Today’s episode examines two common themes in American life – laundry detergent and politics. (And just in case you’re wondering, yes, the point is to highlight something ridiculous about our…
“Somebody’s gotta’ go back and get a shitload of dimes.” Taggert (Portrayed by Slim Pickens in Blazing Saddles) Something that made me laugh out loud 44 years ago, is still…
Before I get into the meat of today’s topic I need to acknowledge that there’s a self-serving aspect to what I’m going to discuss. Self-serving, yes, but frankly, it’s legitimately…
Sound bites. We’re inundated with them pretty much all day, every day, and we have been for a long time. Politicians are famous for them: “The only thing we have…
“Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite and furthermore always carry a small snake.” W. C. Fields Sometimes, no further comment is necessary. But I can’t help…
The Zone. We’re all familiar with the concept. We’ve all been in The Zone at one time or another, and there’s really nothing quite like it. Psychologists define being in…
“Gentle pressure, relentlessly applied.” Cornell Wright How to make something – anything – happen? See the above. There’s something magical about a very few words that carry a very powerful…
The nature of our political system forces members of Congress to perform at a sub-optimal level. As much as I enjoy bashing members of Congress, their at times ludicrous &…
