The other day, I published a post about how stupid the Left side of the political spectrum is. My point was basically that they fail to convince people of even the most obvious things. I got a comment suggesting that I make the arguments. I don’t get too many comments, so I figured I’d give it…
I have two super powers. One is that I can turn any light red just by approaching it. I’m a nightmare to drive with. The other is that I can guarantee a TV show will get low ratings just by enjoying it. If I enjoy it from the beginning, it will get cancelled before two…
If there is one thing I hate it is preaching to the choir. I don’t care if I’m the preacher, in the choir or just an innocent bystander. It really bugs me. I find it so distasteful that I have a hard time seeing how anyone could like it. But, like it someone must since many…
When I heard Clark Terry died yesterday, the first album I went for was Serenade to a Bus Seat. I’m not exactly sure why, but it is my favorite Clark Terry album. He is most famous for playing flugelhorn and his mumbled scat singing, neither of which appear on this album. It is a straight…
Today was the first official day of spring training for most of baseball. Usually, when spring training starts, there are a whole bunch of stories about how some 36 year old is in the best shape of his life, and how some 22 year old is going to be the next Ted Williams, and about…
I went to the dentist this morning. The was nothing wrong, it was my semiannual cleaning. Like most people who are lucky enough to have dental insurance, my dental insurance is not the same as my health insurance. I have a separate insurance card for the dentist. Mine happens to be the same provider as…
One of my jobs is at a community college as a writing tutor. It’s mostly a fun job, but about once a week I will get a student whose problem is, “I don’t know how to start.” What the students are describing is writer’s block. Luckily, writer’s block is not a problem I’ve experienced. But…
Today is Presidents Day. I want to do something a little different. Rather than ranking the presidents or trying to find some historical quirk to talk about, I want to talk about my presidents. I have been alive during seven administrations. I want born during Ford and am in the middle of Obama. It will…
Towards the end of last year, I was browsing in a record store and ran across a new release of a Freddie King concert from 1968. Since I’m a fan, I took a closer look. The bulk of the album was record live at the Fillmore West in 1968. There are two bonus tracks, one from…
Today is February 12th, Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, so it seems appropriate to say a little something about him. But, I don’t really have anything to say that hasn’t already been said a million times before. So, I’m going to take a different tack and use Lincoln’s presidency as a jumping off point for a more…
