly in the north of Peru in Piedras Piedras prison. He had made himself quite comfortable in the previous prison and now he's feeling the heat. Poor Joran, his calvary has only just begun. Maybe in solitary confinement where they now have him he has plenty of time to realize his own destruction. Aruba and its sunny beaches where he once reigned supreme is becoming nothing but a cruel memory. If only his parents had sought out psychiatric help for him long ago, they might have been able to get to the source of his rage instead of sweeping his problems under the carpet. But now he's doomed, destined to do the time in one of the worst jails in the world. Had he confessed to Natalee's crime in Aruba, he would have done the time in paradise and Stephanie would still be alive. It will be interesting to see if this brutal man, who cruelly snuffed out two precious lives, can now bear to do the time.

The Price of Celebrity

The recent breakdowns of Demi Moore and Heather Locklear show us all how vulnerable celebrities really are to the stresses of life that beset most of us when our marriages and relationships end. We seem to think that because they have money, power and fame, they don't get affected the same way because they have tons of opportunities to escape, to indulge themselves in expensive spas and exotic islands, but these two once beautiful actresses are showing us that nothing could be farther from the truth, and that they are subject to the same insecurities, torments and fears that assail us all. Some are more sensitive than others, who will quickly buy a boytoy and distract themselves for a while, while others, perhaps more proud, feel adrift, lost and therefore suffer more.

The most erotic couple in show business calls it quits.

What a shocker, right? They seemed so happy, so in love, so sexy together. Rumor has it so far that he had a bad temper and she couldn't take it anymore, but I'm sure there will be more gossip and innuendo coming up soon enough. So Heidi Klum and Seal are no more. But they lived a great, erotic adventure, that's for sure. You couldn't look at these two without imagining them in bed, ablaze with desire, a modern Othelo and Desdemona without the jealousy, but passion is not enough to sustain a long marriage and everything comes to an end sooner or later. Yet we will miss them, we'll miss their flair, their crazy parties, their scorching pictures, the almost reckless flaunting of their relationship.

Goodbye Gabrielle

I guess it was inevitable that she would end up losing her job. Her recovery was nothing sort of miraculous but the injury changed her life forever. I hope she eventually achieves a full recovery. She is a wonderful woman who has given all of us a lesson in grace and courage. May your new path be filled with joy and love Gabrielle. I'm sure congress will miss you.

A Great Excuse for Cowardice

The Captain of the Doomed Ship is now saying he tripped right into safety, folks. He didn't want to find himself safely ensconced in a life boat while the passengers were drowning, but the elements pushed him there against his will and prevented him from coming back. So what was a captain to do? Yet the recordings show he was ordered to go back time and time again but he still refused to budge. I guess the elements were forcing him to watch while chaos ensued all around him.

Doomed Cruise

As more and more details leak out, we can see that this was the "Voyage of the Damned." That captain was incompetent and cowardly to just abandon the ship like a rat and leave everyone to their fate. Heartbreaking details of missing people who saved all their lives to take this voyage from hell are emerging. And the death toll is already climbing and will climb higher before it's all over. I've been in a few cruises in my life and always thought they were the safest way to go, now this gives me pause. The captain will be disgraced, jailed and repudiated but that's not going to bring the victims back.