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I’m Voting Membership First this Year

I’m new to SAG-AFTRA. I’ve been on board for almost three years, but I’m not new to Hollywood or the entertainment business.  The union benefits and protections SAG-AFTRA affords all of us are among the strongest nationwide.  Here are my thoughts on the state of things. I was once in a bar in Pasadena having […]

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Visiting Rome

Ok, so I’m visiting Rome for the first time.   I keep thinking that with the last name Romano people are going to invite me into their home or something.  I guess if you think about it, that’s absurd.  If your name is Doug Smith and you go to Smithville, Texas (a real place) no one […]

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Sebastian Mouse in the Louvre

I wrote this cute little children’s book.  It’s called “Sebastian Mouse in the Louvre“. I’m very proud of it.  It is the story of a little mouse in the Louvre museum in Paris who loves art.  One day, the humans, or as Sebastian calls them “the feet”, close all of the mouse holes that lead […]

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The Quiet Hum of Harassment

Most people who are stalked and bullied online aren’t in the position I’m in.   Meaning, I don’t, and have never, feared my abuser.  The mistake I made was not confronting this sooner.  Hoping something simply goes away, doesn’t make it so. If you feel sad or overwhelmed because of cyber-stalking or bullying, I’m here to […]

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