Randy Cassingham
@thisistrue.com
Founder at ThisIsTrue.com, the oldest entertainment newsletter on the Internet, yet still wanting to learn new things.
We're on instruments. (Continuing with my favorites from RandysRandom.com each morning.)
December 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We're on instruments. (Continuing with my favorites from RandysRandom.com each morning.)
Oops! Late with this week's Sunday Reading - A surprising update on the classic 2008 TRUE story of the beauty queen turned felon.
Kumari Fulbright Mugshot – This is True
When cheesecake goes bad, then works to get good again.
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December 1, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Oops! Late with this week's Sunday Reading - A surprising update on the classic 2008 TRUE story of the beauty queen turned felon.
And people think cat's can't be trained!
November 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
And people think cat's can't be trained!
Actually, I'd bet texting while driving is WAY down ...and more than fully replaced by social media activity while driving.
November 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Actually, I'd bet texting while driving is WAY down ...and more than fully replaced by social media activity while driving.
The sort of thing I might have posted at the bottom of my Colorado driveway ...except it would quickly be stolen.
November 30, 2025 at 2:01 AM
The sort of thing I might have posted at the bottom of my Colorado driveway ...except it would quickly be stolen.
Somehow, that seems to be an unfair advantage.
November 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Somehow, that seems to be an unfair advantage.
Of course, that respect has to be earned, which is why I respect SO few politicians.
November 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Of course, that respect has to be earned, which is why I respect SO few politicians.
From *before* it was cool to taunt Elon.
November 29, 2025 at 2:01 AM
From *before* it was cool to taunt Elon.
A fascinating Honorary Unsubscribe this week: Steve Downing was a cop in the “Joe Friday” era, wrote several “Dragnet” (and Adam-12, Emergency!, SWAT, and MacGyver!) episodes. Then he spent the rest of his life arguing that police departments are going down the wrong path. Worth the 5-minute read.
Stephen Downing - Honorary Unsubscribe
A retired Deputy Chief of LAPD, Downing came to completely oppose the War on Drugs as the cost, in money and lives, is worse than the drug problem.
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November 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
A fascinating Honorary Unsubscribe this week: Steve Downing was a cop in the “Joe Friday” era, wrote several “Dragnet” (and Adam-12, Emergency!, SWAT, and MacGyver!) episodes. Then he spent the rest of his life arguing that police departments are going down the wrong path. Worth the 5-minute read.
Burt was no fool. (And it's why my title is actually not writer, but writer-publisher.)
November 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Burt was no fool. (And it's why my title is actually not writer, but writer-publisher.)
Remember the less fortunate.
November 28, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Remember the less fortunate.
NATURALLY Kit waited until my mouth was full to take the photo! I have a lot to be thankful for this year. You?
November 27, 2025 at 10:01 PM
NATURALLY Kit waited until my mouth was full to take the photo! I have a lot to be thankful for this year. You?
I'm retired now, but still thankful to all the First Responders willing to take the call.
(Crash from right outside my Colorado house: I heard the impact and, obviously, Kit and I were the first on scene.)
(Crash from right outside my Colorado house: I heard the impact and, obviously, Kit and I were the first on scene.)
November 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I'm retired now, but still thankful to all the First Responders willing to take the call.
(Crash from right outside my Colorado house: I heard the impact and, obviously, Kit and I were the first on scene.)
(Crash from right outside my Colorado house: I heard the impact and, obviously, Kit and I were the first on scene.)
Never forget the less fortunate.
November 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Never forget the less fortunate.
Not actually true for me. You?
November 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Not actually true for me. You?
Original headline revealed by the URL: “How Device Hoarding by Americans Is Costing the Economy”. DEVICE HOARDING! CNBC is out of touch with billionaires hoarding all the money (aka, “Costing the Economy”!), leaving people struggling to buy food, let alone a new $1100+ iPhone every year.
November 27, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Original headline revealed by the URL: “How Device Hoarding by Americans Is Costing the Economy”. DEVICE HOARDING! CNBC is out of touch with billionaires hoarding all the money (aka, “Costing the Economy”!), leaving people struggling to buy food, let alone a new $1100+ iPhone every year.
Hey, parents, just thought I'd say DON'T buy an A.I.-based toy for your kids. Don't let them fiddle with A.I. unsupervised AT ALL. It's not child-safe, period. Glad we had this chat, and consider subscribing to my newsletter.
November 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Hey, parents, just thought I'd say DON'T buy an A.I.-based toy for your kids. Don't let them fiddle with A.I. unsupervised AT ALL. It's not child-safe, period. Glad we had this chat, and consider subscribing to my newsletter.
And where the hell are my glasses?!
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
And where the hell are my glasses?!
I've always liked this one. Now I live on a ship: it'd NEVER be still! And would probably get tangled up....
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 AM
I've always liked this one. Now I live on a ship: it'd NEVER be still! And would probably get tangled up....
The original meaning of "delivering a baby."
November 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The original meaning of "delivering a baby."
There was quite the ruckus when I first posted this. Some of it is documented on the posting page, randysrandom.com/choosy-mothers/
November 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
There was quite the ruckus when I first posted this. Some of it is documented on the posting page, randysrandom.com/choosy-mothers/
