Nothing settles my troubled mind and makes me feel grounded like getting out in the woods and doing a hard day’s work. Out here in the woods there are no politics. No elections. No pandemics. No people. And best of all, no Twitter. Just you, nature, a chainsaw and a[…] Read On
Monthly Archives: October 2020
Milking the Covid Cow
Everyone says the workplace will never be the same post-coronavirus. That we don’t have to be at work to work. That Zoom is the new conference room. That work from home is the new normal. I couldn’t disagree more. One word: Productivity. Our productivity working from home is not the[…] Read On
About Those Mask Selfie Profile Pics …
Let’s get real for a second. Just a second. Trust me; it won’t kill you. People who wear masks on their social media profile pictures are either virtue signaling or politicizing. Either way, it’s not a great look. Whenever I bring this up someone inevitably says, “Why would you chastise[…] Read On
Ethics Are Way More Fluid Than You Think
“When I took the [Army] service exam, my psych profile fit a certain… “moral flexibility” would be the only way to describe it. I was loaned out to a CIA-sponsored program and we sort of found each other.” Martin Q. Blank, Grosse Pointe Blank I am a practical man. Sure[…] Read On
Echo Chambers: Why We Kowtow to the Crowd
The biggest threat to our way of life is social echo chambers. ICYMI, social echo chambers are any group or forum that shuns freedom of thought or opposing viewpoints. The thing is, large sections of our nation, online and offline, have become social echo chambers where people are literally afraid[…] Read On
Life Is Good
Long day. Nice dinner. Good wine. A little Yankees playoff action. You know what? Life is good. Okay, so the Yankees lost. A little scotch to kill the pain. Life is still good. And you know what? Once we get through this pandemic, the race riots, the wildfires, the election[…] Read On
Trump v. Coronavirus : My Money’s on Trump
Trump gets coronavirus a month before the election. He will have to quarantine for at least two weeks. Meaning no campaigning. The left must feel vindicated in so many ways. We all know what happens next. Cue the mask nazi Twitter trolls and #nevertrump cable told-you-sos. Instant Karma to the[…] Read On