Sometimes, columnists get sentimental. It is not difficult to do when you know someone who has a remarkable life. Columnist Sean McConnor bids farewell to Aunt Ruth and joins with others in praising her achievements.

I never, ever have had a problem finding parking in Los Angeles.  I'm generally quite reserved, so wherever I go in the city I see all those parking spaces marked "Reserved," I just pull right in.

Christmas was over, the gifts unwrapped, needle-shedding trees relegated to the curb, I'd already knocked out this week's column (so I thought), and the best surprise was yet to come. 

California has halted death by lethal injection for being inhumane, but there are many alternate forms of inhumane treatment still available—one of them is Aunt Dottie’s annual Yuletide letters from Radiation Springs, Ohio.

Livin' Large is a mandate in our consumer-frenzied, sybaritic culture, meanwhile the reduced square footage of my new pad has necessitated livin' small.  The first object in my crosshairs was that darn refrigerator. 

Have you ever wondered, what would happen if an actor plumped up for a role and then later couldn't shed those wanted (for theatrical purposes) pounds?  Last week's column left me in just that dilemma, 30 pounds overweight, after fattening up to play a movie role.

Have you lost so much weight you leave certain old garments unworn to avoid having them drop around your ankles at an inopportune moment?  Do people reluctantly ask if you lost weight on purpose, or was it disease?  If you answered yes to either of these questions, then you may want to consider going on the original Grady Diet.

I owe Lindsay Lohan big time.  When I went back to the rental car agency she inspired me to dismiss the dent on the fender of the rented PT Cruiser in a single word: "Paparrazi!"  That explains everything away from binges to fender-benders.  Ain't life fun in the fishbowl!

A great rag of Gotham once vowed only news that's fit to print.  Now, it's any news that fits.  And if toes get stepped on or facts mangled along the way, there's plenty space for apologies.

Dixie Canyon Elementary School will hold its fourth annual Fall Designer Boutique on November 3. The event helps promote the importance of art programs and the benefits toward a child's education. The event has raised $100,000. This year's event will be the first time that it will be held at the school.

Many a sojourner to West Hollywood reaches the point of feeling they have "had enough."  Yet no sooner do they obey the stirring to head back east, than they will recognize a few precious things left behind that they could never have enough of.

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a 55-year $5.7 million loan to construct a 124 low-income senior apartments on September 18.

People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.  But people with boarded-up windows can throw as many stones as they like.

Her name is Paulie Rojas and she is ready to take on Hollywood no matter the challenge.  She speaks out frankly and honestly about the path taken to land her first starring role in a film.  It's obvious that she is special -- she's an actress who knows where she is heading.