The Infernal Verities
I know what the facts are, only I know all the facts. I make bold pronouncements — and see how my base reacts? It doesn’t matter whether what I say […]
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Herds of Bison and Endless Vacation: What I Learned From Magazines This Week
Reading Magazines this week, I learned that: ViaGen will clone your dog for $50,000. (Departures, 3/16) There is a global movement to exempt tampons from taxation. (Time, 4/4/16) One of Ronald Reagan’s first acts as […]
When My Family Stopped Ruling the World
200 years ago my great, great, great, great grandfather, Napoleon I, lost the battle of Waterloo. In doing so, he lost control of Europe, his position as emperor of France, and my birthright to rule […]
Troubles, Oh So Taxing
Imagine my surprise when I saw myself in this ad. I really thought this was behind me. I got bagged running out of a store with hundreds of Twinkies stuffed down my shirt. Which was […]
Unicorn Bites 12/13/13
Wife: A guy at work dropped acid Me: Did he listen to techno & babble about colors? W: No, he was treated for burns Chemists are so lame. — James Breakwell, Exploding Unicorn (@XplodingUnicorn) December […]
Ah, The Holidays
It’s almost Christmas, again. Ah yes, the season of cheer and office parties you can barely remember due to intoxication levels worthy of a pink-slip. But Christmas these days really means only one thing: Yup, […]
The Upside Of Global Warming
If you’re a large American corporation, you understand one simple fact — only loser companies pay taxes. Why should you pay to support the infrastructure where your best customers and many of your employees live […]
Getting What You Don’t Pay For
There’s a great old joke set in Texas. A rancher is talking to an outsider, boasting about the size of his ranch. He tells the guy: “It takes me a whole day to drive across […]
Tax Advice
It’s almost that time of year again – tax time. Yup, that dreaded time where you crunch the numbers and find out that you owe $300 that you don’t have. Unfortunately, you don’t have gambling […]