“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
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
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 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
As I sat down to a beautiful chicken piccata dinner prepared by my lovely wife Kim, I realized the presidential debate was on TV in the living room, which happens to be audible and visible from the kitchen island where we typically eat. Did I want to watch the stupid[…] Read On
Every long-term relationship has a screwup. You know, the one who always ends up apologizing for pretty much everything and never seems to learn. In my marriage, that would be me. Obviously. If you think of a relationship as sort of a bank account with a balance, one partner will[…] Read On
Most of us are motivated by reward, recognition, challenging work, being part of a winning team, a quest to take down an evil empire, that sort of thing. There are all sorts of reasons why people do what they do for a living. At my age you don’t really indulge[…] Read On