It's high summer here in Manhattan but the kids are still in school till the end of the month. It's weird. They have school but no homework so I have no idea if they're learning anything. Still, they're out of my hair so I can work on "birth of the cool," a script I've been tinkering with on and off for over a decade.

I just did the Dr. Drew Show again and a South Florida NPR station. I will also have a piece in the City Section of the New York Times this Sunday. If you're not in Manhattan you can search for it on NYtimes.com Sunday.

And I'm getting excited about my upcoming Ethiopia trip. I'm going there for a week to see if Columbia University should start an exchange there. I've spent a bit of time in Africa but not yet in Ethiopia. Ethiopians always tell me that I look like I come from there so I'm curious to see if I can fit in.

And if you haven't gotten your father's day gifts yet might I recommend copies of "Bedtime Stories"?