Damn, I love sports. But not for the reason most people do. Yes, great competition is exhilarating. And it is an escape. Ask New Orleans Saints fans after Hurricane Katrina. Or Yankee fans after 9/11. Equally important, sports is a parable for life. It helps us understand aspects of the world which may seem … Read more
Call it one of the most generous severance packages ever. Yesterday, the Los Angeles Rams fired coach Jeff Fisher 10 days after announcing a two-year extension of his $7.0 million annual contract. Must be nice. Not only for Fisher who will pocket $14 million without having to spend one more night watching game films. But … Read more
Consider the following. There are approximately 231 million American citizens of voting age. In the recent presidential election, approximately 96 million (41.5 percent) did not cast a ballot in the presidential election. Not much of a rousing endorsement of America’s democratic process. In a November 8 article in the New York Times titled “Millions … Read more
Several pundits attributed the Trump victory to a desire by many Americans to voice their dissatisfaction with the establishment on both sides of the aisle. In politically incorrect terms, voters were giving the liberal and conservative establishment “the finger.” It did not matter if it was a direct vote for Trump or protest votes for … Read more
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