If I’m watching the news and I see a report where a ferry sunk somewhere on the other side of the world, do you know what I feel? Nothing. That’s right. Hundreds of people may have died, and I wouldn’t even care. In fact, unless they died of some reason
There was a sitcom in the 1960’s called “Hogan’s Heroes”. It was set in a Nazi German POW camp. Yes, I said sitcom and I said POW camp. The show ran for 168 episodes and is a good reminder that there was a time when Americans were allowed to find
One of the few good things that came out of the ridiculous COVID lockdowns is that it opened my eyes to how incredibly poor television has become. When I watch TV, I do so to be amused, not taught or preached at. I don’t want to learn a lesson and
Let me tell you something. I’m really glad that my job isn’t writing satire. Satire sites like The Onion and The Babylon Bee poke fun at current events by creating outlandish and absurd scenarios based on what’s really going on. Sometimes the point is to entertain but oftentimes they’re trying
We all have images that we immediately see in our mind’s eye when we think of something. When I think of racism, the image that I see in my mind is of a young Geordi La Forge bound in chains. The sound I hear is the screams of a slave
Years ago, I had travelled to California for a two-day meeting. When I got there, I realized I had forgotten a pen, so I borrowed one from the receptionist. There was nothing special about the pen. It was just one of those cheap, crappy pens that every office has. That
I used to drink Coke. A lot of it. Back in the 80’s when my metabolism was high and I didn’t care about my dental health, I drank gallons and gallons of Coca-Cola. Then something strange happened. After nearly 100 years, Coke, the most popular soft drink in history, decided
There used to be a comedian named Foster Brooks. He called himself “the lovable lush”. His shtick was that he pretended to be drunk. Of course, back then smoking and drinking was allowed on TV so it’s quite possible it wasn’t an act and that he was actually intoxicated while
A lawyer I once worked for used to tell me that I have an “overdeveloped sense of right and wrong”. He said that I see things as either right or wrong and there’s not much room in the middle of the two. I’m pretty sure he meant it as an
If I were going to sneak into a country, I’d have a check list of things I’d need to do before heading on my journey. Pretty high up on that list would be to learn their language. If I didn’t have the time or ability to do that, I’d figure