The hosts of my favorite movie review podcast discussed theater etiquette last week. More specifically, they talked about what foods are inappropriate to eat during a show. Seems a listener’s girlfriend had smuggled a plastic baggie filled with spaghetti and … Continue reading
Category Archives: Rants and Polemics
Seems like nothing’s more fun than a pity party. From the look of it, everybody’s throwing one… In business. In marriage. In politics. Especially in politics. Which brings to my mind the great songwriter-performer Warren Zevon. Today marks the birthday … Continue reading
It’s more than four weeks since Election Day 2016, and some folks still can’t get over it. I’ve seen reports that groups of women are chopping off their hair because they can’t deal with the Trump win. PR firms in … Continue reading
A lotta dainty flowers are sobbing and whining and wringing their hands about the election this week of Donald Trump. “I’m scared!” The sumbitch is still two months from the White House and they’re terrified of what MIGHT happen. Maybe. … Continue reading
Deb and I are in Napa Valley this week, partaking of pinots, cabs, chardonnays, zins, you name it. Which reminds me of an adventure we had a few years ago at maybe the coolest winery in the area. Castello di … Continue reading
I’m exhausted by the Election 2016 madness, aren’t you? TV is brimming with it. Social media is overstuffed with it. And what it comes down to is that nobody really likes these two bozos, but everybody thinks they have to … Continue reading
You know where I stand on electoral politics. I don’t like ’em. I don’t participate in ’em. But I have to share something I just got today from Jon McCulloch, a marketer in Ireland. Jon’s talking my talk here, and … Continue reading
Last week, the California Legislature approved regulations on cow flatulence and manure. You know, you just can’t make up, uh, shit like this. Anyway, the state of California says that cow farts and cow doody release greenhouse gases. That’s a … Continue reading
Somebody just asked me what I think of the political conventions and the upcoming presidential election. So I know for a fact that they’re not a Facebook “friend.” I smack those folks in the mug with my anti-political rants every … Continue reading
I usually try to avoid getting too political in my emails and blog posts, but during election years, it gets pretty damn tough. What prodded me in that direction today is that I overheard someone say this morning (at Denny’s, … Continue reading