One door closes and somebody slams the next one on your finger. … With all the obituary descriptions of people’s favorite activities, I’m waiting for one that says “He enjoyed smoking, drinking, gambling and playing around loose women.”Sort of a truth in advertising approach. … Nothing like playoffs with Major League Baseball. A bunch of guys standing around and periodically moving during cold weather. ... The Tim Burton Classic “The Nightmare Before Christmas” turns 25 years old this month. Coming soon is “The Nightmare Before Christmas”, better known as election day. … As I always say, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step but who wants to walk that far. … “Grey’s Anatomy” has been running on TV so long that it will return next season as “Grey’s Anatomy: The Geriatric Years”, in which doctors work feverishly to save sagging body parts and replace knees and hips. At the end of the season, Dr. Meredith Gray, played by Ellen Pompeo, debates joining AARP. … There’s some controversy over a tour featuring a holographic image of the late singer Amy Whitehouse. Many of us would welcome a holographic image of Kanye West, now, instead of the real thing. … A manager at a gun range in Houston banned two customers who took pictures of one pointing a gun at the other’s head. The two explained they thought they were in the exclusive Russian Roulette section of the facility. They are still considered up and comers for future Darwin awards.