Until 2005, there was a joke called “The Aristocrats” which was only shared among comedians at private parties and while waiting to go on stage at comedy clubs. Why? Because it was thought too off-color and crude to perform in public. Wikipedia describes the content as follows. The joke involves a person pitching … Read more
Much is being made about the lack of government experience among several of Donald Trump’s cabinet selections and White House staff. Ironically, I believe that should be the least of the president-elect’s concerns. In “Donald Trump’s Cabinet Is On Track To Be the Least Experienced in Modern History” (Huffington Post, November 24, 2016), former … Read more
Being a counter-intuitive thinker is fun. When you reject conventional wisdom and look for alternative explanations in every aspect of life, you begin seeing the world as it might be, not just how others want you to see it. People who take themselves too seriously often fail the counter-intuitive thinking test. One such person is … Read more
It should come as no surprise Donald Trump’s favorite movie is the 1941 Orson Wells classic Citizen Kane. In a 1998 review, critic Roger Ebert opens with the following. “I don’t think any word can explain a man’s life,” says one of the searchers through the warehouse of treasures left behind by Charles Foster Kane. … Read more
The late George Carlin once questioned whether the opening to the TV series The Adventures of Superman starring George Reeves was redundant or contradictory. Each week, the narrator would remind us: Yes, it’s Superman, strange visitor from another planet who came to earth with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men. Superman, … Read more