Thoughts of a Common Man

I remember the first time I ever went online. I had received a floppy disc from AOL, and I had a PC, so, I put the disc in and man… …it made an awful sound! I was online! Now what? I remember telling Kathy that it was awesome because I can talk to anyone in the world. I went in a chat room and was in a conversation with someone in Colorado. “You don’t even like talking to someone you know who is in the same room as you. Why do you want to talk to a stranger?” A couple of months after that we ordered a movie and it was sent to our television! Amazing!! We watched ‘Waterworld’ with Kevin Costner. The movie wasn’t great, but watching it from my couch? That was outstanding! Fast forward 28 years. We have screens at the gas pump because God help us if we just stand there filling our tank without looking at a screen. There are 40 screens in every sports bar. People drive and look at their screens, and they argue with strangers, from all over the world, everywhere. I found that: I hate talkin...

Getting a little closer to making the old constitution obsolete. There was an announcement that free press won’t be allowed to cover the White House because the news doesn’t favor the president. And America collectively shrugs. Now there’s a reason why this sudden announcement hit yesterday just hours after it was decided that the missing 37 pages from the Epstein files will see the light of day. The details of those missing 37 pages? It’s all about the rape of a 13-year old child at the hands of the man who just banned the press from asking questions. And of course there are the polls. It is forecasted that Democrats will clean up in the midterms, and the poll numbers are a disaster for Republicans because their crimes will be investigated. The GOP midterm message is that people don’t mind paying a fortune for gasoline because they don’t want to be nuked. Healthcare? Doesn’t matter - we have gold in the oval. Lost your job? Not to worry!  There will be a huge ballroom! Can’t find ...

At the Bills Stadium opening game, the Bare Naked Ladies sang Canada’s National Anthem. I’m not sure about the choice of singers as they kinda’ hurt my ears, but I love the Canadian anthem. I know every word because the Sabres have opened every game with it for nearly 60 years! Didn’t think anything of it until I saw MAGA going off on social media because the fat, orange pedophile has declared Canada our mortal enemies. “That’s it! I’m never watching another NFL game ever!” One of the MAGA cult members declared. Oh no? Didn’t you stop watching when Colin Kaepernick knelt for the anthem because men were being shot all over the country because they were black? How about the Miller Lite protest? Or because Kendrick Lamar or Bad Bunny played the halftime shows? Didn’t you quit the NFL then? You’ll watch 7 games next week. The fake outrage over the anthem will be your talking point as you try to decide where Lake America is on your map. Go eat some Canadian bacon, slip on a hockey jersey, a...

There were a lot of: “Go Bills!” all day long on Thursday. I asked almost everyone if they were going to the game. Some talked about being priced out. A few others mentioned that the game started at 8:15 and that it wouldn’t be over until late, and there is work on Friday. Those who were going were excited, and they should be. We spent a lot of years thinking that they were going to move. They’re here to stay for another generation, and the Bills are good. I knew that I wouldn’t be staying up late to watch it. I go to bed the same time every night unless the Yankees are in the playoffs. “Easy enough, I took tomorrow off,” one guy mentioned. So, I’m imagining that I might be the only guy out and about tomorrow. A win brings a lot of happy people. When they lose a game, everyone is pissed and quiet. A brand new $2 billion palace. A happy community… …and one rested safety guy!

We have a wooded area and a ravine directly behind our fenced in backyard. Every now and again the deer will hang out in the space between the fence and the ravine. Every morning they hang around the side yard and the neighbor’s home across the street. One day, the biggest of the deer was inside our fenced in area and I spotted him laying beside the cat! Neither the deer nor my cat cared the other one was there. And of course, the deer will hang out and watch as Oliver soars through the air catching the football. Sounds like a Disney movie! Yet, on Sunday morning, on the way to play golf, my heart skipped a beat when I saw a deer, on the side of the road. The big deer had been struck by a car! “No!” I yelled out. Now, I’m not sure that it was OUR deer, but it bugged me nonetheless. I’m hoping that in the next few days we see our deer with his little ones… …just hanging out with my cat.

Cory Booker absolutely went off on FBI Director Kash Patel at a congressional hearing. There’s no doubt about it. Patel would not answer any questions. It was also noted that every FBI agent who was involved in the missing documents case has been dismissed. So, Booker explained that the hearing, and the entire Patel tenure has been a ‘mockery and a sham.’ I’d go further. This entire government is a mockery and a sham. Just this week: 1). Russian oligarchs paid for Don Jr.’s lavish wedding. They were worried about Hunter Biden selling paintings, but the entire GOP is good with Putin buying his way into the government (that he seems to be running). 2). There was a trip to Ireland - important trip - to watch golf. The cost estimate for the romantic getaway ran to about $50 million, 3). Mitch showed up for work. He has absolutely no idea where he is, who he is, or why he’s here. Doesn’t the man have a family that cares? It’s a mockery. And a sham. 4). The Kennedy Center is closing its door...