Things That Matter
In November Rand Paul was accused of plagiarism. The Rachel Maddow Show claimed that Mr Paul borrowed ideas for a speech from a variety of sources without full attribution. Apparently, Rand Paul borrowed four lines […]
Tag: Thomas Sullivan
Everyone Wants An Edge
An Assistant Football Coach at the University of Connecticut recently caused a stir in the press. He told The Hartford Courant that “Jesus Christ should be in the center of our huddle.” If you’ve ever […]
We Need Answers
Q: How do you know that a society is evolving backwards, toward lesser intelligence? A: When researchers are needed to figure out things that are obvious. Researchers from Canada are reporting that The Blood Type […]
Shoot For Success
DISCLAIMER: I’ll admit that I don’t own a gun. So,on the topic of guns I’m like Nancy Reagan and her Just Say No campaign on drugs — I lack personal experience with the issue, so […]
Business Ain’t For Everyone
In college I worked in a grimy little bar to keep solvent financially. The windowless, cinderblock establishment was called “Bandidos”. It doesn’t get much cheesier than that. The guy who managed the bar had the […]
Ask What You Can Do For Your Country
We’ve all heard of the Trickle Down Theory. This self-serving fantasy promoted by the rich holds that cutting taxes on upper incomes leads to job creation and spurs economic activity. In reality most of that […]
The Year Of The Truce?
In-law situations can be tough. Misunderstandings arise that can be quite challenging to resolve. For example, when your father-in-law gets mad at you and your wife for cooking meth, it usually doesn’t help to say […]
A Sad Passing
We just ordered a SmartTV for our house, which will replace a big, thick Sony Trinitron that I actually saw in a photo in a New York Times article on e-waste. It was my TV […]
Diet Innovation
You know how it goes with diets. You stick with them for a while, but then buckle and crack open that bag of Funyuns. What’s the central problem here? Correct, you don’t really believe in […]
How This Ends
We’re all wondering how this Duck Dynasty phenomenon is ultimately going to end, right? I think I know the answer. But I’m not talking about the show itself, but what comes afterward. We’re talking the […]