I’m old enough to remember when fortune cookies actually tasted good.

My old friend Mark Feldman read the four theater reviews I posted last week and asked if I had a recommendation on how to get discount Broadway tickets. I told him if you can wait until you’re in New York and are willing to brave the elements, joining the queue at the TKTS booth in Times Square to get half-priced day-of seats might be a solution. But if you’d prefer to plan ahead and buy them before going, I’ve found some good deals on BroadwayBox.com.

I was at a red light yesterday when an ambulance approached from the other direction with its siren blaring. As it got to the intersection, the driver hit the horn a couple of times. I couldn’t help wondering who would ignore the siren but react to the long horn blasts. Then I realized he wouldn’t be doing it if there wasn’t some history with an idiot who disregarded the obvious.

Washington’s missed field goal on Sunday after a great catch-and-run TD by Terry McLaurin reminded me of a scene towards the end of the 1979 football classic “North Dallas Forty,” with Mac Davis as the quarterback and Nick Nolte as the sure-handed receiver…