Some Perspective on Becoming a Made Man: Since it's not every day that one gets published in the LA Times, I made a special trip this evening to a 7-11 to pick up the early Sunday edition of the paper to read my column. Beaming with pride, I placed the "Current" section in a prominent place at the bar, making sure my fellow patrons had a good look at my handiwork, when one of the other customers saw the paper, quickly perused the column, eloquently stated "whatever", and tossed it aside to see if he could get a good look at whether the sports section had anything on the SC-Notre Dame game.