Go Easy On The Ref
It’s 5:45am on a Saturday. I’m standing in the center of an ice rink, wearing black nylon pants and a striped shirt, the attire worn by all Little League referees in our town. The cold […]
Author: Thomas Sullivan
Thomas Sullivan is the author of So Much Time, So Little Change (a book of essays published by Wayman Publishing). It is available at Amazon in print and Kindle. Thomas lives in Seattle.
A New Show For These Challenging Times
The problem with reality competition shows (as I see it) is twofold: they’re too damn serious and there’s far too little audience participation. For example, take the show Top Chef. What do you (the viewer) […]
Dipping Into The Past And Connecting The Dots
New research poses an interesting theory about crime. Violent crime in America rose in the ‘70’s and ‘80’s, peaked in the ‘90’s, and then declined steadily. This pattern was consistent in most big cities, and […]
The Real Coin Question
To address the debt-ceiling standoff the Treasury could mint a trillion-dollar platinum coin and stick it in an account at the Fed. This would negate the need to raise the debt ceiling (because investors would […]
Informercial Life Lessons
When I was a kid there was an infomercial on TV that I absolutely loved. In the ad a guy named Tony Wu would stand on a cigarette boat while it rocked gently in a […]
Do Your Part For America
When I lived in Oregon I’d occasionally drop into my neighborhood tavern. It was a glorious little hell-hole. Windowless and made from concrete blocks, it was the kind of place where a tetanus shot was […]
Rethinking The Gym
I have a strange relationship with gyms. I’m grateful they exist, but leery of some of the people they attract. For example: as a birthday gag a few years ago my wife bought me a […]
John Boehner’s Next Job
Lost in the recent drama over the Fiscal Cliff is the issue of picking a new Secretary of State. Obama has nominated John Kerry, but the Cliff battle has shown that a far better candidate […]
Guidelines For New Japanese Hunters
The Wall Street Journal recently reported that Japan has a big deer problem. The last native wolf was killed in 1905 and the deer population, which has exploded since then, is ravaging the shitake mushroom […]
And You Thought It’s Just Lunch
Picture this: you’re sitting at a table in a fancy restaurant, enjoying a First Date. The woman facing you seems smart and interesting. She has a good job and great teeth. Things are going well, […]