Thoughts of a Common Man

I came in from cleaning the car and creating a path to it from the front door. My feet were like blocks of ice when I came in. We got about 9.5 inches here, which is basically a dusting. Ollie got his reps in, and we watched a couple of movies and checked the football games. I’d even watch the NFL to stay away from the news. That poor guy was murdered on video, and the pigs in charge are doing whatever they can to blame him for being beaten, disarmed, pepper sprayed, and shot in the back, and then shot 9 more times. An RN nurse who went to check on a woman who was body-checked into the snow bank. One guy explained to me that “Americans need to learn to carry their papers if they leave the house, but should just stay home.” Really? Doesn’t he know that ICE doesn’t need a warrant to enter your home? This is the America we want to live in? A virtual police state? Ruined the weekend for a lot of people. Check social media… …it’s just scared Americans wondering how the madness can be stoppe...

Saturday was the latest day to be ruined by the tyrannical administration ruining what was a once great nation. “We are a shithole country,” was what I said. Watch the video - as painful as that might be - ICE murdered another American in Minnesota. They got away with the first murder by claiming that a woman was a domestic terrorist. Her murder was absolutely disgusting. The one yesterday was even worse. ICE officers pushed a woman down - for walking down the street - and a 37-year old man, who is a nurse, has no criminal record, and was a legal gun owner, approached in what can best be seen as an attempt to help the fallen woman. Eight ICE Agents took him down, disarmed him, pepper sprayed him, bashed him with their gun, and then shot the man multiple times. There are videos from every angle. Murder. The Kent State moment, and as I watched the video for the second time, all I could think was, it’s not sustainable. It has to stop. The premise is that ICE is ridding the country of ille...

The weather has been downright miserable. Frigid cold. High winds. Snow. And I know everyone is wondering, Ollie is still catching passes. 150 yesterday in 4 different sessions. I’m all dressed up, he’s running and diving, and leaping in the ice cold air. But he’s going to get a break because if I can get the hell out on Tuesday, I’ll be playing golf in the sunshine. Yet, I have to battle through this storm like everyone else. And this isn’t one of those storms that might miss us somehow… …I’m not much of a meteorologist, but dead red on the radar is a tip-off. The problem being, of course, that clearing snow is most definitely more difficult as an older man. Especially because by the end of each week everything hurts. And in a widespread storm like this the news reporters spend the first ten minutes every hour giving us all tips on how to survive: Here’s a handy recap: 1). Stay inside. 2). If you go outside, dress warmly. 3). Don’t shovel for too long if you’re old cause you’ll end up...

It’s always so shocking to me. I ran into a couple of guys at a convenience store, and we commiserated about the miserable weather. I noticed the guys were looking a little down. “What’s up?” They mentioned a man’s name that we all knew. Just said his name. “What?” I asked, not wanting to hear the answer. “He passed away,” one of them said. “Took his own life, I guess.” My legs went weak. “What the f**k?” Was the only response I could come up with. I said it three or four times. A successful guy with a family. Always personable. Always well-groomed and driven and… …what the f**k? I thought about his wife and children. I did not know them, but I imagined their pain. And, of course, I thought of our last conversation at the Christmas party. All good. Smiles, well wishes. Yesterday, I went about my day. Had a couple of discussions with men who also knew him. Men who’d spoken with him that morning. “There wasn’t anything different about him. Just a regular day.” And yet… …what  …the …f...

The Bills owner and the general manager held a press conference that left the community in an uproar because they fired the coach. Meanwhile, the leader of the free world held a couple of rambling, nonsensical press conferences where he spoke of stealing Greenland. And the country collectively shrugged. There are reports out that the president has made $1.4 billion since he was ‘elected’ (more like appointed by Musk) last year. Shrug. He’s not supposed to make money off his position. The Epstein Files, by law, were supposed to be fully released in late December. They aren’t being released. (Because the giant turd is in them). The reporters at the press conference did not ask a single question about the non-release of the files about a pedophile ring. Not important enough, I guess. The world remains upside down, and I guess, even though it has been all bad news regarding the local sports team, at least it takes people’s attention off the fact that we’re being played. The latest Greenlan...

It was so cold yesterday that I was questioning my very existence. “Why do I live here?!” I screamed on my way into the first site. And then I started taking calls and answering emails because everything happens on Tuesday (it’s the day of the week when all the shit goes down). The workforce is in a bitter mood with the Bills loss and the firing of their coach. “I’m not talking about it!” One guy yelled. There was a rambling, bumbling news conference by the dementia, pedophile and catching even a glimpse of that was enough. He reminisced about his little league days and how his mother said, “Donald, you can be a professional baseball player.” Then he talked about how great he was. (Spoiler alert: He sucked). Yet, the important things to come out of it was: 1). He’s going to invade Greenland and start World War III. 2). He said that no court in the land will make him release the Epstein files. 3). Everything wrong is Biden’s fault. 4). He’s doing a spectacular job. Most of the calls now...