Dr. ESP As some followers of this blog are aware, I co-host a monthly series titled “Cinema and Conversation” at our local book store (Story and Song). The host each month screens a favorite film, then facilitates a discussion around the central theme and how the director, actors, et.al. present that message. I have only one hard … Read more
You can’t have everything. Where would you put it? ~Comedian Steven Wright The new economy still plays by the old economy rules. ~Nobel Laureate Economist Paul Romer Wright was half-right, half wrong. Case in point? At the height of post-COVID inflation, every economist west of the Atlantic coastline predicted the Biden administration faced an inevitable … Read more
This morning, the Huffington Post reprinted a post on X from a USDA worker in Kentucky who was fired on Valentine’s Day. In case you missed it here are a couple of excerpts. Donald J. Trump. Hello Sir. I am one of the probationary employees terminated by the Doge at 9:00pm last night; February 14. … Read more
The Washington Post is reporting there was a little publicized side-bet between Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and King Donald. Usually such wagers involve a culinary delight symbolic of the cities represented in major sporting events. For example, following the Eagles victory in Super Bowl LIX, Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas sent Philadelphia mayor Cherelle Parker a … Read more
One of my favorite segments on “Late Night with Seth Meyers” is “Amber Says What.” It features Late Night writer and comedian Amber Ruffin in which she races through the most outrageous headlines since her last appearance followed by various intonations of the word, “What?” The goal is to share the absolute absurdity of current … Read more