Dying is easy, and comedy is hard... but you sure as hell make it look easy. The hallmark of a master. Congratulations on the job, the successful navigation of a major life shock in 2020, and having a marriage that has kept working under extraordinary stress. I know the protocol these days is all ironic detachment and sarcasm as far as the eye can see but I’m going to break form here: your writing is a real gift. It’s made me laugh, smile and think over and over. A modern life is almost always a journey of cyclical despair. It seems to be built in. But sometimes a person produces something that comes from the best part of himself and that thing goes out and makes the world richer and deeper and that thing matters. This substack is one of those things. You can be proud of it. You should be proud of it. Thank you for this awesome substack.
I am so glad my very favorite liberal writer/pundit/human condition observer is going to make some real money while continuing to make me laugh and inform me on a weekly basis. Your wife is a saint and she must laugh all the time! Thank you for speaking for the great silent majority! We need more of you - lots more!
Besta luck Jeff! Love the blog - where I've lived to regret some of my subscriptions ('Not *this* guy again - why does he keep spamming me?! Oh yeah...'), I always get excited when this pops up in my inbox. Very good of you to give it to us for free.
Good luck to you. I have enjoyed your blogs and will look forward to the weekly/whenever postings.
Hope that your finger healed.
Congratulations to your wife for doing the heavy lifting while you handled the renovation. Working in Hollywood ought to give you plenty of opportunity to master the skittles trick.
😮 I swear to the god of skinny punks if you shut this thing down I will haunt you online for the rest of your life and I bet you can’t handle yet another troll in your busy new LA life.
…I mean, Wow congratulations!!
Actually, I grew up in LA and even though I haven’t lived there since 1996 I still miss the climate and the beach. Don’t set any wildfires with your bomb-ass punchlines!
Congratulations! Our loss is millions of TV-viewers' gain, so I think it balances out pretty well, even though, from my perspective, my loss is worth much more than anyone else's. Thank you sincerely for being one of the few people who can actually make current events funny, and making me laugh first thing in the morning. Looking forward to your weekly post, and wishing you the very best in your new life!
Congrats on the new gig. I'm glad to have discovered this blog, which is that rare combination of genuinely insightful and genuinely funny, and I'm grateful that you'll be continuing with it.
That's so awesome. Y'know, when my substack — we called it a LISTSERV back then, not as cool but look at all those caps! — newsletter took off in 1994, I had no plan either. And then the Village Voice gave me a gig (back when the pay was decent). And then the NY Observer (pre-Forbes business model). And then next thing you know I'm on staff at a daily newspaper. I kept the newsletter going, but all anyone at the paper cared about was having my copy on deadline so they could edit the life out of it. I salute you!
P.S. Don't be afraid to monetize in a year, since NBC seems to be killing off its shows after two seasons.....
2. You seemed to have the drug dealer model working for you, even the housing reno. There was a story the other day about the sentencing of Andy Manuel Reanos-Moreno, a convicted drug kingpin in the SF Bay area who used his connections to ensure housing for his drug employees. (https://finance.yahoo.com/finance/news/leader-bay-area-housing-drug-185920025.html). So in case this whole writing doesn't work out, you can take comfort in the fact you can easily transition into the drug trade.
3. I hope you break it gently to your buddy Andrew Heaton that you're going to LA, given how much he hates that city.
Dying is easy, and comedy is hard... but you sure as hell make it look easy. The hallmark of a master. Congratulations on the job, the successful navigation of a major life shock in 2020, and having a marriage that has kept working under extraordinary stress. I know the protocol these days is all ironic detachment and sarcasm as far as the eye can see but I’m going to break form here: your writing is a real gift. It’s made me laugh, smile and think over and over. A modern life is almost always a journey of cyclical despair. It seems to be built in. But sometimes a person produces something that comes from the best part of himself and that thing goes out and makes the world richer and deeper and that thing matters. This substack is one of those things. You can be proud of it. You should be proud of it. Thank you for this awesome substack.
I am so glad my very favorite liberal writer/pundit/human condition observer is going to make some real money while continuing to make me laugh and inform me on a weekly basis. Your wife is a saint and she must laugh all the time! Thank you for speaking for the great silent majority! We need more of you - lots more!
Congratulations on the new job! I guess I will have to check the show out, because I love your sense of humor!
Besta luck Jeff! Love the blog - where I've lived to regret some of my subscriptions ('Not *this* guy again - why does he keep spamming me?! Oh yeah...'), I always get excited when this pops up in my inbox. Very good of you to give it to us for free.
Congrats! I’ve seen a few episodes of American Auto and I think it’s a great fit. Try to sneak in a Studio 60 reference just for me.
Good luck to you. I have enjoyed your blogs and will look forward to the weekly/whenever postings.
Hope that your finger healed.
Congratulations to your wife for doing the heavy lifting while you handled the renovation. Working in Hollywood ought to give you plenty of opportunity to master the skittles trick.
So if this is free, why did I pay you $6.00?!
😮 I swear to the god of skinny punks if you shut this thing down I will haunt you online for the rest of your life and I bet you can’t handle yet another troll in your busy new LA life.
…I mean, Wow congratulations!!
Actually, I grew up in LA and even though I haven’t lived there since 1996 I still miss the climate and the beach. Don’t set any wildfires with your bomb-ass punchlines!
Congratulations! Our loss is millions of TV-viewers' gain, so I think it balances out pretty well, even though, from my perspective, my loss is worth much more than anyone else's. Thank you sincerely for being one of the few people who can actually make current events funny, and making me laugh first thing in the morning. Looking forward to your weekly post, and wishing you the very best in your new life!
CONGRATULATIONS! Your weirdo Substack fans will be watching.
Congrats on the new gig. I'm glad to have discovered this blog, which is that rare combination of genuinely insightful and genuinely funny, and I'm grateful that you'll be continuing with it.
That's so awesome. Y'know, when my substack — we called it a LISTSERV back then, not as cool but look at all those caps! — newsletter took off in 1994, I had no plan either. And then the Village Voice gave me a gig (back when the pay was decent). And then the NY Observer (pre-Forbes business model). And then next thing you know I'm on staff at a daily newspaper. I kept the newsletter going, but all anyone at the paper cared about was having my copy on deadline so they could edit the life out of it. I salute you!
P.S. Don't be afraid to monetize in a year, since NBC seems to be killing off its shows after two seasons.....
Very interested in the reboot of Clarissa Explains It All. Let us know if that pans out
1. Congratulations on the job.
2. You seemed to have the drug dealer model working for you, even the housing reno. There was a story the other day about the sentencing of Andy Manuel Reanos-Moreno, a convicted drug kingpin in the SF Bay area who used his connections to ensure housing for his drug employees. (https://finance.yahoo.com/finance/news/leader-bay-area-housing-drug-185920025.html). So in case this whole writing doesn't work out, you can take comfort in the fact you can easily transition into the drug trade.
3. I hope you break it gently to your buddy Andrew Heaton that you're going to LA, given how much he hates that city.
Congrats! I've been extremely relishing your blog for the past year, and it's great to hear you'll continue!
Good luck Jeff! I love your writing; I Might Be Wrong always brightened my inbox. You have a gift. May you never have an editor! All good wishes.