The first rule of hurricane coverage is that every broadcast must begin with palm trees bending in the wind.

One problem with age is that patience begins to ebb.

Unfortunately for novelists, real life is getting way too funny and far-fetched.

and in the meantime don't jump to conclusions.

Disney is just Disney. It's a company that's very good at what it does - controlling and promoting an image - until something happens that it can't control or cover up.

I love reality shows. The folks who dream up some of these concepts are either geniuses, or totally stoned.

That dreadful alligator attack in Orlando would never have happened if Disney had put up real warning signs, like other Florida resorts do. But wild alligators don't fit the Disney image, so they were no proper warnings, and a child died for no reason.