Unpleasant Valley Wednesday

The weekly roundtrip journey to the land of Lunacy.

---Renowned mime Marcel Marceau passed away.

---Now, he can really do that 'trapped in a box" routine.

---I wonder what his last words were.

---We also lost the beloved Brett Somers. She and Charles Nelson Reilly were hilarious together on the Match Game.

---I will miss the two of them like___________.

---And, in the department of "getting your mouth shut," let's consider current Padre and former Dodger Milton Bradley.

---He got into another row with an umpire on Sunday. He went after the guy and then his own manager and teammates had to wrestle him to the ground.

---And he injured his knee in the process.

---No matter where Little Milton goes, he cannot get out of his own way.

---He needs to get his money back from those anger management courses he took when he was with the Dodgers.

---And, of course, in the post game comments, he blames the entire incident on persecution.

---Here's breaking news, Milton: it's not because you're Black, it's because you're an asshole.

---Although I am thinking that the umpires like to play with his head. These knuckleheads always overstep their boundaries. Like that fat pig Country Joe West.

---Paging Frank Pulli and Nestor Chylak.

---If Sherlock Holmes married Nestor Chylak,...

---...they'd probably be living in West Hollywood.

---It's rather ironic that somebody named Milton Bradley can't play a simple game.

---The New York Mets can easily win the World Series. They can be that good.

---The New York Mets can easily get swept out of the first round of the playoffs. They can be that bad.

---I still hold to my prediction: you will never ever see Billy Wagner closing out a World Series for the Mets.

---The Dodgers' late season plight can be attributed to the traditional passing of life's baton. Old people being told they are done. Young people being told they are not ready. And nothing in between. With neither side willing to bend.

---The Fall TV season began on Monday.

---Anything been cancelled yet?

---I got a grand total of three laughs out of CBS' Monday night lineup. And two of them came from the new show I thought would be dreadful---The Big Bang Theory.

---Who cares if Guiliani has flipflopped on the illegal immigration issue? At least, he recognizes now that it's the biggest problem this country has.

---That and the fact that this is a country where Dane Cook is considered a star.

---How many people are backing Hillary purely because it brings Big Bill back to the White House?

---Since former Presidents are always addressed by their title, can you picture a future White House staff meeting with both Bill and Hillary present?

---White House Aide: "President Clinton..."

---Bill/Hillary: "Yes?"

Dinner last night: Grilled turkey sausage.