The Man With The Most To Lose In The Super Bowl?

The Man With The Most To Lose In The Super Bowl?

You might think that the person with the most pressure going into Super Bowl 58 might be someone like 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan, a brilliant tactician who has let to win a championship to join his dad Mike in that pantheon.  Or his Chiefs counterpart, Andy Reid, who is looking for his third such ring, … Read more

Swing And Amiss?

Swing And Amiss?

It’s been a most depressing start to 2024 for folks who have worked hard and long to have their bylines in legacy publications.   Faced with economic forecasts that are anything but rosy for what bodes to be the most splintered and politically charged year ever in the history of advertising, numerous such iconic brands have, … Read more

The ACTUAL King of Late Night TV?

The ACTUAL King of Late Night TV?

When news broke earlier this week about the surprising return of Jon Stewart to at least a Rachel Maddow-like Monday presence on the show he helped establish as a late night staple, Comedy Central’s THE DAILY SHOW, the news was about as well-received as anything that’s come out of what is looming to be a … Read more

True This:  I Like Strong, Determined Women

True This: I Like Strong, Determined Women

I’ve never really qualified on even on the most liberal levels as macho or “bro”.  I’ve never had true athletic skills; I’ve never really enjoyed going to gyms and the one time in my life that I actually tried to build up my “six-pack”, which in my case has perpetually more resembled a single quarter-keg, … Read more

Fascism And Chill?

Fascism And Chill?

These days, I’m subserviant and a slave exclusively to data and information, not to the whims and the wishes of anyone who might want to control how and why I believe.  It clearly frustrates quite a bit of people who might somehow see this as a sign of my ultimate demise.  I know this because … Read more

And The Nominees (Yawn) Are….

And The Nominees (Yawn) Are….

My Starbucks was surprisingly busy for a chilly Tuesday morning at the otherwise ungodly hours I tend to keep.  Either a bunch of other people had the same overly spicy soup I did last night, or they were grabbing something to keep them awake as the ritual of yet another pre-dawn award nomination announcement ceremony … Read more

Do We Even Want Choices Anymore?

Do We Even Want Choices Anymore?

When my best friend was exploring options for where to take their soon-to-be 91-year-old grandmother for a New Year’s Day brunch, they were handicapped by the fact that the nearest and what they saw as the most fiscally responsible option that was open was a Burger King.  When I heard that was under consideration, I … Read more

Yes, Country For Old(er) Men

Yes, Country For Old(er) Men

If you want to know how to get on my bad side, just try reassuring me in the manner that someone in an online chat group recently tried to when I remarked that I was having lots of trouble sleeping lately, most recently due to a persistent shoulder and neck ache.  “You’re getting old!”, this … Read more