“We have two classes of forecasters. Those who don’t know – and those who don’t know they don’t know.” – John Kenneth Galbraith I have remarked in prior first-quarter newsletters that, somehow, this is about the only time of year when most people reflect on the past, ponder the present, and plan/predict the future. The [...]
“At first you are so sick you are afraid you will die, and then you are so sick you are afraid you won’t die.” – Mark Twain “Oh God, please just get me off this boat and back to the dock. Please God, just get me back to land.” – Cliff Draughn There are certain [...]
Palinize: “To avoid giving any substantial answer to a factual question, by means of cobbling together meaningless platitudes; to attempt to fool listeners and distract their attention by pandering to their prejudices and using one’s charm or attractiveness.” America is being palinized by total lack of leadership and responsibility from both political parties on Capitol [...]
“Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun The frumious Bandersnatch!” From: Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There Congress: I never did particularly care for Alice in Wonderland, watching her go down rabbit holes and discover the characters of the White King and Queen, [...]
This past weekend saw the 54th running of the Daytona 500, an event that is the Super Bowl of stock car racing. Although I am a person of many interests, I find the droning of engines and the hours of relentless left turns to be about as interesting as a rerun of Jersey Shore. However, [...]
Bazooka, Double Bubble, Bubble Yum, Topps with baseball cards; all great choices, but as a kid the one I loved the most was Super Bubble, sold for $.02 cents per piece at Stones Drive-In, which was the local sandwich shop where I grew up. I never liked Bazooka or Double Bubble because they never produced [...]
