Let's Get On Our Knees And Pray.

Let's Get On Our Knees And Pray. I Don't Know To Whom. Is There A Patron Saint Of Ballistics Gel?

New York State Is Giant And Has Some Of The Most Beautiful Landscape On The Eastern Seaboard. There Is So Much History In New York State, From The Erie Canal To The Catskills, The Birth Of American Stand-up Comedy.

I'm A Lifelong Movie Addict, And One Of My Favorite Projects Is Making Replica Props And Costumes. Nearly Every One Of These - From R2d2 To Hellboy's Revolver - Ends With The Paint Job. And It's Not Just Cosmetic. The Paint Literally Tells A Story: What This Thing Is Made Of, Where It's Been, What It's Been Used For, And For How Long.

Growing Up In New York, I Was Sort Of Shocked When I Realized That My Children Are Californians. They Are 14 Years Old, And I Explain To Them Frequently That They Will Never Realize The Glory Of A Snow Day. You Wake Up And The World Says, 'oops, It's Too Much Fun To Go To School, You've Got To Stay Home And Deal With The Snow!'

The Fact Is That The British Museum Had A Complete Specimen Of A Dodo In Their Collection Up Until The 18th Century - It Was Actually Mummified, Skin And All - But In A Fit Of Space-saving Zeal, They Actually Cut Off The Head And They Cut Off The Feet And They Burned The Rest In A Bonfire.