David Decker
- Location
- California, USA
- Birthday
- January 17
- Bio
- Father of two young boys, husband to the woman who finally gave me a life, worker-bee in the land of film & television, and intruder to the world of letters.
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Great post, Mary. Laws
are great, and there should be
more of
them. They do
help,…”
August 29, 2009 07:37PM - “How lovely of you to
write so sweetly from
Bailey’s
POV. I guess
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August 29, 2009 07:11PM - “I don’t know which
part’s more
satisfying,
talking about
kicking big…”
August 29, 2009 06:26PM - “Well. Too funny. What a
fascinating mind you have,
Ms.
Stephens. Are the
loquacio…”
August 29, 2009 06:19PM - “Even now you share
beautiful, uplifting words and
thoughts
with us. Please
accept…”
August 29, 2009 05:55PM
David Decker's Links
- Some Previous Posts:
- 101 Words: Hidden Homecomings
- The Bodhisattva President
- For Emily
Fathers and Sons, Part I of II: Kindertransport

Otto Decker’s Family, 1962
Still, there are some childhood memories of feeling distant from him, of wondering who this stranger was in our house. Those feelings are long gone, but it’s odd I had them since he was and
… Read full post »ABC’s tag line for promoting this one:
‘Two Words, ME OW!’
Ever since this one came up on our competitor’s reel (here @work), there’s been some debate about who would watch this and whether it will become popular. Yeah, the word ‘Cougar&… Read full post »
Um, no, not this guy:

This stuff:

Plain old...data. I like data. You should, too. Let’s spread the word. The government just gave us a whole bunch of it and they’re giving us more soon.
This is President Obama making good on some of his promised governm… Read full post »
As you may have heard the latest Star Trek movie hits theaters this Friday. But you haven’t seen this new ‘reboot’ version covered until you’ve seen it covered by The Onion:
Trekkies Bash New Star Trek Film As 'Fun, Watchable' Read full post »
The LA Times Festival of Books – And Dave Cullen, Too!


Artwork
by Eric Carle for Los Angeles Times Festival of
Books
Well not yet, anyway. This past weekend, under the gorgeous Southern California weather, the Los Angeles Times h… Read full post »
Come one, come all. Well...OSers local (enough) to Los Angeles that is.
Open Salon is one-year old! See Kerry’s post (click here) for more on this.
DATE:
Thursday, April 16, 2009
TIME:
6 PM (After workish, before dinnerish)
PLACE:
The b… Read full post »
For those in love with the works of William Shakespeare, or even just for history buffs in general, there’s been some pretty cool news lately.
A new, or rather very old painting (the so called Cobbe portrait, pictured above) has recently been announced as possibly the… Read full post »
Some E. E. Cummings for FeatheredThing
FeatheredThing posted this open call for poetry.
I love E. E. Cummings. Back in November, I actually attempted an essay to my wife for our wedding anniversary – using some ideas and feelings from this poem of his.
anyone lived in a pretty how town
by E. E.
Cummings
I love running. Or rather, I used to.
My broadcasting and film degrees brought me to my current home in L.A. along with my first job in the motion picture industry. It’s a business that can easily swallow your life whole, and at times, this was true for me. But… Read full post »
Please Mr. Zucker, Don’t Take ‘30 Rock’ Off the Air!
It’s a pretty nifty trick Tina Fey and company have pulled off, putting a screwball comedy on TV – one that manages to capture current zeitgeist no less – in the middle of downward trending viewership and reality TV.
As often happens with TV sh… Read full post »
The Universe in Your Eyes

The Universe in Your Eyes
In the time before time
With no up and no down
No in or around
All that is now could not be found
When ises were wases
And will bes were now
Even light had no purchase
No matter, no sound
The breath of your life
Comes from this… Read full post »
Well I guess change has come to America, but it’s certainly come to the White House official website. At 12 Noon EST, minutes before the President took the oath of office, the site quietly changed over. Looks promising.
Go visit: www.whitehouse.gov Read full post »
Not Another Government Job

I don’t think I’m alone when I say I don’t want to see this country’s newfound hopes for a transformative gove… Read full post »
For Emily
I still think about our wedding.
Do you know the small parts of moments, when everything opens up, the world spins that much slower and people are frozen in time? There were so many of them that day.
This November brings a fifth year removed from then, from our first… Read full post »
For OS Collage
Why not. (It's all about our boys these days). Read full post »
101 Words: Hidden Homecomings
Hidden from view, shrouded by flags, secretly they arrive. More than can easily be counted.
Homecomings in boxes, each one alike, returning the mangled mess of our love; our beautiful children, our love of each other, love for the world.
But where are the tears? Can you hear their… Read full post »
David Decker's Favorites
Updates
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Jodi vs. Mrs. Beeton - Failure Tastes Victorian
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Stung by Critics, World Series of Poker Increases Charity
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I am thankful ...
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A Rose By Any Other Name Would Still Stink
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Writing Down The Bones: How I Survived My Anorexia
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Almost Perfect
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Life in Hollywood: Necessary Monsters
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Short and Bitter Sweet Goodbye

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