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…
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“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…
“I never met a man I didn’t like.” Will Rogers When I grow up, I want to be like Will Rogers. I remember as a little kid seeing clips of…
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…
“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 &…
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The…
