Thoughts of a Common Man

There was a panel of talking heads speaking about the ‘booming’ economy on Fox News (which is not a news show by any stretch). Basically one of them stated that anyone not making bank in this ‘booming economy’ is just a malcontent and an under-earner. Ridiculous. “People need to pull themselves up by the bootstraps,” is a wonderful thought, but it no longer applies as the deck is stacked. Jay Thomas had a great talk show (may he rest in peace) and he mentioned: “We used to take care of the less fortunate. There will always be lazy people. When they were building the pyramids there were people sitting on the sidelines saying, ‘What the hell are they doing?’ We still have those people but we also have a lot of people who are working their asses off to try and make ends meet. Working a few jobs, and side jobs, and not having much of a life at all. Malcontent? Under-earner? I’m sure the people busting their ass to keep their heads above water enjoy being made fun of, or looked down upon. T...

Apparently, Mitch McConnell is still dead and drawing a paycheck. Pedo Pig dropped more bombs on Iran even though the mission was accomplished. This was in response to Iran bombing U.S. embassies. Yeah.  Sounds like the war is over. The new bombings that Pete Kegbreath is overseeing is just a little bit of bombing before they drop the nukes. Our food supply is contaminated. Measles are back. And the project 2025 end game talks about thinning of the population. But at let we have artificial intelligence so we can look at fake photos that sell their idiotic agenda. I saw a photo that Fat Hitler put out that showed soldiers eating great meals because he was trying to counter the fact that they aren’t being fed properly. The soldier in the photo, eating a huge hamburger, (Argentina spoiled meat?), had six fingers. But football season is starting soon and America’s attentions will go in that direction. We may not even notice when they cancel the elections, or use that creepy bastard Mus...

The Good-Callaway ad problem makes one wonder what the hell goes on when it comes to making commercials or coming up with an advertising campaign. Must be a team of idiots sitting around brainstorming stupid shit. Not only didn’t someone stop the Good/Callaway garbage, but someone also greenlit such garbage as. Lemu emu And  Liberty Biberty. Seriously. Biberty? And they came up with this little stuffed animal that makes noises and says, “Biberty”. Makes my skin crawl every time. It’s an insurance commercial, right? Don’t you feel soft and fuzzy about insurance companies? When they deny the claim do they have the stuffed animal yelling “Biberty” at you? Of course, the thing about commercials is that they bet you over the head with them. Hearing, “Biberty-Biberty” thirteen times as you try to watch an hour episode of a show is kinda infuriating. Let’s not be all negative, though… …I do like the ad campaign that talks about not turning into your father. Those ads are funny. Probably c...

Rosalie, Carolyn, Mary Lou, John, Francis and James. My Dad’s family. They’re together again, in heaven, if all we’ve learned is true. My Aunt Franny passed away early on Sunday morning, and I couldn’t shake the feeling that the door has been closed here on Earth for that side of my family. That fact, hits hard for some reason, and of course, they’re all sadly missed, and they’re here for a long while yet as they’ll all be kept alive by those of us who are still here, remembering them and missing them, and laughing at their antics. I often tried to ask some of the old-timers what my Dad was like as a kid, or young man. “About what you’d expect,” one old buddy said. “Hell on wheels.” Those names I mentioned above were all characters in their own right, so it’s hard to imagine what their dinners were like. Grandpa ruled the roost, but Grandma didn’t take any shit. They were all wonderful cooks. They all were hardworking and funny. They’re all missed for sure. The thought that Dad’s famil...

This is a 4-game series in late August between the Yankees and Red Sox. The Yankees entered the series with a 2-game lead on Boston, which seemed crazy because the Sux were so bad early on. I thought they were dead and buried, and at that point, Judge was hitting and the Yankees were rolling. It’s a long season. The injuries to their hitters turned the Yankees into a pitching first team, which is weird because they’re the Bronx Bombers. Anyway, I’m not all psyched up for it anyway. Both teams will make the playoffs and with the idiotic seeding they’ll probably meet in the wild card round. Dumb. I thought back to the old days. A-Rod fighting Varitek. Pedro throwing old man Zimmer to the ground. Aaron Boone. Bucky Dent. And once the steroid-laden Sux broke through and broke the curse of Babe Ruth… …a lot of the craziness has been stripped away. But don’t get me wrong. Go Yankees! Boston sucks.

There’s a viral video that was posted by a former Duke basketball star, Kyle Singler. The man also played in the NBA for a few years, and it’s reported that he earned more than $21 million dollars. The man is in some serious trouble. A commenter likened the video to Heath Ledger as the Joker. Singler posted the almost ten-minute video. He was walking around his home, sweating, and pontificating about the people who were coming after him and his money. His rant was nonsensical to the point that a day after seeing it I’m still thinking about it because he’s in a dire situation. Either drugs or a severe mental disorder. In the video, Singler asks, about 30 times, where Coach K is. Now, as ludicrous as the man’s request for help seemed, and as much as he seemed to be angry at his former coach for turning his back to him… …I found myself hoping that Coach K would be able to see the video because the man who recorded it isn’t long for the world. He’s in bad shape. A few things happened after...