The Gospel According to Aesop

In reference to several of the recent posts on this blog, my wife has pointed out, “For an agnostic, you’ve been quoting scripture an awful lot.”  And each time, I come back with the same justification, “There is a lot of wisdom in both the Old and New Testaments which should not be ignored just … Read more

Red Hat Comedy Tour

Besides being one of the funniest road shows in years, the Blue Collar Comedy Tour often delivers a nugget or two of common sense.  For example, Ron White, a member of the troupe reminds us: If your eyes go bad, you can have LASIK surgery and have 20/20 vision at any age.  If your hearing … Read more

Fraudian Slips

…a slip of the tongue that is motivated by and reveals some unconscious aspect of the mind. Definition of Freudian Slip/Merriam-Webster …a slip of the tongue which reveals a conscious fear resulting from exposure of the truth. Definition of Fraudian Slip/Dr. ESP Since last Tuesday’s mid-terms election, Donald Trump, Rick Scott and Marco Rubio have … Read more

A Man, No Plan, Pandemonium

  Imagine, just for one moment, everything Donald Trump has said during his time in the White House is absolutely true (a quantum leap of faith).  I raise this possibility because it is more terrifying than the thought of having a sociopath who cannot or consciously chooses not to distinguish fact from fiction sitting in … Read more

Fear Today, Gone Tomorrow

On October 30th, I posted a parody of the Orson Welles 1938 radio broadcast of War of the Worlds.  It appears the similarities between H.G. Wells’ story of a Martian invasion and the refugee caravan bringing crime and disease to the United States does not end there.  Below is the front page from the October 31, 1938 New … Read more